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I carried my 3 year old to bed last night and he woke up 4! He is so excited to for his day and to be 4! I can tell in his mind it is a huge transformation & I am using it to my advantage. I told him 4 year old's eat salad and they don't whine. We'll see. I love my little man. He woke up and showed me his 4 year old toes, legs, tummy & face. I wish I could freeze him!

Porter had the best week . . . soccer camp with his buddies. When we would come to pick them up they'd get my phone and get under the bleachers in the shade and play angry birds space and laugh their heads off. He would be out around 6 or 7 every night after playing so hard.



The Boland's came down from Ellijay on Friday and the girls set up a lan party for their game. Richard was so proud!





Porter got an upset tummy on Saturday and didn't get to hang out with everyone.



Luckily, he recovered and was able to go to church. Richard was home sick however, and I had to teach Relief Society last minute. I was getting into the lesson good and Primary brought Porter into my class. He came in with a big 'ole smile on his face and said I got kicked out of Primary for not being a good boy. What?!? I just looked at everyone in the class and we all just busted up laughing. Elena went out with him and turns out both he and Reese had been sent out. I took this picture of him in the car when I asked him why he got kicked out. He said, "I was laughing and laughing is bad."



It was so pretty outside today I went and sat for awhile. The real heavy humidity has not settled in yet and the sky is so blue!

You Are Not Special Speech - High School Graduation

This is my new favorite - a philosophy I buy into hook line and sinker. I may even play it subliminally for my kids while they sleep. I love that in addition to telling these kids that if everyone is special then no one is, he also talks about what is to be treasured in life. If everyone lived their life with this philosophy, we would live in such a different world. I had to post this for my reference if nothing at all.

Other good advice from the week:

In addition to our bishop blessing a family for hiring a moving company for their move, Brother Bray from the stake gave a really great talk on Agency. He made the statement that "Agency is not permission to make bad choices." On the way home I talked to my girls about this and told them this may be my new catch phrase!

For all my local friends (everyone keeps asking about this)
Regal Cinema: Summer Movie Express 2012 Moviegoers of all ages can climb aboard the Summer Movie Express to enjoy a great selection of films. During this 9-week festival, participating Regal Cinemas, United Artists and Edwards Theatres will offer selected G or PG rated movies for only a dollar on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings at 10:00. A portion of proceeds from the Summer Movie Express will be donated to the Will Rogers Institute.
Georgian Stadium 14: 232 Newnan Crossing Bypass Newnan GA
Date: Tuesday & Wednesday (June 5 – August 1, 2012)
Time: 10 AM
Price: $1.
2012 Summer Movies Express at Regal Theaters line-up: June 5th & 6th: “Journey 2″ & “Kit Kittredge: American Girl”
June 12th & 13th: “Dolphin Tale” & “Happy Feet 2″
June 19th & 20th: “Legend of The Guardians” & “Yogi Bear”
June 26th & 27th: “Cats & Dogs: Revenbe” & “HUGO”
July 3rd & 4th: “Adventures of TIN TIN” & “Puss in Boots”
July 10th & 11th: “Kung Fu Panda 2″ & “Rango”
July 17th & 18th: “Rio” & “Spy Kids: All The Time”
July 24th & 25th: “Chimpanzee” & “Hoodwinked Too”
July 31st & August 1st: “Arthur Christmas” & “Smurfs”

This is my bread maker. My mother in law made it for me after hearing me wish for one. She is amazing and it is one of my most "used" items in my kitchen. I hope she knows how happy it makes me to make bread so easily and how happy it makes my family. I think my most perfect dinner is a loaf of bread and a salad . . we may just be eating it every day in the Spiers house.

Cardyn's award day for 2nd grade. I think we wore that maxi dress the last day of school in 1st grade too. We've got a twin one from her big sister . .we should just make it the official dress for the last day of school for elementary school. I just realized this is the last these two will be at the same school until Savannah is a senior and Cardyn is a freshman. I had to get the last memory of them getting out of the car together. Savannah getting her trophy for having read tons of books this year! Her sweet teacher. Mrs. Shaw I was picking up my house yesterday for the elders to come over for dinner and realized I should check on Porter who had been playing in the front yard. This is what I saw above. How can you get that comfy on a rock!

My soccer stars

Both my girls played in the rec riot tournament this weekend and I am one proud momma. Cardyn's team won in the final game to be the U8 champs of the tournament, and Savannah's team tied for 1st in her bracket and got second place (from a shoot-out) for her U10 bracket. It is hard to be the second place team and there were lots of tears on the way home, but I am so proud of them. They both are developing skills and mental toughness that I admire in them. It was a long weekend for Porter - he crashed two nights in a row until the next morning. Next season we will be cheering all three of our kids in soccer - not sure how we will juggle that!

Here is most of Savannah's team right before the shoot-out. (A happier moment) I love the team she has been a part of for so many seasons and they will all go different ways next year so it was extra bittersweet!

a little bit of everything

Breakfast, with Beets from my garden.

Pa in Utah

naps

grammin and pa

aunts, and an uncle

they'll be in middle school in a few months!! after a chorus concert

soccer & more soccer . . .at least 5 nights a week right now!

big decisions for 3 & 4 yr. olds. I think it's over making a dinosaur home.

In the car line

While the girls were getting out of the car today and I was telling them I love them and have a great day, I could hear Porter behind me trying to be louder than me. I stopped to listen to him say, "we'll play water hose when you get home!" As I pulled away he was silent for a minute and then said, "Momma, I miss my girls." I said I know, they are your buddies and he quickly corrected me and said they are not my buddies, they're my sissies.

Cardyn's Baptism

March 10th, 2012 was Cardyn's baptism day. She had been looking forward to this day all year and it was a great day for our family. The day before was her birthday and we went out to dinner with her at her favorite restaurant Thai Isan. She ordered the Namtook "hot" and I'll never forget her over there sweating as she took bite after bite. My dad had flown in from Utah and he had never eaten Thai food before, so it was a fun experience. The next morning Richard went to the church early to get the font filled. It was so fun to pull up to the church as all our friends and family were arriving to be part of Cardyn's special day. I'll never forget looking around the room that was packed with all our loved ones. When I saw Cardyn in her white jumper I just thought she looked so little to be making these big convenants. I love waiting for them just outside the font and seeing my husband use his Priesthood authority to bestow these wonderful blessings on our children and then getting to be the first one to wrap my arms around them. I was so proud of Savannah who gave the talk on Baptism. She took each letter of Baptism and talked about something each of those letters stood for to explain why we are baptized. She then bore her testimony and included telling her sister how much she means to her. My friend Le sitting at the piano told me later it was neat to see Cardyn's face as her sister did that. Such a touching moment. I am so grateful to my Savior for His teachings that bring us so much happiness in this life and teach us to be the best people we can be here on earth to enjoy this life.

Getting Ready

Cardyn's baptism is coming up in March and she is getting very excited! We have found two dresses that we love and she is polling everyone to see which one looks most like "her". This week her Primary class had their "Great to be 8". They had a cute program of popping white balloons to get questions that help them understand more about their baptism. The leaders made them the cutest personalized totes with a towel inside for their big day. The towel co-ordinates with the tote bag and has "ctr" on them.




Porter caching in on the goodies afterwards!

Saints on 3

Had a great day at the park today with buddies!. . . & Emerson :0