A lot
has happened during the past two weeks.
The boys got some haircuts.
I
also chopped 10 inches of hair and donated it to Locks of Love (they have a
soft spot in my heart).
I love dealing
with short hair.
It is so easy.
Now I need to remember to use less shampoo.
The
other evening McCabe and I went on a jog.
He does a great job keeping up with me (or maybe I am slow).
Anyways, the sun was hiding behind the clouds
and some rays were spilling on Antelope Island near the Great Salt Lake.
McCabe took one look and said, “it is so
beautiful.
This is what it was like when
Christ was born.”
It was really
cute.
Then he kept repeating it.
He had mentioned Christ two or three times as
the sun was setting and then he would ask me, “don’t you just love it?”
“Isn’t so beautiful?”
He is adorable and I am so glad he recognizes
God’s hand in earthly creations.
Last
Monday for family night Tim gave everyone a father’s blessing.
It was a major ordeal to get the kids calmed
down.
There was so much noise and
running around.
If one kid got off the
couch to get a stuffed animal or play chase then the rest would follow.
Finally the kids sat on the couch long enough
so that each one received a blessing….even Teagan sat still for his sweet
father’s blessing.
I will tell you by
the time the blessings were over, Tim and I were exhausted from corralling and
quieting the kids.
Tim took a picture and
I laughed when I saw it because we all look so happy but I have to admit that
there was a moment where Tim was ready to say, “ok forget about it, you are
being too disruptive.”
Tomorrow
is the first day of school.
Jacinda is
very excited and McCabe is nervous.
I
said a prayer with McCabe that he would not be nervous and feel comforted and
be a friend to all those around him.
He
seemed much better.
In fact as I was
talking to him before he went to sleep he wanted to discuss either going to the
Philippines or Hawaii to catch geckos.
He
was asking how much it costs to fly there and stay at a hotel and then how much
was in his bank account.
It is great how
much McCabe loves lizards and geckos.
In
fact, two weeks ago we told him that the two lizards he caught during the
summer need to be let go so they can find a home for the winter.
He started getting teary-eyed.
He tried so hard to hold back the tears but
ended up crying.
So I guess he will be
keeping the lizards through winter.
