Who are those cute kids?

So, I really should have posted this sooner but here are all the California grandkids. We all got together for Kaela's 4th birthday party (which is why she is wearing a princess dress). The kids love getting together and running around like crazy kids. Kaela especially loves to hold Lucas when we go over and she can't wait to have a new baby in her house this summer.

My girls

Ok, so they really aren't "my" girls but here are my lovely Young Women. Starting on the left is Jennie, Anna and Kimberlee. I know, only three but they keep me on my toes all the time. I think that being in a small group has helped us get to know each other better than if there were a ton of girls. I love you girls!! I get one more girl next month so I'll add her picture when I get a chance to take it.

I am so proud of myself!!

So I know that to most people this doesn't really look that great or exciting, but I am going to toot my own horn for a minute here. I actually learned how to work my new sewing machine (new to me, it was Susan's) and I actually made something with it!! Yes, that's right, the girl who almost flunked the sewing part of home ec is back in the game and sewing. I made a blanket and some burp clothes for a friend who is having a baby. They were both pretty easy to do (I only had to unpick one of the burp clothes) but it still took me almost 3 hours to do it all. I'm sure the more I do, the faster I will get. By the way, I got the idea for the burp clothes from sugardoodle. It was on the Relief Society page under baby gift ideas. Really cute and easy.

Reflections of Christ

Youth Conference

Last weekend we had a Youth Conference for the kids at our church. It involved all the Mormon youth from the entire Bakersfield area (we were told to expect about 400 kids). Every ward (congregation) was in charge of a "mountain man activity" for the kids to participate in. The whole idea was to give them an old fashioned carnival of sorts. Our activity was bobbing for apples, except that instead of making everyone get all wet, we tied all the apples on a string and hung them up. Did I mention that we were expecting 400 kids? I got some really long needles from the fabric store and some fushing line and we all went to work...

It turned out really good and the kids got a kick out of trying to
bite the apples without using their hands.

The kids all said they had fun and I know that all
the adult leaders were glad when it was all said and done.
If I never string another apple again, it will be too soon.

Emma's first shower

Just so that no one thinks we are gross, Emma has taken a bath almost every single day of her life. She LOVES the bath tub but she has always been terrified of the shower....until recently. I don't know what it was that made her change her mind, but as you can see, she loved it!! She kept running back and forth through the water. She even figured out how to stop up the tub so she could take a bath and a shower at the same time! When she woke up the next morning, her first words were, "Mom, cam I take a shower?" I guess we never have to worry about her having stinky feet again!!

I'm BAAACK!!!

So sorry for the long pause in between posts!! Our computer crashed about 2 weeks ago and we just got it back today. Can I say thank heavens for good friends whose husbands know stuff about computers and can fix it for you?!?! One of the biggest things with our computer crashing was our pictures...so I am here to remind everyone out there to back up all your pictures!! NOW!!! Quit reading this stupid post and back those pictures up!! If it wasn't for Wes Jensen and his amazing computer knowledge, my pictures of Lucas' birth and everything since would be gone. So get off my blog, and back those pictures up!!