Enjoy the ride...

Just a quick "note"....

Nathanael has had a pretty laid back week. His soccer team did a scrimmage with another team for practice. Nat got to play forward-which he was excited about. He usually plays mid-field (which he likes as well). He just loves soccer! Hmmm, I wonder where he gets that from?

Lindsay went to girls camp this week with our ward. They went somewhere in Wyoming. It was about three hours away. She loved it! It was surprising to have her come home earlier in the day than expected. Apparently, their campground flooded and they had to sleep under a pavillion the last night. Early in the morning, the gentleman who runs the camp told them that another storm was coming and that they needed to go because if the levee broke, they would only have three minutes to get out. Lindsay wasn't too sad because her group got out of cleaning the toilets to pack up and go.

Ethan is once again experimenting in the kitchen. He and I were watching a show on the food channel about the "best pasta" places in the country. He turned to me and asked if we could make a macaroni and cheese pizza-he thought that those two dishes combined might be yummy. It sounds like a coronary to me! On the other hand, what a way to go!

Clarissa took over being the second mom to Zachary this week while Lindsay was gone. We had gone to the park to have a picnic and play. All on her own, she took Zac's hand and helped him climb up to go down a little slide that was just right for him. She did it almost the entire time. I did miss Lindsay and Lindsay's help, but it was good to have Clarissa "step in" and be my little helper.

Zachary is into the stage of closing his eyes when he is in trouble or does not want to do something. He is at that age where he believes if he can't see you-then you can't see him! It is actually quite humorous to watch-except when he is getting in trouble-and believe me-he is capable of trouble!

My "moment of joy" this week was watching Zachary ride the lawn mower with Travis while Travis was mowing the lawn. Zachary had such a look of pleasure on his face-and so did Travis!

Cathy