Brodey is Home

Our nephew/cousin Brodey got back from the Kingston, Jamaica mission. We're so proud of him. We went to Henderson, NV to eat some Jamaican food and hear Brodey speak in sacrament meeting. He still has a little accent. He did a great job on his talk. I loved hearing about the families and individuals that he served in Jamaica. He has grown and changed and become a great man of faith. 

Here are some pictures of our quick trip there, including some before and after pictures. 

We're so proud of Brodey for leading the way for Sayre and Bruce.

42yrs. Old + High Priest

On September 13th, Robert turned 42yrs. old. He didn't want to do anything major, and with our busy schedule I'm not sure we could anyway. His favorite soccer team played and we had his favorite chocolate chip cookie sandwiches filled with vanilla ice cream. Happy happy birthday to Robert!

Also, Robert was ordained a High Priest by his dad today during church. He will serve as the 2nd Assistant in the High Priest Group.

1st day of school....again!

About a week and a half in to school I saw an opportunity to get Claire in to a new charter school that was just opened. I really felt like Claire was in need of a change of scenery and pace from her current school. So, we took the leap and enrolled her in Scholarship Preparatory Academy. It's a very small school and it's actually held at the San Luis Rey Mission. She's been there for 3 days now. She likes that her classroom is upstairs and she is already making friends. It'll definitely be a change for her. 

Miss. Valdez - No, it's not a student. It's the teacher. :)

We knew it was meant to be when we saw that Claire's class was in the Saint Clare building. Claire's initials are C. S. T. so she loves that her initials are on the building.