Because of my assignment in Church Public Affairs I get to do some cool things and this was one of them. Stephen and I attended a Ramadan break the fast with some Muslims from the Dialogue Institute of Dallas. They come and serve their ethnic food and share with us some of their religious traditions, specifically Ramadan. Many members of the Richardson Stake attended and there were a good mix of people at each table. I appreciated being able to ask questions about their faith in a safe environment. We likewise shared with them our custom of fasting each month, which they didn't know about and were thrilled to "build that bridge".
Sweet Matthew's heart broke at the end of the school year. Mrs. Bratton has been THE best teacher for him. She's loved him unconditionally and he hasn't gotten in trouble once with her this year (quite miraculous considering Kindergarten). Matthew would cry at night about missing her and talked about how he wanted her to be his teacher forever. He really loves her. To help calm his little heart we arranged to meet for ice cream over the summer. He was so happy to see her!
Frisco water park with cousins! We went with Rachel to this great water park last summer and had a great time, this time wasn't as magical. We didn't have as long to be there as we'd hoped and they'd like doubled the admission from the previous year. But we went ahead and made the most of it.
One reason we had to hurry home was to host this book club for Sam's friends. We reviewed a book called "Last Kids on Earth" about a zombie apocalypse. Honestly, it was a dumb book. So the best thing I could come up with for a review was a Nerf gun war in the back yard and then swimming at the community pool.
(yes, they even let Matthew join in the fun)
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