Mother's Day

Mother's Day was Sunday. Nathan called me in the morning. It was so nice to hear from him! Scott gave me special foot massage lotion. The kids took turns rubbing my feet. I love to have my feet rubbed. :) The kids gave me a new set of dishes I wanted. Tyra & Caleb came for dinner. The only thing missing was a game night.

I am so happy to be a mother and have eight wonderful children!

Women's Conference

Last week my sisters came to visit and we attended Women's Conference. What a fabulous experience! It was so nice to visit with my sisters and eat great food. We enjoyed all the classes and of course the shopping. Oh best of all was the service booths and service projects. Notes and handouts for these can be found online at: http://ce.byu.edu/cw/womensconference/archive/sharing_stations.cfm. The weekend ended all too quickly. Thanks to Scott for picking up kids from school and taking them to appointments. I think I will have to make this conference an annual thing. Attending this year was so much more enjoyable because I didn't participate as a speaker.

Hair Cuts

I cut Kate's hair last week. It is now shoulder length and all one length. She really likes it and it looks so cute. She sometimes wears her hair with a headband. So cute!

I cut my hair short. I like it, the kids are getting adjusted to it.

Johannah also got a hair cut yesterday. It's a little longer than shoulder length. It is layered and cute.

I will post photos after finals. ; - /

Josh

Josh has rented a tux for Junior Prom.

Conference Weekend

I always look forward to General Conference. I love hearing the messages and seeing the leaders speak. Unfortunately, not all of my children feel the same. I spend time beforehand preparing snacks and quiet activities for the younger children in hopes of a less disruptive session. This year I bought some hat looms and yarn. We begin the Saturday morning session with a Pop Tart breakfast. This was exciting we have never before had pop tarts for breakfast. Then everyone started a hat and quietly worked on the hat for much of the time. Next I took out the bingo cards and skittles. During the afternoon sessions we had snack food: crackers & dip, jerky, cheese ball and jelly bellies.

Tyra and Caleb came over on Saturday. Nathan and Whitney came on Saturday and Sunday. After the sessions on Sunday we had a turkey dinner. Nate invited over more friends to share dinner and play Swashbuckled (Fun pirate game). It's always nice to have family and friends around.

The messages were inspiring. I can't wait until they come out in print so I can study them. Yesterday, I spent the whole class time reviewing General Conference with the students. I really enjoyed their insight.