Jonathan's prayer last night after FHE

"We thank thee that we could sing about Nephi when he did hard things, a long time ago. . . but You remember that. . ."

How American is your state?

Here's an NPR story that I thought was interesting. . . They looked at 21 demographic factors — from race, age, income and education to immigration and the percentage of residents living in urban and rural areas, and found which states most closely matched the national averages.

So Adam and Kari are living in the epitome of American-ness. And I was impressed that Utah is number 14, even before states like New York and California. I didn't think Utah would be on anyone's top 15 list for most normal states. . . but there you have it.

You know the weather is nice when. . .

. . .your son casually says to you, "Mom, I really like potato bugs and watermelon."

Just a fun family outing of sorts that we've never done before and it sounds a little crazy but it was really fun.

The other day we went with the boys out to dinner! I don't know if we've done this before - taking the boys with us to a restaurant for dinner just for the fun of it. It was great. We went to a little Chinese place that had great food. It was fantastic doing something new and fun with just us and the boys.

So here's our fortunes: Try to match them to the recipients. (Seth's was especially appropriate for him.)

1. "You will receive unexpected support over the next week. Accept it graciously."
2. "You are a considerate and thoughtful person." ( You better match this one to me. ) ;)
3. "Your hard work is about to pay off."
4. "Your personality is fueled by the fascination you feel for life."

After the boys were in bed we topped off our Asian adventure with a game of Scrabble and then Zelda. Good times.