SunBEAMS!

We celebrated Emma's first graduation at the beginning of the year. She's moved from Nursery into Sunbeams, and she loves it! Mindy Mayfield and Melinda Palmer take turns teaching the class which consists of Emma, Emily Mayfield, Dan Bee Kim, Gabby Halowski, and Nixon Ward. Emma came home with a crown and a CTR ring on her first day, and she's learning new songs in singing time that we practice during Family Home Evening each week.

Being in primary now also means she gets asked to say prayers or read scriptures during sharing time. She was supposed to say the prayer last week, but she had a fever all weekend and had to miss it. So sad. I'm sure when she gets the chance again, she'll do a great job. She offers the blessing on the food at every meal whether she's asked to or not, and she never misses a chance to hold the microphone and bear her testimony on Fast Sundays (which sometimes starts out a lot like the blessing on the food).

We're very proud of the little lady she's growing up to be, even though she still has moments that people automatically associate with my genetic contributions to her personality - "Hey Dad! Come smell this before I flush it!" What a sweet little sunbeam.