Headshot, Part Two

Today it was Phoebe's turn for a photoshoot for her fifth grade moving up ceremony. This one was much more hurried than Cooper's had been because the other kids were waiting for us to finish so we could go on a walk/scooter ride. I wanted to get the picture before Phoebe put on a helmet and left wrinkles in her hair that might make her feel unphotogenic. (It should be noted that I think it would take something pretty drastic to make her unphotogenic, but sometimes she feels differently about this topic.)

We only took 21 pictures and got one that's pretty cute!

Better Than Mario Kart

Flower, Gleam and Glow

A few weeks ago Bryan and I were making a plan for our yard. We have a lot of bushes in front of our house, so many that they're not all visible because they're hidden by other plants. We're trying to thin the herd so we can enjoy what's there. We had decided that we would cut down two large bushes the next Saturday we worked in the yard.

When the work day came, we focused our attention on picking up rocks and laying out a path down our front lawn. We ran out of time and left the bushes for a later date.

Shortly after that I noticed what looked like tiny buds forming on the bushes. We'd never seen flowers on them, so this was surprising. I decided I would spare the plants and see if anything came of those buds.

The buds grew larger, then last week they started to bloom.

They're gorgeous.

We suspect these are azaleas. Today I'm thankful that I didn't have time to cut down these bushes, we would have missed out on the highlight of their beauty.

Mother's Day: In Pictures

The Mother's Day magic was all made possible by the one member of our family that doesn't show up in any of these pictures, Bryan.

Headshot

Cooper needed to submit a picture for the virtual 8th grade moving up ceremony. We had a late night photo shoot last night. It only took 45 pictures, but we got one we both liked.

Self Expression

"Mom! I'm a tiger!" -Topher, who, for a period of time yesterday morning, was a tiger.

Time's Up

I wish I could report that we're all moved in after so many months in this house, but I cannot. We're mostly moved in, but there are little piles and pockets here and there of stuff that hasn't found a home yet. Topher was looking at one of those spaces yesterday and found one of our many cheap IKEA clocks. He walked into the kitchen, held it out to me, and said, "I found my clock!"

I asked if he wanted to decorate it before we hung it in his room. He said yes. He picked out various marker colors for me to use while he found some stickers to add. All four of the stickers he picked were from the fun Valentine's Day stickers Nana Shari made and sent.

Topher loves his new personalized clock!

Spend Wisely

"I'm worried about being an adult. I just know I'm going to waste all my money on Wheat Thins." -Peter, pondering his spending future.

Dance!

There was a massive, multi-state church Prom on Saturday night. Phoebe and her best friend are the only YW in our ward that were too young to go. Phoebe would have stayed home anyway, but her friend would have gone if she could have. So while the older girls were dancing in New Jersey, Phoebe, her friend, and Sophie had a virtual dance party. 

First they got really fancy. They're both wearing my clothes and my jewelry.

And then they boogied.

The Three Brothers