Spring Fever

Okay, I'm taking a break from church work and before we head out for a baseball game thought I'd update our family blog, since it's been a while! Spring is sooo wonderful after a snowy winter and it seems like life ramps up really quickly again. Jacob is pictured here at "Take your kids to work day" at Novell with Lynn. He was thrilled to sit in an actual airplane during lunch.

School finishes this week and our kids are very happy, especially Elise who has feels like she's been in the fast lane all year long! Junior year was, in a word..... hectic. She won the silver medal again this year for the National Latin Exam and just bid farewell this week to her Latin 2 textbook hoping to never see it again. ;) haha. Teaching piano has been a great experience for her, she has 16 students (whom she loves) and now feels bad having to turn families away! She is a wonderful teacher and her reputation has spread through word of mouth. She also offers to go to her students homes to teach, which is very attractive to busy moms! She loves it because all her students are in our stake and live close.

Jacob just finished a great season of soccer and is in the middle of little league- cutest thing ever! Lots of fun times, a great time in our lives. Jacob turned eight on May 7th and it's hard to believe how fast the time has passed since he was given to us. What a gift he has been for our family. He will be baptized this weekend and we are all excited for him to make this first important covenant. You can always find Jacob with his nose in a book. Some of his favorites are Diary of a Wimpy Kid series (I lost count how many times he has read them) and Fablehaven, Harry Potter etc..

Spring brought flowers and yard work, which is never ending but so lovely after a snowy start to spring! These are the times I wish would pass a little more slowly, so we can enjoy every moment. Lynn and I celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary which was very memorable! Lynn celebrated 20 years with Novell Inc. Hard to believe-- and we are thankful he's survived all those layoff's over the years!