On the Move

David gets more mobile each day - he's figured out how to walk around with his toy from Grandma and Grandpa and he moves all over the house with it.  He still get stuck at walls and such, but it won't be long before he gets to turning it on his own.  He's a smart boy and figures things out way too quickly.  We close the dog kennel to keep him away from the dog food sometimes - but after watching us close it, he worked on figuring out how to open it back up - so now it's not even safe when it's locked up.  

He also loves to walk around the house with the help of his sisters and brothers.  He cruises around the edges of furniture and if they are close enough, he will move between pieces of furniture.  

Tuesday this week was the pack meeting.  So I spent Monday and Tuesday getting things ready.  I had to head down to pick up awards and such, so I met up with Dan for lunch and then went to get the awards.  It's always nice to get a little extra time with him!  The pack meeting went mostly well - I need to do a better job at making sure everyone knows when they are so we get a better turnout.  :)  But the kids seemed to like the games and we had a fun time. 

Wednesday was just Eileen's mutual activity, since there was no cub scouts.  Thursday, we didn't have enough people for volleyball, so it was cancelled.   :( 

Friday night, Dan and I went down for Ward temple night.  We got there early so I could get a new dress at the distribution center.  We had such a great turn out that we ended up divided into two sessions!  My mom came up to help out with David, but she headed home once he was down for the night. 

Saturday morning, Dan and Anna were doing the Melissa 5K.  They did a great job and we got to see lots of other people from the ward there running also!  Anna got 2nd in her age group and Dan got 3rd!  Evie spontaneously joined in the fun run and did a great job with Anna going with her.  She was so excited about her little ribbon.  Unfortunately, I wasn't there to see her awesome job since I had gone home with a tantrum throwing James and a hungry David after the 5K. 

In the evening, we had the Tiltons over for dinner and games.  It was so fun to get to hang out with them again!  It's also amazing how Eileen and Sonora just picked up their friendship right where it left off!  We had a yummy dinner of ribs and brussel sprouts and potato salad and a yummy and fun dessert! 

Church today was wonderful - the talks today were great - some wonderful stories that illustrated the beauty of the gospel were shared.  I can't believe next week is General Conference!  I'm so excited!  After church, I went to a "8 is Great" thing they were doing for all the kids turning 8 this year.  I gave a little blurb about Cub scouts - but best of all, I got to meet the mom of a couple of my scouts who I hadn't had the chance to meet yet since she had recently had a baby, so I am really glad that I went! 

Spring Break!

The kids were on Spring Break this week, but we mostly took it pretty easy - we started off Monday with going to the McKinney Library in between loads of laundry.  It was great - but we accidentally returned a school book and missed a book that we should have returned there.  Thankfully, they caught it and let us know, and thankfully they don't have late fees.  

We met up with Sandi and Taz and Kai at the park and had a fun time.  The kids ran around and played and Sandi and I just walked circles with David in the stroller.  Good times were had by all - along with plans hatched for a slumber party later that week.  

David is getting into everything.  He climbs up everything, puts everything into his mouth and plays with anything he can find - even dog food...  

Wednesday was the usual den meetings and young womens activities and activity day girls, so a usual busy night at the church. 

Thursday was a Relief Society activity - it was lots of fun and lots of good times getting to know people better.  After, I took Anna to volleyball at the church.  It kept her out late, but she had a good time and got in some good practice. 

Friday morning, I took James and Evie to the Melissa library for story time with David.  They had a good time and James and Evie were really helpful with David.  Then in the evening, We swapped Kai for James and Aaron and had a girls sleep over at our house and a boys sleep over at Jon and Sandi's.  They all had a great time, but James left his blanket at home, so I had to drop it off, he can't sleep with out it. 

Saturday, Dan and I got a babysitter for the younger kids and took Eileen to see Black Panther.  We all loved it!  Eileen now says it's her favorite movie.  :) 

Church was great and we had a nice morning together.  It was a wonderful way to prepare for the coming week!

Fun and Games!

It's been a fun week here!  Monday was the usual school day for the kids and laundry day for me. 

