Joy

Before the Relief Society General broadcast, our stake had a dinner and speaker. The theme was in finding joy in our lives, and remembering that Heavenly Father has a plan of happiness for us. I really needed to hear this because I am such a worrier. I have a lot of things to be thankful for and a lot of joy in my life.

This is a picture of pure joy to me. This is Brielle when she stayed at our house a couple of months ago while D&B went on a little vacation. This colorful pic is my wallpaper on my computer and it makes me smile every time I look at it.

Just spreadin' some joy (you smiled...didn't ya!)

The King

For our birthdays, the kids got us tickets to see Lion King. The day finally arrived, and we were so excited.

(Yes, I'm wearing my zebra shirt to go see Lion King. It was a conscience decision.)

We had a great time. It is an amazing show. We've seen a few other broadway productions, and the music, acting, and stage are always so creative. In this show, the way they use the puppets combined with the person to create the character was completely captivating. For example, you didn't see Scar and a mask, you just saw Scar. In one scene, after Scar has taken over the Pride Lands, there is a scene where they depict the water and the lands drying up. It was so cool how they showed the water on the stage, getting smaller and smaller until it was gone. The kids that played Simba and Nala were SO good. I could go on and on because it was so fun. Thanks kids.

Happy 50th Birthday Kenny

Yesterday was Kenny's 50th birthday. It is really hard to believe that we are getting to that age. In our heads, we are still much younger!

Things have been so busy. Between my Relief Society calling, all my homework and school classes, and everything going on at work, I wanted to do something to celebrate Kenny's birthday, but I had no idea how I was going to fit it in. Thank goodness for my great kids, and good family and friends that did everything so that we could surprise Kenny with a fun party.
All week I've been sneaking in a few plans here and there, hoping that we would be able to surprise Kenny in the evening. The plan was, that he and I would attend the temple, since it was ward temple day. While we were at the temple, the kids could come to the house and get everything set up. As I was getting ready for school yesterday morning, I had a panic attack because my recommend had expired and I needed a new one. (Thank goodness for a really accommodating Bishop and member of the Stake Presidency that worked everything out for me to get a recommend after I got home from class.)

We made it to the temple session, and when we came home, this is what we came home to. Kenny was completely surprised and it was a lot of fun.

First the driveway...with the garage doors signs and head stones...
It was a little hectic and Brielle was kind of fussy with all the commotion. Aunt Tawni was just the ticket to calm her down.

50 candles would have been too many for the cake, so we just had a few candles and a big "50" candle.

We didn't do anything special. We just hung out. KC loves showing people his phone and all the latest apps. The Peterson kids had fun with it. Breanne had fun catching up with Kenzie and Shauna.

Thanks to everyone for all you did to make this a special day for Kenny.

Happy Birthday sweetheart!

Church Basketball

Kenny hasn't played church ball for years. But decided it would be fun to play with Logan. He played a few games, and it didn't kill his back, so that was a good thing. The best part about it was that Kenny and Logan doing this together. I took a few pictures at one of their games. They had a great time.

The season is over now, but it was fun while it lasted.