Mel's Fantastical Insights

Okay so I got a new calling. Yep, primary chorister. Funny story to go with it. I stressed so much about it this week that I actually went to church without my primary song book. Who does that? I had like four songs picked out to sing when I needed 50. The presidency member who did sharing time left me 35 minutes for singing time so I spent over an hour on my feet singing. It is much more exhausted than it sounds. Alice survived a day without primary but seriously missed her sunbeam friends and Jason followed her around the church as she tried to make new friends. We have started our garden and are keeping track of it at a new site. Dirt to Delicious . Can't wait to see our results. Anyone else enjoying the sunshine? My kids scream when we come in. If anyone really wants to lay sod and plant some bushes...come a knocking on May 8th. We will have a front yard finally. I will post some pictures eventually.

Alice turned one! Yes, it was awesome. I don't even think she noticed. The funniest thing that happened that day was I made bug cakes (I have a cake pan that makes bug cupcakes basically) and Jason was showing the butterfly to Alice. She leaned forward and just took a huge bite out of it. Hilarious. We went to the Thanksgiving Point Gardens for her bday. Lots of family and a few friends came. It was awesome and the tulips are beautiful. I walked the Gardens with Alice in the stroller for about four hours while Jason carted people around in the golf cart. But it was all worth while and the kids loved it. Looking back on this last year was hard. We have had a lot of changes, all for the good. I can't believe Alice has turned one. But here are some funny things that she does. She loves going outside and will bring me her shoes and sit down with them and then stick her foot in the air stating the obvious "mom come on, let's go outside." She is a total girl

Well I love when Easter and Conference coincide. It makes for a wonderful weekend. Even if the kids didn't love conference as much as I did. Although while Julie Beck talked about personal revelation and paying attention to the spirit I was cleaning our bath room. But hey it is finally clean right? Friday we went to the Farm at Thanksgiving Point for an Easter "class" where the kids did a few fun activities including getting to pet some animals. Alice loved this baby sheep.   Then over to my sister's for an Easter egg hunt. The older boys loved it and ran around the yard like crazy. The babies, Alice and Dax, hung out on the quilt. Dax accidentally opened one of the eggs for them and discovered goldfish which were a huge hit. Alice just complained about it being cold.     This is our sweet little girl enjoying her fish in the corner where no one could get them. I cannot believe how much she has grown.