Cute little Xadia.
I am totally sleep deprived right now. Xadia is cutting 2 bottom teeth. For the most part she is in good spirits but at times she cries in pain and it breaks my heart. Xadia has impecable timing because tomorrow we are going to the dentitst. It will be McCabe's first time. I hope he does well. He still has some separation issues (which is normal but I really want him to cooperate).
I had a big scare over the weekend, my dad was in the hospital with pneumonia and strep. He was released but the doctor found some health issues in which he would like to run some tests and see if my dad needs a pace maker. It is hard dealing with the aging process and having loved ones decline in health.
We have been housing missionaries for over 2 years now and have enjoyed every moment of it. Speaking of missionaries, Tim was just called to the stake high council and to oversee the missionary work. He is very excited and is ready to jump into this calling with full force. However, back to housing the missionaries (sorry about the side track). Along the way, we get to meet some very notable young men. One of which is Elder (Richie) Gittings. He was one of our first missionaries. He is now finished serving an honorable mission and gets to return home. However, before leaving he was able to join our family and some other missionaries for breakfast. What a fun time we are having with these valiant servants. Our kids also love them. I love hearing McCabe say, "hi mission-maries," as they leave in the morning to get into their car.
left to right: Elder Boren, Elder Hawkins, Elder Black, Elder Gittings, Jacinda and McCabe
It is time for a re-cap of the past few weeks. Saturday we cleaned the church. Here is a picture of the cleaning crew. We appreciate the Gardners letting us borrow Kaitlyn and Aubrey to help us. Also John and Trinity did a great job. We made sure every window was spotless.
Jacinda's school had an open house. We got to walk around the classroom and look at her wonderful school work. I am so pleased at how big she is getting and all the things she is able to do. Just the other day we started spelling 3 letter words like, "top" and "fun." If you look closely in this picture McCabe has his hair spiked. He is big into having it "stick up." In fact, I catch him throughout the day running his fingers through his hair to make it spiked. What a goof! Tim decided to trim his hair to make it easier to spike. Well he accidently cut it too short as you can see in the previous picture. Nevertheless, he is still a cutie.
This is Xadia's first time in a swing. We like to spend our time at the park especially since the sun is starting to show. We like to also ride our bikes and go on walks. The kids are really big about getting their exercise. Now if only I can get them to eat their food during meal times we will be golden.
