Now that's sportsmanship!

Tonight was an interesting game for Mary. Team pictures were 20 minutes before the game started at another school. Then we rushed to the game and sat next to Tiffany in the stands. The gentleman at the scoreboard came over to Tiff and grabbed her hand. No invitation. Not much explanation. I'm pretty sure she didn't know him. He directed her to sit in front of the scoreboard and start recording players, fouls, jump balls, shots, and keep time. Did she say no? Nope. She got straight to it. I love that about Tiffany. She's always willing to sub-in and lend a hand, even when she has never done it before. You see, Tiffany's fingers are used to sparkle cheering and loud clapping, not button pushing. But you wouldn't know if it was outside her comfort zone cuz she confidently pulls anything off. What a great sport!

Noah, Nicole, and Cameron watched her closely and All-star Aunt Tiff drew them close and taught them the ropes.

My Little Buddy chewing his "spicy gum" and watching the game. xoxo

Burning the Midnight...

...lightbulb

I love that they find snuggling in bed with a good book the perfect end to any day.

Oh How We'll Grow

This morning Mary asked me to help her create a poem for Dr. Seuss day. So, we looked at one of his books, "Oh, the Place You'll Go!" and reinvented it a bit. Here's what we came up with:

Oh How We'll Grow
by Mary Nadauld

Oh! the places you'll go,
as MRE students grow--
from small little seeds
to enormous tall weeds.

The, gardener, Mrs. Scott,
plants pot after pot,
Teachers water them well
so their brains, they will swell.

Then all at once you'll BLOOM!
And say with a BOOM!
"Oh the places I'll go,
with the things that I know!"

Mary's poem was read on the intercom today. She was so thrilled. The poetry contest ends Thursday, so we'll see if she will win a prize.

My favorite part of the day was playing a hilarious game of spoons for our family home evening activity. The kids made me laugh so hard. I couldn't help but think about how much they've already grown, each of them able to play the game independently.

Yes, all at once I can see... just how much they have bloomed.

Rise and Shout!

I taught a rowdy bunch of four years olds in primary this morning, Not sure why they were noisier than normal, but Cameron didn't seem to get caught up in the ruckus, thankfully. He acted so mature in sharing time--singing and observing like I hadn't seen him do before.

I came home and rolled out 4 dozen rolls and helped my mom prep for our family dinner. Tonight we celebrated Emma's BYU acceptance at a cougar themed night. I can't help but think of all the excitement in store for Emma (and Jackson)...new adventures, lots of growth, critical choices, friendships, and romance...it's a special time in one's life. I recall being in my freshman year dorm when I received a call that I was an aunt for the first time. Life goes round and now the second generation of Idiarts are sharing in the blessings of BYU.

Following our dinner and some entertainment from our little cougarette, Estelle, Damian dove into some more genealogy work, uploading photos and pulling up pedigrees. I can't help but wonder what our posterity will experience. I'm so grateful to be a link in this family chain.