Paso News

Our house smells! We've had painters here the last three days painting ceilings, doors(15) and woodwork, using oil paint. They'll be here again in a few minutes and will hopefully finish up today. I started my water exercise class last week after not going for over a year due to the pool being refurbished. It's good to be back in the water again. Our trip to Sacramento over conference weekend was fun. We stayed at Andrea's, spent time at Grant's, and enjoyed our time with both families. For some reason the kids just keep growing! Ethan seemed to take to me a lot and was always coming to me, hugging me and smiling. I loved it. He also scared me a little. I'll explain. The guys were at priesthood meeting sat. night and Andrea was in the hot tub with Gabrielle, Cal, Carson and Ethan. I was not in the water, but watching them. Ethan kept teasing us with acting like he was trying to get into the main pool (which was cold!) He'd try to get in, with Andrea and Carson trying to keep him in the hot tub. Finally, he did jump in the pool. And of course he loved it, but I was worried about the water being too cold. Oh, and Lisa had just run a quick errand. Try as we did, we couldn't get him to come out, but when Lisa came back, he just got right out. I guess it doesn't sound as scary as it was. Carson was genuinely concerned for his big brother and did not want him to get in the pool. Cal is amazing with hiw knowledge of the ABC's and the sounds they make. He knows every one. Gabrielle has such an imagination and it was fun "playing" different things with her. Then last weekend (Fri and Sat) we drove up to San Bruno, near San Fran, to see Tanner and Mason play lacrosse. Greg is one of the coaches so we saw him, too. Their team is awesome, it's nationally ranked, and the boys both played well and scored several points. The only downside was that we didn't get to spend enough time with them. And oh, it was hot--90 deg. And that is hot for that area. Our next outing will be the end of the month when we'll go to Alison's for a day and night(not long enough) and then on to Palm Springs for an ISSAC board meeting for three days. Max has been in the hospital the last few days for heart irregularity and breathing problems, although he is at home now. He's doing fine but has to be on oxygen fulltime. He's on medication for the heart problem. Natalie, our prayers are with you! Love to you all, Mom