Front of the Class

If you missed the chance to see this movie on TV, then you missed out! Hallmark Hall of Fame recently released this movie on DVD and it is now on sale at your local Hallmark store. This is a wonderful story of a young man with Tourette Syndrome who isn't accepted at school until someone has the courage to teach his classmates that he has Tourette Syndrome. After many discouraging attempts he goes on to be an award winning teacher and to become the kind of teacher that he always wanted in school. This is a wonderful movie about learning to accept other's differences and to realize that everyone has something to offer and that many people have their own private challenges that we might not understand.

Prom

Sarah didn't know if she would be going to Prom this year, but on Tuesday night our neighbor asked her to go. I am excited for her to be able to go to Prom. I know she will have a lot of fun. This time she chose a more simple and comfortable dress because the dress that she wore to Preference was tight and hard to move in.

Sarah & her date...and Eli's toes.


Sarah's dress is eggplant purple satin with a sheer black overlay. She actually wanted this dress last time but we chose the longer, fancier dress.

Pinning on the Boutonniere. I should say...trying to pin on the Boutonniere.

This is who really got the job done right! He is a pro because he pinned on many corsages on girlfriends in high school!

Sarah's corsage. The ribbon matches perfectly with her dress. This time, we knew where to buy our flowers. Last time I was disappointed with the boutonniere that we purchased. I happened to see the box where Sarah's Preference date had purchased her beautiful corsage. I went there this time and I was so pleased. Sarah's date went to the same place and asked for matching roses and ribbon. By the time Heather is ready for dances, we will be pros at this.

Spring Break

We decided to spend our Spring Break in Idaho with my family. As we drove away from home, the snow started falling. We drove through snowy conditions until we hit the Idaho border. Luckily, we had some nice weather to enjoy for Spring Break so we packed up the kids and headed to the zoo.

Eli riding in style in his Safari "jeep".

My Mom & Dad with my brother Adam's youngest son Trevin.


Heather with Adam & Brandi's other two boys, Collin & Nolan, enjoying the giraffe enclosure.



Joe, Eli, & Nolan on a jeep expedition.



Sweet Angelina taking a nap while snuggling with her blanket.


You wouldn't know that Sarah was there because she refused to be in any pictures! Eli had fun with his Grandma & Grandpa and all of his cousins. We did learn that he is a "home-body" because he missed the comfort of his bed and everyday he asked when we were going to go home. Angelina did so well. It was a hard time to vacation because I am in the process of weaning her. Doctor's orders now that I am pregnant, I can't nurse her anymore. We have one more feeding to go and then she will be weaned. It has been difficult because I usually like to wean at one year and I had to unexpectedly wean her early.
We are looking forward to our summer RV trip to the Oregon coast!

Eye Spy Quilts

Some time ago a small group of ladies in our ward decided to exchange quilt squares so that we could make an Eye Spy Quilt. Each of us made 20 squares out of the same material. The squares are easy to make. They consist of 2 pieces of material cut into 6 1/2" squares. After they are sewn together, one piece is cut diagonally. We then met and exchanged our squares and each of us had 20 different squares of fun material. When I brought my squares home, each of my children decided that they wanted a quilt of their own. All of a sudden, 20 squares seemed like a small quilt and our quilts turned into 45 squares. Luckily, Sarah & Heather decided to make their own quilts and to pass off a 10 hour Personal Progress goal for completing them.

This is Heather's completed Quilt. Her squares have a lot of pictures of cats because she loves cats.

This is Sarah's completed quilt. Her squares contain a lot of pictures of dogs because that is her favorite animal. We tried to make the quilts reflect their interests and to also use scraps of material that reminded us of past things that we have sewn.

Now, Joe & Eli are begging me to complete their quilts. I am busy cutting squares so that I can finish the remaining three quilts (Angelina's) by winter. Frankly, I am not enjoying the process anymore. Isn't that funny how something that starts out to be a "small" project can turn into something so time consuming & huge. Next time, I think I will pass & just stick to scrapbooking.