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
‘Annie’
The girls had a Girl Scout outing last night to see the musical “Annie” at a local private high school. I had the opportunity to go with them and we had a great girls’ night out. The music was great
Clean Community
Our town has been concentrating on being a “Clean Community” for the last few years. Every year they have an awards ceremony to recognize groups that have worked on cleaning the community or done something to help recycle. Emma and
March Madness 2009
I don’t write very often on this blog – but here I am again, two times in just as many weeks. Don’t worry, Becca will be back shortly. Once again, I am writing because this is definitely a subject that
Daddy-Daughter Dance
More than a little time has passed since the last post, which I have been reminded about repeatedly, since the responsibility naturally falls on me to write about the Daddy-Daughter Dance. Becca would have graciously written this post (which would
Caleb’s Second Gymnastics Meet
Update from Caleb’s first meet 2 weeks ago: Caleb’s official scores were finally compared to those of the others from his level (if you remember, he got permission to compete Saturday instead of Sunday when his level was scheduled) –
‘Dear Edwina’ – the Real Deal
When we went to Caleb’s meet last week Emma commented that one of the boys on his team looked REALLY familiar. A little while later she commented that she thought he had been in her acting camp last summer. Sure
There is Happiness in Service
Whenever we do any acts of service, we always involve our children. We’ve always taught them that by serving those around us, we are really serving our Savior as we help Him serve our brothers and sisters. I know this
Another Year, Another Portrait
We were extremely late in getting Emma’s and Hannah’s birthday pictures taken. We had a good excuse – there was a new studio opening up down the street from us and we were waiting for them to open instead of