Saturday, April 14, 2012
Grandma Muffin comes for a quick visit
Grandparents day is a BIG deal at our elementary school. I had no idea how big until the first year of kindergarten, I sent Jay off to school on the bus. Parents are asked to not bring younger siblings to the school for things like that, so knowing it was only for 2 hours of the day I didn't think anything of it.
Jay came home and innocently and without malice told me that he was the only kid on the bus that morning and the only one in class that did not have a grandparent or special friend at the school with him. When I had driven by that morning I had noticed that there were crazy amounts of cars and streams of people walking into the school to attend a special breakfast with their grand kids.
Okay lesson learned. So for the past few years, on grandparents day I have been keeping the boys home and just letting them go late after the festivities were over.
LONG way to say that this year we were so excited to have Grandma Muffin (Jo Raye) fly in for the festivities, which also included Jay's 9th birthday!
Jay came home and innocently and without malice told me that he was the only kid on the bus that morning and the only one in class that did not have a grandparent or special friend at the school with him. When I had driven by that morning I had noticed that there were crazy amounts of cars and streams of people walking into the school to attend a special breakfast with their grand kids.
Okay lesson learned. So for the past few years, on grandparents day I have been keeping the boys home and just letting them go late after the festivities were over.
LONG way to say that this year we were so excited to have Grandma Muffin (Jo Raye) fly in for the festivities, which also included Jay's 9th birthday!
Walking into the school for "breakfast". Turns out it wasn't that great of a meal. Next time we know to skip the breakfast. The boys gave presentations, played games and read books with their Grandma. They loved it!
Last night here, the boys climbed into bed to snuggle with Muffin for a story. We are so glad she could come!
Kansas City Temple open house! Hooray!
Ramblings: A little of what we've been up to.
A new LDS temple in Kansas City has provided us many unique opportunities lately. I am currently serving as our ward's YW President. The Youth in the temple district have been practicing to put on a Cultural Celebration for our Prophet President Monson, on May 5th. There will be dancing, singing, acting, orchestras, choirs, dramatic readings, soloists, sign language and more! 12 stakes are involved and over 3,000 youth have signed up to participate. It is quite the undertaking and wonderful opportunity. Our Young Women and Young Men have been practicing for months Ie: hours and hours, with more to come, but oh what a once in a lifetime opportunity. I am thankful to be a part of it.
Last week marked the official opening of the tours or Open House starting with V.I.P. tours and Press tours. I was able to serve dinner to a group of people for the V.I.P. tour. The governors of Missouri, and Kansas were in attendance, Congressmen, Judges, Members of the Quorum of the 70, and Local LDS area authorities were also there. It was truly an honor to be able to participate in that capacity. I love the temple!
A new LDS temple in Kansas City has provided us many unique opportunities lately. I am currently serving as our ward's YW President. The Youth in the temple district have been practicing to put on a Cultural Celebration for our Prophet President Monson, on May 5th. There will be dancing, singing, acting, orchestras, choirs, dramatic readings, soloists, sign language and more! 12 stakes are involved and over 3,000 youth have signed up to participate. It is quite the undertaking and wonderful opportunity. Our Young Women and Young Men have been practicing for months Ie: hours and hours, with more to come, but oh what a once in a lifetime opportunity. I am thankful to be a part of it.
Last week marked the official opening of the tours or Open House starting with V.I.P. tours and Press tours. I was able to serve dinner to a group of people for the V.I.P. tour. The governors of Missouri, and Kansas were in attendance, Congressmen, Judges, Members of the Quorum of the 70, and Local LDS area authorities were also there. It was truly an honor to be able to participate in that capacity. I love the temple!
Today was a very special day. We were able to take our sons and some friends through the new K.C. LDS temple. What a wonderful experience. The workmanship, and decor are a beautiful sight to behold. Our boys loved it and we think our friends did too. Next week Matt & I will serve as tour hosts, leading tours through the temple. The open house was extended an extra week b/c of so many requests for tickets, so we get the opportunity to do this several times. I'm a little nervous!
Here is our little family sealed for time and all eternity. I love these boys so much and am thankful we get to be together forever! (It was also super windy!)
Asher, Jamey and Lisa Bower. (My brother in law Brent's mom.) We love her! *Asher had just caught a moth and is holding it in his little hands.
"Holiness to the Lord.
The House of the Lord."
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