Caleb has had very few injuries since he began gymnastics. We have seen a number of the boys in the gym break or fracture bones and just counted ourselves grateful that this hadn’t happened to Caleb . . . yet
‘High School Musical’ FHE
The kids decided to take charge of Family Home Evening tonight and put on a ‘show’ they have been working on. We had to pay $0.15 per performer for admittance into the basement theater to view this fine lip-sync spectacle.
The Sky is Falling!
Fall has started to arrive in our neck of the woods. I wish this meant that the leaves are starting to change colors or that the weather has officially become sweatshirt weather, but that hasn’t happened yet. What it does
Easy and QUICK Breadsticks
I found this recipe on-line and decided to give it a try today (since we didn’t have much prep. time for dinner). The kids LOVED them and they were great to eat with our lasagna. I loved being able to
Quilts . . . Completed
This week the girls have taken turns tying their quilts. Emma got frustrated with how long it was taking her so she had me work towards her from the other side. Hannah had me working the needle and she did
A Girls’ Weekend
By default, with the boys gone, we had a girls’ weekend. A lot of time was spent working on quilts, but we did venture out of the house on Saturday to see “Shorts” at the movie theater. I was outvoted
A Boys’ Weekend
Our boys took off to Dallas last weekend. They were able to spend the weekend with Chris’ cousin, Layne, and his family. We were both living in Reno for a short time and we miss being close to them –
Quilt Update
Nothing can be done in this house without the ‘monkey see, monkey do’ effect. Upon seeing Emma start on her quilt, Hannah decided she would like to try to sew one as well. Once Emma was off handling herself well
Becoming a Better “Me”
I have found no matter how many parenting books I read or creative plans I come up with, it is really my children who help me become a better parent. This week it was Emma who pulled me out of
Families Can Be Together Forever
(image from www.theideadoor.com) This month’s Primary Sharing Time theme is “Temple Blessings Unite Families.” Last week I talked to the kids about how through the ordinances of the temple we can be with our families forever. I shared the experience