We had our ward Thanksgiving Dinner on Friday night and it was so great. Good food, good company, good performances (especially by the primary if I do say so my-biased-self... and by the YW completely unbiased! Their number was ADORABLE!) and this end unofficial performance by some of the kids after clean up was THE BOMB ;)
(sorry about the video quality, they're from my blackberry)
they started off with a little Cha Cha action...
and then of course came MJ... Jack was SO excited about Beat It. that's his jam ;)
I LOVE these kids!
Best ward <3
"the best security blanket a child can have is parents who respect each other" -jane blaustone
Nov 22, 2009
Nov 15, 2009
Last Suppers
Sunday was the last night we were feeding this group of missionaries that we've really really really grown to love. Elder Minster and Elder Brough are leaving to go home and Elder Barnes and Elder Esplin are both being transferred to other wards. These guys have really meant a lot to our family .
This was Elder Barnes' first area and we were happy to break him in. :)
I remember we met Elder Minster when he came on splits to a dinner at our house and then again when he did Robert's baptismal interview. Rob called him flashy cuz he had that whole charisma thing going for him. Being from Vegas gave him a little extra razzle dazzle ;) Really though, we had some of the best talks with Elder Minster. He wasn't ever afraid to chastize us (or Rob rather haha) about a new tattoo... or sleeve (po-tay-toes po-tah-toes) or give a little friendly insight about Kolob. LOL. or entertain Nohea for an entire Sacrament meeting by sitting behind us, still appreciating the speakers AND translating their talks into Spanish all at the same time! We appreciated the time that he invested into our family and were happy to oblige with the Pumpkin Cookies and Funeral Potatoes (not together of course) request on the night of the Last Supper. There ended up being a baptism and he and Barnes (Kansas) weren't going to be able to come to dinner... luckily they made some time before the baptism and the husband hooked up the tri tip early for these guys.
Brough Tough (Rob nicknamed him for being an amazing rule follower) was heading back to Kentucky, I mean, Tennessee (hehe) and we were able to pick up a few Long Beach souvenirs for his family. He and Esplin (who was on one dinner occasion a little ambitious with the hot sauce and needed extra napkins when he started sweating from the Tapatio heat) came at 5 and ate with us and got to chat it up one last time. (Well poor Esplin had been dubbed Jack's "new best friend" [Sorry Elder Major] so he mostly got to listen to Jack Jack talk anything and everything.) Elder Brough was the missionary that brought us BBQ sauce from his home and we did up some BBQ for him this summer. He left us a bottle of the amazing sauce which we'll do our best to stretch it out :) Nohea always smiled at Elder Brough during dinners, regardless of where he sat. Even in the picture she's trying to lean over and look at her buddy!
These guys have really meant a lot to our family. Heck, I sign up to feed them so often that they feel like family. It makes me feel good to make them feel at home in our home. We're going to miss them a LOT and are praying for cool replacements or else I'll have to calm down on my dinner appointments. JUST kidding! We'll get to meet our Newbies on Wednesday. We're looking forward to staying in touch for sure!!
So Elders... when you're reading this, my facebook badge is down on the right!
I remember we met Elder Minster when he came on splits to a dinner at our house and then again when he did Robert's baptismal interview. Rob called him flashy cuz he had that whole charisma thing going for him. Being from Vegas gave him a little extra razzle dazzle ;) Really though, we had some of the best talks with Elder Minster. He wasn't ever afraid to chastize us (or Rob rather haha) about a new tattoo... or sleeve (po-tay-toes po-tah-toes) or give a little friendly insight about Kolob. LOL. or entertain Nohea for an entire Sacrament meeting by sitting behind us, still appreciating the speakers AND translating their talks into Spanish all at the same time! We appreciated the time that he invested into our family and were happy to oblige with the Pumpkin Cookies and Funeral Potatoes (not together of course) request on the night of the Last Supper. There ended up being a baptism and he and Barnes (Kansas) weren't going to be able to come to dinner... luckily they made some time before the baptism and the husband hooked up the tri tip early for these guys.
Brough Tough (Rob nicknamed him for being an amazing rule follower) was heading back to Kentucky, I mean, Tennessee (hehe) and we were able to pick up a few Long Beach souvenirs for his family. He and Esplin (who was on one dinner occasion a little ambitious with the hot sauce and needed extra napkins when he started sweating from the Tapatio heat) came at 5 and ate with us and got to chat it up one last time. (Well poor Esplin had been dubbed Jack's "new best friend" [Sorry Elder Major] so he mostly got to listen to Jack Jack talk anything and everything.) Elder Brough was the missionary that brought us BBQ sauce from his home and we did up some BBQ for him this summer. He left us a bottle of the amazing sauce which we'll do our best to stretch it out :) Nohea always smiled at Elder Brough during dinners, regardless of where he sat. Even in the picture she's trying to lean over and look at her buddy!
These guys have really meant a lot to our family. Heck, I sign up to feed them so often that they feel like family. It makes me feel good to make them feel at home in our home. We're going to miss them a LOT and are praying for cool replacements or else I'll have to calm down on my dinner appointments. JUST kidding! We'll get to meet our Newbies on Wednesday. We're looking forward to staying in touch for sure!!
So Elders... when you're reading this, my facebook badge is down on the right!
Nov 13, 2009
The Booth's Shoot with Mia Marissa
Our Friend and Neighbor Mia Reed is an AMAZING, let me say again AMAZING (in case you didn't catch on to the enthusiasm behind the first all caps) photographer. She was so awesome as to do a set of family shots for us!! About 4 years ago she took some photos of Jack when he was 8 months old and I thought it would be neat to have some of Nohea done at the same age by the same photographer. You can view the pics on my facebook or at Mia's photo blog www.miamarisablog.com
The Lady Bug and Wolverine
We enjoyed Halloween this year with a Trunk-or-Treat at our Church and then some Trick or Treating with Our Brother and Sister-in-Law and their children.
Jack was "Wolverine/Logan" from X-men Origins. Robert made his claws out of spray painted chopsticks, gloves and hot glue. Jack LOVES them. He was sure that when his dad sprayed them, he turned them into actual "adamantium" ;)
I made Nohea and myself some No Sew tutus and we had fun being Mommy/Baby Lady Bugs. The night of Trunk or Treat was so super cold and windy. There was a great turnout as it was a combined activity for all the wards in our building.
Halloween this year was on the last Saturday before Daylight Savings Time. My munchkins actually fell asleep in the car on our way to meeting the Schlarbs! We had to wake them up but they sure did enjoy an hour or so of door to door. Hope your Halloween was great too!
Me, Jack and Nohea with Shenna and Mady Frost at Trunk Or Treat
Abby and Judith came too with Grandpa and Oochie!
Cousins, Elisha (Samwise Gamgee) Jack (Wolverine) Naima (Vampiress) and Nohea (Lady Bug)
Jack and Nohea just before Trick Or Treat!
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