Rachel and I got up at 5:30 this morning. I went to the church around 6 to print off some forms for the Bishop. Our goal was to leave by 7:00 AM to go to Brigham City for Jace’s (Melanie & Tom) baby blessing. We had a hard time getting the kids up. They wore themselves out swimming all day and staying up late for fireworks. Gehrig was the hardest to get up. We go there on time though. Again we struggled to get Gehrig in the chapel. He...

I got a knock on the door at 7 AM this morning. It was Bishop Payne. He came to ask for some help setting up a grill for the ward breakfast. It is a tradition in this area for the bishopric to cook a breakfast for the ward on the 4th of July. It was a really nice event. The boy scouts did a flag ceremony. There was a song and a couple of other performances. It had a really nice small town feel that I love so much. Unfortunately during the event...

Today Rachel took Gracie and Gehrig to the movies. They went with Nani, Leslie & Brigham. The kids loved it I’m sure. They got to watch it in 3D. Nolan stayed home with me. He played for a while and did well entertaining himself while I continued to work. After about 30-45 minutes I put him down for a nap and we went right to sleep without a fuss. Later Rachel drove to Springville to pick up some discounted bathroom cabinets. Gracie...

After I got off work today we went Grocery shopping at Costco and Smiths. Last month I planned a meal (dinner only) for every day of the month. I think it really helped us save money buy buying only what we needed for the meals and using what we bought. It wasn’t perfect of course, but I think a plan executed at 70% is better than no plan at all!