Uncle Ted and Jenny's Farm

As part of Spring Break we visited Uncle Ted and Jenny's Farm. The boys absolutely loved playing with the animals and running around. We brought a bag of carrots to feed the horses with. They were so excited to hold the baby chicks and even see some newly hatched chicks still in the incubator.

Spring Break 2017!

Spring Break in Arizona is awesome. The boys get a whole week plus one day off from school. I've kept them busy with a lot of deep cleaning chores. Their bedrooms and the bathrooms in the house are now very clean, as well as dusting, vacuuming, and wiping down the rest of the house. I may not be a great mom, but I hope I can instill in them the importance of taking responsibility for the atmosphere and cleanliness of the home. Every person should contribute and take part in making a house a home. To reward them for their hard work, I've taken them to a new park every day and we went hiking at Popogo Park. The boys really loved the hole in the rock at Popogo. It was an easy park and the boys loved to explore.

Noah's Baptism

It really was a day to 'March Fourth into Righteousness'. Noahs baptism was scheduled for 3pm on March 4th. Grandma and Grandpa Rushton drove here from New Mexico, only weeks before they will be leaving to go on their mission to Lansing, Michigan. The program went great. Aunt Cassi played the piano, Katelyn conducted the music, and Brother Hamada presided at the meeting. Grandma Rushton gave the opening prayer followed by Aunt Amy's famous peanut butter baptism talk. Both the Grandpas were witnesses during the baptism while Dad performed the ordinance. Uncle Chase gave a great talk about the Holy Ghost and gifted Noah some special things to help remind him what the Holy Ghost can do for him. Grandma Partridge said the prayer to close the meeting. Afterward, we invited everyone over to our home for a little dinner. It is so nice to have so much family here.

Noah Baptism Preparation

Dad has been studying every night with Noah from the Book of Mormon leading up to his baptism. Noah has such a sweet tender spirit. His testimony is in the beginning stages, but is very sincere. He has prayed about the Book of Mormon and knows that it is true. He loves Jesus and trusts Him. Noah is always looking for opportunities to serve and help others and wants to do the right thing. We are very proud of his choices and that he has chosen to be baptized. We went to the temple to take some pictures at the temple to have for his baptism. He also wanted to make cookies to bring to Grandmama and Grandpa Long's house Sunday night to celebrate his birthday.