What a crazy weekend--

My baby shower specialty--baby feet sugar cookies.

Shanon - the guest of honor!

This was one of the craziest weekends we have had in a long time.  Tom and I embarked on fixing a water leak in our front yard which turned out to be an 8 hour ordeal!!  Yikes--it was such a muddy mess.  But, after taking Tom's entire Friday, we got it figured out.  That night we treated ourselves to quiet dinner at CPK then went to see Bye Bye Birdie, which one of our staff members was in.  Then, the next day, Kelsey had dance in the morning at 7:15 a.m. and Spencer had a football game at 9 a.m.  Tom and Kohler went to help a family they hometeach at 7:30 a.m.  They helped him fix a sprinkler problem and Kohler scalped their yard and laid winter grass seed down for them.  They were there a few hours--then Tom had to leave by 11 a.m. to head up to Lakeside/Pinetop to sing at a Tea Party where the Governor was suppossed to attend.  She couldn't make it but Tom said it was a great performance.  He didn't get home until after 10 p.m. 


One of my Laurels - Taylor, Shanon's niece

Meanwhile, I hosted a baby shower for a gal in our ward and over 40 people came.  We served lunch and everyone had a great time.  Then, after I got the house cleaned up, Kelsey had a party with her dance team friends that didn't get over until 9:30 so I had to drive clear up to Mesa to get her and got home a little before Tom.  Then, on Sunday, we had the missionaries over for dinner.  They are two sisters, both from Idaho, and full of the spirit and a passion for missionary work.  Kelsey and I made an all Chinese Food dinner for them.  We made sweet/sour chicken with jasmine rice, fried cream cheese wontons, sesame noodles, mandarin/pomegrante salad, and of course, fortune cookies! It tasted so delicious! 

Spencer still loves army guys!




Spencer's army guy and sword - notice the blood!


 After dinner,  Tom and the older kids had Standards Night while I played playdough with my little ones.  At the end of the day, we both collapsed on our bed!  It was a busy weekend filled with many good things.  We feel so blessed to do what we do.

Looks like Hailey collapsed too!