Tuesday was a normal school day again - Lori was going to come over, but she had forgotten a scheduling conflict so I just had to wait until Friday....  In the evening, we had the sister missionaries over for dinner.  One of the sisters grew up in San Jose too and even graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School like I did.  She had been in Alum Rock ward for awhile and knew people that I grew up with.  It was kinda crazy! 

Wednesday I met up with the sister over cub scouts in the stake and she helped me to figure out what I need to be doing and starting to get stuff figured out for cub scouts.  In the evening, Aaron had cub scouts, but Eileen didn't have YW since they had cancelled for spring break. 

Thursday was the kids last full day of school before spring break - they were excited!  In the evening, I let Anna come with me to the weekly volleyball at the church - even though it was late - because she had just a half day the next day.  She did such a good job and we both had a great time! 

Friday, the kids were done with school after lunch, so after school, we headed home to get things ready for dinner - I hit the grocery store with Anna and Evie and David, then we got the chicken salad ready and the house cleaned up!  The Tolberts came with Jaqui Robinson - the kids had a blast playing together and the Adults had a great time playing Ticked to Ride.  It is so fun having them close again!!! 

Saturday was busy.  Dan and Anna have both been spending a lot of time running together - they go on a run together most days.  Dan spent a lot of time cleaning out the garage and getting it ready for the van!  The sister missionaries came over to help us build book shelves - they were awesome - but were a bit overwhelmed, having never done anything like that before!  The weather was beautiful and the kids all wanted to go jump on the trampoline in the sprinklers and had a great time.  Anna wasn't there - she went with Dan to get some good running shoes. 

Sunday was wonderful - the Daylight Savings time change threw David for a bit of a loop as far as sleeping - but otherwise he did a good job.  Church was great and the lessons were wonderful!  We had been going to the Hendrickson's for dinner - but they came down with a stomach bug and had to cancel. :(  We still had a yummy dinner and a nice chat with Grandma and Grandpa Jones.  Then Eileen and Anna and Aaron and Dan played Killer Bunnies.  Now for a week of Spring Break!  

San Diego and Texas

This week was a bit busy - Dan left really early Monday morning to go to San Diego with Sandi and Jon for a conference.  We kept their dog Griz here with us while they were away.  Other than that Monday was the usual school and laundry and such.  David slept really well, but since I was folding laundry and helping a sick Evie, I didn't get to enjoy much of it. 

Wednesday was a normal-ish day, until I tried a shortcut to getting to the middle school and got stuck in the mud....  Thankfully a kind person stopped to help - but I felt like a total idiot...  Thankfully the girls had cell phones and so I was able to communicate with them to let them know why I wasn't there to pick them up when they got out.  And to add injury to insult - I was stuck in mud right next to a fire ant nest and ended up with ant stings all over me....   After, we headed to the ward February Feast for pizza and celebration.  The kids mostly had a fun time and we got to enjoy getting to know people in the ward a bit better. 

Dan was supposed to get in Wednesday evening, but weather delays forced their plane down to Austin, so they didn't get in until 3 AM - so between lack of sleep and our both having a bit of a cold, we were a bit tired the next day. 

Friday, I met Dan for lunch, and we had a nice time together, but on the way home I realized I'd forgotten a meeting with a gal from church about cub scouts...  But I remembered to pick up the pinewood derby cars!  :)  In the evening, we got together with a couple from our ward for dinner and dessert and games after.  It was a really fun evening! 

Saturday, Dan and Anna went early to run a 5K together down in Allen.  They had a great time together.  She got 9th in her age group and Dan got 12th. 

After, David was supposed to be napping, but wouldn't sleep so Dan tried taking him for a walk - He and Evie and James went on a walk and had a fun time together.  Weather was perfect for being outside! 

Sunday was wonderful!  In the morning, Anna was reading scriptures to David.  The kids decided to fast for Grandma Penny.  It was really sweet and they did a great job fasting!  Aaron and Anna even fasted for both meals!  Church was wonderful and we had a nice evening together.