Hello family!
We were sad to miss Family Matters this week. We had a stake Standards Night that was not at night but at 4 pm so we were listening to the stake presidency. It was really great. We are surrounded by such good people.
Our lives have become a non-stop soccer/rehearsal/spikeball rotation that has left us all reeling a little. Now that the Peter's show has started our schedule will hopefully calm down a little and we can return to a semblance of normalcy again.
Speaking of which....the show has started! We got to go watch it last night and had such a good time. It is hilarious and has a wildly talented cast. They are still working through some complicated technical aspects but I'm sure it will all be resolved soon. Peter is having the time of his life! It is so rewarding to watch the results of all the effort he has put into this; literally hours of practicing a day, without me reminding him. Actually I had to insist that he take a break once his fingers started bleeding! We are very proud of his persistence and dedication.
Jack is deep into soccer which has become an all consuming interest for him. When he is not playing (which is something beautiful to behold) he is listening to soccer podcasts or watching Premier League games with his buddies. In the few free hours not dedicated to something soccer he stays occupied pursuing a cute girl that has caught his eye.
We also started school. I just have to stay that it is really nice to have Ruth here who helps keep me accountable and on track school-wise. We are diving into an earth science unit with the cousins on Wednesdays and have some really fun field trips in the works. Peter is doing a deep dive into Psychology for one of his electives and Jack is going down an Economics rabbit hole. This is on top of all the regular studies that they are keeping up on. I LOVE this time of year!
Ian was up here for the weekend filling in for a friend in School of Rock. He and Peter had such a great time sharing the stage again. We all went with Ruth, Addy, and Eliza to the Parade of Homes which is one of our favorite traditions. Ruth and I came away quite inspired. I think Alex kind of holds his breath this time every year, wondering what kinds of ideas the Parade will plant in my mind and the price tag attached to such ideas.
While I try to stay on top of homeschool and all the extra activities Alex has been consumed with launching his pro Spikeball league which has required a lot of time and laborious software development. It seems to be going well. A few hiccups, but nothing that the team hasn't been able to work through so far. We hosted our first tournament a couple weekends ago and it was a success!
I have been trying to stay on top of the garden harvest-wise. Tomatoes have take center stage these days and our kitchen is awash in tomatoes of all colors, shapes, and sizes. Jars and lids and canning paraphernalia are everywhere, all the time. It isn't my favorite state of things, to be honest.
I am also working with the young women in the ward now which is a fun new challenge. The girls are great and I'm hoping I can be great too.
Life is good here. Busier than I'd opt for but we are all thoroughly enjoying the activities that we are involved in, so there's that. We are so glad to hear about the fun things that are going on for all of you. Good luck on the house building, the bakery baking, and all the other wonderful endeavors you're up to your necks in!
Love you all!
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