Ok, when I’m busy blogging is almost impossible. Now that I’m not busy, it is impossible to think of how long my blog post could be if I explained everything that has kept me busy!! I think May has got to be the busiest month ever. Here are just a handful of events.
Muffins with Mom at school (this happens each year, they have a donuts with Dad also)
Daria’s 8th birthday, and birthday party
Daria begins Achievement Days at church, this is every other Wednesday.
Mother’s Day
Visits from family
Daria’s Baptism
End of year School parties and functions
Piano lessons
Piano recital
Gymnastics
Dr.’s appointments
And the list goes on!!!
Really the most exciting thing that happened this month was Daria’s baptism. We were really so lucky that Grandpa Reed, Grandma Carol, and Grandma M. all flew down from Colorado to spend time with us and attend the baptism. We enjoyed our time together and the kids already miss them so much. In a nutshell here are some of the things that what we did with the grandparents.
Walked Daria to school, Dustin engaged Grandma Carol and Grandpa Reed in a game of kick soccer, went on a picnic, picked a total of 24 lbs of strawberries, blackberries and blueberries, road bikes, played games, watched movies, met good neighbors and friends, ate authentic Chinese food and visited a Chinese desert shop, visited the Antique Rose Emporium, at lunch with Daria and witnessed Daria's baptism.
Picking berries is a blast. We picked a full box of strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries. One never thinks about the price because it’s so fun to fill the boxes up. When we went to check out and the total rang up I had to think for just a moment if I wanted to pay that much for fresh berries. You don’t have to buy what you pick, they will keep whatever you don’t want and make it into jam. But I realized I was not only paying for berries but for the memories. So we took them all. Mom and I used my food saver to pack and freeze them. Our cereal will taste great with these little gems!
Daria’s baptism went very well and I thought was very special. I wondered how many of her friends would attend because most of Daria’s friends are on the swim team and that particular Saturday was the first swim meet. But Daria was really blessed to have so many friends and family come to witness her baptism. We were even surprised by the attendance of a good friend of mine, Michele and her family who drove 2 hours to attend, and several other friends like our friend Amy whose oldest son is Daria’s age. We’ve got great friends! The Relief Society room was packed full and was a wonderful mix of friends from church and friends not from church. Our good friends Jenni and Ino took pictures for us, which I’ve posted to my galleries. I spoke on Baptism, Grandma M. spoke on the Holy Ghost, Dustin recited the 4th Article of Faith and Ken of course baptized Daria. When I was helping Daria dry off and get changed she said “Mom, I cried tears of joy!” It’s amazing what these little one’s can recognize and feel.
We came across an amazing surprise. I had asked my dad and step-mom to bring the VHS recording of my Grandmother (my Dad’s mom) so I could transfer it to DVD. Well the VHS that was brought ended up not being the interview but a 30 minute piano performance that my grandmother at the age of 75 put on for the Red Cross that she volunteered at. My grandmother was very musical but later on in life would not play the piano for anyone. I can still remember the beautiful baby grand piano in her home. I remember her playing only once. She played as a young girl, and then took it up again when she was older. At any rate, watching this video was just astounding. She played some very difficult pieces Chopin and Debussy. For example she played “Nocturne in F# , Etude in E Major & 3 Preludes (all 3 of them)” by Chopin, and “Clare du Lune (spelling??) by Debussy. It was amazing!!! Almost like listening to the radio.
What a priceless treasure. While we watched the video it was as if we were there and we clapped after each piece. I think the best part was hearing her voice which was always very comforting to me.
You know, when you go “away” on vacation it can be expensive. When family comes to visit it usually is not expensive. But for some reason this visit turned out to be very expensive, thanks to the encouragement of my dad who cleverly led us to the local bike shop where Ken and I left with two very brand new nice road bikes. Ok, I admit we were happy to go look at bikes. It was the perfect opportunity because Ken and I know nothing about bikes, and my dad and step-mom know a lot about bikes. This has been the coolest thing we’ve done in a long time. So far we’ve taken several bike rides as a family and all four of us love it!
Dustin was probably the biggest character with our guests. He is a man’s boy and prefers most of the time to be with the big guys. My dad’s visit went like this, “Grandpa, will you play with me? (about a zillion times) “Grandpa will you sit with me?”, “Grandpa look at this” “Grandpa will you throw the ball to me?” My dad was VERY busy keeping Dustin occupied. They did everything from kicking the ball, looking at books, throwing balls, frisbee’s, you name it. It was good to have my family here.
