Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Those silly Leprechauns made mischief at our house last night, and we woke to a very different atmosphere, complete with green milk!  They also left behind some of their Irish spirit, which prompted the kids and I to create a little silliness of our own:

Pinewood Derby

Cub Scout Pinewood Derby

Friday, February 20th, 2009

Another rite of passage:  Father and son spent two weeks creating a really fast and cool race car named "Muscle Racer."  Though novices, they did great!  Muscle Racer won 5th place overall, with the 4th place contender beating him by only 20 thousandths of a second (20 milliseconds)! 

New Beginnings

New Beginnings

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

We were completely blown away when we were invited to attend New Beginnings.  It's hard to believe that our baby girl will be in Young Women's in only nine months!

Our lovely young lady is pictured here all ready to attend the event, which was entitled "Light Keepers - Be Thou an Example."  It was a beautiful and inspirational program based on the 2009 Youth Theme.

Happy New Year!

I cannot believe it's already February.  If time flies faster the older you get, then I must be getting really old!

We had one of the best Christmases ever.  I think the key was two fold:  First, we didn't try to do too much, but focused on enjoying our time together.  Second, we were all healthy!

The New Year has brought us back to our busy routine, with the kids and I going to school together every day and Dad back to his hectic work schedule which includes regular travel.  It's a routine that keeps life hopping, but also keeps us all happy.

I am running an after-school Computer Club for 5th graders, and that has been a lot of fun.  Their excitement is contagious.  Our focus is on making movies to air on our closed circuit school broadcast station (UES TV). I've also begun serving as the Assistant Wolf Den Leader. That means that I get to learn about the Cub Scouts program :-)

Since the holidays, Marc has made trips to Florida and Colorado.  He also just got a new MacBook for work, and is excited to retire his old, decrepit Dell.

Our Cub Scout

I wanted to share this awesome photo of our man in uniform:

Christmas Day

We had the most fabulous start to our Christmas break on Tuesday when we visited the Washington D.C. Mormon Temple Visitor's Center and enjoyed the beautiful music of Jenny Oaks Baker.  It was just incredible!  In addition, we enjoyed the live nativity, an international nativity display, brilliant Christmas lights and decorations, and a Reflections of Christ art exhibit.  What a marvelous way to invite the Spirit into our Christmas celebrations!

Merry Christmas!

One of my favorite parts of this holiday season is the giving and receiving of cards and letters.  It is so good to hear from our friends and family whom we love and miss.

Our little family has been richly blessed this year.  Dad's work has gone extremely well, and he enjoys it.  He also serves on the Stake High Counsel.  I continue to work full-time at the kids' elementary school where I am having a lot of fun, and I serve as the Stake Relief Society Secretary.  Life keeps us anxiously engaged, and time flies.

Following is an update from the kids, in their own words.  They may have left out some details (like a certain young man getting baptized and earning a Bobcat in Cub Scouts, or a certain young lady participating in computer club and basketball, or two wonderful kids becoming accomplished pianists).  I think, however, that they've included all that's on their minds today:

If a picture is worth a thousand words, than I wonder what a video is worth?  The kids had fun creating their greeting, and we hope you had fun watching it.

As we reflect on the birth and life of our Savior, our hearts are filled with joy.  Our wish for all of you is that you can also feel this joy and that it will stay with you always!