New Church Callings

Now that we are living back at home, we are going to church with Ben's parents to their family ward. It is quite an adjustment going to a family ward with not just young children but an entire primary and youth program. Speaking of which...
Ben and I just got our callings in our new family ward. Ben got called to be the 9-10 year old primary teacher. He has about 4-5 boys in his class. He really hasn't shared too much opinion on the subject- whether he is excited, happy, sad, nervous or worried. But I am sure he will excel in whatever calling he does in the church.
I was called as the 2nd Counselor in the Young Women’s Presidency. I am so excited my nerves could reach the same caliber. There are not many Young Women in our ward (like my ward growing up) and as the 2nd Counselor I will be over the Beehives (which makes me a little farther from their age…ha ha). The program has changed a lot in the few years I have been out but I am excited to have something to do and some outlet to put my creativity and organization.

We are both excited to be welcomed into the ward and we feel like we are starting to be a little more grounded in our situation and spot in life!!

Playing with the Kids!!

Mat and Andi went on a trip this weekend and so Mom and Dad babysat the kids (Andrew and Mylie). We were able to go and to play with them and hang out with them all day- it was so much fun!! They had a fun morning with Nana (Mom) at the Children’s Museum in Denver and then we got to spend the afternoon with them. We went to McDonalds and played on the play place; Went on a big walk along the river to Grandpa’s work, and found walking sticks; decorated gingerbread people-yum; we roasted hotdogs and marshmallows; Watched Jurassic Park Junior- Andrew thought it was fun and Mylie thought it was very scary; and we had cake and ice cream. It was a busy jam-packed hyper kido day but it was SO fun to be with the kids!!!



Mylie scared by the T-rex in Jurassic Junior.



































































Decorating gingerbread people...men, women, children and dogs!!













Most of these are the adult decorated, we had already packed the kids up- so they could take them home (to show their parents).

Cake Decorating

For Christmas Ben signed me up for Cake Decorating Classes and him (and my parents) got me a bunch of cool cake decorating stuff. So I have been taking the first Wilton cake decorating course at Hobby Lobby throughout the month of January with Rachel, who is taking them with me. The first week was mainly just talking and explaining and we missed one week- while in Idaho for the funeral. So this last week was our first “hands on” week of decorating however with frosting catastrophes (on our side, the other students side and even the teacher had difficulties) we only practiced (making roses) and didn’t actually end up decorating the cakes we took. So when we got back I decorated my cake- with the wrong frosting (cream cheese frosting instead of gross Crisco frosting) and using ‘advanced’ methods (the basket weave- which is not taught until the third corse). The cake was lopsided and odd colors, but it tasted good. Here are some pictures; there will be more to come next week.