My Joy

05/29/25

The class assignment was a shoe:

Very creative!

05/27/25

This time it was Lizzy and Rachel head to head in the cooking competition:

Mom and Dad judged on Taste, Creativity, Cohesion and Presentation. Rachel won by .5 points:

And we had that for dinner!

5/18/25

Miss Kitty has truly adopted us. She loves to come inside when it’s cold or raining and every time she wants to eat, which is a lot!

We do love you Miss Kitty!

Miss Kitty has a squirrel friend?

It’s a little cooler under the car and I guess she doesn’t mind the company.

05/17/25

Lizzy got all dressed up and went t Senior Prom with her friends. We did a little photo shoot before she left:

Have a great time at prom!

05/16/25

They are getting pretty good!

05/15/2025

Congratulations Lizzy!

How did you do on the driving test?:

They gave it too you anyway:

Drive safe!

05/10/25

The Araques brought over a beautiful cake for Mom for Mother’s Day!

05/11/25

Happy Mother’s Day!

The Relief Society had a special mother’s day luncheon for all the women and young women:

After the luncheon Dad came in so we took a family pic:

At home we gave Mom cards and gifts:

Rachel did it all in Spanish (another Spanish class assignment perhaps):

Dad gave Mom a card too:

And he gave her another Kettle-bell!

And we gave her the matching one for a set!

Rachel tried it out:

We are so grateful for you Mom! Happy Mother’s Day!

05/02/25

Congratulations Rachel you got into Dual Enrollment at Sante Fe Community College!

Let’s celebrate! Take our sushi:

And the best cheesecake in town from Publix!

Today at GHS was wear your college admission shirt to school day for seniors. Lizzy and her best friend Yara had these shirts made:

Sure, we got into Oxford!

Best practical joke ever!

04/23/25

Rachel took her drivers test today! Mom watched from behind the fence as she drove the test course:

The course is behind the DMV office.

They do not have to drive out on the public road:

Congratulations Rachel!

04/21/25

We tried a new sushi restaurant for Rachel’s birthday:

It was delicious! Then we drove to Alachua, Florida to our favorite ice cream shop:

Then we had an impromptu dance party:

Time for gifts:

Lizzy gave Rachel several nice gifts:

Movies:

Grandma and Grandpa Beck sent a gift for Rachel. Grandma Beck made one for Rachel too (we all got personalized ones for our birthdays):

A hand crafted whale from Grandpa Beck:

A beautiful card!

Grandpa Ed and Grandma Joyce also sent gifts:

She was especially happy for this!

Movie “The Pursuit of Happiness”:

More gifts:

Dad made a special birthday card for Rachel:

Mom made one for Rachel too:

A stand for . . .

New cymbals for your drum set!

Then we watched movie, Rachel’s choice of course; “The Isle of the Dogs”

Happy 16th Birthday Rachel! We hope you had a great day!

We Love You So Much!