February moments, mostly in pictures

Samson is a great cuddler!

Wade ate a cookie that had walnuts in it, which after about an hour required an Epi-pen shot and a follow-up to emergency room.  He was doing great after about an hour and a half.  I was the one who told him the cookie was okay.  :/

Spoiled by Jason on Valentine's Day!  Later that week we had a delicious dinner at Bahay Kubo, a new Filipino restaurant in town.

Me, after pulling weeds in the garden for 3 hours yesterday.  Felt so good to feel some warmth outside!

Wade and his friend Katie got a Superior rating at an Ensemble recital at the high school.  They did a fantastic job!!

Part 1 of a note Rhiannon left for me to find in my journal!  Love!

Part 2 of love notes from Rhiannon

Great quote that I read this month.  I love that--"gratitude is the gentle power that restores courage."

Rhiannon had some fun on Valentine's Day up at school.  She handed out cute Valentine's to friends that had tattoos in them. 

Rhiannon with her friend Marisa.  These two beautiful girls get dinner together every week.

A few other big highlights to mention this month:

--Jason, Wade, and I enjoyed a ward temple day last weekend and spent time in the baptistry with our youth group.  We had such a huge turnout that we could only do 2 or 3 baptisms per person.  My favorite part was watching Wade and four other new Priests perform baptisms for the first time.

--Wade has really packed it in this month.  I asked him if he was worn out, and he said, "Not really, because they are all things I want to do and I'm having fun."  Some of those fun things this month included a band trip to Disneyland, a trip to Six Flags with a friend, and starting golf at school and going to 4 practices a week after school.   Just yesterday alone his day looked like this:  lawn jobs, golf clinic, gun shooting with Dad and a friend, board games at another friend's house, birthday party after that, and going to a late 9:15 showing of Green Book with me that night.

--Rhiannon got a new roommate and also found a new job this month.  She has two more shifts at the cafeteria and then starts her new job as an office assistant in the College of Education next week.  She was SOOOOOOOOOO happy to get that news!  The cafeteria job has not been fun, but we are sure proud of how she's given it her best.

Big things in January

Some big highlights for January 2019:

On Jason's birthday, a Sunday, we made a family trip to take Rhiannon back to Reno for school.  There was a bit of dicey weather, but Jason got us there safely and in great time.  We enjoyed a tasty, pricey buffet at the casino we were staying at, and then in the morning we got breakfast at IHOP and dropped Rhiannon off at her dorm.  It was fun and fast!  We loved having Rhiannon home for a whole month and pray she'll enjoy this next semester to the fullest.

The kids bought Jason a book of Rush bass tabs and a Darth Vader key chain--he loved them!

Wade had two major milestones in January, too--he became a Priest in the Aaronic priesthood and blessed the sacrament for the past two Sundays.  And last week he got his patriarchal blessing, which was an amazing, awesome experience!  Proud of this boy!

Some good men participated in Wade's ordination:  Brit Farley, Jason Record, David Foster, Rodney Allen, Jason, Lee Cox, and Scott Hawkins.  We are grateful for these men who are key members of our "village!"