Election Day

I bet you didn't do the same thing on election day that Ila and Nate did.

 Its November and my child is playing in her swimsuit, in water on the trampoline!

Emergency drill

This is an email I received from Ilas 1st grade teacher 

"Dear Parents,

In our faculty meeting this week, we talked about the upcoming lockdown drills that we will be having at the school...There will be two different drills. One is a soft lockdown drill and one is a hard lock down drill. For the hard lockdown drill, we will be closing and locking the door, shutting the blinds, turning off the lights, and quietly hiding in the classroom. For the soft lockdown drill, we will be closing and locking our door, and everyone will need to stay in the classroom. However, we will continue our classroom routine during the study lockdown drill. We practiced this a little today so that we will be ready for the drill. I did not discuss with them the reason for the drill. However, I will only be telling students that the reason for the drills is so that we know what to do if there is ever a danger in or around our school. I know this can be a little scary for some kids!..."

I am so sad that this is a worry for our teachers and children. I'm so thankful for the strength of our children to go out and face this world everyday.

Tender Moment

On fridays Avram has early out.  We had a dermatologist appointment scheduled so I decided to spend the day with Avram instead of running back and forth to school to try and squeeze in a couple of hours of class time.  

Avram and I had a lot of fun together.  As we enjoyed some burgers for lunch I couldn't help but thank the Lord for blessing me with such a great kid.  Avram was a hard toddler but so far he has been a fairly delightful teenager.  I pray that he and I can always have a good relationship.  

My bishop pulled Adam and I to the side today and said, "I have to share with you something Avram told me in an interview a couple of weeks ago.  Avram said to me, 'Bishop Im really thankful your my Bishop.  I know you are suppose to be my Bishop.'"  The Bishop said, "Oh, really Avram.  How do you know Im suppose to be your Bishop?"  Avram said, "Because I know you love me."
As the Bishop shared this experience with us he struggled to finish telling us about this experience because tears welled up in his eyes.  The Bishop went on to tell us how much he loved Avram.
We mentioned to our Bishop that Avram has yet to have given a talk in sacrament meeting and told him about Avrams last experience of being asked to give a talk.  (Avram ran away from church and hid in the trees by the church because he was too scared to talk)  The Bishop said, "Well I will talk to Avram and I will let him know that I will be right behind him on the stand and if he needs help or gets to worried he can turn to me and I will help him at any point during his talk.  And if Avram wants, I will stand right by him while he gives his talk."
Since talking to the Bishop this morning I can't help but feel such gratitude and thankfulness to the Lord for giving Avram a Bishop who truly loves him.  It is humbling to realize what it means to others when you serve in a way that you are an instrument in the Lords hands.

Halloween 2016

We enjoyed the typical Halloween festivities.  

 I worried a little about Avram dressing up and trick or treating this year.  He is so big I worried people might give him a hard time but, since it was on a week night, we only went to the ward trunk or treat and then came home.

Its about time

I feel bad admitting this but this past month we went to Las Vegas to visit David and family.  The part that I feel bad about is that this is the first time we have gone to visit them since they had Max 4 years ago.  Ahh, That is a horrible thing to realize!

This visit was long past due and we had so much fun.  It was fall break for our kids and surprisingly Max happened to have Friday off of school but David and Stacy both had to work so we got to have Max all to ourselves all day.  

 We took the kids to a Corn Maze.  It was fun but the weather was a little hot!  Max is a fun kid and he had a blast running with my kids.

 Max is trying to figure out where the scare crows head went.

 Family is such a wonderful blessing.  I wish any of my sibling lived near by so my kids could have cousins around more.