There is a quote: "LIFE IS NOT ABOUT WAITING FOR THE STORMS TO PASS.... IT'S ABOUT LEARNING TO DANCE IN THE RAIN."
With 12 children and 5 adopted from Russia, we have had challenges and trials along with our joys. We have decided that we must
learn how to "dance in the rain." We must notice and acknowledge the joys and miracles in our lives.
They exist daily -- we just need to make sure we do not miss them!! This blog is to remind us of these miracles and joys!

Saturday, August 9, 2014

JULY 27, 2014: HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD
JULY 27, 2014
We have had such a wonderful Sunday afternoon!!!  We had Brother & Sister Swope, Brother Wheelright (Sister W. was out of town) and our 4 YSA boys over for lunch after church.  They were all in on our secret plans for a birthday dinner for Dad today!  I had worked Saturday, while Dad was gone, to go buy ice cream at Auschan and hurry home to make cupcakes and chocolate chip cookies from scratch and get them cooled and hidden before Dad got home. 
I was successful!!!  So today, our BYU boys distracted Dad while we quickly frosted cupcakes, put on sprinkles then put on candles and lit them.  We came out and started singing to Dad and surprised him!  We ate dessert first and enjoyed our cupcakes with mango and chocolate ice cream!  The mango ice cream was delicious!!!  I think Dad was surprised – either way he acted surprised!!!  We then had “burrito bowls” for lunch. 





This afternoon has been wonderful as we have just sat and visited and laughed and played games all afternoon.  The fun that we have had with these guys just makes me more and more excited for time with all of you of my adult children!!!!  I can’t wait until we are back together again.  It has been a really fun day.  Right now we are having a good thunderstorm with some good lightning and it is pouring rain!!  We have the curtains all open and are enjoying the storm as we eat our standard leftovers dinner.

 We decided to eat cake and ice cream first!  
The kids loved that idea!



 We played "Mophie", "Celebrity", and "Murder in the Dark."





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