Friday, April 1, 2016

March week 4


We got to take Troy with us to the temple dedication that took place instead of church, since he is eight-years-old.  It was the Provo City Center temple.

Showing his recommend.
The dedication was awesome. "From ashes to beauty", the burnt down tabernacle became a temple.

Meanwhile the younger ones stayed home with Grandma and Grandpa and got spoiled to pieces :)


 
Picnic at the park with my boys


and riding bikes







Playing hullabaloo with my little boys

LOVE THEM!

Pinewood Derby Time!
Troy has been waiting eight YEARS for this.

For the love of books

Reading to brother

Yes, all four of them

Nice glasses


we are "Math-users" after all

SPRING BREAK:

First: Bouncy horse park - where they always want to go and we never have enough time.













It was great to be together and unrushed

SECOND: stop at the library

THIRD: enjoy quality sibling time

FOURTH: make sugar cookies 

for Easter - the coconut are whiskers on the rabbit.  Troy is a genius artist/baker

FIFTH: Go hiking on our mountain


which made for a very happy Jake


I love my mountain

I love my kids

I love my little baby

I love my big boy Cash

Rock-climber kids

Troy and Cash on top of the world!


Watching "Annie" the movie as a our Friday Family Film.

Saturday morning Easter Egg Hunt with the neighborhood






It was very fun

 
Decorating Eggs


Patient Artist

Voila!

Eating...something


Lego truck!

Why don't we stick them in our mouths?


Sometimes I need to remember (with a visual reminder) that the whole point is PEOPLE - not events.

And sometimes we don't memorize a scripture and song of the week.
Sometimes Greg draws "Queen Pig-a-rat" on the board and then Troy draws Daddy slaying"No Name Sunshine" instead


March - week 3 The Truth Shall Make You Free

My phone broke - and lost several weeks of pictures.
I also have been in a rough state emotionally for awhile anyway.
Glad to be moving on and back in the game again.

At the rodeo





Troy jumped in the air to catch a glow stick - gave it to Jade and grabbed one off the ground for himself.

The three are down there waiting for the chicken chase

Good news about having to get a new phone is:
videos work on the blog now!
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where's Waldo? or Troy? or Jade? or Cash?


At cousin Elise's baptism luncheon at their house


Big eater!

Hoping to get this piano book for Troy

Tiring day...for some

Best cousins! Jade and Kenzie




Swingin! and swinging and swinging...for half an hour!

Nana pushing Cash

Troy and Andrew climbing a tree



Troy is in yellow


Tracy, little Paul


My swing is back on the porch!

Greg built a dirt bike jump for the kids






or was it for him?





Great times 


It seems like when I start applying TJEd I get passion and purpose back in my life.  
Everyone has their own way of holding it together I suppose.
Thursday Greg spoke at a fireside on the Title of Liberty and the upcoming election.
We went to a high school play called "Annie, Jr.", which was a great time.
I read the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, which was excellent.

Scripture: John 8:32 "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
Our family motto: Mathews are Happy Helpful Hard-working and Honest
I thought of a few more H-words this week