Marching forward

 Kids get older and life just gets busier. I remember a time when I would search for things to blog about. These days I can hardly document all of the things going on. Weeks are just filled with homework, piano, basketball games and practices, cooking, nursing, diapers, YW activities, teaching, parent teacher conferences, scouts, FHE, cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping and now Christmas shopping! Lets just throw in 2 more sports in a few weeks shall we?

Alas, I will continue to try. Writing down the everyday craziness is important to me. I was noticing the other day how it unimportant it has become to so many people who used to blog and now don't. Of my 65+ blogging friends on the side of my blog, only about 10 of them remain committed to it. I guess its uncool now. Or just too time consuming. Facebooking is easier, I get it. Whatever the case, I'll keep at it. If for no one else...just myself and my family.

This week was pretty monumental as far as the nation goes. Another election has come and gone. I love to vote. When I hear the words, "Staci Starnes has voted" I honestly get a bit emotional. It makes me so humbled and grateful when I think of the lives lost so that I get the right to make my voice heard. As I looked down at my sweet blue eyed Anna after voting I wondered what kind of world my sweet daughter would face as she grows up. The world is definitely changing. I will do everything I can to protect her and prepare her.

I'm not going to lie. I was disappointed with the results. Life goes on though. Music and good quotes....these are the things that always make me see the rainbow after the storm. I spent the day listening to beautiful hymns and favorite church songs. I came across this quote and just LOVED it.

Saturday was very busy. Parker had a basketball game. He played against an all girl team. The boys destroyed them to say the least. Coach Kenny and Nate had to tell the boys to play easier on them AND to play left handed. I was proud of those girls though. They tried and gave it their all. I found myself cheering for the girls instead of my own kid's team! haha

After the game Anna and I headed over to ISU campus to help Dallin out with the Weblo's WOW. Basically it is a day dedicated to earning merit badges. Dallin started at 7:00 am but I didn't join in until about 11;30. It was fun to see the scouts learn about computers, engineering, and first aid.

 LOVING the crazy 70's safety goggles! He looks like Nate as a boy! They had to bring their popsicle stick bridges that they had worked on for the past couple of weeks and see how much weight they could bear. Dal's ended up holding around 65 pounds. When it did crack it only broke in a few places...it wasn't smashed to smithereens like some of the bridges. It was fun to watch.

Satruday evening we got together with some friends for an action packed game of AMAZING RACE! Our team was team ORANGE and we had to dress accordingly. I was in charge of dressing our team. We went with orange beanies for the boys, clip in orange hair for the girls, glowsticks, and orange duct tape for arm bands. We had to run all around Idaho Falls, figuring out clues, finding coins and code words. We also had challenges as well. One of which was carving a potato into the shape of Idaho. It was so much fun. We ended up in 3rd place but should have been in 1st since we had 2 babies in tow. (Who needed to be fed, and calmed down a couple of times!) haha. Great night. I LOVE doing things like this!