Lake Trip

We got the fam together (well most of it) to make the trek out to Apache Lake this weekend. Josue's graduation gave us a reason to brave the lake on Memorial Day weekend with all the rest of the crazies out there. We had a blast! Thanks Ernest for making it happen.

Candi has a lot more pics so hopefully she will blog soon.....hint, hint. =)

End of the year awards and stuff

It's that time of year.

With our busy schedules we've missed out on some of the events and celebrations that have been taking place so I hacked these pics from my MIL.  

This is Julia and Greg at  their piano recital. These are Clint's little twin siblings.

All three of them are little brainiacs so they got honorable mention awards.

This is Brook, Clint's younger sister.

(Brook, you get preetier by the second...I can't believe how grown up you are!)

And last night was Josue's high school graduation. First Henriquez to graduate from Mountain View. I forgot how long graduation ceremonies are, and how uncomfortable those bleachers can be!

So proud of you all!!!

A bit of polishing.

I had the awesome privilege of going to Women’s Conference this year. I’d always heard of women going and coming back fully recharged and uplifted, but never had the experience myself. So when Jacque put the idea out there I seriously considered it. I ran it by Tawnya, she was game. Jacque did some flight juggling so she could meet us in AZ for a fun filled classic girl’s road trip.

A few miscommunications, a pregnant lady, a misguided trip to Nielsen’s, and a terrible snow storm in Southern UT made the drive a bit longer than it should have been but we made it.

Collette, Tawnya’s MIL, was very generous and let us crash at her house, and even shared her warm clothes with us so we wouldn’t have to brave the UT spring weather (52 degrees) in flip flops.

The next morning the fun continued. We met in the Marriot Center. What a sight to see. 15,000 women gathered to receive the instruction to become better. We scaled a row of seats to get to the row that Jacque had saved us. As I heard the sisters address us I felt the spirit crawl into the corners of my heart and fill me with a sense of gratitude that I don’t have the words to describe.

Grateful that my husband made so many arrangements with his school/work schedule to make this happen. Grateful for my MIL’s for chipping in with Lina. Grateful for such great friends to do this with. Grateful for parents who brought me up in the gospel and taught me an appreciation for righteous knowledge. 

I learned a lot about my role in this life and how to fulfill it. The privilege of being a mother should be done joyfully; I left UT with some tools that will help me accomplish this.

The spirit was amazing. For two days I was constantly fed by his promptings, tender mercies, and some rebuking.

I have a quite a bit of things to "polish up". My attitude, perspective, dedication, prayers, etc.

I can’t wait to go again next year!

Privilege

Click here if you haven't already checked out NieNie's video, or you can go directly to the Church's website.

My favorite thing she says is that she's a different kind of mom now, and how she sees it as a privilege.

Love her.