Mormons in Style

Last night Justine performed in a Stakewide activity about Modesty. 

A previous Mrs Texas, Bonnie Hubert came and spoke to the girls. 

She brought her evening gown and crown, 

and shared how challenging it was to find modest clothing for such a competition. 

But she did not compromise her standard, 

even though she was told she would never win in such modest gowns and swimsuit. 

 After that inspiring talk, the Laurels (16 to 18 year old girls) modeled 3 outfits. 

Casual, Evening gown, and Church dress. 

They were followed by newly-wed brides.

The evening ended with some delicious yummy cheesecake with fresh berries.

 Now that was finishing in style.

Oh! Justine decided she liked cheesecake after trying it!
She had a lot of fun!

Poppies

On my morning walk, I saw some beautiful Poppies in a back yard along the forest road.

I braved the mud and the mosquitoes just to get a snapshot!

They make my heart happy!

Poppies always remind me of France, of its beautiful countrysides...

Sigh... I miss it.

Ce matin, j'ai repérer des Coquelicots dans un jardin en bordure de la route de foret.

J'ai bravé la boue et les moustiques pour une photo!

Les coquelicots rendent mon coeur joyeux!

Ils me rappellent  toujours la France, et ces jolies paysages.

Soupir... Cela me manque.

Back Yard Snapshots

I'm so happy; most of my ferns and flowers survived our mild winter. 

The boy scouts (including Emric) came to mulch our beds for a fundraiser. 

Emric is working hard mulching almost every weekend

to fund his SeaBase adventure trip this summer.

Anyway, our back yard is starting to look so good. 

I still have a few planters to fill with flowers. 

I have some great looking herbs, parsley, rosemary, basil, oregano and thyme.

I also have a tomato plant. 

I have to put everything in planters for now because my Chloe likes to dig
freshly turned around dirt!

Je suis super contente; la plupart de mes fleurs et plantes on survécu cet hiver doux.
Les scouts (Emric comprit) sont venu couvrir de paillis nos parterre de fleurs et plantes.
Emric travaille dur pour collecter des fonts pour son voyage cette été.
Bref, notre jardin commence a bie donner.
J'ai encore quelques pots de fleurs a rempli.
J'ai des belles herbes, persil, basil, rosemarie, oregano et thym.
J'ai aussi de la tomate.
Je dois tout mètre dans des pots pour l'instant car ma Chloe
aime bien creuser la terre fraîchement retournée!

Smoothies!!!

I Love my new handy dandy tool! I have the pretty blue one.

We are making tons of delicious smoothies!

Amelie's favorite 

 

J'aime mon nouveau gadget! J'ai le joli bleu.

Nous faisons plein de 'smoothies' super délicieux!!

Le favorit d'Amelie

ABC Set

Friday, Justine went with her church group to the set of ABC news here in Huston. 

Someone in our Church is a Journalist and Anchor for the channel...

They learned a lot about how the studio was run.
And were there for a live show.

She had a blast!

(Sorry about the picture quality, they were all taken with cel phones!)

OH by the way that is our Bishop behind Justine and her friend!

Vendredi, Justine est allée avec un group de jeunes de l'église au studio de ABC ici a Houston.

Un des homme dans notre église y travaille come Journalist.

Ils ont apris plein de truc et étaient la pour un show en direct!!

I Love a Fresh Coat of Paint

 This is what we did 'here' during Spring Break

It was a dark green khakish on the main floor and the stairs were dark red.

Too much dark for me!!!

Before

The pictures do not quite reflect the true colors, but it's close. 

The 2 walls without windows are a beige/gray

The satires are those 2 colors too

I love the Sherwood Williams Super Paint

The blue/gray paint is Upward 25% lighter

The gray paint is Versatile gray 50% lighter 

I always get my paint a shade lighter because I love it when it is goes on, 

but I get disappointed when it dries darker. 

I repainted some walls in my bedroom like 2/3 times before I was pleased with the shade!!

So from now on I just get lighter off the bat!

Result of our hard work:

* LOVE * LOVE * LOVE *

Even Mike Loves it! 

He always puts up a stink when I want to change big things like that. 

He said it makes the place look Bigger, Fresher and more Inviting.

He is also very confident now in my painting skills! I'm good! :)

I haven't put all my deco/frames back on yet. 

I also want to maybe wallpaper the tall thingy in the corner like I saw in pinterest, 

or paint where the red is, it doesn't match anymore. 

I want some Oranges and/or Mustard Yellows!

I also want to get a nice rug for the sitting room and 2 colorful chairs. 

      

Deco

                     

Finishing the Day with a Little Entretiennent.

Mike saw a Sign on the side of the road on our way home 

Sherwood Forest Festival

So we went to check it out

It was pretty much over, but we got to watch the grand finalie

Sorry about the screaming. 

Some people just get super excited and I think the artists like it too! :)

Car Play

Lunch at Panera

 One of our favorite places to eat. 

We Love Panera Bread!

We all have a favorite dish. 

Amelie: Brocoli Cheddar soup & baguette

Emric: Mac&Cheese

Justine: Chicken Chipotle Sandwich & Chips

Mike: Brocoli Cheddar Soup with any hot chicken/cheese Sandwich

Moi: Greek Salad and Brocoli Cheddar Soup with wheat baguette.

Travis National State Park

This is where we left Mike and Chloe (where dogs were allowed) 

The girls and I went to Hamilton pools 5 mn down the street, 

dogs were not allowed there at all! :(

More of Travis Park

Hamilton pools

The water was still a little chilly, but it did not stop Amelie from diving in and having fun!

L'eau était encore un peu froide, ce qui n'a pas empêché Amelie de plonger dedans et d'avoir un bon temps!