Things have become really busy as we get prepared for Youth Conference.  we are hoping that we and the kids in our YC family are prepared.  The BoM YC will be very different this year.  they have tried to simplify it and take out many of the activities that made the youth uncomfortable in the past.  We have another week to get ready.  Tiffany and I put together a basic plan for our activities.  I hope they come together well.  in the past we tried to provide a benefit, create opportunities for the Spirit and then just the the Spirit work on the youth.  I struggle to sleep in a tent which is unfortunate becasue I love the outdoors.  I love the mountains but I think the cabin has made me soft.  I think the main reason I dread a Scoutmaster calling to because I would be required to camp so often.

Father's day was great.  these and kids and Tiffany do a great job in making me feel special.  They got me some wonderful gifts.  They gave me a puzzle of the BYU Football stadium, a few crafts, Hyrum gave me a mug that he wrote on, and Tiffany made up the wall in the masement with the pictures of the teams I have coached.  It was a good day.  We did not do much.

These kids are growing up too fast.  With emma going into the 9th grade and Mari starting school I wonder if I'm ready to transition into the next phase of parenting.  I really love having young kids in the home.  Mari loves to cuddle which helps me squeeze out every last bit of this stage that I can.  I'm glad these kids are part of our family.  I cut Hyrum's hair today.  Tiffany lets be buzz his head in the Summer.  He asked that we put an Airbender arrow in his arrow.  I did my best.  We will buzz his had completely before Sunday but for a week he is an Airbender.