March Tidbits

This was the lid to Ireland's pie which is why it looks like a plate with stars on it. Doesn't it make Sydney look angelic!

 

We are big fans of John Williams music. On Sunday's I'll often ask Alexa to just shuffle music by him and we are treated to music from Jurassic Park, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Fiddler on the Roof... it's all so good! We've also been able to hear it live at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra when they do Music at the Movies. I saw this quote and it warmed the cockles of my heart!

I joke that the Pilot is my favorite child. She's just been going and going and going- rarely ever creating problems. So when the odometer his 222222 and a range of 77 miles I had to take a picture! I will be so sad when she quits because she has been SUCH a great car!

We had an amazing Stake Conference! One of the speakers talked about a time she was in a hospital waiting room. There was a family waiting for their daughter who was getting a heart transplant. The surgeon came out to tell them it was successful and they all cried. He said, "It's okay- I was trained for this and because of that your daughter will live." She drew a parallel to this and our Savior who has said essentially the same thing: "To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world." Ahhhh it was SO good!

Daxko gave everyone a credit to the SWAG store. The vest Brent has been wearing for ages was actually from my last job in Boston so I was glad to replace it. 

Brent was pretty excited too- love his GQ modeling poses!

Ireland's glasses were getting cumbersome and when we realized she could get contacts, we decided to give them a try. It's not the most natural thing in the world to poke at your eyeballs and it took a bit of getting used to. Fun fact- the optometrist said people who wear contacts have a less severe shift in their eyesight over time compared to those who wear glasses.

I called the number and can I say? It is just adorable!!!

Some images from early morning scripture study.

I am as sick of the cold, dreary weather as the next person but when there's a gentle snowfall followed by a windless, sunny day, I don't mind so much. The snow outlines the dark branches. Nature's lace!

That Sunday dinner which morphed into a lesson on how to catch food in your mouth.

Ireland tried her hand at skateboarding with her friend Madison.

Brent and I snuck away for a date to Jimmy's Charhouse where I got the BEST southwestern salad.

Complete with my very own boat of ranch sauce- YUM!

Brent had to go into the office and Sydney yelled after him, "Bring home the BACOOOOON!" It was so cute!