Hart Happenings

Happy 2020 everyone!
  I feel like we are just barely starting the new year given the fact that for the first couple of weeks in January we/I was smitten by a foul sickness and languished on the couch for many days.  But now we are back to normal and ready to rock and roll.
  Jack was ordained a deacon last week and passed the sacrament and was able to attend the temple after a two hour wait on Saturday.  He was kind of nervous about the sacrament but made it down his row just fine and didn't spill on anyone so he felt pretty accomplished.  The temple was wonderful and we were so glad Addy could go with us and so grateful that Ruth would let Peter hang out at her house while the rest of our fam was at the temple.  Jack was also elated to take 2nd place in the Ping Pong tournament at his first deacon's quorum activity.  It's so weird that I only have one boy left in Primary...…
  Ian attended his cast party for Matilda which was a lot of fun!  He was so glad to be able to see his good friends from the play again.  It was such a good experience for him.
  Peter has been learning all kinds of new games and playing with friends.
  The boys had friends over this week to work on the snow fort but it was too cold for the snow to be workable so Alex pulled them on innertubes behind the van down our street.  It was so fun!  There was a lot of boy yelling that happened and then lots of hot chocolate afterwards.
  Jack is playing soccer and basketball now which takes up a good chunk of our weekends.
  Peter is looking forward to his Great to Be 8 meeting and gearing up to be baptized in just a few months (GASP!)
  The boys are looking forward to our homeschool group starting up again in another week and have been working really hard on their studies.  They are learning so much these days and it is fun to observe their interests and try to keep up with them.
  Alex has been making good progress on GOALit and has had so much fun working with Joe and their other partner on this project.  It has been fun to have Emma and Mom, Joe and Lori and Thomas all participating at one time or another.  Good progress being made all around.
  Ian and I got to go out and attend church with a really good friends today.  She has a little cabin that she and her family live in on the weekends completely off the grid and it was so fun to see their set up and bear witness to their ingenuity.  People are SO clever!
  Anyway, it is such a treat to see all the fun photos of projects that you all are working on and I feel lucky that we get consistent photo updates of the cutest babies in the universe!  Keep those coming!  It's so nice to be connected even if we can't all live across the street from each other.  But I am going to back Ruth up in her encouragement of Jenn and Scott to do just that!  Come on up!  It would be the absolute best to have you.  That's it.  I'm going to start sending you listings...….Lauren, Joe, T's, the same goes for you.
  Hope everyone is staying warm and dry and safe.