Riverbend Ward

Since we only have about three weeks left in our current ward, I thought I'd write about my experience. We moved into the Riverbend Ward when we moved into the Legends apartments in May 2023 when we moved back to Utah. I'm a nursery leader and Wesley is the Sunday school secretary. I taught nursery three times and then gave up. With three apartment complexes and houses, it's a very transient ward. It was socially hard at first. I have now made a friend in my ministering sister. There are lots of other young couples with babies. There are the apartment vs. house politics. Most of the ward leaders live in the houses.

11 Months

William turned 11 months old last Saturday. I can't believe it's almost been a year since he was born. I got the Google Photos reminder that one year ago today was our baby shower at Wesley's work. William is now having 3 solid meals a day, has 4 teeth, and is getting ready to walk. I remember all the anxiety I had while I was pregnant with him and now he's becoming a little boy. I'm beyond blessed.

Idaho 4th of July Trip

Wesley, William, and I went up to Boise over the 4th of July weekend. We got to visit Tyler's family, Wesley's dad, his cousin's family, and our friend, Jared. We got to go to Harper's 3rd birthday party and spend some time with our only niece. We also got to do some fun things around Idaho like the Hagerman Fossil Beds, the Boise parade, and Zoo Boise (we got to feed the sloth bear!). It was a great trip and I hope we make it a yearly tradition.

Ethics and Accountability in Leadership

I'm in the last stretch of my Ethics and Accountability in Leadership class. It's my fourth class in my EdD program. We've had a chance to analyze some interesting case studies. I have a big paper due next week that I want to mostly finish before our Idaho trip. The professor is very dedicated and inspirational. I have about a year left of coursework and then a year for my dissertation.