Sister Missionaries



{Primary Missionaries}


The sister missionaries came in to do sharing time for me today in Primary. All the children were excited to get their own little missionary badges, except for one. Ha! Little Gabe didn't want anything to do with it. lol

Cubs

Markus playing second base at tonights' game.

Max is playing on the Cubs this year for Liberty League. He didn't think he would be able to play since he is on a super league team, The Tribe, but there are three other boys from the team that are doing both and so he asked me to sign him up. His coach understands that he may not be there for all the games but he told me that he was just glad to have Max on the team. And Max loves playing on the Cubs, his favorite MLB team. :)

Red Cliffs

There is a beautiful hike, that we did on the way home from St. George that was so worth the time it added to the trip.



{Janene fell in on the way back down!}



Awards Night

The Lightning Awards Night was at Boondock's again this year.

The boys love winding up the year with pizza, trophies, games, go carts, and prizes!

{Morgen came along for the ride}

{Max and Jake}

{Coach Rappl, Coach McKenna, Max and Coach Kesten}

{Max and Jake have the exact same shoe size and shoes, just in black and white, so they each swapped one!}

{Markus getting his award - all smiles!}

Easter Puppy

{Marilee hosted dinner at her new house for Easter}

{The boys playing words with friends with Whitney}

{and waiting for the Easter Egg Hunt}

{Candy, Josslyn and Bailey}

{Sheri has been asking me about getting a service dog for Connor. One that is trained to be able to go in the hospital with him after he has surgery.}

{One of my students, Emma and her mom, happen to train service dogs and she was sweet enough to let Connor try out Bailey for the week before he goes in for surgery next month.}

Happy Easter

Some "majestic" eggs courtesy of Max and Markus. lol

I found this quote the other other day and have been thinking about it:

"The purpose of the task is to improve the relationship."

It has made such a difference in how I approach each task, each day. No official authorities have confirmed this, but I think it is helping me be a better mom.

When I picked up little mister 9 from school I turned off my audio book and listened. Because the purpose of the task is to strengthen the relationship.


When my 12 year old needed help with his book report, I chose my advice and words with greater care. Because the purpose of the task is to strengthen the relationship.

When my teenager asked me to run him to Del Taco, because he didn't want to use his own car to save gas, I laughed with him and looked at it as more time to talk. Because the purpose of the task is to strengthen the relationship.

When I took my same teenager to his counselor, I tried to let him do more of the talking and was in absolutely no hurry. Because the purpose of the task is to strengthen the relationship.

When Markus invited me to watch the Muppets movie with him earlier, I did not bring my planner along and try to do 10 things at once. I snuggled in the blankets with him and just watched. Because the purpose of the task is to strengthen the relationship.

When my boys wanted to color eggs today before going to Aunt Marilee's house for dinner, I let them start right in. Because the purpose of the task is to strengthen the relationship.

For me, this thought has changed everything.

Making It To The Championship

Max is playing Dixie this morning for the chance to play in the championship.

Markus is having a ball in the sand pile with his buddies, Sam and Ashton.

Fun In The Sun

{Tribe lost to Vegas tonight 17-3}

{They didn't seem to mind}

More fun in Sunny St. George

{Bike ride today with Janna, Pierce's mom from the team, and Lisa who took the photo for us}

{Max had a couple of good up to bats tonight}

Sunny St. George

Max is playing in a baseball tournament today and tomorrow. It was supposedly in St. George but as it turns out all the games are in Mesquite. His first game today, the Tribe lost to Dixie, 11-3 and he played right field for three innings and was on the bench for three. He struck out swinging when he was up to bat.

Second game of the double header is versus the Elko Gold team and the Tribe is winning 5-0. Max walked his first up to bat and scored a run. He is playing second base and got an out at first. Now he's playing left field the sun is shining and it's 78 degrees.

I brought my bike down with me and Pierce's mom, who drove down with me yesterday, has her husband, Dewey, bringing her bike down today so we can ride later on. It's pretty windy but I still think it will be fun.

Dodger Ball

Markus is playing in the minors division this year on the Dodgers.

First League Game of the Season

And it was freezing!!!