I know it has been a while since I have blogged anything. I really have been trying to use this as my scrapbook so I am going to try to catch up on things. First of all, I just want to brag about how proud I am of my hubby. Today marks 3 weeks, yes
THREE WEEKS!! of no smoking for him. He's had his moments, but overall he is doing GREAT. He has tried several times over the last few years, but this time has been different and we know that it is going to stick.
Danni turns 8 in October and Allen wants to baptize her. He also plans to become ordained an Elder and our goal has a family is to go through the temple. Next March is our 12 year anniversary and it would be wonderful if we were a forever family by then.
The girls have had several dance performances over the last few weeks and as always they have done marvelous!! They also had their dance company portraits done and as soon I get them on here I will post them for all to see how cute and beautiful they are!!
A couple of weeks ago we were able to go down to Draper to see my sister an niece. Ashton was playing basketball with her traveling team and she did great. I cannot believe how big she is getting; she is so tall now and looks so grown up. She definitely has her mother's temper and it comes out vividly in her sports. She is great with my kids and they all love her. I forgot my camera that trip, but did get a picture of her and rock on my cell phone.
We also got to visit with Grandpa Russ and my other sister, Becky and her family. We ended up staying at Bec's house in Bountiful and got to watch my other niece in her dance recital. She, too, is getting so big! She was beautiful and did a perfect job with her dance. Like I said, I forgot my camera but Bec did post pictures on her blog. Princess Izzybee takes creative dance and it was really interesting to watch. They do do some of the hip hop moves and such but more of interpretative moves. The little kids of course were amazing and cute and the older girls' were good as well. Some of the dances were a little out there, but overall I enjoyed getting to watch all of the performances.
So Allen is enjoying his job. He has a few weeks left of training and then he is on his own. The girls are almost done with school. Sam is quite excited about the idea and the other day Danni told me she was sad about school ending. She really likes her teacher, Mr. James, and absolutely enjoys learning!! Rockster just keeps getting bigger and bigger and more spoiled by the day. Last week, I had to do some recertification at the hospital and with Allen working now, I had to find someone to watch Rock. I am very prideful and hate asking for help, so this was a major thing for me. I did get Sister Thomas, my visiting teacher, to help out. She was a lifesaver!! And Rock just loved it. She came to our house and when I left Rock was napping. When he woke up, he just played and played with Sister Thomas. Thank heavens for friendly, helpful neighbors!!
P.S.
Remember those 2 Easter Eggs we couldn't find? Well last week we were doing yard work and moved the tramp and swingset around so we could mow. We never did find the eggs, but I'm pretty sure we smelled them!! GROSS!
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