Sunbeams.

This is the conversation I had with my sunbeams(4 year-olds) today in church.

Sunbeam - Josh: Why don't you have kids Sarah?

Me: I just don't.

Sunbeam - Maddie: Did they die?

Me: No.

Sunbeam - Maddie: Are you married?

Me: Yes, you know Mitch.

Sunbeam- Maddie: Then where are your kids?

Me: I just don't have them yet.

Sunbeam - Josh: Maybe you should pray to Heavenly Father and you will get kids.

Me: That's a great idea, thanks Josh.

Sunbeam - Josh: You should pray really hard and then kids will come.

Me: Yes. Yes. (I was trying really hard not to laugh.)

Happy Sabbath. I love my Sunbeams.

d a n c e.

Dance.

I have been thinking about dance a lot lately, mostly because I have been racking my brain to come up with dances for toddles and 13 year-olds. I am teaching dance in Rochester. I really enjoy it. I have forgotten how much I love dance and how much it still means to me. I owe a huge thank you to my parents for paying month after month and driving me year after year to my dance classes.

I think that once you start dancing and learn to love it, dance becomes a part of you. I was never the best dancer and usually not the worst, I was always some where in the middle.

When I was younger, to be more specific in high school, dance was how I learned to express all of my feelings whether is was joy or sadness.

I remember after I stopped dancing in college, I felt a huge void in my life. The void was not dancing every day. Eventually I started dancing again weekly and have been dancing on and off ever since. I still love dance and hopefully always will.

Loves,

Sj

(Image found here)

Beets, beets and more beets.

Folks, I made chocolate beet bunt cake tonight and it was oh so amazing. I have loved beets ever since living in Lithuania. A good friend of mine from Rochester gave me the recipe.

I am mostly proud of the fact that the cake came out of the bunt pan without any of the cake sticking to the pan. I posted the recipe on Just Cook Already. My friend Jenna has done a great job putting this blog together. I can always find delicious recipes on here. Go and check it out.

Happy cooking and happy Sunday.

Mom

My mom came to visit last weekend, it was fabulous. She was on a mission to go to every single antique store in the southeast corner of the state and I think we pretty much accomplished it. We went to Stillwater, Lake City, Red Wing and of course the Cities.

We took my mom to Brasa, my favorite restaurant in the cities, and to St. Paul's Cathedral which is beautiful. She loved the entire trip. We can't wait for my Mom to come back, we miss her already. We sure do love you.

H E B G E N

While on our trip out west, I was able to go to Hebgen with Rach and Ash. It was basically amazing. We went on bike rides, avoided bears, went waterskiing on glass and ate, of course. Thank you to Rachel for letting me experience the beauty of Hebgen once again.

Me, Rach and Ash

Can you see the glass?

Mitch = 27th Birthday

Happy Birthday.

You make me happy every day.

I love you.

The Beach.

We went to California two weeks ago with Mitch's family. It was fabulous. I have great in-laws. I already miss all of them terribly.

Thanks to Molly Jones for taking our picture.