Another week down

Family,
Weeks really are flying by and we are kind of okay with that these days. We are trying hard to "Embrace This Season" of our lives but we are also ready to see these Thesis days over. Garrett has been studying about 15 hours a day. So as you can see we don't get much time with him. I've decided that part of the miracle that we have been praying for is that I am actually surviving this okay and so are the kids. We love Garrett so much and know that he would rather be spending time with us to so we are enduring this all well as we can and looking forward to a lot more time together soon.
Ryder is growing so fast. He is really independent and doesn't let Jenna or Cooper help him. (Especially if I really need them to.) He wants to join us doing anything that we are doing. He loves to draw and that is his newest word, along with chocolate. He also enjoys helping us bake in the kitchen and always wants a front row seat. He is very determined (this is a nice word for stubborn) and often gets his way. He is such a handsome little guy. His skin never has turned to that Morgan tan and so he is definitely my whitest kid. His white skin mixed with his incredibly blue eyes is a killer combination.
The kids got a hold of the camera this week and had a blast taking well over a hundred pictures. Here is a good one that shows Cooper's goofy personality. Cooper is such a fun boy. He keeps us laughing and I think he has his Dad's contagious laugh that everyone talks about. He is growing up so fast and was excited today because it is his official 1/2 birthday. We sang, and had a special dinner for him.
Jenna made it back to school this week after a week long break. She enjoys school but really misses being home with family. She is smart as a whip and we are trying to learn the best way to deal with her spicy personality when it comes out. She is adorable and works hard to do what is right and what will make other happy as well.

Here is a picture of our good looking clan before church today. Since next week is Easter but it is also General Conference for our church we decided we would sport the Easter wears today.
Were you aware that today is "Something on a Stick" day? Well it is a so we had a fun dinner where everything we ate was on a stick. Here are the fruits and veggies.
Here is the meat on the grill.
Here we are enjoying the Food on a Stick.


If you didn't eat something on a stick today make sure you mark your calendars for March 28th next year. You don't want to miss this again. :-)

Are any of my friends out there? Are my post just to boring to comment about? I haven't had any comments for a few weeks and I am feeling lonely. I hope you all are well. If you have a minute comment so that I know you care.