day one hundred thirty two

 Kyle Mayer's wife sent me this picture from YM tonight. Apparently Kyle got tired of his heavy son/backpack so Pace carried him the rest of the hike. He'll be such a cute dad someday!

day twenty three

We made it to Brian Head! The weather was beautiful for a ski day. Here is Taylor and Raquel looking so cool with their snow boards!

Pace and the squad waiting to get on the lift....

PayPay having a little shut eye before he has to shred it down the mountain.

One trip down the mountain and Johnny decided it was time to take a snowboard class so he found Taylor and they headed to snow school!

Here is Johnny legitimately having a nap on the snow waiting for class to start.

Time for lunch!

It's funny how the only time I saw Pace the entire day was conveniently when it was time for me to buy him some lunch.

A great day with even greater friends!

Me and my little twin. See that snowmobile suit Taylor has on? It was Jade's when he was young. I'd say we're getting our money's worth out of it!

Reunited after a long day of shredding!!! So happy to see each other!

Me and my boy.

day twenty two

Guess what this is? PACE DRIVING HIMSELF AND BAILEY TO SCHOOL!!! I realize this only saves me approximately 7 minutes of driving them in the morning but for some reason it is the most wonderful thing in the world! I wanted to go back in and celebrate with a big fat nap on the couch but I was far to excited and couldn't relax properly. Folks, this here is the beginning of a whole new life for me. As traumatized as I am that he is 16 years old, the fact that he can run errands and pick up kids for me takes the sting out of it for sure.

Also, Jacki is performing at the LHS basketball game tonight! She learned a routine at the "Little Patriots" clinic last Saturday. She practiced the dance all week and might I say she has it down perfect!! We are leaving tonight for the YW ski trip and I'm going to miss her performance (I just shed a tear). I have no doubts she'll nail it though!

The angles, the smile, the bow....perfection!

Meanwhile... back in St. George we are having dinner and getting ready for a devotional with the YM/YW. Crazy busy day.

Speaking of the devotional... Pace had an amazing spiritual experience during the devotional, and by spiritual experience I mean R.E.M.

three hundred eight

We got to go to the temple today to do baptisms for the dead with the YW/YM. It was Taylor's first time!!! She loved it. I am so fortunate that I get to be in YW so I can be with my kids and experience such cool things with them.

This picture is horrible and blurry but I had to post it anyways. Being with 3 of my 4 kids in the temple tonight.... no words.

two hundred eighty

This picture cracks me up! For YW tonight we combined with the YM. We went to a rec center and the kids played wallyball. Basically we shoved 30 plus kids into a room meant for 10 and then locked the door. We sat outside and laughed and laughed. Here is Bailey and Abs begging me to let them escape. Did I let them? Heck no.

one hundred fourteen

It's time for the Color Run at Bass Elementary and Jacki is the proud holder of the class sign! Her class are the Mustache Runners.

Sooooooo Swag

  She loved it and of course was filthy, I mean colorful, by the time the race was over!

Later after school, the Young Men and the Young Women met at the church. The YM went to Floyd Lamb State Park for a merit badge clinic.

Illuminati

And the Young Women headed up to St. George for the weekend.