After everyone left we still had our piano recital to look forward to. We finished that Friday night. Daria was spectacular. I will post a link for you to watch.
The kids found a very pretty beetle. They brought it home and we looked on the internet to see what it would eat. Unfortunately we found that all it eats is dung. I told the kids that we were not going to collect poop for a bug. So we decided to let it loose in our friend’s backyard who has dogs. I figured the bug would be very happy with the dog poop. But of course we had to take a picture of it before we let it go.
Dustin asked me why I don’t work. You can imagine the look on my face as I tried not to burst out laughing (like what in the world does he think I do all day!, ha, ha). This spun into a very interesting conversation which ended up with the fact that Dustin wants his future wife to be able to stay home with his children. Dustin is so focused on becoming a police officer. I gently explained that if he wanted his wife to stay home he might want to look for a job that pays a bit more. So then he said “what about a firefighter”. Hhhmmmm I think they make less than a police officer. So he finally settled on an “FBI agent”, it still carries the intrigue of a police officer. The good thing is I’m sure his ideas will change about a 100 times before he even gets to high school.
Tonight Daria asked me if I wanted to see a magic trick, and of course I said yes. She said, ok, I’m going to put this Cheerio under the pillow, when I lift the pillow you will still see the Cheerio. When I tell you to look away real quick, you will find that when you look back the Cheerio will be gone. I played along the whole time knowing she was going to grab the Cheerio when I turned away but it seemed to please her that I was participating in her magic trick.
Ok, so I’ve posted a bunch of pictures on the galleries, so enjoy. If you still don’t have the password e-mail me. I’ve also posted one of Daria’s recital pieces which is on the top of my blog in the right hand corner. And last but not least. As I was going through the baptism pictures that Jenni and Ino took I couldn't help but notice that in most of the serious shots, Dustin was not being serious at all. Now you know why I'm worried about him starting Kindergarden. !!!
Muffins with Mom at school (this happens each year, they have a donuts with Dad also)
Daria’s 8th birthday, and birthday party
Daria begins Achievement Days at church, this is every other Wednesday.
Mother’s Day
Visits from family
Daria’s Baptism
End of year School parties and functions
Piano lessons
Piano recital
Gymnastics
Dr.’s appointments
And the list goes on!!!
Really the most exciting thing that happened this month was Daria’s baptism. We were really so lucky that Grandpa Reed, Grandma Carol, and Grandma M. all flew down from Colorado to spend time with us and attend the baptism. We enjoyed our time together and the kids already miss them so much. In a nutshell here are some of the things that what we did with the grandparents.
Walked Daria to school, Dustin engaged Grandma Carol and Grandpa Reed in a game of kick soccer, went on a picnic, picked a total of 24 lbs of strawberries, blackberries and blueberries, road bikes, played games, watched movies, met good neighbors and friends, ate authentic Chinese food and visited a Chinese desert shop, visited the Antique Rose Emporium, at lunch with Daria and witnessed Daria's baptism.
Picking berries is a blast. We picked a full box of strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries. One never thinks about the price because it’s so fun to fill the boxes up. When we went to check out and the total rang up I had to think for just a moment if I wanted to pay that much for fresh berries. You don’t have to buy what you pick, they will keep whatever you don’t want and make it into jam. But I realized I was not only paying for berries but for the memories. So we took them all. Mom and I used my food saver to pack and freeze them. Our cereal will taste great with these little gems!
Daria’s baptism went very well and I thought was very special. I wondered how many of her friends would attend because most of Daria’s friends are on the swim team and that particular Saturday was the first swim meet. But Daria was really blessed to have so many friends and family come to witness her baptism. We were even surprised by the attendance of a good friend of mine, Michele and her family who drove 2 hours to attend, and several other friends like our friend Amy whose oldest son is Daria’s age. We’ve got great friends! The Relief Society room was packed full and was a wonderful mix of friends from church and friends not from church. Our good friends Jenni and Ino took pictures for us, which I’ve posted to my galleries. I spoke on Baptism, Grandma M. spoke on the Holy Ghost, Dustin recited the 4th Article of Faith and Ken of course baptized Daria. When I was helping Daria dry off and get changed she said “Mom, I cried tears of joy!” It’s amazing what these little one’s can recognize and feel.
