The Littlest Lew

Welcome Rosie. The newest addition to our family.**


This picture shows how small she is compared to Matthew. It is a wonder that she knows how to walk because she hardly ever gets to. The kids insist on holding/snuggling/petting her every waking moment.

**A full recount of how Rosie came to our home is forthcoming. I am still too traumatized to relive it.

3-4 weeks :(

This is my left leg. I strained my achilles tendon**. No tennis for 3-4 weeks. I am sad.

**I strained it playing tennis in the championship match of a local tournament. There was no way I was going to default so I kept playing. We won. It was worth it.

Here it comes!

Baseball season! Gotta Love it!


Sometimes I wonder if baseball for me is a chicken or the egg situation. This year I can say that I truly am excited for the games to start and I really love to watch baseball.

Finished

Well...kind of finished. We are finally 99% finished with our basement remodel. Our new couch came today and the only things left to do is paint the doors and move the treadmill. It was a long long road and it is good to be done (mostly). Here are some pictures.

Before. These were taken after we started taking stuff apart but you get the idea.


Yes our TV stand is actually a book shelf turned on its side. Resourceful but sad.


We basically redid the fireplace with new built ins on both sides of the room. Did new lighting, plantation shutters, carpet and paint. We FINALLY ditched the disgusting white sectional (well not really ditched because it is in the video room for the kids) and got some new pieces and long-term borrowed some chairs from my mom.





One of my favorite things in the room is the rainbow arrangement of kids books. Matt doesn't like it but on this one I think he is wrong.

Girls Girls Girls. Righteous Ones!

For those of you that don't know I am currently serving in my church in the Young Women's organization. This is a program in our church that involves girls ages 12-18 in spiritual instruction and church based activities.

When I was asked to serve in this capacity I cried. Not because I was sad or scared, it was because I felt completely unworthy. As some of you ladies who grew up in the LDS church know, all Young Women leaders are like gold to these girls. I IDOLIZED my Young Women's leaders, Michelle and Val (to name a couple), and I didn't think I could EVER be like them. They were righteous, fun, beautiful, crazy, spiritual and much more. I loved them so so much and still do. Here I was presented the chance to be like Michelle and Val and bawling my head off. I finally got a grip and of course I accepted the invitation to serve and I have loved every minute of it.

Other callings (as these positions are referred to in our church) have been fun and then turned to drudgery as time went on. Not this one. I truly believe that the Lord has blessed me with such a great love for each of "my girls" that I am happy to do whatever I need to for them. I am not saying that I am even close to being as good of a leader as Michelle or Val but I am trying and I hope that I can make a difference in my girls' lives for good.

Here is a picture of most of us at New Beginnings this year. Who is that in the back row right under the numbers? Why it is Elaine Dalton, the current General Young Women's president (for the entire worldwide LDS church). We are soooo lucky to have her in our ward and she was kind enough to speak to us at our New Beginnings. Yeah Awesome!


Almost all of my Laurels at the time. Me, Miss S., Miss A., Miss E., Sis. Dalton, Miss M., Miss L, and Miss A. Missing are Miss O. and Miss B.

Little Brother

Just tryin' to get a better view.

Second Place!

Sports, Sports, Sports! We never stop and I love it. One of our family's latest sporting excursions was a trip to St. George last month for Katie's soccer tournament. Their team did great with a 3-1 record and they won 2nd place. Pretty good for their first outdoor play since last fall.

Matthew sure looks like a soccer player though it is the only sport he doesn't play.