SEPTEMBER

 

The beginning of crazy s’more assembly lines. First step - faces. Noelle helped a ton! Sia & Gwinna did one bag each and me and Noey took on the 20+ left over:) She would even do a few bags when I wasn’t home & text me to tell me she’d finished 3 bags! 

 So AWESOME. 

 

New neighbors this month:) They got ALL of Noelle’s cinnamon rolls! 

Mall shopping for funsie with dad one day. LOVE the goonies magnet. I laughed so hard when I spotted it. 

Gwinna trying out a pickleball class with a cute elderly instructor named Bob. So CUTE. 

Sia on the bar. She’s gotten closer to a girl in her class, they tease each other and laugh a lot throughout.

 Sia looks so strong going through all of the crazy movements over and over. 

My Noey taking a sewing class in school! She is having a good time learning all of the stitches! 

Gwinny helping! 

These kitties love the gals. 

SUCH a fun service project we got to participate in for two days in a row. We put together so many lunch kits for local pantries. ‘Twas repetitive & too much fun to be with the youth singing all of the k Pop demon hunters songs at the top of their lungs as we worked 😂

It was a HEAVY month. Charlie Kirk being shot so close to home rocked so many of us. SO much talk of this & worry & heartache & just heaviness. It was actually the daughter of one of my childhood friends who inspired me to get to the temple as soon as I could for lightness. ONE appointment was open the very next day (just for me!) This just does not happen here, so it solidified in me that it was exactly where I needed to be. 

Sweet, content babies. 

Noey helped me put together our “ghost town” wall. A couple blank ones up there for future visitors next month!!! Yay!!! 

Family ghostie arts!!!! Love!

Julin invited us to Jimmy’s birthday party and we were able to stop by for a bit after Noelle’s dance class. I am happy for them, they found such a cute little cozy community with a park, body of water for boats and it’s just safe & happy. They are loving living in Utah:) 

Ribbon cutting for SMOREs & Noelle made me these ghosties for my phone ❤❤❤

First day of Fall presents for my girls. Pjs and skull keys;) 

 

Across from Crumbl cookie (which I do NOT love) we tried Parlor Doughnuts which we all DO love. Dangerous. On the way to the girls school twice a week! :) 

Such a fun youth activity outside:) I was so impressed and surprised that both Gwinna and Noelle participated in what they did!!!👆 

Poor Poe. Stressed out kitties at the vet.

Ghostie cards with my Sia;)

The turkeys are back!!!!

I believe our total was 994. Shot for 1000. Hopefully its enough for this neighborhood!

Finished just in time for our trip to Disneyland!!! 

CA 

 Soarin 

 Mater 

Radiator springs  

Mickeys philharmagic 

Mermaid  

Midway 

Grizzly  

Monsters 

 Incredicoaster 

Gondola swing Ferris wheel 

(Gwinna was just hilariously terrified & then happy and then terrified “aye Maria” over and over 😂 

Jelly fish  

Emotion  

Disneyland 

Smugglers  

Rise

Haunted Mansion 

Mickeys runaway railway 

Tiana

 Small world 

 Indiana 

 Pirates 

💚

Oogie boogie! So FUN. We got better boxes this time! Cheese and meat and crackers PLUS the desserts! 

Noelle pointed out Mickey in the bathroom at our hotel 😄

Stake Conference notes: 

Elder Smith - morning youth hour  Not only does he love you, he wants to HELP you

  Ogletree - I was born to be a king… I was born to be a queen 

Smith  Labels can be spiritually suffocating

  Order of importance as listed by President Nelson: Child of god, son of covenant, disciple of Jesus Christ  Honor titles - husband, father.  THEN apostle  “Take charge of your testimony” (Add a Friday morning for temple -initiatory) 

Sister smith  Seek answers from the right places..not the internet  Surprise their doubting hearts with your believing heart 

 Ogletree (Picture of Christ in every girls room) (2 Nephi 2:25- frame this for my kids) Challenges to read this talk- Tell me the stories of Jesus April 2010 conference  FHE- seek to know more about Jesus-read John (start here)  Only 24% of our stake is doing this. 

 Lebaron  John 17:3 Temple presidency Revelation received by a patron - “I am not there when temple is closed but when it is full I am there” Another patron experience - saw a man who swindled him out of large amount of money…heard in his mind “I have forgiven him, have you?” He did it right then.  

President Swenson Spencer Calvin  109:22 Inspired, sweet testimony of going to temple  

Sister smith To the youth: your WORTH is steady and unchanging in the eyes of your Father in Heaven and Savior… Regardless of choices, mistakes, failings we go through. 

 Elder Vance Shared experience of being prayed for in Costa Rica by his counselors- moment of tearful emotion & missing his counselors at the exact moment - love this.  PRAYER MATTERS (really feeling more and more I need to be prayerful about our young women by name & specifically before every event)  -LOVED that he thanked specifically the other speakers before he started his own What source to look for … not only for the remission of their sins but for joy, hope, peace Do we never tire of drawing close to Him?  D&C  Receive ALL things with thankfulness