Soccer!

I didn't realize the league was going to combine both of the girls' age groups and I would have to request that they be on the same team, so they were placed on different teams. It's always intense when they play each other. This game, Emma's team won 6-0 and Emma scored most of the goals. Brooke wasn't too happy.  

Brooke is 11!

I took these photos at the Manti Temple when we were there in June. Love you, Brooke! She may be a mini in size but she is large in life! 

Moments

From Brookie

I was telling Alan the other day about how I don't feel like I have anything in particular I was "born to do." Some people are born to write, to sing, to dance, to paint, to teach, or in Alan's case- to computerize. ;) I was telling him nothing really stands out to me. He responded simply, 

"But you make a home." 

That made my heart soar. I'm thankful I get to do such an important thing. When we create safe, loving, (not perfect) homes we are not only serving our families but we are impacting the world the world around us!

Dress Ups

 I'm not sure how I got here. Several days ago I found this pile of dress up clothes on the floor outside the girls' bedrooms. They had been cleaning out their rooms and decided these were just taking up space. As I looked at that pile of dresses, one of which I sewed myself, I felt a twinge of sadness. We're already at no more dress ups? Truth be told, the princesses and fairies phase has been over for quite a while, with one of the girls being 10 1/2 and the other on the brink of teenagehood. Still, I'm surprised at my feelings about that pile. When I look at my daughters, part of me will always see these two little girls in their dress ups.