Caleb's Baseball

Caleb started baseball last week. These are some pics of him at his first practice. He does pretty well. He's a good little hitter and thrower. He just needs to practice his catching. I think he's scared of the ball. Also, silly me, I didn't realize he needed to bring a mitt. Guess we need to buy him one before his next game. He's so adorable. I can't believe he's growing up so fast.

Monday, Monday

Here I am... Monday again already. This week has been very busy. I've been planning huge events at both jobs all week long. I've been working out the details for crafts and games, booking performers, looking for volunteers... it's been crazy. Tonight is our Harry Potter themed event. We're expecting about 500 kids. I've been running around trying to finish up all the last minute stuff today.

I was sick all weekend. I'm still getting over it, so today seems to be going by really slowly. I'd rather be home in bed :( Hopefully I have enough volunteers that I don't have to head up any activities. I don't have the voice to shout over a billion little kids.

My kids are with their dad for 4 days. They're coming to the event tonight cuz they would just DIE if they didn't. And then they're going camping for a couple of days. I'm glad they get to go have some fun.

When is Ken coming to visit?

I get asked quite often, when Ken is coming to visit again. We are hoping he'll get to come the last week in June and stay for a couple of weeks. He's applying for jobs in the area and we are hoping (and praying and fasting and hoping some more) that he can find a job here in the area soon. It's really rough being apart. I can't wait until the day we can be a "normal" family (lol... what is normal anyways?).

Crazy Busy

My boss at the arts center decided that since I love planning events so much, I should develop a weekly family event night there also. So I'm basically doing the same thing at both jobs these days. The intern who was supposed to help me plan events at my new job quit after one event because she couldn't handle it, which means I'm over all of the events there now. So.... I'm planning and in charge of 24 events during the months of June, July and August. All of which will have 100s of people attend. It's pretty cool, but my summer just seems to keep getting crazier and crazier. When you add in swimming lessons for all 3 kids, tennis for the girls and baseball for Caleb, my summer calendar is packed all ready and June has just begun.

I've set some goals for myself to help me get through this summer, and I'm listing them here to make myself be accountable for accomplishing them...
1. have dinner prepared each day before I go to work: whether it's a crockpot meal or a casserole ready for Nina to pop in the oven, I don't want to be eating cold cereal for dinner just because I'm busy.
2. have a clean house: Mondays I don't work until 2pm. I want to spend every Monday morning doing deep cleaning. Also the kids can't play or watch TV until chores are done.
3. spend time with the kids: We have passes at the pool, Thanksgiving Point and the zoo. I intend to use them and have family time with the children.
4. keep up on FHE and scripture reading: I don't wanna slack on these things just because I'm worn out when I get home.
5. to become healthier: When I'm busy I don't take the time to watch what I eat or work out... It's not acceptable! I need to make the effort to take care of myself.

Caleb

It was Caleb's turn to do our FHE lesson this week. Since we are trying to learn an article of faith each month, I decided one lesson each month needs to be dedicated to that article of faith. I had Caleb come down to my room so we could work on his lesson. He got frustrated because the 4th article of faith is something he knows nothing about. Usually the person doing the lesson gets to choose the topic, so they can choose something they know about. He said, "I'm the littlest one in the family... how can I teach everyone else something!" I told him that's why we teach, to learn ourselves. He replied, "How can you learn things yourself? When you teach, you're supposed to teach other people." What a young age to learn such a valuable lesson. How many of us feel inadequate in church callings or just in our every day lives? We are called to teach as mothers, as primary teachers, Sunday school teachers etc. We often feel that we are supposed to be teachers to those who know much more than we do. We sometimes are that "littlest one" and are overwhelmed. Caleb is such a sweet boy, and I'm thankful that we can teach lessons and principles to our children when they are young. We get to build the foundation of their precious testimonies. Our children are the future leaders of this land and the church. What a great responsibility!!! I am very grateful that the Lord has trusted us with his wonderful special children.