Bridged into Young Women

 Brooke graduated from Primary at church! It was a long awaited day for Brooke to move into the Young Women's Program at church. The last few months being in Primary can be brutal for a pre-teen that suddenly feels so much more mature, and wants to learn from the older girls, not Sunbeams.

She will always be a Sunbeam to me, but I am certain that Brooke has a lot of great experiences to share with the Young Women in her class. When Brooke heard that the Young Women now each take turns teaching, some Sundays, she was not nervous, but very excited!

Brooke is growing into a beautiful and strong young lady, that I know Father in Heaven sent to this earth at a time that she could make a difference, because of her strengths.

Brooke,

Your kindness and responsible nature often inspires me and I know I am special to have received your spirit, to nurture and teach the gospel to, while on this earth. 

Love, 

Mommy 💝

Brooke is my pre-teen Turano!!
And, it is apparent that her and I are both females with shifting hormones and mood-swing sometimes! Haha! It is fun because now we really enjoy getting our nails done together and arguing in small moments about what she wants to wear and who has the more correct opinion? Bella from Twilight or Katniss from Hunger Games? Haha! Brooke loves and has read every teenage saga there is!

Brooke had a very fun birthday party this year! Brooke has been Ice skating private lessons and on a team, so she was eager to show all her friends what she had been working on at the rink.

Though I saw proud moments for Brooke with teaching her friends and helping them on the ice, I think that Brooke's brightest talent showed yet again, as it frequently does, as she without being asked, suddenly swooped Will's hand in hers and skated awhile with her little brother, even at her b-day party.

After hot chocolate at the rink, Brooke and her friends had pizza and pazookies ( a delicious warm cookie with ice cream on top ) , while they took selfies and played question games with each other while eating at one of Brooke's favorite restraunts. Pre-teen Turano!

Bursts of love from Will

Time has been flying and Will keeps growing up way too fast! Will has been considering all the options in this existence.

A world of wonder Will sees is still not the most important thing to him. Though Will comes across as just ball of energy, ready to combust at any moment, Will actually is a deep thinker, esspecially considering he is 7 years old.

Will asked me a few days ago if I thought he could go live in space, in a space station. We discussed the need for extended education and he said, well, maybe I won't do that?

A few days after Will asked me about joining NASA, Will said to me, " You know, I really do want to go back to Heaven and live with Jesus again, but I really like earth, so I think I will stay along time. I hope I live along time Mommy."
 I said I hope he lives a long time too!

Will has lots of friends at school. Each time I go to his school little boys are constantly screaming his name like he is a celebrity and waving.

When Will brought his own money he earned to the book fair that his school recently had, Will showed he appreciates all of the friendships he has; Will bought all of his friends invisible ink writing pens. He had a bag full of them after school. As if that was not enough of showing kindness, Will surprised me even more when he ran with his bag of pens, laid them on the floor, and grabbed his stash of sharktooth necklaces and laid one sharktooth next to each pen.

The next time I visited the school, sure enough one little boy ran over to talk to Will and he had on a very familiar sharktooth necklace.

As much as I felt like those necklaces were bought for Will, I refrained from saying anything as I was happy that Will wanted to share his love with his friends.

Will went to the recording studio with me a few weeks ago. I was really looking forward to this because Will always tells me that he likes my music .Sometimes after I have been out for church callings, etc. When I come home Will says, " Oh were you gone making another song!? I love your songs Mommy! "

Will thought all the guitars were cool and the headphones that make you hear yourself as if you were inside your own voicebox.

If you notice in this list Will has described himself in, on this leaf on a tree in his classroom, Will has mentioned two of his friends at school. Will also mentioned his cats which are a great joy to him. Will even gives them baths!


Will, Thank you for being so sweet and for bursting out moments of love as your energy spins around our house.

Love ,
        Mommy 💝