I don’t know if it was just because the last few months were so crazy or because my fatigue has been so bad, but I haven’t been very good at blogging or even taking pictures for that matter. Too much on my plate I guess? So here I go with our updates…
Marisa is almost done with winter semester. She will be home around April 20th and I believe Jared will come hang with us for a while before he heads to Nauvoo. Then she flies out April 30 to Mexico. She will be in the city Celaya. She is very excited to go and I can’t wait to hear about all her experiences! Maybe she will blog each week with pictures? I rarely get pics from her but here is one I found on fb!
Marisa also got to see the Hart grandparents!
Kayla and Brandon are doing awesome! They are settled into their apartment in Rexburg and getting ready to start spring semester in April. They will be coming in August for their reception in Cedar Rapids and to celebrate Alayna and Brandon’s birthday! It will be the same week Marisa comes home from Mexico so we are planning to PARTY big time! she is also doing an awesome job on their family blog- you should check it out!
Happy 20th Birthday to Kayla!!!!
Alayna starts tennis next week and is very excited for it.
I had spring break this week (only 3 days, but I will take it!) Tyler and Alayna had last week off. Yesterday I had to get 2 fillings cause that's a great way to start off your spring break! Today Bob and I had a lunch date and tomorrow I get my massage!
Home Chef:
So we have been trying out this great new product/idea. There are actually many companies, but we chose Home Chef to try and we have just loved it. Basically they have about 10 meals to chose from. You choose 3 and they send them to you in the main in a refrigerated box. They come with all fresh ingredients and all measured out, plus the recipe. The meals have been fun even though it takes some work because you make them from scratch. Some have been amazing, some ok, but its all different. They don't repeat a meal for a whole year. The shakes are also awesome! We have had fruity ones, a s’more shake, and next week is a peanut butter and jelly! It has taken the stress out of shopping and planning meals. we are saving money because most meals feed all 4 of us AND we have no leftovers so we haven't been wasting any food. The kids are trying stuff they would never normally eat!
Anyway, we are really loving it so far!
(Chicago style pizza with spinach and roasted tomatoes)
(Spinach stuffed chicken)
Shishkabobs
Healthy green smoothie!
Flatbread greek pizza
Reading:
I lost my reading mojo for a bit too. I couldn't find a book that grabbed me. Then, we watched “Everest”. with it being a true story, I was mesmerized and I just had to find out more. I grabbed “Into Thin Air “ off the shelf the next day and I have been obsessed every since.
“Into thin air” is one I just couldn't put down!! It reminded me so much of Titanic and how so many small things, many that could seem insignificant, added up to create a catastrophic event. Jon Krakauer does an incredible job telling the story, especially since he was there and experienced it all in person. This is a MUST READ!
Then I was drawn to “My Everest Story” with Mark Pfetzer. He was there when the Everest disaster started, but with a different team a day or so behind. His story is all about how he started climbing and all his experiences and how it took Grit to get there. Written a bit lower level for middle school but entertaining nonetheless.
The new book coming out in the book fair is called “No summit out of sight”. The true story of Jordan Romero who climbed all 7 summits by the age of 16-breaking MANY world records in the process. The book is fantastic and I loved reading his experiences. I would kill to get him to come speak as a guest speaker!
I am also currently obsessed with the shows Brooklyn 99 and Quantico!
OH and the movie you must see that will touch your heart and make you bawl for 45 minutes is “The Cokeville Miracle”. Worth the time to see it!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAYLA!!! We love you!
