July 20 - 26

Another great, exhausting week has come and gone.  Time goes by so quickly, it is crazy!

First a report on my goals:

I have continued to be committed and feel good.  I have studied scriptures and exercised every morning.  I plan to VT next week now that my companion is back in town.  I also will be calendaring a temple day this upcoming week.  The kids have done a great job with having their jobs done by 10 and taking turns leading us in scripture and prayer.  They each have had 1 night to cook with me and that has been very helpful and enjoyable for me. I need to start planning a family service project and vacation for next year.

Highlights this week:

*took the kids to Riverton Park and enjoyed a picnic and play time.  The park was just recently redone and it is beautiful.

*On Wednesday, we met the Maxfields (friends from Austin that also moved here this summer) and went swimming at their neighborhood pool.  So fun to see them and catch up with Tiffany.

*Kaitlin and Lara slept over and had a lot of fun together

*On Pioneer Day, I met Karen and kids downtown.  We ate lunch at City Creek, walked around some shops, temple square and rode the train.

*John and his family came down and Erik and his family came Friday evening for dinner.  We had a fire pit and made s'mores and the kids played like crazy.  Everyone slept over.  The next day, we had homemade donuts made by Karen and the kids continued to play hard.  Mom made a ton of delicious Brazilian food that we enjoyed.  Everyone was here until about 6:00 pm Saturday.  I LOVE having family over and love that our home can handle so many guests.  Such a blessing from Heavenly Father that I'll always be grateful for!