This week we stayed at home but we were very busy!

I watched Avery on Monday and Tuesday this week. On Wednesday I got my hair cut and on Thursday I got highlights! All week I have done planning for Palisades and Nauvoo and did shopping. On Friday, we got new carpet in Cali and Cheyenne's rooms. Everyone helped move the furniture out on Thursday and back on Friday. Many hands did make light the work! We had water damage in Chey's room so the new carpet is very welcome! 

Savannah worked both her jobs this week. She also made us dinner on Thursday night! She helped with the landscaping at the temple as a service project with her YSA ward this week and met some new people. She also stayed late working on inventory at Funfinity since she will be gone with us for the next two weeks!

We all went to Sarah and McKay's on Saturday this week. Sarah hosted a work party to get some more stuff done on their backyard! She had workstations inside the shed so each of her sisters could paint a wall. Meanwhile, the men worked on making a gravel path from their patio out to the shed. It's a brand new shed where McKay plans on teaching music lessons and having his studio. Afterward, Sarah provided lunch for all her workers. We got a lot done and had fun doing it!

Megan and Ammon went to Florida this week! They stayed in our short-term rental and by all accounts, had a great time. I can't wait to hear more about it.

Meg made these shirts! This is them in front of Hogwart's Express.

Mariah worked at Earth Harbor this week. She also continues to work on her summer classes. She finished one and made a super-cute video to go along with it! She has been fighting a cold and a swollen achilles, but she continues to run and loves it.

Cheyenne continues to work at Heritage where she helps the residents and often gets questionable advice on life challenges. Ha ha! She feels pulled in many directions, wanting to show support for activities with her sisters, her friends at Wolverine Crossing, her friends in Springville, and a love-bombing boy named Tate. I think she would like me to take her away for two weeks, so I shall.

Calianne finished spring semester at BYU this week!! Yay, Cali! She had two classes--a writing class and a statistics class and they were a lot of work. She is super glad to be done and we are happy for her! She continues to enjoy spending time with Jordan and we see him here often. He and Cali even spent extra time at Sarah's this week doing the priming before the painting on Saturday.

Bethany finally blocked a super-needy boy that she has been trying to support but who pays her back with recriminations. Yay! We are looking forward to J-free days in the future. I am proud of her for taking a stand. She has been a great help watching Avery off and on this week. She also has been hanging out with her neighborhood gang. They even helped Max's mom get ready for the big stake activity on Friday. She and Ben both attended. It was all day Friday and they had a ton of fun with games, mission prep, family history, service, cotton candy, and even a rock-climbing wall!

Ben had a great time at that activity, too and was still playing nine-square when I came to pick everyone up! On Monday, Ben ran with the cross country team and had a tennis lesson about an hour later. He wore himself out and didn't wake up early for the cross country for the rest of the week! He's been staying up late to watch shows with his older sisters, too, so there's that. During the days, he's been reading and hanging out with the neighborhood friends. 

Kevin has been busy with work and all the projects at home. He has helped bring dirt to Sarah's backyard multiple times this week in addition to the rock moving on Saturday and the furniture moving at our own house. His biggest priority is to get several chapters of his new book recorded. Miraculously, he has also managed to fit that in and reach his goal for himself. What a guy!