Keepin' Busy

For the most part, things around here have been pretty status quo.

Allen's been working on the nursery on weekends and most evenings. Lexi has been ready to help at every turn. Sometimes, she's actually pretty good at getting him tools and what not. Other times, she's ready with the screwdriver to "fix" the exposed wiring behind the switch plates! And why wouldn't she be? Daddy just used the screwdriver to take the switch plate off, so why wouldn't Lexi want to make it right with her own "baby screwdriver"? We've avoided her taking 110V at this point, but she's pretty eager to get in there.

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After we told her she couldn't play with the wiring, she grabbed Allen's hat and went to work on the entertainment center.

Lexi asking, "Where's my tools? Where's my hat? Where's my baby screwdriver?"

At the beginning of November, we had YW in Excellence. It's a formal celebration of the year's achievements and the personal progress program. The theme this year was to be "steadfast and immovable". We emphasized being prepared to be steadfast and immovable with the Temple as the crowning achievement. So, for YW in E, we had pictures of the Temple up, everything decorated in white, and a cake with a picture of the Albuquerque Temple on it. Each of the girls gave a short talk on one of the personal progress goals she completed this year. Two girls finished the whole program and gave great talks about what it meant to them and how they feel it will help them as they become adults. We have a pretty small group with about 10 active girls, but they are wonderful people. I'm sure their parents enjoyed hearing from them, too, since teenage kids aren't always quick to talk about stuff like this with their folks.

I made this bridal bouquet to use as the centerpiece for the head table. At the end of the night, each girl got one of the roses.