This Week at Our House # 23

1. The year is sure speeding by and we had another busy week. John of course worked. But he also spent a lot of time teaching our family and playing with the kids. 
2. Monday we had a 15 year old home school girl from Idaho give our kids a presentation on movies. I really liked having my kids connect with other homeschoolers and members of the church in this way.
3. Ruth went out with the missionaries twice. She really likes doing this and feels like it is helping her to prepare for her mission. The British visa computer system finally started working, so Ruth has her appointment made and will have all that stuff finished and in by the end of this week.
4. We were invited to the beach with our Bishops family. Kate and Johnny are good friends with their kids. I know that Kate had a great time. Kate had seminary graduation today and she is being told that it is time for her to attend the singles ward. That is a little problem for us because we only have one car and the two wards times make it impossible to just drop them off. Oh and I now have 17 years of seminary to go.
5. Johnny had a fun time swimming with his friends too. 
6. Adam tried riding a skin board at the beach. I think he really enjoyed that. 
7. Rachel and I had a great time swimming together at the beach. The waves were calm and the water was warm.
8. Anya caught a tiny fish at the beach and carried it up to the house in a large shell that she caught as well. It was pretty cute. She spent a lot of time trying to trap those tiny minnows.
9. Joseph has been learning to play some difficult games. He pays good attention and is enjoying learning strategy. He plays with John and Johnny now.
10. Joshua loved the beach. He does a good job staying shallow and knowing how much he can handle.
11. Arwen has grown up a lot in the last month or two. All of the little things I had worried about are no longer a problem. 
12. Potty training is not going too well for Miss Suzy. Hopefully, it won't be too much longer before she gets it.
13. Sam is 7 months and still sleeping with me. Otherwise he is just a calm, easy going little guy.