April is hopping right along...

 

I had a miracle happen this morning.  I'm taking a class on helping us to study the gospel in more meaningful ways.  We were invited to gather our study materials and put them in a basket all together so when it was study time, you were all set.  I could picture the basket I wanted to use but I could not find it.  I've been searching all week for this wooden basket and this morning when looking for something else, I FOUND it!!!!  Horray!  I was quick to load it up with my study stuff. 

Skyler and I were blessed to participate in the American Cleanup in Plano yesterday.  We went up and down Parker road gathering trash.  We found some interesting stuff and had a good time.  Thanks Sister Faubert for organizing it for us. 

Thursday morning while on my walk, I found a walmart shopping buggy on the sidewalk.  I decided to trade my walking path and walk it back to Walmart.  On the way as I would come up to some trash, I would load it into the shopping cart.  I was quite surprised at the load I gathered up.  I even found another shopping cart at Discount Tires.  Oh what a great and productive walk Thursday morning was! 

I got to tend Miss Kamila and Saturday while her parents went to the movie.  I am happy to report that she does in fact know how to cry.  I've never seen her when she wasn't snoozing.  It was fun to get to see her awake and get to cheer her up when she was sad.  I think it was her first time to have a baby sitter.  I'm glad I got to be the lucky one to watch her since I already love her so much. 

Look at her eye lashes.  She is gorgeous! 

Jami brought the blue bonnet photos she took of Sky and Elie on Easter Sunday.  I loved seeing how happy she and her daddy are when they are together. 

Miss Elie's school class had a tummy bug going around and she was home from school on Thursday and Friday feeling crummy.  We love you Miss Elie,  so glad you are feeling better

This is Elie on Wednesday when Sky picked her up from school.  She fell asleep and you can tell she's not feeling her best. 

On Earth Day, Pierce and Adelaide made a globe pancake.  WOWSERS!  So yummy looking! 

Thursday night the Utah Jazz played our Dallas Mavericks in a play off game.  The Mavs won and Pierce and his buddy were able to attend the game.  I think they brought good luck to them. 

Miss Penny got her costume for the 101 Dalmatians Play that is coming up soon.  She will play the part of Anita and oh, she is darling!!!!!

Skyler captured this yellow crowned night heron on the south end of our cul de sac.  We were grateful Jake using his bird skills, could identify this beauty! 

Skyler snapped this picture of me holding our big black bag of trash as we headed down Parker road.  Such fun! I hope you've had a good week.  Dick has been in Beaumont Texas working. He has one more week there.  We have missed him a lot.  Sure Love Y'all, Robynn

Get EGG-Cited He is Risen!!!

 Our Mansfield Thiots

I loved this picture of Ricky and Becky's family on Easter Sunday.  Their dresses look like the colors of Easter Eggs.  What beautiful girls.  How we loved having them for Easter Dinner.  They brought the  yummiest and prettiest tray of deviled eggs!

Our Medford Granges

I love the Happy Easter sign on Tatia's chalk board for Easter weekend.  What Fun!

I love this gaggle of Granges.  Such cute Easter kids.  Looking forward to seeing you in a few weeks!

Charlie's preschool had an Easter Egg hunt and they got to invite little siblings.  Simon and Gracie were thrilled to go and loved hunting for eggs with Charlie and his friends. 

Our Folsom Thiots

I love this picture of Winifred running through the flowers like look like bluebonnets.  They are the California equivalent.  They are beautiful! 

Our beautiful Jen and Winnie in the California Bluebonnets!

Keelie and Callum and Winnie!

Those are beauties!

I love seeing Lilly and Ewan coloring Easter Eggs 

Our Orem Thiot

I love the spyrograph Easter Decorating that the Orem Thiots did.  WOWSERS!!!!

Teddy enjoyed the Easter Egg hunt too.  They had snow on the ground earlier when they returned from their spring break getaway to Hawaii and the weather improved for Easter Sunday. 

Our Upstairs Thiots

Elie loved dying Easter Eggs and she made beautiful ones. 

She loved making Egg Shaped Pepperoni Pizza for us for dinner on Easter Eve.  Yummy!  

The Easter Bunny made a treasure hunt for Elie's Easter Basket.  What a surprise when she found it on the first clue.  Not the way the bunny had planned it at all.  She is a smart cookie! 

I loved her Easter House she and her daddy decorated.  So cute.  They are a good team working together.  I got to do some shingle work which I loved too.  

These are the clues for the hunt.  We made her go back and do all the clues again.  Silly Easter Bunny

We Plano Thiots

I've loved this Easter Season.  We've enjoyed the learning the names of Jesus from the Living Christ document this week.  Dick and I have loved doing it together.  Here they are: Jehovah Messiah Creator Good Healer Teacher Gift Firstborn Only Begotten Redeemer Firstfruits Risen Lord Shepherd  I AM Advocate Cornerstone King of Kings Lord of Lords Son of God Immanuel Light Life Hope Divine Son Living Christ. 

I loved making these Easter bunny goodie bags filled with donut holes or bunny tails.  YUM!

Our Friends new baby has a name and a beautiful name for a baby girl born right before Easter.  Lily Marilyn Weissberg.

I loved getting to meet Emily's mama and Lily and Ella and Evie's grandmother.  What fun that was for me. 

I think the sunshine was right in the girls eyes.  I loved the Lily their grandma drew on the sidewalk 

I loved the Easter Cookies Kinsley brought to Easter Dinner.  She is very talented at baking and decorating cooking.  I can vouch that they are DELICIOUS!!! 

