Birthday Week

Yet again I find myself another year older, and spoiled like crazy.  Jordan had night class on my actual birthday, so to make up for it he made sure we celebrated all week.  I really hate having birthdays, but they remind me of how many wonderful people are in my life, and how truly blessed I am.  Here are a few photos from the week.

  

 Jordan insisted I open presents bright and early.

After work my parents drove me up to Logan to visit McKenzie at Utah State and we all went out to dinner together.  It was so fun to see my little sis again.  I'm seriously missing her living so far away.

 

 I've said it before, and I'll say it again.  I seriously have the cutest next door neighbors ever.  My neighbor KayeLynn text me these pictures of her cute boys (and Wiggles) patiently waiting for me to get home from work to give me my birthday presents.  They gave me a bunch of cute stuff, but I especially loved this cute set of 4 scarecrows.  Each one a different color, that they named after each one of their cute 4 kids.  I love this cute family.

 Then Jordan invited my whole family over for birthday dinner that weekend.  We made cafe rio salads and had skookies for dessert.  Best birthday dinner ever.

 The best part of my birthday though was the present my sister Camille gave me.  Megan ran in the house saying, "Shalyce, my mom has a surprise for you... and it's ALIVE!!!" haha I had no idea what she was talking about.  Camille smiled and handed me a cute little box that had a note inside that read, "I thought the best gift I could give you would be a COUSIN for you little guy." Ahhhhhhhh

I'm still so excited about that.

 

-We also went out to dinner with friends Casey & Nick that week.  I guess birthday's aren't so bad afterall.

Mutual Nights

We have had some great Young Women activities lately.  We just barely took the girls to the Brigham City Temple Open House.  It is such a beautiful temple, and I think it's such a good experience to let the girls see the inside of a Temple, and feel the spirit inside.  It was a great night.  

(Never mind the 2+ hour wait that we had before we could get in.)

 One of our leaders is an awesome photographer, and took these gorgeous pictures.

-Another awesome activity we had recently was where we told the kids we were doing a photo scavenger hunt.  And then at the different places the kids went we had "actors" set up pretending to be in need of help.  We had someone set up at the library who dropped her books,  someone at the park searching for a lost wedding ring, and my awesome Dad pretending to have a hurt leg and needing help grocery shopping.  

 It was awesome watching the kids help out the strangers.  They were champs, and helped every one of them.  One girl even asked the lady looking for her ring if they could say offer a prayer to help them find it.  My Dad was so impressed with the kids.  Hardly anyone walked by him without offering help.  We then returned to the church to see what team one the scavenger hunt, and then brought in the guest actors.  The kids were so surprised and it was an awesome night.  The kids had fun, and learned a great lesson.  I love it when mutual is a success.  

 In other news, I was asked by our YM President to teach the combined Young Men lesson on Sunday about Respecting Women.  Jordan & I ended up teaching it together.  I was so nervous, and felt so out of place, but I think it went over okay.  I was just glad to have Jordan there with me.