Lauren's blessing day

Today Lauren was given her blessing. Derek did a wonderful job as expected; even though he forgot to take his pain meds this morning because we were rushing out the door. He was in a lot of pain and had to teach in Priesthood today too. The girls enjoyed playing with their cousins after church, in the backyard; it was such a beautiful day! We were all burnt on our arms; the girls on their faces too. We spent the whole day ,yesterday, in the backyard getting our garden ready for planting. It takes the first burn of the year for me to remember to lotion everyone up before going outside. Morgan found some grubs in the dirt and was naming them. The first one was named Hate and then she renamed it Derek. The second one was named Katie. So now we know how she feels about her parents. Shannon was playing kitty for Erin and Erin put a jump rope around her waist for a leash. Erin then decided she needed to go inside for a drink and tied her "kitty" to a tree in the yard until she came back outside, then they went for a "walk" around the yard. We just need to move up to Morgan so the girls can get a pet. It was nice finally getting out into the yard and working in the dirt.