Happy 8th Birthday Adam!

Because I had an idiot's moment just now I no longer have any of Adam's birthday pictures from today's activities. I feel sick to know that I lost them all! I was trying to import them into a new program and I pushed the wrong button and everything went unfortunately wrong.

I cannot describe how SAD I am right now.

Well, here is a recap of his day without pictures:

7:00 am: eats chocolate chip pancakes and opens presents (scout stuff and sports stuff)

9:30-11:30 am: has mom volunteer in classroom

2:30 pm: eats donuts with class

4:20 pm: Kian and Ezra bring over a cool present.

4:30 pm: attends cub scouts for the first time. (he looked so handsome!)

6:00 pm: opens door to find awesome balloons from Brother Power.

(the best home teacher ever!)

7:00 pm: eats at Joe's Farm Grill

8:00 pm: drops Dad off at the church for interviews.

8:30 pm: eats thrifty ice-cream

9:30 pm: still not in bed and driving mom crazy.

Happy Birthday Adam! We love you so much!

Adam's 2nd Grade Music Concert

Adam and Mrs. White

Adam and Jonah

Adam did an amazing job at his music concert yesterday.

Enjoy the pictures!

One Great Day

One of the reasons I have a blog is because I like to brag about my kids. Yesterday was one of those days. Adam came home after school as proud as could be because he was given the Kid of Character Award at school. He was called up in front of all the 1st and 2nd graders during an assembly. He was recognized for fairness. Who knew?

Way to go Adam! We are so proud of you!!!

That same day Seth had a baseball game against the Phillie's. We lost to them last time and both the coaches and the boys wanted the win. Seth knew he was the starting pitcher for the game and so he warmed up with Dad and prepared himself mentally :)

He ended up doing a fabulous job and pitched 5 2/3 innings. He maxed his 77 pitches and had to be pulled but only for the last batter. They won 10-3 and the coach gave Seth another team ball. Way to go Angels and way to go Seth!!

London Bridges

Here is Morgan getting ready for her first recital on Saturday. She had no problem sitting by herself in the front row. She only turned around twice to find me because she didn't want to wear her flower clip any longer. She does that often.
This is Morgan and her teacher Franchesca Redford. She is a wonderful teacher and Morgan loves her! Morgan needed a little assistance getting on the bench.

She played London Bridges and didn't miss a beat or a note! We were so proud of her!

Thanks for coming Grandma and Grandpa Carr!

Pat's Run 2010

The kids and I participated in the Pat's Run this year. We left the house at 5:45 am and drove to the Sun Devil Stadium. The kids headed to the fun zone while Kathleen and I tried to maneuver ourselves among all the people to start the race. Once we finally made it through the start line it was difficult to pass people without tripping or bumping elbows. It was quite the experience but so much fun! The main run and the kid's run all ended up on the 42 yard line inside the stadium. There were 28,000 runners so it was a miracle we made it out of there with all three children in hand. I'm hoping Seth will be ready to run it with me next year.

Look at those ASU football players checking us out! They were probably so impressed with our awesome running abilities! Actually they were checking out my running buddy Kathleen, the cute blonde with the long legs!

What was the highlight of the day for Seth and Adam?.... Getting autographs from most of the ASU players.

Check out those muscular calves!

Seth's baseball game

Seth had a baseball game early Saturday morning. He was scheduled to pitch and he and I were going to work on his fundamentals that morning before the game. But..., I forgot that I had a hike scheduled with the young women and had promised that I would be there as the priesthood leader. The hike was a lot of fun! However, Seth's practice session with me had to be cancelled. To make matters worse, I missed the game. While I was on the hike, Shannon was giving me updates. I prayed and felt comforted that Seth would be fine. However, Seth pitched and didn't make it out of the inning because he was having a hard time throwing strikes. He was devastated and a little disappointed that his dad was not there for him. He was so upset at himself after he was replaced and put at third base that he was having a hard time not crying. Sometimes it is hard being the Bishop's son! However, one of the things I have learned as Bishop, is that Heavenly Father blesses the families of Bishops when they are serving. After the game Seth and I had a long heart to heart about being mentally tough and confident. It was a great opportunity to sit down and have a great conversation about sports and life.

Well, this week, we went back at it. With new confidence and a better mental approach to pitching, we practiced. Seth had a game tonight. He was put in to close out the game in the last inning with his team ahead. His team, the Angels had lost four or five games in a row. I was a nervous parent. Seth calmly took the mound and started throwing strikes. He was also throwing the ball very hard. Harder than I have ever seen him throw in a baseball game. 10 pitches later, 9 for strikes, with 2 strikeouts, and a weak grounder to first base and the Angels were winners again. Seth was all smiles. He also was 3/3 at the plate with two singles and a triple. His coach gave him the game ball.

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I'm seeing double!

Michelle and family drove to California this week for a baptism and guess who was the lucky babysitter for Nash? Me! Why are two dogs double the fun? They were like two little kids always fighting and then getting jealous if one was cuddling with somebody else. When I was on the phone, they would both run over and started barking as loud as possible. I felt like I had five kids this week! Well when Michelle came over tonight to pick up Nash he instantly climbed up to her neck and looked like a little ferret. He wouldn't leave her for one second. It was cute. He really missed her. I promise I didn't abuse him :)