Something good happens every day. Here's what happened in May 2014:
Thu 5/1/14: Brad set up the tent in the backyard after he got back from his camping trip with the 7th grade students at Entheos. Lizzy and David had a blast playing inside.
Fri 5/2/14: Hello, spring weather! It's a beautiful day!
Sat 5/3/14: Today Brad, Grandpa North, and Scott took down the old swamp cooler on our roof and installed a brand new one. The new one is awesome! Looking forward to a much cooler summer this year.
Sun 5/4/14: Today was Star Wars Day! I had fun being geeky with Brad and Scott.
Mon 5/5/14: I made some chicken tacos, homemade salsa, and quesadillas for dinner tonight, since it was Cinco De Mayo. Brad absolutely loved it.
Tue 5/6/14: I love spending time with my family. They make me happy. Looking forward to having Scott and Emma come home tomorrow morning!
Wed 5/7/14: Brad, Scott, and I stayed up late watching X-Men: The Last Stand. It's been fun introducing Scott to the X-Men movies.
Thu 5/8/14: My highlight of the day was soaking in the tub for an hour. It was a great way to unwind by myself... until Lizzy found me and climbed in, too.
Fri 5/9/14: I got a new haircut today. Mom offered to babysit and pay for me to get my hair done, which I took full advantage of. I cut it nice and short, so I'll be cool in the summer time.
Sat 5/10/14: Brad and I worked hard gardening our front yard today. He bought me some lilacs and a snowball tree for Mother's Day, as well a couple of green lawn chairs. We planted our new plants and I worked on my flower bed. We also stopped by the YW Garage Sale, as well as a garage sale at the Goodwin's. Lizzy got a bunch of cute dresses and toys from the Goodwins.
Sun 5/11/14: I had a wonderful Mother's Day today. Brad was a very good husband and did many nice things for me, including making me breakfast, doing all the dishes, organizing the living room and den, letting me take a nice long bath, and giving me extra hugs and kisses. It was nice going to our church meetings with my parents today. I liked being in Relief Society with my mom and all the other women in the ward. After church, we all came back to our house and I made some yummy creamy chicken soup.
Mon 5/12/14: Even though Mother's Day weekend has already past, I feel incredibly blessed to be a mother today. I have such amazing kids. I love Scott and Emma more than they realize. And Lizzy and David bring such absolute joy into my life. I love them all so!
Tue 5/13/14: I am going to miss walking Lizzy and David to Lizzy's preschool every morning. They have their own little routines when they walk along. For instance, David always has to peer inside the large pine tree by the Jenkin's driveway, and read the letters off of the sewer plate in the middle of the street by the Westerns. They both love walking on the tiny brick wall in front of the Jenkin's house, too. It's hard to believe this chapter in life will end soon, and Lizzy will be attending Kindergarten in just a few short months. Sad and excited all at once!
Wed 5/14/14: David ate more than half of a small watermelon tonight for dinner, and about five pancakes. That boy is such a good eater! I anticipate a very full diaper tomorrow morning.
Thu 5/15/14: I went with Lizzy's preschool class to Wheeler Farm this morning. Lizzy loved having me there with her. I let her use my camera and she took lots of photos of the animals. Later on in the evening, I went with my mother to her stake Relief Society Dinner. I LOVED hearing the speakers there. The focus of the night was making lemonade out of lemons (meaning, overcoming our unique challenges in life by having a good attitude and faith). A sister spoke about her unique marriage struggles, another sister spoke about her battle with depression, and another sister spoke about her rare medical condition. They all had wonderful testimonies, and made me feel grateful to be a member of the church and all the many blessings that I receive.
Fri 5/16/14: I love spending Fridays with Scott and Emma. They are such good kids. Today I noticed that Scott has the exact same laugh as his father now. It's funny how they are becoming so much more alike as they grow older.
Sat 5/17/14: Today was the Stake Day of Service. Some very good men in our ward came over to our house and helped us remove our old fence in the back and put in some new wooden beams. They'll come back on Friday to finish the job. We are so grateful to them! The little kids have been having a fun time running from our yard into the Bennetts' yard.
Sun 5/18/14: I went to my parents' Sacrament Meeting today, to listen to them speak. I have never heard my mother speak publicly in church before. She did a wonderful job! My favorite part of her talk was her talking about her conversion story, and how she met my father, and how the Holy Ghost helped her come to the United States. My father spoke about how the Holy Ghost influenced him on his mission and in praying for his future eternal companion. They did such an awesome job! I'm so glad I went.
Mon 5/19/14: We bumped into the Bruce-Clan when we went to the library tonight. The library they usually go to is being remodeled until the end of the summer. A bunch of my movies that I had on hold were ready to be picked up. Brad and I started watching the sequel to "Thor" tonight.
