Ok well we don't really have glorious news, just a few updates here and there.
Easter was strange and exciting at the same time. Our sacrament meeting consisted of mostly music, which is awesome. Music can bring such a sweet spirit! Our little primary class was moved into a new classroom because the nursery was split and took over our old room. So now we have a room with one of those divider things down the middle, which wouldn't bother me normally but we have to try to keep the kids extra quiet now so as not to disturb the other class. The kids were a little distracted that day, Easter is turning into a second Christmas. But Jake gave a great lesson (and our kids are so smart!) and we ate delicious sugar cookies and had a jolly good time.
For dinner we were lucky enough to be invited to Mallory's parent's house! It was fun to get to know her family better. The food and company were great (and they have the sweetest cats ever). I love being around family, even if they aren't my own.
This last weekend we got to be a part of something extremely special. Jake's dad was called to be bishop of the Maricopa 2nd ward! So we went down there Saturday afternoon, spent the day with family, and went to their ward the next day. The neatest thing was being able to see him set apart as bishop. What an amazing and spiritual experience that I hope to remember all my life. After that we went home and helped with dinner, spent time with family, and waited for the bishop to return home so we could congratulate him on his first day on the job. But he never showed! We waited until 8 that night but to no avail. These new bishop hours will take a while to get used to.
And last but not least, we made the decision to go to CA for the summer. We were on the fence about it for awhile but we thought about it a lot and decided it's the best thing to do. I'm excited to get out of AZ for the summer. It was about 104 degrees here the other day, and that is a little much for April. So hopefully we'll do well this summer and have a great time in CA!
We took a walk around the MCC rose garden a few weeks ago. It was pretty neat. It's the second largest rose garden (for variety) in the nation. How cool is that?
For dinner we were lucky enough to be invited to Mallory's parent's house! It was fun to get to know her family better. The food and company were great (and they have the sweetest cats ever). I love being around family, even if they aren't my own.
This last weekend we got to be a part of something extremely special. Jake's dad was called to be bishop of the Maricopa 2nd ward! So we went down there Saturday afternoon, spent the day with family, and went to their ward the next day. The neatest thing was being able to see him set apart as bishop. What an amazing and spiritual experience that I hope to remember all my life. After that we went home and helped with dinner, spent time with family, and waited for the bishop to return home so we could congratulate him on his first day on the job. But he never showed! We waited until 8 that night but to no avail. These new bishop hours will take a while to get used to.
And last but not least, we made the decision to go to CA for the summer. We were on the fence about it for awhile but we thought about it a lot and decided it's the best thing to do. I'm excited to get out of AZ for the summer. It was about 104 degrees here the other day, and that is a little much for April. So hopefully we'll do well this summer and have a great time in CA!
We took a walk around the MCC rose garden a few weeks ago. It was pretty neat. It's the second largest rose garden (for variety) in the nation. How cool is that?
