Today was our school's jog-a-thon fundraiser. The PTA put on quite an amazing event with a live DJ, bracelets for each lap run (brilliant idea), and t-shirts for all the students. The money raised will go towards purchasing smart boards for the teachers. If the school reaches $20,000 then they will also have a celebration day with jumpy houses for the kids. I'm curious if they'll reach that number. Mary ran 17 laps and Noah ran 14. It was really exciting cheering them on.
John and Natalie's official last day of their second mission in Canada is TODAY! Hooray! The last time we saw them was a couple of days before they got their call in the mail, almost two summers ago. I have a very tender place in my heart for these two who opened their mouths 35 plus years ago to my parents and shared with them the "great news", the gospel of Jesus Christ. There are countless lives that have been touched both past and present by their love and testimonies. Can't wait to see them again.
Mary has been invited to join our school's junior battle of the books, a program created to prepare them for Battle of the Books, a competitive reading club at our school and region/state. Sarah has been running the program at our school with great success. The kids are reading lots of books each year and learning about sportsmanship, competition, and teamwork. Mary has already read one book and tested on it. It was a cute story I hadn't read before by Jon Scieszka. Now she is reading Sarah, Plain and Tall, which she is enjoying. I love her excitement and it's a fun motivation for reading new genres (we've been reading a lot of mysteries around here).
Nicole is studying bodies and exercise this week at joy school. Nolan's mom sent me this picture of the kids doing yoga. I have to say, her form is much better than mine. Love it.
For family night tonight we wrote Murphy some letters. Cameron was a little bit particular about some faces he was drawing. He wanted help with his circles, but he got upset about exactly how big they were. Finally after several revisions he was pleased with this product. He spent some time coloring in the shoes. He is actually very good about staying within the lines, something Steve noticed when we were in Utah. He also was very methodical about how he laid out his green beans this evening in a "ladder" on his plate. Funny boy.
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Cameron asked me about the cracks on my face today...a.k.a. wrinkles. I do feel really old today. Even though I got a decent, albeit interrupted, amount of sleep last night I felt really sleepy through the morning, sacrament, primary, and on through dinner. The good news is that my kids were so good during sacrament today, or maybe I was too drowsy to notice. They are getting older as well, just without all the cracks. Maybe I need to go back to bangs?
I love Saturdays. I love waking up and getting to work on a project. Aaron fixed the lights that had gotten somehow damaged in all the rain and I put the kids to wrok around the house. We didn't get a lot done, but enough so that the house feels a little more heavenly. Cameron really enjoyed trying this new blower Aaron got. At the end of the day was Noah and Mary's final Mighty Mites game. I stayed home and made some chilli for a friend. Mary told me she got two swishes when she got home and Noah got one. It's been such a wonderful experience for these mighty mites.
