Some Firsts

We have had a very busy week including some firsts here. On Sunday Nate and I gave our first talks in this ward for Father's Day. That evening we had our first dinner guest at this house. We invited our neighbor, Mrs. Wise, to share our roast. We had to very quickly clean our family room and breakfast nook so it would look somewhat presentable. It turned out to be a nice evening. The kids loved having a surrogate Grandma here to give them ample attentions and she appreciated being with other people. Since we got things cleaned up i am now willing to post the first pictures of our house. This is our "breakfast nook" where we love to eat and watch squirels and birds in the backyard.

This week the kids started swim lessons. It is a fun program with nice teachers. They really focus on just getting the kids used to being in the water. They do lots of songs and splashing games and feel the class is successful if at the end everyones hair is really wet. It has been good for Morgan and Emma. This week is also the big music festival in Bartlesville, OK Mozart. Luckily the Community art center is close to the pool so we have been able to catch some fun kid events on the way home. We attended princess stories where the kids got mini Cinderella shoes filled with M&Ms. We went to a class/concert about blues. The presenter was very fun and even put in a few anti-smoking plugs. Today we got to see "Digeredoos and Boomerangs" the kids loved it.
The kids in their gymnastics clothes

We have also had the kids gymnastics (or as Emma says, "gym-A-nastics) class on Mon. and Wed. evenings so the kids are exhausted. They have gone to bed without even a peep. That has been nice. It has been a good busy week and we are looking forward to some days off of everything for the weekend when we will take our first trip to the Oklahoma City Temple.