Lamb & Wool Festival

What a fun weekend we had! Our old neighbors and friends from Centerville came down to attend the lamb & wool festival at Thanksgiving Point on Saturday. We didn't have far to go. The girls just had fun being together. I mostly relived the 8 years I raised my 4-H lamb. That wasn't fun -- much better watching someone else. I'll just let the pictures tell the story.



That night I did a first -- I paid somebody to take our family pictures. We actually had them scheduled for a few weeks ago, but the photographer cancelled it due to the mosquitoes. She said they were so thick she had to Photoshop them out of a previous shoot she had done. I'm grateful we didn't have to deal with that. It was a gorgeous night to have pictures taken. The mosquitoes were still present, and even with bug spray we still got a few bites, but they weren't too bad. Chloe got the worst, but I think that's because she did her bug spray herself and probably wasn't the most meticulous.

Yesterday they announced at church the need to add a new nursery. That now makes 4 for our ward. For someone who doesn't tolerate noise very well, this is proving to be a new challenge. I find myself having to leave Primary shortly after music time starts.

Last night I got to attend my first fireside in who knows how long. Our ward invited Robert Millet to come speak. Wow, what a change that was! Not only was the attendance pretty small, but there were so few children. I think I heard every word he said, and he did such a great job. He talked about our friends of other faiths, and our need to truly understand the gospel. He had a lot of good advice.