Basketball hole

We still have a hole in our front yard but that will be fixed this week. Originally Kevin was going to pour the cement for the basketball hoop but we were getting a quote to do curbing and a side walk on the side of our house and it worked out that they could pour it along with the side walk and it really wouldn't cost us that much more. They had a pretty full schedule so we had to wait till this week. Kevin had to do some work on the hole because we got some rain and it caved in because of all the water. Tonight he fixed it with some help from Ashley. He needed a small person to be able to get the dirt out. She was excited to help and didn't complain at all about getting dirty. I love her enthusiasm. She was a big help and they got it done.

It was a deep hole that they had to dig. This is Ashley standing up in it.

I can't wait to have the basketball hoop up.

General Conference

I look forward to Conference weekend twice a year. We have a routine down now and everyone looks forward to it. We start with Kevin's yummy breakfast in the dutch oven. Then it is time for conference. We haven't got a Tv in our main room yet so we set the projector up and get comfortable in the living room.

The talks were great today and I loved hearing from the three new apostles. I am grateful that we get to hear from these great men twice a year.

I love watching Ashley work through a packet that I give her each year. She tries so hard to get the most out of conference.

She makes me smile. The other two were caught with their eyes closed. They said that they were listening but didn't want to watch because their words didn't match up with their lips.

At dinner were talking about the talks and they contribute to the conference so they really must have been listening. I was the same way at their age. It was a great day and I am sad that we have to wait 6 months for conference to come around again. Ashley looked at the calendar and it falls on her birthday in April. She is excited about that.

Once I was a Beehive

Kevin was looking at movie times and saw that Once I was a Beehive was still showing in town so he thought it might be fun if I take the girls.

Madison and Allison weren't too sure about it because they didn't think a movie about girls camp would be good but we all ended up loving it. We were all laughing through the whole thing. Ashley at first thought that it could be nothing like girls camp but Madison and Allison kept assuring her it had similarities. By the end she told me that she can't wait till she is old enough to go to girls camp. We are definatly going to buy this movie. I already want to watch it again.

Soccer

I love watching Ashley play soccer. She has improved so much with this new team. I love that has no fear and she goes after what she wants. She has developed some great keeper skills. She plays goalie almost every game. I am always so nervous when she plays goalie but she does a great job at it. At tonight game I was trying to get a picture of her and thought I missed one of her great saves but I got it because of my new phones option to take a video before and after a picture. I love watching her be so fierce.

Scavenger hunt

Madison got a surprise on the door step this morning. She was invited to go on a scavenger hunt for a surprise at the end. She at first seemed apprehensive but Allison and Ashley went along and that made it better.

They had fun running through all the clues and picking up little treats along the way. At the end her friend Christian was holding a sign asking her to homecoming. It was fun when they got home and they told us all about it. Madison is so excited to go to homecoming and went shopping today and found the perfect dress. We will go early next week to pick it up.

When someone asks you in such a cute way you have to respond back in cute way. This is what she decided to do.

Birthday

This year was one of the best birthday's that I have had as an adult. Moving has been really hard but this birthday has just reaffirmed that we are in the right place and what wonderful people that we are surrounded by. The celebration started last night when we went to Carino's for dinner. I love to eat there but it isn't a favorite place for our family. I choose to go last night because of there Monday night family special. It was a treat to eat there. I love that it is my pick once a year and everyone else can't say anything. Tonight we had dinner at home and had a special treat of having Aunt Karen and Uncle Ryan with us for the night. It was fun spending time with and catching up. I also felt very loved from the many sisters in the ward that came by to wish me a Happy Birthday. I don't enjoy getting older but it felt good to feel so much love today.

Our cowgirl

Kevin left town today so when Ashley came and ask if she could go with the Giffords to a rodeo for FHE. Bobby Jo sent me some pictures to show me how much fun they were having.

I love her smile. Ashley always talks about when we rode horses a few years ago in Wyoming. She came home on cloud nine and couldn't stop talking about how much fun she had.