Thankful for a working body and sound mind

This morning we had the opportunity of going to the development center and taking the residents to church.  It really made me grateful that I can communicate with others, walk on my own two legs (although the woman I brought to church walked all the way there (probably a good 2 city blocks). I was grateful that all of my children and healthy and can reason with me.  It really made me think of my body in a different light.

living vicariously

So you know how people say that parents try to live vicariously though their children...well, it happened tonight!  About 5 weeks ago I was asked to give the name of 3 girls from our ward to participate in the Lehi youth choir.  Sarah wasn't even 12 yet, but I asked if she wanted to do it and then recruited some of my laurels and it turned out that I had 5 young women participate.  Sarah has perfect pitch, no lie.  When she was about a year and a half the way I would get her to brush her teeth is I would sing a scale and have her sing it back to me.  Then I would sing a note, then she would sing a whole note higher or lower all the way up and down the scale.  As Sarah grew older she grew more aware of other people looking at her and being in crowds and well she didn't like it too much...she did not like performing in front of others especially in large crowds.  She didn't like primary programs, or giving a talk in primary let alone sing in front of a bunch of people.  Which is why I was SO, SO proud of her tonight.  She was in the front row, because she was one of the shortest (and probably THE youngest) and she sang with Vocal Point!  Vocal Point is a BYU men's a cappella group that is incredible.  The youth choir sang the opening and closing song with the majority of the concert being Vocal Point. After the choir sang their final number, which was amazing, Vocal Point sang an encore song and the choir was singing and dancing with them by the end.  I was just LOVING that my little girl was up there on stage with that great group!  Our computer is being worked on and as soon as it is up and going again I will post pictures.

As Sarah and I were driving home tonight she was just beaming and I said I bet this is a night you will never forget.  I told her that I loved being in choir and some of my best memories were singing in a choir. I told her she didn't always have to sing in the choir if she didn't want to, but it sure was fun!

On Friday Aaron and I went to the musical South Pacific with some of our friends.  While we were there the subject came up if I liked to go to concerts.  I said, eh, they are okay (she was talking about going to a U2 concert) but after going to tonights concert I think I would much rather go to a concert like this one than a big production.  Just all around GREAT upbeat music.  Loved it!

So, one of my friends told me that I made a resolution to write once a week for the year and the last post was September so I have 20 more posts for the year :)

She was telling me that she was writing a life history and asked me if I remembered anything from when I was 4 (the age of our girls playing).  I honestly can't remember much.  I lived in the same house for my whole life so my childhood kind of blurred together.  I remember raking leaves, family traditions, going to the creek (although I am sure not when I was 4).

My computer is in desperate need of repair so until then I will wait to post pictures...

Seeing the gardens with Boston

Last week I went to the gardens with my sister and her little boy.  We had a blast, here are some highlights.

Labor Day

Wow, three posts in a row, that must be a record!  This morning we went on a beautiful hike up big cottonwood canyon called donut falls.  It was really easy, but beautiful.  Emma hiked most of it by herself, except when Sarah offered to give her a piggyback ride :) We saw two moose calves in the woods, their antlers were all fuzzy and they were SO cute!  And look, fall is in the air or on the leaves.

Brigham City Temple open house

On Friday we went to Ogden (only about an hour north) but Aaron had a free night stay that was about to expire, so we swam in the pool and ate breakfast the next morning and then headed up to Brigham City (only another half an hour north)


It was really great to see the temple through the eyes of a child.  During the introduction movie Sarah put her head on my shoulder, I think she was just taking it all in.  When we were in the temple a few times Emma looked up and all around and said, "WOW" Becca loved the beauty of it all. David wanted to touch the water to see if it was warm, I told him that they heat it :)

Happy First Day of School!

 Here is Becca!  She is a fourth grader and loving it!  She has a wonderful teacher whom she adores already!  When I was taking her school clothes shopping Sarah picked out this shirt and I thought she would want something a little cuter but when we went to get her shoes at Target I asked if she wanted something else to wear on the first day and she said they were all too fancy for her.  I am rubbing off, even on Becca :)

Sarah is going into 6th grade, one more grade in Elementary school!  She has liked it thus far and her teacher is just her style :)

 David is going into 1st grade and is almost taller than his teacher...he picked out his shirt two weeks before school started and wanted to wear it so badly I let him one day and then the next time Sarah said, "MOM, that is for the first day of school."  okay, okay...

Funny story about David, on the second day of school he came home with a full lunchbox.  Me, David, why didn't you eat your lunch. David, oh, I left it in my backpack but don't worry I got a school lunch and it was free.  Me, it wasn't free, I paid for both lunches, if you have a home lunch you don't BUY a school lunch.

The next week David came home with a full lunchbox and said, I forgot my lunch in my backpack but don't worry mom, I didn't waste my lunch money.  David, what did you do? I just went out to recess.  Me, without lunch, yeah it's okay. Then I told him if that ever happened to go and get his lunch from his classroom!  Needless to say he had a pretty hefty after school snack.

Now Emma is the only one home with me.  She loves playing.  Her first words when she wakes up is mom, play wis me.  I have two scheduled play dates for her a week because she LOVES to play, play, play.  Mostly we play ponies, pet shops and babies.  I try to sneak in a book or two because I can read all day!  She is pretty good about reading but mostly wants to play.