Released from my calling

I remember when I got called to teach the Sunbeams (3-year olds) at church, my reaction was, and I quote:

"Uhg... Are you serious?"

I think I only said that inside my head. But I did say it. And I'll be honest, the first coupla weeks were a difficult adjustment. I had 9 kids in my class, and all I saw at first were 9 little babysitting responsibilities. My heart was not in the right place.

But after almost a year of teaching these 9 kids, my attitude has changed 180 degrees. Now I only see 9 little bundles of love and goodness.. Sounds cheezy and cliche I know, and I never imagined myself feeling that way in the beginning. But these kids grew on me quickly.

Two weeks ago I was released from my calling. Yesterday was my last time teaching them, and I have to say, I was a bit choked up when I got them all together to take this picture.

I think I grew more than they did!

A bloggable weekend

Our weekend has inspired me to want to start blogging again. I miss posting updates. This weekend gave me some good material to work with.

It started with a baby shower for Giovana, thrown by some of the women in our ward. Way to go ladies! They showered Camila (and Giovana) with gifts, goodies, and made her feel special. We both appreciate all the hard work that went into it!

Giovana's baby shower

From Our notable Weekend

Then Saturday morning we were joined for breakfast by this little friend. I'm assuming she's an early arrival for our halloween party next weekend. Up close she's very scary. I broke out the camera and had some fun shooting her. She seemed to enjoy the attention.



These pictures are intense. You should click on them to see them in a larger resolution. Be sure to use the zoom feature (look for a magnifying glass) to see the details.






Here she's demostrating how eerie she can look crawling over the edge of something. We talked about giving her a feature role in our spook alley. But I'm concerned she'll get stepped on..




Click on any of these amazing pictures to be able to zoom. The clarity and detail are incredible. My camera does an amazing job with the macro setting.








Okay okay. So spider photo shoots is fortunately NOT the most exciting thing we do in a weekend. We sometimes go out (emphasis on 'sometimes'). This weekend we joined our good friend Kraig Hiersche for a night at the Dublin pub to listen to live music by the Sessions, with guests 'the Betties'. Two hot bands, I loved it. I haven't been out for live music in a loong time. These guys seriously rocked!




A great weekend.