Kenny is a teenager and Kassie's Sweet 16th!

Kenny is officially a teenager -- 13! What a precious, happy, sensitive, GOOD boy. He asks me to homeschool him because he loves to be at home, read in the morning in the tubby, help make meals, and do VIRTUAL REALITY! Cutie chooses to go to the temple to do baptisms BEFORE school at 8am - so neat. 

  His special birthday song from Grandma!

And our only daughter's 16th birthday brought SO MUCH FUN from the very start! This hilarious video I'll treasure forever...Look at Kassie's hands trying to bat the candlelight away, and the boys' faces... It's like they're having their worst nightmare! 4:51am!!! https://youtu.be/7WDcY4WfhAk  She was asked out by several sweet guyfriends. 

 

Stefan asked Kas out for her first 16th birthday date “I think we’re gonna go somewhere fun and probably we’ll eat something really good.” It was a cover since we kidnapped her and went to Galveston right after school!

 

And this funny crush text chain!

 

Look at cute Kas - -she's grown up so much!!

Sterl comes to entertain Primary!!

Kenny, Kas, and Stefan jamming out...

Youth Conference, HP Cali trip, my bday, and Bearkadettes!

Youth Conference - the kids had a blast! From sweet Daniel Ure, Stake YM Pres:  You have the most wonderful, pleasant, and worthy children. They are such a pleasure, the leaven in the lump! Kassie got to drive a tractor! Stephen is a powerful young man. Thank you for raising wonderful children! It is a pleasure to work with them. I got such a kick watching Kassie drive the tractor. I now wish I was better at taking pictures. They did awesome! From Stephen's Pa Matt Strader: "We so loved having Stephen in our family. We was helpful, happy, kind, and loving. He is a great young man!!!" They were so tired when they were done! But Sat/Sun we all got to raise our hands in support of the new prophet, Pres. Nelson -- such a memorable experience!

Love HP ~ joined Daron for his Palo Alto business trip!

 

Everyone made my 46th bday so fun! Mom said "I think dad and Kenny made the breakfast together❤️" Best gift ever... the temple was REDEDICATED on my bday!! So fun to go to church and hear talks about the temple, then go to a session with Daron Tuesday, 8 months after Harvey flooded it out, then back again that week with the kids for baptisms!

 

 

 

 

Cute Kas made Bearkadettes! Drill team family, we now are!

 

 

When Kas texts, "mom can't you come get me for an hour so we can eat Tres Leches and watch a Madam Secretary together?" You do it because Jesus is coming soon and how much longer do we all have, really? (Different outfits because it might have happened twice so far this year... I hope she passes 9th grade)