Mary Poppins

Darin told everyone in our family all week not to plan anything Friday evening because he was taking me out that night. All week I anxiously waited wondering what he had in store for us that evening. I was not disappointed!! He knows how much I LOVE Broadway musicals and I had just recently told him about a friend going to see this and I thought it sounded wonderful! I was pleasantly surprised and loved every second of our evening out!! The music was absolutely delightful and the scenery was incredible!! I felt like a child transported back in time as I sat there watching it with a smile on my face from start to finish! Thanks for a wonderful evening honey!! You know... Wicked it going to be in Houston in June.. Hint Hint!!

The best words to describe the evening are : SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCOUS!!!

Homecoming Parade 2009

Last night was the Seven Lakes High School Homecoming parade! We found a great spot and really enjoyed it! Eyn was on the football team float and looked like he was having a great time! I always enjoy seeing the school spirit. The band sounded awesome and the floats were fun! Amberly and Trent liked that they were handing out candy. (Just what they needed, more candy!) Go Spartans!

The Spartan Football teams!! Eyn is on the top row on the end with his arm raised in the air. He had waved at us so we could see where he was.

Amberly and Trent watching the parade

Choir Float (Elizabeth asked me to take these!) Another view of the football team!!

Go Spartans! Beat Taylor HS this week!!

Eureka Science

This morning I was able to go and help the 1st graders at Eureka Science. Eureka Science is a parent run science program at our elementary school where the children get to learn fun and exciting aspects of science. Today the 1st graders were learning about simple machines. It was sooo much fun!!! I was able to work with the children as they got to use a peeling machine to peel and core apples. When the apple came out it was actually like a slinky! The children loved it!! Other activities included using a screw driver, using pulley's to lift a carton with rice in it, using catapults to fling marshmallows at a target, getting on teeter tater's with a classmate, and some other small simple machines they got to experiment with. What a great program it is!!! I always feel so blessed for the wonderful schools my children go to! Amberly looked like she was having a lot of fun. I loved being able to be with her. It made me sad because when her class was done and my shift ended to go home she began to cry. It broke my heart! She wanted me to come back for lunch but I had lunch plans with friends and couldn't. I'm glad that there are lots of opportunities to volunteer in our schools!

Amberly (middle) using her screw driver to put a screw in a board

Amberly at the apple peeling/coring station

Halloween!

Halloween is always fun!! This year Halloween was a little different than usual. Darin and I both got to stay home and give out the candy. Eyn went to a "teen" party at a friends home in our ward. Trent went trick or treating with a friend from school and Amberly went out with a friend from down the street. It was kinda quiet. They all seemed to have a lot of fun! Trent and Amberly both came home with oodles of goodies! Talk about sugar overload! Eyn said he had a lot of fun at his party. So, I guess you can say it was a very successful evening!

What would Halloween be without a black cat?!? This is our cat "Katy". I had to include her!

Amberly was our little witch this year!
This is Amberly and her friend Skye from down the street. She was a witch also.

Eyn and Katy. Katy didn't know what to think of Eyn's mask. He thought she would be scared off by it, but she's too good for that! She leaned over and sniffed his face! It was cute.

Eyn ready for his party. No, we don't usually do masks and I think he wore it on top of his head most of the evening. He did look good though! He answered the door for some trick or treaters for a little while before he left for the party and got some good responses from them.

I feel really bad because I failed to get a picture of Trent! He looked awesome all decked out as a Star Trek Officer. He is quite the Trekie and looked great!!

Hope you all had a great HaLlOweEn!!!

50th Day of School

Today was the 50th Day of School and Amberly got to dress up for it! Doesn't she look adorable!! I love that they get to do such fun activities at school! I bought Amberly's skirt about 4 years ago at a garage sale for 25 cents. Best deal ever!! She has gotten to wear it so much and it's still a little big on her!! Love deals like that!!

Ward Split

On Sunday, November 1st, our ward was split. They took a portion of our ward, Katy 3rd, and a portion of Katy 1st to form the new Katy 4th ward. Our family will be remaining in Katy 3rd. It's the first time since we've lived here to not be moving into the new ward when a major split like this has occurred. I have had mixed feelings over the split. Part of me is actually jealous of those families starting the new ward. I loved the excitement and newness when we have been involved in splits in the past. We will definitely miss the families that will be going to the new ward. The sad thing is that we won't even be meeting in the same building. Our ward will continue to attend at the new Richmond Stake Center and Katy 4th will go to the old Katy building. Yesterdays meeting was wonderful! The testimonies shared and spirit felt was wonderful! I loved how the wife of the new Bishop (who we just think is going to be wonderful!!) said that the event that was happening that day was an ordinary miracle which is occurring all over the world within the church. How faithful members of the church don't choose where we want to go to church, but rather, we are assigned which ward we are in by where we live and that is where and when we meet for church. During the meeting it was announced that a dear sister in the Sealy Branch had died that morning from cancer. Pres. Allen told of how she has been the seminary teacher there and they asked her if she wanted to be released when this new school year began. She replied that she wanted to serve and do her part until she no longer could. What a wonderful example of enduring to the end she was!!

This picture was taken at the back of the gym prior to the meeting starting. 850 members from the Katy 1st and Katy 3rd ward attended the special sacrament meeting. We actually had a very unique meeting. They passed the sacrament to the entire congregation. They had the sacrament table set up in the chapel with 12 deacons and 3 priests and one also set up in the gym with 12 and 3. Katy 3rd was in charge of those in the chapel and Katy 1st in the gym. Eyn actually got to bless for his first time. He did GREAT!! He was nervous, but didn't miss a word. He couldn't stop smiling when he was done! This is the map they passed out to everyone with the new changes.
It's always great to see the growth of the church in our area. When we moved here 11 years ago we were part of the original Katy Ward. We have since then been in Katy 2nd Ward, Katy 3rd Branch, and Katy 3rd Ward. During this time we have seen portions of our ward when in Katy 2nd put into Katy 1st and Nottingham country Ward. The growth here is amazing!