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!
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Showing posts with label Matthew. Show all posts

Sunday, April 6, 2014

2014 SCHOOL PICTURES

RICHARDSON CHILDREN SCHOOL PHOTOS
2013-14 School Year
 I am so excited to have all of our children's school photos 
done for this year!  Yahoo!


SISTER MELISSA RICHARDSON
Currently serving a full-time service mission in the
 Florida Jacksonville Mission
Future Senior at BYU 


ELDER HYRUM RICHARDSON
Currently serving a full-time service mission in the
Taiwann, Taipai Mission
Return May 2015
Future Sophomore at BYU

JOSEPH RICHARDSON
GRADUATING CLASS 2014
FHS/BYU ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL
ATTENDING BYU - SPRING 2014
 
  REBECCA RICHARDSON
9th Grade -- 16 years old
Arkansas Virtual Academy


BENJAMIN RICHARDSON
9th Grade -- 15 years old
BYU Online High School


RACHEL RICHARDSON
8th Grade -- 15 years old
Arkansas Virtual Academy



BETHANY RICHARDSON
7th Grade -- 13 years old
Arkansas Virtual Academy

MATTHEW RICHARDSON
7th Grade -- 13 years old
Agape Theraputic Boarding School

DANIEL RICHARDSON
6th Grade -- 12 years old
McNair Middle School


DAVID RICHARDSON
4th Grade -- 10 years old
Arkansas Virtual Academy


 MASON RICHARDSON
Kindergarten -- 6 years old
Arkansas Virtual Academy

OUR TEENAGE GIRLS! 

Friday, March 14, 2014

FEBRUARY 21, 2014 -- ABIGAIL AND ALISON ARRIVE, MOM'S BIRTHDAY AND MEETING BRIAN'S FAMILY

ABIGAIL AND ALISON ARRIVE, MOM'S BIRTHDAY 
AND MEETING BRIAN'S FAMILY
FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Abigail and Mason have fun playing!






Mason is learning piano!
 Building with super big duplos
 Grandma Richardson and Abigail


Brian's family




Mom's birthday cake -- Thanks Grandma






Brain and Mason are buddies


 All the kids
 Look at all the photographers in the mirror!


 Dog Pile on Brian!
 David's little bed and Grandma Richardson's house

FEBRUARY 21, 2014 -- DAD'S MEMORY LANE

DAD'S MEMORY LANE
February 21, 2014

We had fun visiting all the places that were part of our Dad's childhood.  Grandma Richardson gave us a great tour of Tempe, AZ.



Thrifty was the place to go for ice cream after concerts.
The Thrifty store was a "dime store" similar to a Walgreens and had an ice cream spot as in the front as well.  That original Thrifty is gone, but an ice store in Tempe serves their ice cream!
Mom spent a fair amount of her babysitting money on Thrifty ice cream and would often buy ice cream for whomever would drive here there!
When mom was in high school, she dated a boy who worked as an ice cream scooper!



This is the sign from Grandpa Jay Richardson's dental office that he 
owned and operated for many years.

Grandpa Richardson's former dental office

The first home in Tempe that Dad lived in as a boy

The Tempe Stake Center where Dad spent many years

The Richardson Family Home @ 319 E. Broadmor




Broadmor Elementary -- Dad walked home for lunch

Where McKemy Jr. High was once located

Tempe High School

 A replica in Tempe of the "Dome of the Rock"

Ben
Upside down pyramid
Krazy Sub for lunch.  Mom worked here at the time she met Dad

Rebecca, Bethany, Mom and Benjmamin


This is where mom answered the phone when Grandmother Irene Flake called and asked if Mom would go on a blind date with her grandson, 
Vernon Richardson.   The rest is history.