Life Lately

I got to go Leatherby's with Kyle and EJ the day before EJ left.  It was so fun to sit and visit with them.  They are both so much fun to be around.  It made me feel so good that they wanted me there. 

Wyatt loves to watch You Tube videos.  There is one guy named, Unspeakable, that he loves to watch.  Unspeakable just does something crazy or unique each video and it's surprisingly entertaining.  Wyatt decided that he wanted to be a You Tuber. He has been copying some of the things Unspeakable does, but putting his own twist on them.  Hallee and Wyatt "survived" in his closet for one hour.

He pranked Jonah. He put Lego's all over his bed and then the three cups said, "LOL."  He has also done some other pranks on Jonah.  Jonah is a good sport and gives him the laugh he is hoping for.

Wyatt wanted to order some unspeakable merchandise and then he realized that he should have some of his own merchandise.  He filmed his first You Tube video, his name is Sharp.  I had some pictures of him and he signed all of them "Sharp" and then signed some other things he found around his room and sold them to all of us.  We can't say no to that cute face!

Wyatt loves Jackson.  He loves to pick him up like a baby and carry him around!  The first thing he does when he gets home from school is find Jackson and pick him up.  It's also the first thing he does in the morning and the last thing he does at night. 

I feel like I run a taxi service when the kids get home from school. I am always running someone somewhere and this week we had two soccer games and one tennis match.   On Wednesday Hallee only saw me for a few minutes. Caitlyn had a tennis tournament on Thursday so I told Hallee she should come with me so we can spend time together.  We drove down to Spanish Fork and sat out in the heat for two hours and then had to leave to get Jonah to soccer practice before Caitlyn even played.  It was a bummer that we didn't get to see her play, but Hallee and I had fun playing card games.  She loved that she had my full attention while she played on the play ground.  Caitlyn ended up playing four hours into the tournament and she played against Provo players again.  The other High School teams are half the size of Provo, so that limits their opportunities to compete.  She was thrilled that her and her partner won their match.  I wish I could have been there to see it, at least she knows I tried.

I don't think I ever posted these pictures of Hallee and Tessa. We tried out a few different dance studios this summer and we settled on a ballet class at Dancesation. 

They will start in a week and I think it's going to be a great fit.  Hallee can't wait to start dancing again.

Tiff went with me to a book launch a couple of weeks ago.  I listen to a Podcast called, Listen Learn and Love and I heard about this guy, Dennis on that podcast.  He is gay and joined the church two years ago.  He has been through so much in his life and has a powerful testimony.  He was basically searching for God's Love his whole life and told that he wasn't worthy of it.  When he was told that God loves him exactly the way he is, it was life changing for him and he found his spiritual home in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  I loved listening to him speak.  I have loved this podcast that focuses on LGBTQ people and their struggles.  It is amazing how much you can learn from just listening to people's stories.  Richard Ostler (Papa Ostler) is the host of the podcast and he was at the event.  Tiff helped me be brave enough to go meet him.  He is such a cool guy and doing so much good in the world.  I'm grateful I have found so many podcasts and books that help me become more Christlike by truly understanding what people are going through.  It all goes right along with our study of the New Testament this year.  Christ led the way by meeting people where they were and reaching out to the marginalized groups.  I really do think it all boils down to love. We will never regret loving other people or extending kindness.