Where I've Been

Soooooooo, it's been a while. I have no other excuse than to say that I've been busy. Sometimes, well most times, it is more important to LIVE LIFE than to document it and that's exactly what I've been doing. I do have a ton of posts to add, when I have a second. It seems that I may never have the time to write the posts I like most, my thoughts on different topics, because I seem to be in a constant state of playing catch up on our family adventures. The most recent was this past weekend.

Saturday night Barrington and I got together with a group of friends for dinner. We had fun and the kids were ALL ASLEEP when we got home!!!! Seriously, this is a first. I wished we had stayed out far later...

Sunday I got to teach Sharing Time in Primary. The lesson was on the Holy Ghost and I really knew that the Spirit was with us. I've never seen the children so reverent. They shared their experiences with the Holy Spirit. I wish I could describe how special the meeting was with the older kids, but there just aren't words.

On Monday, Memorial Day, I had loads of plans to get this and that done... None of it happened, but we did get to spend some much needed time together. Monday morning we went to relax at the lake for a while. Barrington "graciously" agreed to grace us with his presence for exactly 60 minutes as long as he could read the whole time on the beach.



After he saw how much fun we were having I guess he changed his mind because he did actually interact with us. (I ended up being the one who wanted to leave first.)

I figured that we would spend some time playing in the sand. I didn't think that the water would be warm enough to swim, I was thinking that we would maybe dip our toes in. I was unprepared for what happened...





Yes, full on swimming. Let me tell you that diapers can really grow when fully immersed in water. (I did have extra diapers so the little ones got to ride home nice and dry sitting in their car seats wearing nothing more than a diaper. Jackson refused to ride home naked, so he sat in his wet shorts on a towel.)

Luke had a blast throwing sand and rocks into the lake and dumping buckets of water on the sand.



I spent a good deal of time doing this...




(I have a feeling it won't be long before my assistance is no longer necessary.)



We hit Dairy Queen on the way home and talked about how blessed we are to live in a free society. Jackson made the analogy that the bad leaders of other countries are "like Darth Vader...They don't want anyone questioning them." At home, there were naps and alternating errands which made it possible for me to go out sans children. So, the yard still looks hideous with long grass and weeds everywhere but, really, how important is having a perfectly groomed yard? It was a lovely weekend for which I'm very grateful.