Middle School So Far

Linda is enjoying her first year in middle school. She adjusted really quickly and likes that there are no more recesses. Getting up early has been the biggest adjustment.  It's been interesting to have been able to see things through a boy's eyes last year and then this year through a girl's eyes. Very different. She was a little surprised about all of the boy talk going on. There is lots of "dating" and "going out" and a lot of talk about who likes who. Linda already has an admirer that leaves notes on her desk. Luckily she has a good head on her shoulders and doesn't get swept away by all of it. Sorry kid, Linda won't be dating until she's 16. :) And of course there's the typical girl drama all around her. She manages to stay out of all of that silly stuff and has never felt any pressure to fit in with the crowd. She is a good girl.

She's gotten really involved in the extracurricular activities. She has a different club to go to at lunch nearly everyday. She's joined Chess Club, Marine Biology Club, and Polynesian Club. She joined the after school volleyball and made it on to the team.  

She is keeping up really well in her classes. She has all A's except for a B in PE. Curse that darn mile run. They get a grade based on how fast they run it. I don't think it's really a fair way to grade, but I'm not up for the fight. :) She still enjoys her orchestra class as well.

We're so proud of her. She has continued to be a wonderful girl and we're so happy that it's been a good year for her so far. 

Suzanne's Baby Shower

Last weekend was Suzanne's baby shower! She is having her 2nd daughter on November 4th. We're so excited. My kids are really excited and I'm happy Suzanne can provide a baby for them to love. :) The baby shower was Tiffany's themed, complete with Tiffany's jewelry for a couple of the shower game prizes. Robert's cousin made us some adorable cupcakes that we sent home as take home gifts.

My girls and Suzanne's daughter, Irene, were helpers at the shower. My niece Elly made them each a cute apron to wear.

Suzanne with all of her nieces that were able to attend.

The only picture of me and my girls together at the shower. :)

We had so much fun celebrating. This is the last grandchild on my side of the family. 

Conference Weekend Oct.2015

We all split up for conference weekend. Jane, Claire and I stayed here in Oceanside. We had a nice weekend. We went to Claire's soccer game, went out to eat, went to the mall, and saw a movie at the nice theatre with recliners. We enjoyed watching conference in our jammies. 

Robert, Bruce and Linda headed to Jill's house in Henderson, NV. They picked up Sayre and dropped off Linda. Linda had a fun weekend with Jill and Elly. They decorated the house for Halloween, made their own pizzas and went to garage sales. Linda made games for them to play during conference. She had so much fun.

Robert, Bruce and Sayre continued on to Salt Lake City, UT. They attended the priesthood session of conference. They had a great experience. I'm so glad they were able to be at the conference center for Bruce's first time attending. It was Sayre's first time being at a meeting at the conference center. They visited my aunt, ate at The Pie, and stayed at a hotel.

Now it's back to normal life. I'm glad we're all back together again.

First Time at the Temple

Robert and I were able to take Bruce to go to the temple for the first time a couple of weeks ago. It was special to take him to the San Diego temple since it was the temple that Robert I were married in. How awesome that we were now taking our son there all these years later. We are very proud of Bruce for being worthy to enter the temple and for his desire to go and serve.

Robert's Aunt was kind enough to give him twelve names to do baptisms for. He had a wonderful experience and said he felt a lot of peace there. There is always such a strong spirit in the baptistery. We went on a "family night" so it was just us and another set of parents with their son. One of the temple recorders gave us a spiritual thought and we all felt the Spirit. I was also very grateful that Robert was able to perform the baptisms and confirmations. It was such a special evening. 

Farewell

We were able to go to Henderson, Nevada this past weekend for my nephew's farewell before his mission to Jamaica. His mission will cover Jamaica, part of the Bahamas, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. We're very excited for him. He is a great example to my kids. He is the first missionary to go out on either side of the family.
Bruce loves his cousins, Sayre and Brodey. He had so much fun hanging out with them this weekend and staying up all night watching videos and playing games. 

The girls love Brodey too. :)

We had a fun trip. The kids loved staying at a hotel. We swam, ate good food, and hung out with the Davis family and my mom. We're excited to start hearing about Brodey's mission once he's out. He goes in to the MTC on September 9th! We will miss him.

Elly and Linda picked out fabric and spent all Friday evening making themselves dresses. Super cute.

First Day of School 2015

Well the kids are already back to school! They started yesterday. Our house was unbelievably quiet when I got home from dropping everyone off. 

 My elementary school kids!

Jane - 4th Grade         Claire- 2nd Grade

Claire was so excited for school to start back up. She had a very happy morning up until when she had to put socks and shoes on. She's trying her best to smile through her tears. :) She cheered up when she got to school and saw her friends, teacher, and classroom. She loved it and was excited to go back today.

Claire and her teacher, Mrs. Cinque

Jane was excited that this year she rotates between two classes. Her teacher is Mrs. Olavide and she also goes to Mrs. Smith's class for part of the day. Her day couldn't have gone better. She was very excited about everything. She had a lot of friends and loved that everyone asked her about her braces. :)

My middle school kids!

Linda - 6th Grade         Bruce - 7th Grade

Linda was not nervous to go to middle school at all. She found her classes easily and knew many kids from her elementary school and church. When she got home she said her day was good and that she liked it in middle school. Her favorite was the classes and her least favorite was lunch time because there were long lines. I can't believe how grown up she is looking!

Bruce was happy to be one of the older kids on campus now. He picked up with his buddies playing sports before school and during lunch. He had a good day. It was a little boring for his taste, but no major complaints. He even stopped by Linda's classroom to say hi to her. What a good brother. :) 

Overall it was a great day for everyone. I hope all of these happy attitudes continue even after the homework starts rolling in. :)