Be Kind

Papa Dave dropped us off these beauties on Friday and they are (were, we already ate most of them) as good as they look!

Rach received her temple endowment last month.

We did a session together at the Salt Lake Temple and I loved watching her experience the beauty of this temple for the first time.  And Happy 19th Birthday to her today!!

Yesterday Bridger had his mission farewell.

It was so fun to see Marci and all her family.

She's my longest running bestie.

36 years and counting.

Rhett always likes to be the center of attention :)

Miss Lilly is a dog lover and she thinks Mommy Marci's dog Cooper is the best!

She's looking forward to when she becomes an adult so she can move out and get some dogs and cats of her own.

Any time the kids ask for something and my answer is "no" I always follow up with, "But you can totally do (or get) that when you turn 18 and move out on your own :)"

Tonight was our back to school dinner.

Gracie chose our theme and she and Lilly made all our bookmarks.

I love that she chose a theme that reminds us to reach out to others.

And I love that Marjorie Pay Hinckley.

I promised Kloe last Sunday that I'd have paper plates since it was her turn to do dishes today.  She says I only use paper plates on the Sunday's when it's Gracie's turn.

I kept my word and so we had a pretty informal dinner.  I also forgot to bake the potatoes so I made them instant potatoes for the first time but nobody liked them.

For family night Kevin gave the kids father's blessings.

The backpacks are packed.

The kids are ready for the new school year and I'm excited for every one of them.