Yahtzee

We've begun this time in our lives when we have just three of us at home on Wednesday nights. It usually goes something like this: Brooke and Haley leave for mutual, Steve brings home work and tries to get caught up...Andie and I hang out, usually cozying up in my bed and reading.

But last night Andie, Steve and I decided to play a game of Yahtzee. At first Andie didn't want to play a game because she didn't "feel like losing" to anyone. Besides, it was too dark outside to kick around a soccer ball which she tried to convince Steve of otherwise. So we settled in with a baseball game going on in the background and started rolling the dice.

I started off strong as I was the first to actually get Yahtzee! I was "on a roll!"

However, slowly but surely Andie kept rolling good numbers, she even earned enough points in the top section of the game sheet to earn the extra points as well. Needless to say, our sweet cheeks who didn't want to lose last night won the game! There was no favortism either, she won fair and square.

I came in...third. :-)

I Like Them

Need I say more?

From This...to This!

Andie started out doing this...

But now she's doing this...

And she's good! Andie was asked to play up TWO divisions to play on a team with an amazing coach and a great group of girls. She is loving it! One of her goals is to become the best woman soccer player in the world. Go Andie!

Youth Stake Conference and One Great Speaker!

Brookie came home one day to find that she had a message from Sister Wrigley, our Stake Young Women President. The look on her face was priceless! Or, more like, "I think I'm going to throw up." She called Sister Wrigley back only to find out that her worst dreams had been realized...she was asked to speak to the stake youth about the upcoming Youth Stake Conference on 11/11/11.

Brooke did such a wonderful job. What a great opportunity for someone not yet 14 to stand in front of lots and lots of people and bear her testimony about the stake theme and about living the commandments. She was amazing and I am so proud of her. My proudest moment came when we were talking in a group after the meeting, the Stake Young Men's President came up and said, "Does she belong to you?" What an honor to be the mom of four amazing and talented daughters! Yes, they do belong to me!

For her feelings and reaction to the talk, visit http://www.freckledfacebrookie.blogspot.com/.

Homecoming 2011

It all started on a Wednesday night, a boy (see below) came knocking at our door. Haley wasn't home. But he knew that! He then proceeded to leave me with a camera and strict instructions that Haley was not to know who it came from and that she was to take said camera to Walgreens, get the pictures developed and then respond, hopefully in the affirmative!

Haley and her sweet friends then made a rap video (wish I knew how to attach that sucker!) and responded that yes, she would like to attend Homecoming with Michael Peterson. And so it began.

And here's what happened Friday night before the Homecoming game...silly girls!