We made it! One of the busiest few weeks and here we are still alive on the other side.
This past week Elise moved into the basement apartment. Which has been so fun. I love how creative she is, everything looks so cute now with her artwork. Ethan's family is seriously so kind. They helped them move, and his mom asked Elise for her apartment keys so she could help get some things and clean. And Elise didn't feel comfortable with that because she didn't want her to have to clean her apt. But then she got the keys from Ethan and cleaned it all up. Really so nice, anyone who has moved knows that is the worst part of it all because you just want to focus on the new place.
And the biggest thing was that the activity we planned for the stake youth turned out super fun. There was a little chaos in the beginning but the games Monet's future in-laws helped us with were a big hit and we had s'mores at the end with a bunch of fire pits in the church pavilion area and it was a lot of fun. I wasn't sure how to divide up 300 kids, but we learned some tips and mainly that its hard to get the attention of that many kids.
The next day, Monet graduated! It was a great day to see her walk! More on this because it needs its own post!
And finally, we had Prom on Saturday! It was actually very easy because Simone just wore all the things that her big sisters already had. And was just so chill about it all and didn't want makeup or anything. Next week she's going to a prom with a different friend at another school. So that's fun. Sounds like she had a great time with her friend Ethan and there were lots of other fun people in her group. We found a suit for Miles online that was long enough and we love it. He is over 6' 4" now. He has grown an inch in the past year. His arms are longer than Jared's and he's probably about 2" taller. Its crazy. How did this happen with my genes in the mix? So just plain black suit, and he had everything else too. He really wanted to get his car running in time for Prom. But the common theme here is that some little part always has to be ordered. So while it sounds amazing (very loud and smooth) and it seems like he's very close, Jared and I are beginning to feel like it will never be done. It has taken so long because he has changed so many things. He bought some turbos, had to re-weld the exhaust to fit, etc. And when he got it done, the alternator wasn't fitting so he had to take it all out again lift the engine and cut a piece, etc. Nothing is stock really, so it is a process.
He and Jared woke up early this morning to go to LS Fest in Vegas. Its a big car show for LS engines or something like that. I'm happy for them!
Mom has been here too and I started cleaning the pool cover and then she wanted to help! Its funny how she seems to enjoy all these projects! So nice of her too. Pool is OPEN. Yay! Now for some beautiful hot days of relaxing by the pool.
