Taylor gave me a paper that he got from church that talked about how the trees that grow up in windy environments become the strongest. We are so much more precious than a tree. Heavenly Father made our spirits strong and capable of being resilient to the whirlwinds of life. THIS, this is what I want and hope for the kids (and our family) this year. To become stronger in every aspect of our lives - Physically, Mentally, Socially, Emotionally, and Spiritually so that we can be resilient to whatever comes our way.
We had our feast, which I'll just say this recipe was amazing, and then we each wrote goals for our first month in school. We'll continue this throughout the school year, and hopefully by the end of next May we'll all be stronger.
And now here we are, Corbin is in 9th and Taylor in 7th - both at the Jr. High together! Levi in 5th and Rudger in 1st - both at the elementary school! We made it through the first three days of school and it's fun to see how the two older boys have grown closer together and same for the younger two. Corbin and Taylor have lunch together on their 'A' day and love sitting together (with their cousin Hunter, too!!). Levi and Rudger happen to have the same first and last recess so the two of them play together all recess. This makes my heart so so happy!