We came across an amazing surprise. I had asked my dad and step-mom to bring the VHS recording of my Grandmother (my Dad’s mom) so I could transfer it to DVD. Well the VHS that was brought ended up not being the interview but a 30 minute piano performance that my grandmother at the age of 75 put on for the Red Cross that she volunteered at. My grandmother was very musical but later on in life would not play the piano for anyone. I can still remember the beautiful baby grand piano in her home. I remember her playing only once. She played as a young girl, and then took it up again when she was older. At any rate, watching this video was just astounding. She played some very difficult pieces Chopin and Debussy. For example she played “Nocturne in F# , Etude in E Major & 3 Preludes (all 3 of them)” by Chopin, and “Clare du Lune (spelling??) by Debussy. It was amazing!!! Almost like listening to the radio.
What a priceless treasure. While we watched the video it was as if we were there and we clapped after each piece. I think the best part was hearing her voice which was always very comforting to me.
You know, when you go “away” on vacation it can be expensive. When family comes to visit it usually is not expensive. But for some reason this visit turned out to be very expensive, thanks to the encouragement of my dad who cleverly led us to the local bike shop where Ken and I left with two very brand new nice road bikes. Ok, I admit we were happy to go look at bikes. It was the perfect opportunity because Ken and I know nothing about bikes, and my dad and step-mom know a lot about bikes. This has been the coolest thing we’ve done in a long time. So far we’ve taken several bike rides as a family and all four of us love it!
Dustin was probably the biggest character with our guests. He is a man’s boy and prefers most of the time to be with the big guys. My dad’s visit went like this, “Grandpa, will you play with me? (about a zillion times) “Grandpa will you sit with me?”, “Grandpa look at this” “Grandpa will you throw the ball to me?” My dad was VERY busy keeping Dustin occupied. They did everything from kicking the ball, looking at books, throwing balls, frisbee’s, you name it. It was good to have my family here.
After everyone left we still had our piano recital to look forward to. We finished that Friday night. Daria was spectacular. I will post a link for you to watch.
The kids found a very pretty beetle. They brought it home and we looked on the internet to see what it would eat. Unfortunately we found that all it eats is dung. I told the kids that we were not going to collect poop for a bug. So we decided to let it loose in our friend’s backyard who has dogs. I figured the bug would be very happy with the dog poop. But of course we had to take a picture of it before we let it go.
Dustin asked me why I don’t work. You can imagine the look on my face as I tried not to burst out laughing (like what in the world does he think I do all day!, ha, ha). This spun into a very interesting conversation which ended up with the fact that Dustin wants his future wife to be able to stay home with his children. Dustin is so focused on becoming a police officer. I gently explained that if he wanted his wife to stay home he might want to look for a job that pays a bit more. So then he said “what about a firefighter”. Hhhmmmm I think they make less than a police officer. So he finally settled on an “FBI agent”, it still carries the intrigue of a police officer. The good thing is I’m sure his ideas will change about a 100 times before he even gets to high school.
Tonight Daria asked me if I wanted to see a magic trick, and of course I said yes. She said, ok, I’m going to put this Cheerio under the pillow, when I lift the pillow you will still see the Cheerio. When I tell you to look away real quick, you will find that when you look back the Cheerio will be gone. I played along the whole time knowing she was going to grab the Cheerio when I turned away but it seemed to please her that I was participating in her magic trick.
Ok, so I’ve posted a bunch of pictures on the galleries, so enjoy. If you still don’t have the password e-mail me. I’ve also posted one of Daria’s recital pieces which is on the top of my blog in the right hand corner. And last but not least. As I was going through the baptism pictures that Jenni and Ino took I couldn't help but notice that in most of the serious shots, Dustin was not being serious at all. Now you know why I'm worried about him starting Kindergarden. !!!
2 comments:
cutest little boy! That's what we love about Dustin!!
I love the post, but read if in my inbox and didn't think to "display" pictures. MAN I LOVE how you put together that one picture of Dustin. I also love the one with the red brick, was that a real picture? I mean, did you change the background. You have some awesome ideas.
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