Zach says, "One FUNKY lookin' mama!!"

So tonight for mutual we did an 80's Milli Vanilli night!! The youth all had a blast lip syncing to some "old music" - all though, not that old to me! So, here is my little get-up that I pulled together in 10 minutes (thanks, TJ)! Yes, I did the whole scrunchy at the waste of my shirt, borrowed some of Chloe's jewelry, tight-rolled my jeans (so unattractive!! - I can't believe we used to do that!), and had the big hair goin' on - oh, and even the shirt off the shoulder.....well, sort of! Chris planned this event with some of the boys and they did a great job! It was an awesome activity to end Chris's calling as Young Men President! PS - Zach didn't want me to post this picture because he is embarrassed of his mom! Poor Zach!

My Gardening Helper

I have been doing A LOT of gardening lately! I love it and have a lot of fun doing it. Chloe has been my sidekick and does a great job at stepping on the flowers I just planted!!! No, really she has only stepped on a couple. Most of the time she walks around them pretty well. She loves to ride around in the wheelbarrow too! Maybe she will have a green-thumb when she is older! I will try to post pictures soon of everything I have been working on!

Sending many thoughts and prayers

We pray that the McClellan family is comforted this day and throughout the future as they go through this trial. We love you guys and are mourning with you.
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Jordan is my friend from high school. We hung out all the time, and then were roommates our first year of college. We got married 2 weeks apart and had our first baby close together. She lost her second child, as did I. Now she and her husband are going through it again with baby #5. I am strengthened by her courage and testimony and determination to accept Heavenly Father's plan for her and her family. Jordan is a wonderful example to me!

Great to be EIGHT!!!

I can not believe I have an eight year old!!! Wow - the fun times sure do fly by! Zach celebrated his 8th birthday on Thursday, May 1st. We had a good time!

Connor, Daniel, Nicholas and Zach

Then today (Saturday) he had his "friend party." He decided he wanted to go to Jump 'N' Play. There are a bunch of those inflatable bounce/slide things. They had lots of fun jumping, going down slides and playing on the arcades. We then came back to the house for pizza and cake.

Zach has been such a fun kid these past 8 years! He is growing so fast and is turning into such a good kid. He is quite funny and loves to tease....hmm, don't know where he learned that from! =) He is still quite a sensitive and loving boy and loves to just spend time with his family. He is still a "Daddy's boy" - has been since he was a few months old. He can't wait until he is big enough to start his career as a UPS driver or a bus driver. Yes - his life still revolves around anything with wheels! The bigger, the better! Some days he says he will be a semi-truck driver, some days it is the above, and some days who knows! He still has a while to iron that out!

We are so grateful that we have Zach in our family! He has taught us many lessons, tried our patience more times than we can count, and loved us unconditionally when we mess up. He is such a good brother and cares so much about his sisters. He will be getting baptized on May 10th at 4:00pm, which he is extremely excited about! Anyone and everyone is invited!

We love you, Zach and can't wait to watch you grow into an amazing young man! We know you have great things ahead of you and want you to know that you are loved by many - especially your parents!!!