Tue 5/20/14: I made some yummy strawberry bread for the mother/daughter activity tonight. It turned out really nice! I'll have to make it again sometime. Brad and I also finished watching "Thor: Into Darkness." I liked it a lot better than the first movie.
Wed 5/21/14: I cut Scott's hair tonight while he, Brad, and I watched "X-Men: Days of Future Past." It's a decent movie, but not one of my favorites. It too violent, and the story isn't very good. It was nice watching it together, though.
Thu 5/22/14: Today was Lizzy's last official day of preschool. I'm amazed by how fast time has gone. I'm going to miss walking with her to Miss Nicole's house on Tuesday and Thursdays, and taking David to the store while she was in class. Today David and I bought a big birthday cake to celebrate this weekend with my sisters and their families. I can't wait to see them!
Fri 5/23/14: My parents, the Alcudias, and my little kids and I spent a few hours at Heritage Park today, before Rachel and her family arrived. It was lovely! Lizzy and David loved riding the ponies and trains, and they loved seeing the baby animals, too. We got to hold chicks and play with the baby goats. It was a lot of fun. In the evening, we celebrated Grandpa North's, Eric's, Brad's, Lizzy's, Claire's, and Rachel's birthdays. We had a party at Grandpa North's house with everyone. It was cute watching the kids opening up their presents. I think I liked Emma's birthday present the best. She got a one-of-a-kind Batman drawing on a Latin dictionary all the way from France, from her Aunt Rachel. Really nice!
Sat 5/24/14: We headed over to Temple Square in the rain so Chris could see Temple Square for the first time. It was pretty! We took lots of photos. The little ones had fun spending time together. Eric really likes hanging out with Lizzy and David. In the afternoon, the entire extended family went to Murray Park to have our family photos done by Michelle (Day) Lopez and her husband. We all got dressed up and looked really nice.
Sun 5/25/14: I went to my parents' ward to sit with the Montgomerys and my parents during Sacrament Meeting. My niece and nephew were very cute to watch. After that meeting was over, I headed back home and picked up the rest of my family. Brad spoke in our Sacrament Meeting, and I didn't want to miss that. His topic was on sacrifice, and he did a wonderful job, as usual. After church, we headed back to Grandma Whitcomb's house and had lunch. The Montgomery's and us headed over the Jordan River Parkway to walk along the horse trail with the kids. They loved throwing rocks in the river. Then we headed to my house to have a yummy pot roast dinner. YUM!
Mon 5/26/14: The Montgomerys and my parents joined our family at our Stake Memorial Day breakfast. We sat with the Bruce-Clan. I played a game of chess with my dad. He won of course, but I had fun challenging him. He said he hadn't been challenged like that in a long time. Later in the morning we headed over to Wheeler Farm. I had fun playing bocce with Brad's dad and sister, Amanda. Craig and Brad played, too. I won a couple of throws. That was fun! We had sandwiches for lunch, and headed over to look at the farm animals. Lizzy and David loved hanging out with the horses the best. Lizzy kept saying she wanted to take a little black pony home so she could "practice." She wants to learn how to ride a horse.
Tue 5/27/14: We spent one last morning with the Montogmerys before the left. We played at Millrace Park, and went to Iceberg for lunch. My dad was set on finding a snake while we were at the park, but that didn't work out, much to Mom's relief. The kids had fun playing on the play ground and spending time at the pond. We saw some giant fish in the pond, and some ducks and other water birds. The kids loved it.
Wed 5/28/14: Today was Lizzy's preschool graduation. She's growing up so fast, I can't stand it! But I'm so proud of her. She is such a beautiful and smart little lady. My parents came to the graduation at the Magna library, and we brought Valeen, too, since I babysit her on Wednesday. It was cute seeing all the little kids singing up front and wearing their little blue graduation caps. They were darling. Lizzy, of course, was my favorite.
Thu 5/29/14: Brad and I headed to Lowes to buy some more compost for our new garden bed. We picked up some darling little tomato plants, too. I'm excited to see how they look in our yard!
Fri 5/30/14: I took the kids shopping at Sam's Club today. I was worried about how that was going to turn out with Lizzy coming along, but it turned out okay. She was
mostly good at the store. After we got home and put away the groceries, Lizzy enthusiastically helped me empty out the dishwasher. She did such a good job putting the utensils away.
Sat 5/31/14: Brad was feeling a little ill today, but I was still able to get a lot of things done without him. I went to Lowes and purchased some more soil for our new garden bed. I also bought some metal tomato towers so I can convert them into green bean tepees.
