Last week of summer

Started the week off with Tucker's Kindergarten evaluation. Sorry about the terrible pic - I wasn't sure if I was allowed to take it;) Couldn't be more pleased with Tuck's teacher, Mrs. Blevins. Her personality seems perfect for him. I love Glacier Park - we just received our state MSP scores. Eden's 4th grade class was ranked 11th in the state.

We spent Wednesday at Remlinger Farms. It isn't Disneyland, or Lagoon for that matter...still made my kids smile. I loved the scenery and non-existent lines.

Eliza went on 10 pony rides. She knew all of their names before the day was over!

Eliza learned to ride her bike WITHOUT training wheels this week. I was so excited that I forgot to get my camera. She also learned to ride roller skates. Check out that sassy little face :()

Took the kids to the circus Thursday night. Their favorite act - the dogs! Eliza couldn't sit still to save her life. Nice to know that church isn't the only place that makes her wiggle - she doesn't sit still for anyone.

Favorite comment of the week - "hey dad, there's slugs in our hot tub!"

Spent another great day at Lake Wilderness with good friends. I am so grateful to be within 5 minutes of 3 gorgeous lakes.

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Let's just call this paybacks

Dave got the heads up this morning that we were going to have a couple of "special" talks on reverence today as the Stake Presidency was a little concerned about how loud our sacrament meetings have become. I thought ~ great, let's prep the kids ~ I told them that they were to be on their best behavior, no snacks, no toys, no talking, you get the idea... The meeting went pretty smooth until the Bishop got up. He very tenderly started talking about how important it is that we teach our children about the sacrament...it was at that moment that my family fell a part. Eden and Luke started fighting and Liza and Tucker started screaming---did I mention we were on the second row? I grabbed Luke and put him in a body hold and motioned for Dave to get Tuck and Liza out. Dave left with Liza and Tuck (so I thought...) and next thing you know, Tucker is up on the stand running back and forth behind the Bishop. My sweet friend sitting next to me jumped up to get Tuck, but he of cours...

Another day, another blog!

Anyone who knows me well knows (don't you love how I start all my posts this way?!) anyway, you know that I love good referrals, hot tips, good finds, etc...I decided to compile a list of all my favorite referrals/finds and make a blog. Check it out: www.soundsecrets.blogspot.com (link it link it!) If you have any good referrals, hot tips, etc. please email them to me. I am in desperate need of a good general physician and Mexican restaurant---do you have one? In other news... My dear friend Becky and I ran the "Susan G. Komen, Race for the cure" yesterday. We originally did it as part of our training for a relay that we are running in July, but it turned into an incredible, emotional experience. Most of the women in the race either had cancer or were either running for someone they knew that had cancer. It was difficult (to say the least) to keep a dry eye throughout. It was definitely worth every penny of that $30.

Lesson Learned

Have you ever been in a grocery or Target type store with all your kiddos and had a lovely employee tell your children to "please sit down in the cart!"? Well I have...several times. Each time I politely smile and say sorry, but all the while my brain is filled with smart aleck comments like "hey, last time I checked, I was their mother," or, "lady it's either standing up in the cart or pulling product off your shelves-you choose!" I have been sufficiently humbled. This morning, like all mornings, I put Eliza in her high chair to get her out of my hair for a moment so that I could make breakfast. She immediately climbed out and was about to stand on the table when she lost her balance and fell to the floor. I raced over to pick her up and noticed that while she was trying to scream nothing was coming out of her mouth. I picked her up and she started seizing, her eyes rolled back into her head and then she went limp. No words can describe the thoughts...

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