A Day in the Life...

The clouds have enveloped us for weeks now, with lots and lots and lots of rain.  I'm so grateful for the rain and so ready for the heat, all at the same time. Copper finished her 4th grade State of Utah final project.  She's been working on this book and its contents all year and it contains more than anyone needs to know of our dear state.  I'm proud of how hard she worked and super impressed by her wood burning for the cover! It's the end of the school year and so comes the flood of everything else that comes with it.  The second grade had its first annual bike safety and parade day; the twins were stoked to bring their (new, early birthday present) bikes and learn safety and form from the local high schools' mountain biking teams.  "Kids, make sure you bring your multi-tool with you when you ride, and don't forget to take good care of the drive chain."  Hahaha.  They rode around the block in the pouring rain, got freezing, and a few of th...

Tulip Festival: Better the second time, for sure.  Orange is my favorite color so I made them pose by the ones I loved the most.  Amber and I have this step challenge going every Monday through Friday; 83,000+ steps in a week is pretty good.  She's hard to keep up with but I try.  The ongoing competition has me moving way more than I was! Poor Micah (sad Hulk)... it's a hard life... Don't let them fool you; they barely tolerate each other... Taryn got her braces off! The massive pile of dirt was finally removed from my mom's back yard... The second grade play; the one where every single second grader has ONE line .  The girls were supposed to dress up.  Dakota was Little Bo Peep and this was the best we could do.  Micah was Rapunzel; she was completely disgusted by it all and said, "Well, I'll be going as myself."  So she wore her fearless dress and Vans sneakers AND she stood there cold-stone faced for the e...

Me: So what did you guys learn after studying the story of Mary and Martha (from the Bible)?  Can you think of an example where you guys can choose the better part or thing to do? Micah:  Oh, I have an example!  It's like when your house is on fire.  You could just leave and run out when your family is inside, that's one choice... OR you could run around screaming that there's a fire and help everyone get out.  That's like choosing the better part, right? Tim:  What? Me:  I guess you're right... *************************************************************************** Salesman at a dealership: So how old are you guys? Copper: I'm nine. Dakota: I'm seven. Micah: I'm eight. Me: You're not eight.  You're seven. Micah: I'm eight. Me: *gesturing* They are twins and the same age. Micah:  No we're not.  Why do you keep telling people that? Dakota:  *just stares, says nothing.* Copper: *just stares, says nothin...