In January for Serbian Christmas, I got the quarter again. I decided to give it to my 2nd counselor in the YW because she has cancer and needed some more luck than me this year. At the end of this month we find out if she is cancer free but things are looking good!
Stan and Jen also came down Stan's birthday and the Super Bowl which was fun (not the super bowl though...thanks for blowing it Broncos). We went golfing one day and had a grand ol time.
The Gilbert Temple finally got done after the 5 year time frame of announcement to open house. This is us at the open house. The kids did really good and were very quiet. I think they knew how important this was and I would waist no time in pinching them if they acted up. They have talked about the temple since they were able to talk and still point it out when we drive by.
Which brings me to the next pic of the aftermath of the temple cultural celebration. So after 60 days or more of drought and in a place where rain comes seldom and only for a few minutes, the skies opened up on the youth of our temple district (12,000+ kids) and they did their long awaited performance for President Monson in a desert monsoon! It was amazing to be a part of and the rain made it more memorable for sure. This is my group that I was in charge of. You can see it was no spring picnic.
We decided to take a hike to Hole in the Rock with the kids since it is an easy hike to do. The kids had a really good time and we had a great view of the city.
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This is one of the pics I got from us going to the Ostrich Festival. Cru is seriously all about things like this now a days. The first time we went to the Ostrich Festival I took the same pic of these two. They are getting harder to shove into the bike trailer.
And the big guy turned four just a month ago!! He is such a great kid and I am so glad we get him! He has turned into a huge tease though and makes Zoey cry on a daily basis. For the most part, he is such a good help. He has started going to pre school for a couple days a week and LOVES it. The teachers love him and say how good he is whenever I pick him up.
He also insisted on a Spiderman birthday. Thank you Pinterest for making me look like a cake decorator.
This is my buddy Rachael. She has two kids who are 19 months apart and a little younger than mine. We share in our "too close of kids" struggles together and then take them on adventures. We piled in her car and drove to Apache Lake which if any of you AZ-ers haven't been, I highly suggest it just for the drive. It was BEAUTIFUL!!
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And last thing to focus on is that I FINALLY ran in a half marathon! I have been training and attempting to run one over four years but due to a broken leg, two pregnancies and births, a fractured foot, IT-Band syndrome and a dozen colds/sicknesses....I finally did it. It was much harder than I was expecting but I finished under my goal by one minute (1:58:56) so I was happy!
Other than that some other highlights were that last week I potty trained Zoey and she is doing really well with it! Not a 100% yet but mostly there (poo is still kinda scary for her but she digs the public restroom unlike Cru). I have enjoyed getting to know the girls in my ward better being the YW president. This time in this calling has been much different but better. I have learned to just let things happen and not worry about making sure everything is getting done. Magically things get done and when you have amazing leaders around you, things really get done. It takes a lot more time than other callings I have had but has been the most fun and rewarding. I have some really good friends here in this area and am so grateful for that. I am really excited for next week because Mom and Dad are coming! We have a full docket of fun and I know the kids will be so excited for that. Things are good and I am grateful for all the fun times me and my family get to have!
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