A Full Plate

We have been busy, to say the least! I'll take some time away from homework right now and put it towards updating our family blog instead.

Travis has now been working for a month and we are so grateful to finally get some income. :) He is loving it and is excited for all the leadership opportunities he's been given in spearheading some challenging projects.  He loves working with his team and they really appreciate him. He also stays on top of his calling as executive secretary and has been a great help to me since I received my new calling. He even took Jaxon to our ward's Father and Sons Camp-Out!

Despite looking grumpy and sleepy in this photo, he did very well!

This semester I'm taking another online class that has taken up a lot of my time. It ends in a couple of weeks, but there's no break for me, since I start a new class the day after it finishes! A couple weeks ago, I was released from my calling as R.S. teacher (after teaching twice, ha, ha...must not have been that good...) but I was instead called as Young Woman's President. I asked the bishop, "En serio?" Needless to say, that has also kept me plenty busy. I'm excited for the opportunity to get to know these "mujeres jovenes" and work with my amazing counselors. I'll also get to go to Youth Conference and a couple days of Girl's Camp this summer. It should be lots of fun! I'm also still serving as choir pianist.

Jaxon is as adorable as ever. I'm so grateful I can spend my days with him and do fun things together. We've been spending a lot of our days outside in our little inflatable pool (best $6.00 ever spent), 7-Peaks, the new splash pad, running through the sprinklers, taking long walks to the library, or tending our little garden. I put Jaxon in charge of watering the plants, he loves it.

We also make an effort to spend time as a family. We now have two kayaks, and the extra room has been much easier for both of us (Jaxon still rides with Travis most of the time). On Monday we paddled out into Utah Lake. The wind was really kicking up the waves and Jaxon loved bouncing along in the kayak. It was fun! I wish I could've taken pictures, but it's too risky to bring a camera in a kayak. I'll have to invest in a waterproof one. Our endurance is getting better, but we still need to work on our form.

Sigh...back to homework. :(