back...with no excuses

When I typed the first word of my title in, a drop down menu came--you know, the ones that anticipate what you are going to write--and it had a couple other previous titles from our blog that started with the word "back"-- like "back again," or "we are back." This is becoming a common theme I guess. It becomes a good wake up call. My journal never reminds me how long it has been since I have written in it. Maybe it should.

So, we're back. We are a month away from the new baby. Life moves on as it did before and as I anticipate it will.

We have busted out the sand and water table for the boys. It occupies a lot of their time. Christian won't even look up for a picture he loves it so much. He runs to it, and the cries hard when we take him in from it. At least he doesn't play in the dirt in the garden as much. The boy loves dirt (we found him playing in a freshly dug grave when we visited the Salt Lake Cemetary during spring break). They both like to pour the sand on the neighbor's cat. I think it is worth buying new sand for.

I like this picture. It is kind of artistic on accident. I chopped down an apple tree. I have been spending Saturdays in the backyard and garden. The tree project takes the cake, but I have been putting borders around bushes and digging up all the tree starts all over the backyard due to the fact that I never pick up the fallen fruit, and beautifying our abode. Nothing fancy. Just wanting it to be more clean cut and have more growing food.

This is Lupi. She was my student last semester and I went to her baptism this morning. It was beautiful and so is she. She beams! It was in the Tongan stake so I absolutely loved it. It was full of hugs, kisses, testimony, tears and beautiful singing! Man, they can sing! I am so happy for Lupi. Today she begins a journey she will always be happy she began. I loved today.