Zimbabwe
Our country of the week was Zimbabwe. Fun, fun culture to learn about! Here are a few of the pictures from Monday and Tuesday:
Kids doing a tribal dance with Tribal markings on their faces!
Zimbabweans all share the same plate when they eat and only use their right hand as a utensil.
The boys showing off their masks and shields they made at the Hollywood Bowl.
Of course my camera batteries died before the actual show, but the Hollywood Bowl certainly did not let us down! The Zimbabwean dancers and musicians were so energetic and colorful. The music was so fun- it made me want to get up there and do some African dancing with the performers!
Lucky Lucky Tanner
Kids doing a tribal dance with Tribal markings on their faces!
Zimbabweans all share the same plate when they eat and only use their right hand as a utensil.
The boys showing off their masks and shields they made at the Hollywood Bowl.Of course my camera batteries died before the actual show, but the Hollywood Bowl certainly did not let us down! The Zimbabwean dancers and musicians were so energetic and colorful. The music was so fun- it made me want to get up there and do some African dancing with the performers!
We feel so blessed to live so close to all of our kids grandparents and this week Tanner really reaped the benefits! He got to go to the Circus last Saturday with my dad and his friend Suzie and then again on Wednesday with my mom, her friend and grandson. Tanner had so much fun (both times!!) and says his favorite part was the motorcycles. He also keeps talking about Tom the Clown who apparently was very funny.
He Finished!!!!
RELIEF! That is the word to describe the faces of all the bar takers as they came out of the dungeon on Thursday. I took the boys down to cheer for Ladd when he finished. We were all so happy to have him finish and not have to study every waking moment! If you ask him how he did, he says we will just have to wait to November. I think he is worried about sounding too confident as he knows many people who seemed very confident just to find out that they did not pass.
We took Ladd out to the ESPN Zone for dinner to celebrate and then stayed at his hotel room that night. The next morning we went to the La Habra Children's Museum, or "My Muzezum" as Tanner calls it. It was fun, but I cannot remember a time when all of us were so exhausted at the same time. Hunter did not sleep well in the Hotel room, therefore none of us slept well in the Hotel room! Not to mention the fact that neither Ladd or I had been sleeping very well that whole week before!
Tanner became the cashier at the Museum, ringing up the groceries for all these kids who just started lining up. It was cute to watch all these kids just doing what they see their parents do!
Hunter enjoyed the "In My Backyard" exhibit where he got to play in the pretend dirt!
We took Ladd out to the ESPN Zone for dinner to celebrate and then stayed at his hotel room that night. The next morning we went to the La Habra Children's Museum, or "My Muzezum" as Tanner calls it. It was fun, but I cannot remember a time when all of us were so exhausted at the same time. Hunter did not sleep well in the Hotel room, therefore none of us slept well in the Hotel room! Not to mention the fact that neither Ladd or I had been sleeping very well that whole week before! 
Tanner became the cashier at the Museum, ringing up the groceries for all these kids who just started lining up. It was cute to watch all these kids just doing what they see their parents do!
Changes
The first Saturday Ladd has had off for months and he gets a phone call from the Stake President wanting to meet with us. We met with him this morning and Ladd got a new calling. He will not be sustained until next week, so I won't mention it yet. So much for any time off for him! I was released as Relief Society Secretary last week but have not received a new calling yet. I'm sure that will come shortly... As busy as we are, we are happy to accept callings as they always provide opportunities to learn and serve others.
I am glad this week is over! Next week we are off to Carlsbad for a well needed Family Vacation!
I am glad this week is over! Next week we are off to Carlsbad for a well needed Family Vacation!
6 comments:
I am so proud of all of you for "getting through" this week and am really glad you all get to have a much needed vacation together. Have fun.
Oh my gosh!!! We were just saying last week that Ladd is going to be Bishop some day! The day has come hasn't it!!!
We're thrilled that the Bar exam is over for ALL of you. My hat goes off to you Melissa for supporting Ladd through all of these tough years of schooling! Many congrats to you all!
No, Ladd's new calling is NOT Bishop! Thank goodness!
Melissa, i don't know if you would even remember me, but i was in the hillside ward. my name was amy johnson. i think you are a couple of years older, but i remember you from seminary. it looks like you are doing great. good to "run" into you. i have two boys too and another boy on the way. they are fun.
amy
Yay!!! for Ladd!!! Gosh, finally! a break! Wheew! Its good to see Ladd in some pictures!!
I'll bet you and Ladd are both glad the bar is over! Yuck. Your little guys are too cute.
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