I've loved this Holy Week of Easter.  I hope you too have enjoyed it too!  I love you! SLY Robynn

What's for Dinner Mama? MANA!

 Our Mansfield Thiots

Thursday night was Harpers classes school program.  Dick and I so wanted to be there to clap our hands off for her.  She has loved her school and has had so many fun opportunities and has really grown. Go Harper

This was an amazing week for Addison too.  Her STEM school planned a trip to NASA last year and it had to be rescheduled due to COVID.  This was the rescheduled week and Addison has been so excited to go.  What a field trip!!!

Our Medford Granges

What a fun birthday party Max had for his 9th Birthday.  He invited some buddies to go see the new SONIC 2 movie and it did not disappoint.  Maybe the best part was the heavenly ice cream cake his mama made for the party!  YUM! 

Two sister Missionaries who the Granges loved, came for a visit this weekend.  What fun have them come and get to enjoy our family.  I love these super scooters!  

Our Folsom Thiots

Callum loved his RC cars and plays with them a lot!  That also requires lots of repairs because as we know, when you race cars, there are often some accidents.  Callum is learning to do his own repairs.  I'm so proud of him. 

Keelie had her friend birthday party on Friday night and they tried something new.  I'm sure you've heard of cup cakes before, we all love them, but these are Cake Cups.  Yes, you put a cup into your cake and twist it and guess what?  The cake goes into your cup and then you eat it in the cup.  Too fun!!  Charlie said it was super fun and he loved getting to eat the scraps.  

Early Saturday morning, Jen and Ewan and Liam jumped into the truck and headed for Winnemucca Nevada to meet the boys dad.  It's spring break and they get to spend the break with Lilly and their Dad.  It's going to be a quiet week in Folsom.

Our Orem Thiots

On Tuesday, our Orem Thiots, drove through a snow storm to the Salt Lake International Airport.  They were bound for warmer weather for their spring break. If you look very closely, on the left of the cliff, you will see Pierce and Adelaide who were preparing to JUMP off the cliff.  Oh my goodness.  SOOOO BRAVE!  What a beautiful sky and water Welcome to Hawaii! 

Adelaide and Jackson LOVE Hawaii, they love the warm weather and the warm water.  Californina beach water is not too warm and this is warmer.  Pierce said not bath tub warm, but nice and refreshing!

They had a family photo shoot while they were there and I loved that PJ shared these fun photos with us.  

They had fun kayaking down a river.  I love that bridge.  Oh my goodness, what fun! 

I love our little Hula Girl standing in front of this statue.  Enjoy the rest of your stay!  I'll be smiling thinking of you! 

Our Upstairs Thiots

On Wednesday, the wind was just right for some kite flying and also a photo shoot in a field of bluebonnets.  Jeremiah and Jami came and took some great pictures of Elie and Sky and then Sky was able to take their FIRST Bluebonnet photos of them.  They are officially Texans now having had their photo shoot in the bluebonnets.  Very fun.  We are looking forward to seeing the photos! 

It was the spring school pictures at Elie's school this week.  What a cute and happy girl! 

We Plano Thiots

We had another stormy Monday.  This week the weather people taught us a fun way to distinguish between a Tornado Watch vs a Tornado Warning.  Like the Taco Watch, all the ingredients are present for the storm to happen vs the actual tornado.  Oh that makes it easier for my brain to understand.  

We were able to assemble our Easter Boxes for our Primary kids this week.  My friend Letitia came on the train to help us.  She was sooooooooooooo helpful.  I am looking forward to sharing them with our Primary children today.  I hope they will be meaningful to them as well. 

Skyler helped me make these labels with this beautiful water color painting from the Come Follow Me lesson for Easter.  Loved the bows too. 

Our Jacob Taylor turned 22 this week.  What a fun guy he is.  We loved getting to take him one of the  shirts Sky made.  He was thrilled! We love Jake Taylor! and his amazing Mama!

It's beginning to look like Easter at our home.  I love Easter and am looking forward to focusing on the Savior even more this week.  

When Cousin Pammy shared these pictures this week, it made  me SMILE!  Her sister Michele was at the airport with a layover on their way to Florida.  She was able to run see them.  It had been three LONG years since they had seen eachother.  Oh what a beautiful family.  

These girls adore their Auntie Pamela!  Love you girls!

Thursday was Baby Day for our friends the Weisberg's.  I had offered to be on call when the baby showed signs of arrival to watch the two big sisters.  It was so fun to get to be with them while Emily and Brian were at the birthing center delivering a beautiful new baby girl.
 

Three little girls have blessed their family.  We are so happy for them.  What helpful big sisters she has.

This little one weighed in at 10lbs 4 ounces and is 22 3/4 inches long.  She is wonderful.  They haven't decided what her name is yet, but I'm sure they will choose the perfect name very very soon.  I can't wait to go meet her and kiss those cheeks. Update: Dick and I went after church and borrowed Miss Ella and Miss Evie and got to meet baby girl.  Dick and I voted to name her Elsa which goes cute with Ella and Evie.  he he he  No name yet.  We love her! 

Today in Primary we are talking about the Children of Israel being hungry in the wilderness.  Heavenly Father knew how to bless their hungry tummy's.  MANA!  I remember when my children would ask that hard question, "Mom, what's for dinner?"  I often wished I could give them a bag and say, "Go out back and gather up some Mana for dinner."  When I saw these little oyster crackers, they spoke MANA to me.  I hope our primary children will love MANA too!  I love each of your.  Have a blessed week, grab a bag of oyster crackers at the grocery store and think of those sweet children of Israel and eat a handful!  SLY Robynn