Yesterday was the open house for our new church building. There were a lot of people who came, including our neighbors who accepted our invitation to come and check it out. Angela and the Stake Relief Society had a room where they talked about what the women’s organization does and there was a lot of […]
Today we unpacked all of the furniture, artwork, and all the accessories for the new church building and set everything up. There was a LOT to do, but there were a whole bunch of people there to help so it went pretty fast. Sunday is our first Sunday in the building and we’re excited! Tonight
Today, we all went over to clean our brand new church building to get it ready to open! There was a LOT of construction dust and grit all over. We got really dirty but the church looked really good when we were done! 🙂 As you can see, Ben had a lot of fun too!
Tonight we had trunk-or-treat at the church and had a great time! There were a few Captain America costumes there, and one of Ben’s good friends dressed up like that as well! 🙂 There was a pumpkin carving contest tonight as well. Zach came up with this crazy idea of having the “Halliday Haunted Hotel”
Yesterday Brittany and Kirstyn had MB competition. It was cold and windy! They sounded really good but were the first ones to go when it was so cold. They placed next to last of 12 bands. Band director obviously not happy, but they learned a lot. All of us parents thought they sounded awesome! 🙂
Today Brittany received her Patriarchal Blessing! She has been looking forward to and preparing for this for quite some time and was totally ready. We went to Patriarch Graves’ home and met with him for a wonderful chat before the blessing as well. The blessing was wonderful and very inspired. Brittany was very touched and
Seminary started today for the girls! They were super-excited to be going! This is Brittany’s last year, and Kirstyn’s first. They’ll be studying the Book of Mormon which will be wonderful! They have great teachers and I’m sure they’ll have a wonderful year! We’re proud of your commitment to Seminary, girls! Study hard! 🙂
Yesterday afternoon we packed up and went on our first family camping trip in Colorado! We were very excited to get out and into nature. The place we picked is called Devil’s head and is pretty close to us. It’s MUCH better than a forest preserve with a mowed lawn! 🙂 It is a beautiful
Today, I left really early from home and went and picked up the girls from camp. They had a GREAT time and absolutely loved it! The bear thing wasn’t a big deal, although one was spotted, and sleeping in tents was a lot of fun for them. Brittany was a Youth Camp Leader (YCL) this
Happy Pioneer Day everyone! We didn’t do anything special today… Just hung out and missed the girls who are at camp.
Brittany and Kirstyn left today for girl’s camp! They were a bit nervous because they had never had an experience at girl’s camp like this one would be! 🙂 Instead of staying in A/C cabins and eating in a A/C lodge, everything was outdoors, and they slept in tents the whole week! 🙂 They also
EFY ended today and the girls were really bummed! They made a TON of new friends and absolutely loved the program! At first, they weren’t sure that they would (not being able to stay on a campus and all that goes with that), but they were proven wrong big time! Kirstyn can’t wait to do
