The Zoo!

Jordan, Emery and I went to the zoo today. We had a lot of fun, the weather was great and a lot of the animals were alert and playing. Our zoo even has a couple of Koalas on loan, so we were able to see them for the first time. They are soooo cute. They make the weirdest noise though. It's not what you would expect when you look at them. I'm sure their lady counterparts must find it attractive!

It was a gorgeous day to spend outside together. It is nice not to have a full schedule, for us to be able to take our time and slow down our normal pace. Emery really enjoyed the day and she was quite curious about the different animals. Everyone animal we saw today was a puppy to Emery. Even the huge Asian elephants were puppies! We tried to get her to say the animals' real names, but she would just chant "puppy, puppy!"

Tonight, Jordan had his last soccer game of the season. I was totally prepared this morning before we left for the zoo. I had the address for the field, all of his soccer gear, water bottle and his new favorite soccer ball. We were prepared and ready for a full day. When it was time to head up to the field, I plugged the address into my new navigation system in my car, and away we went. Guess what? There was no such place. I drove around that community for a half an hour, looking for the field. Frank was in his car, trying to get a hold of someone on his team to get a right address. At this point the game has already started. Jordan pipes up from the back of the car that he was going to say a prayer. As soon as he finished his prayer, I felt an impression that I should go back to where this phantom address should be. I headed back there and noticed that there was a fence behind the grocery store on the corner. When I drove up to the fence, sure enough, down the hill was Jordan's team playing. We rushed him down and he was able to join his team. I am so grateful for the faith that Jordan has in prayer. He just knows that if he asks, the Lord will answer him, he doesn't even question it. On a side note, his team won the game 5 - 0 and they ended up third in their division! Way to go, Stingrays!

Primary is a great place to feel the spirit

I had the opportunity to sub in primary today. It has been awhile since I have had a calling in primary and it is easy to forget how energetic the children are. The sunbeam class I taught today were loud, but fun. I did talk to them about using their church voices, but I don't think it helped the volume one bit. Not to mention, the presidency supplied treats for the children and let's just say they went home on a sugar rush!

Sharing time was fantastic today. It was a class presentation. They transformed a classroom into the Sacred Grove. The scenery was amazing, with trees, flowers and shrubs.The boys in the class played Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ and Joseph Smith. Two of the girls played a butterfly and a bird. As the children played their roles, the teacher read the words to "Oh, How Lovely Was The Morning" while the music was played in the background. The spirit flooded that room! The spirit testified to all of those in that room of the truthfulness of that experience. I always find it amazing the level of understanding that the Jr. Primary children have of the First Vision. Their faith is so strong. I am truly grateful that I had the privilege of being in primary today.

Brooklyn is camping with Grandma and Grandpa. I miss her! I am rarely apart from my children, so her being away is a very new experience for me. I hope she is having a great time and enjoys her time with her grandparents! I hope in turn, she doesn't keep them up until the wee hours of the morning.

Summer's Finally Here and We Are Still Busy!

It is amazing how busy we are, even though school is out. Jordan played a soccer game last night and another today. He had a birthday party to go to as well today. Brooklyn is going camping with Grandma and Grandpa, so we spent a lot of today getting her ready. Throw in a very active one year old, and I don't mind saying, I am tired. I love being a full time mom and I can not even imagine how moms' with full time jobs do it. My hat goes off to them!

This trip of Brooklyn's, is the first trip she has taken without her mom and dad. I hope that she enjoys her time with her grandparents. They are so good to her. Grandpa even managed to secure Jonas Brothers concert tickets for July 2nd. Brooklyn, Jordan and their cousins are very excited. Guess who gets to be the chaperon? That's right, moi! How am I going to survive? Earplugs, heavy duty, industrial strength, earplugs, supplied by my wonderful dad, who voted me chaperon.

Jordan is staying home with me because he has a soccer game Monday evening. We are going to meet up with Grandma and Grandpa on Wednesday. I hope that I will be able to spend some one on one time with Jordan. It is so hard to do during the school year. We seem to be able to spend a lot of time as a whole family, but not so much on a one to one basis. Maybe we will have good weather and can go to the zoo. They have the best ice cream around (oh, and the animals are fun to see too!)