March 2012

1. David gets the Job! - Hurray! We finally heard back from BYU, and they offered David a position as a Chemistry Professor! The first (and hopefully final) real job! We're so happy that his years of hard work have paid off. They let us choose whether to start this summer or next summer, and we opted to stay here another year. We hope that a little more experience and a stronger resume will help David get grants. We went out to dinner at La Bamba and out for ice cream at Cold Stone to celebrate.

2. St. Patrick's Day - We had a fun and busy St. Patrick's Day. First, a sneaky leprechaun turned our milk green!  Then before David took the girls out, they built a trap for the leprechaun.  But this was a rather clever leprechaun and he didn't get caught.  He did, however, leave a series of rainbow colored clues that lead them to a treasure at the end of a rainbow.  Our Best Bites contributed the fabulous treat idea.




3. Shine! - This month we went to a stake youth "play" that was more of a series of music and dance performances, but it was amazing!  I really couldn't believe my eyes and ears.  The youth apparently worked on this performance for about three years, and have the guidance of talented dancers and musicians from the stake.  I was so impressed and found myself wishing we could stay in the area just so my girls could be a part of something so fantastic.  The youth did a fabulous job, and I'm so glad that our family could watch.  PS - Our ward did an abbreviated version of Tangled which mesmerized my girls.  They were so excited to see Rapunzel and Flinn Rider after the performance. 

4. Mission Call -My parents got their mission call!  Hurray!  I've always admired them so much, and now I've got yet another reason to praise them.  They will be primarily working with the young adults in the London South Mission.  They go into the MTC on June 10, and I'll be flying to Utah to say goodbye and wish them well.  Congratulations Mom and Dad!


5. Book Sale and Face Paint - David took Callie and Alyssa to a fabulous neighborhood book sale by the girls school.  Each book was $.50 I believe, and in addition to books they had free face painting (the best I've ever seen!) and food and balloon animals.  What a great event for families!  We'll definitely be going back next year. 

6. Daddy Daughter Dance - David and Callie attended the Daddy Daughter Dance hosted by the Girl Scouts.  They went out for pizza with Callie's troop before the dance.  Callie's favorite part was dancing with her Daddy.  And she even let me do her hair! Wow!  What a night!

7. Cookie Sales - Callie also participated in selling Girl Scout cookies.  I had no idea we would have to sell so many cookies.  Callie's troop leader put in a standard order for her which turned out to be about 70-80 boxes of cookies.  But my little girls were such great cookie sellers! They were so cute, that I think people had a hard time telling them "no", and I almost felt guilty sending such darling girls to sell the cookies.  We would go door to door, and Callie would smile sweetly and say, "Would you like to buy a box of girl scout cookies?"  Haven ran up to someone on the sidewalk and asked them to buy a box, and the poor lady bought a box even though she had already bought some from someone else.  I don't like door to door sales, but if you have to, girl scout cookies are probably the best way to go.  The girls did a great job.  They sold all their cookies. 

8. Customer Service Award - We took some of our cookies to sell with the troop in front of a store.  I didn't go, but the other moms told me afterwards that Callie did most of the selling.  She just kept walking up to people and politely inviting them to buy a box.  Later, she received the Customer Service Award from her troop for doing such a great job!  Good work Callie!

9. Master Davy's Four Month Check Up - Davy is growing so fast!  He weighed 15lbs 6 oz. at his checkup and was 26 inches long.  He's still got a sweet temperament and patiently smiles at his sisters mothering (which I like to call smothering!).  He is super drooly and always wants to have something in his mouth.  He's starting to roll a bit. Happy four months Davy boy! 

10. Callie and the mayor - Callie had one more girl scout event this month.  She went with her troop to accept a letter from the mayor in honor of the 100th anniversary of girl scouts.