Richins

This past week was full of first for the school year. RHS had their first day with students Monday. I made Glen let me take a picture since I probably slept through his real first day back in July. Oops. He had a few memorable first day things happen, like the Internet going out five minutes before classes started. Luckily it came back with in 5 minutes. Also the bells were off all day. He figured that out after school though.  Just little things he is over that could have been different.  Lilly had a half day of 7th grade orientation Monday too. She headed off to that her friend Lina. I got to pick them up and was happy that Lilly liked all her teachers. Her friend got in the car and said she already hated two of her teachers. Lucky for her they are half year classes.  Tuesday was the first full day for the middle schoolers with all the students. I didn't get another picture of Lilly. It seems weird to me that she is done being at the same school as her siblings. Such is...

Regularly at our dinner table the conversations revolve around the regular what has happened in our day conversations, knock knock jokes and would you rather questions.   Recently Daryl has started asking "who would win" questions. They are as predictable as his almost six year old head can be.  The best ones so far have gone as follows- Daryl- What would win a watermelon or ...an eyeball?  Glen- Win at what? Daryl- A fight, of course?  Daryl- What would win the millennial falcon or a huge cucumber with eyes and invisible hands?  Daryl- Would you rather have Harry Potter's broom or his disability cloak?  Daryl- What would win a disability cloak or a running clock?  He paused for a minute or so and answered his own question saying, "I don't know but I think the running clock because it's so fast." He meant invisibility cloak  in both cases but Glen has ban us from teaching him the correct word because of the comedic value! 

When I pulled pictures for this week, last week I didn't think anything too significant had happened. Now that this week is a week farther in our past I know it was a nice calm before the storm aka school life hit. It was mostly my phone being used to take selfies The baby being kissed by sisters who tried out grandma's lipstick or colored chapstick.  Evening fun, I guess. I don't know who took this.  Daryl wanted to know how yeast worked so we finally made bread to show him. It was a bit of a test in patience.  Morning snuggles and laughs with my ten month old baby.  A trip to the middle school to get my 7th grader acquainted with her new stomping grounds. And to figure out her locker. Lucy was with us and was not entertained by the middle school so she was mostly a pesty little sister. I was a war, or at least it felt that way, with Beth over sleeping at night. I think I took the picture as proof that she did sleep and I like holding sleeping babies and I love her ...

For Christmas we gave each of the kids a ticket for a date with mom and dad. Just them and us. My thought was that we would do it right after Christmas while on break. Well life happened and none of them happened till summer break. They have been really fun. Each kids has chosen their own things to do; usually an activity of some sort and getting food. The order went Lucy, Daryl, Ruth, and finally Lilly.  I should probably write about all of the dates. Lilly's was the most recent and epic so it's getting documented best.  She wanted to volunteer at the Humane Society, go to Airborne trampoline park and get a smoothie.  We found out that you can't just show up and volunteer at the Humane Society. They have an application process and training and a six month commitment of at least 6 hours a month. Who knew. That knocked that off the list so we went to the trampoline place.  We bounced and bounced and chased each other playing tag for the first 20 minutes or so. Then we...

Glen and I went to the viewing and then I to the funeral of Shauna Dumont. She lost a five year battle with cancer. She was one of the first ladies I served in young womens with when we were first married. She is the mom to one of Glen's friends from growing up. She was an amazing lady. This picture doesn't do this sunset justice but it was amazing. Tuesday Tuth got better from being sick just in time to go to her first day of preschool. She loves it, though I think she is confused from orientation and wants me to play with her there. Just things we have to watch out for... Trouble.  Glen helping Daryl read. He can read but is rather lazy with it right now. He would rather guess the words than take the time to sound them out.  Thursday we took Ruth on a date. Just her, Glen and I. She wanted to go to the "old McDonalds with a star"(Carl's Jr.) and the playground. She had a piece of paper and pencil with her in her car seat and was writing down what we would order:...

Here is our week in pictures from my phone! Probably too many. Sorry. Our week started out pretty good and really wasn't too bad except for the sickness got us the last half.  Monday- My sister is expecting her first baby in November and loves norwahls. I saw this quilt and think I could do it and turn the whale into a norwahl for her! That was exciting!  Grandpa Egbert was home from the fire station and awake. He made sure to check Daryl and Ruth's bones while they were giving him goodbye hugs. Beth stole my watermelon slice and happily ate it. Good thing she's cute. Tuesday- Benjamin Richins was sealed to his wife Rebecca in the Mount Timpanogas temple. They also went through for the first time this day too.  Lilly watched Zac's girls during the sealing so they could be there for pictures after. During the wait Lilly had this bunny that they hid or stuck in different places and took pictures of. The girls really liked Lilly and even after we were out and waiting for e...