Catch up.....

Wow - where did June go?  Gone so quickly.  For Memorial Day, Dan and I decided that we wanted to start a tradition to remind the kids of the real meaning of the holiday.  We took the kids to the Taylor Cemetery (which looked so beautiful) and let the kids find graves of veterans and place small flags by them. Together we played detective to try to figure out which war the veteran served in.  What a great experience for us and the kids.  Made me think about my Grandpa and miss him - He passed away last Fall.  My Grandpa Hendrickson served in WWII - he repaired runways for planes and that's how he learned the welding trade that he used to support his family.  It was such a sweet day.  The older I get the more grateful I am to be an American.

Father's Day was so fun.  Dan is such a great dad to all the kids - he really takes time to get to know each of them and the relationship they have with him is forged of love and goodness.  We don't have the kids with us all the time, which makes days like this one so very perfect and memorable.   I love to watch how he is with each of them - it's a side of Dan that not many people see - it's tender and open - it's a side that I get to see all the time.  I had the kids color a Father's Day t-shirt for him......he LOVES it.   It's his favorite sunday morning attire - he is wearing it right now as he is in the kitchen making cookies.... I love him and he knows I love cookies :)

The new house is coming right along.  Even with several weather issues and changes in schedule, we should still be in by late October.  They poured the floor for the garage this last week and I took the kids one by one and had them each make a hand print....in the far corner of the garage.  We went back to see the finished product all dried today after church.

Church was awesome today.  My lesson in young women's was just amazing.   I didn't plan it that way - it just happened.  The girls in my Mia maid class are just so in tune with the Spirit and they speak with such conviction about their beliefs - I admire that so much.  I'm really grateful for this calling, because it has reminded me of some very important truths - important truths that I need to hang on to at this point in life.

 I sure love my little family.  I'm so grateful that the gospel is all about second chances.   :)