We have a lot of details from our recent trip to Seattle to post, but this part of the trip deserves its own entry.

We were nearing the end of the day's travel as we pulled into Nampa to stay for the evening; we would finish the trip back the next day (Monday).

Well, I had a great Mother's Day. Ruth and Amelia spent all week offering to help with meals and cleaning up (special thanks go to primary and preschool teachers for emphasizing this) and I received numerous handmade items. Then Martin and Ruth bought me flowers on Saturday--notice this all happened before Mother's Day officially started. Sunday morning Martin took Susanna downstairs early so I could sleep in and right when I felt ready to come down, Martin and the girls all came in with blueberry pancakes (made from scratch!) for me to eat in bed. As they left me in the room to eat, Amelia said, "I hope your tummy gets big and fat!" Isn't that great? No unrealistic expectations of fitness in this family! Ruth then took her hand and as they walked down the hall she said, "Amelia, that only happens when you eat a whole turkey." We realized later that these comments were made in reference to the classic Tom and Jerry episode where an orphan mouse shows up on their doorstep and devours the Thanksgiving feast.

We haven't written anything for a few months, but here's an update. (Facebook seems to be all the rage these days, and is a little easier to write one or two sentences than a whole page. Not that I have an account...)

Ruth and Amelia were very excited to hear that Easter was this week. They both understand the religious aspect of this time and most certainly enjoy the goodies!

After they came back from Church, Amelia spotted some easter eggs as we drove in. They were very excited to get their baskets and start collecting. However, we made them pose for some family photos first.

On a side note, our townhome is currently under contract and should close by the end of the month. We've started our preliminary house-hunting, mostly looking at the WFR-MLS ourselves. Short sales are quite common among discounted homes, so we may end up trying that ...

Ruth's first primary program turned out to be very interesting. She learned her line ("I know that Heavenly Father loves me") about a month ago and has never had a problem remembering it. While we were getting ready for church today, I asked Ruth, "So when it is your turn to go up to the microphone, you will say...?" Ruth answered with a smile, "Sorry guys, maybe next time." I imagined the surprise and amusement of the congregation if she actually said that and pranced off to her seat with a smile. After working a little more to impress on her that she should say her correct line, we left for church, not knowing what she would do...

Amelia went to the 3rd birthday party of another girl (Caroline) in her nursery on Saturday. She had a fun time (as far as we know), and really likes her nursery leaders (Caroline's parents).
Later that afternoon we went to the company's annual Summer party. The weather was very nice and the food was excellent (as usual). Due to the Olympics, it was a Chinese theme -- Chinese food (plus steaks), crafts and performances (acrobats).