A little update

We've been busy!! I have a million things to post about and am getting so behind. Anyway...
We had a great Thanksgiving. We stuck around here since Trevor only had Wednesday and Thursday off. We got a Christmas tree and enjoyed a great dinner. (The kids and I got to enjoy TWO dinners.) It was fun to see all the family who was visiting.

Abby, Brinly, and Jordan finished fall gymnastics. They had fun. The time was a little late for our family, so I'm a glad for a break from it.

We are very much in the middle of holiday planning and activities. I can't believe how fast our calender is filling up. I was able to get nearly all the Christmas shopping done before Thanksgiving, but it seems like there's always one more thing. It's fun to see the kids so excited about everything. I think the holidays are going to be really fun this year.

Things learned from Family Home Evening

Sometimes I wonder what, if anything the kids get out of Family Home Evening. This week was different. I gave a lesson on the Holy Ghost and learning how to recognize the spirit. I particularly stressed that if we did things that were wrong the Holy Ghost couldn't stay with us.
A couple days later, I was cleaning in one room and I heard Brinly and Jordan fighting in another. They were really getting upset with each other. Finally, Brinly said, "Jordan, your Holy Ghost just left you because you're being SO bad!"

All I want for Christmas

We've been talking about Christmas lately...A LOT. The kids have noticed.

Abby and Brinly are finally to the age where they really "get" process and have been telling us exactly what they want. Here's a sample:
Abby wants a doll that looks exactly like her and has the EXACT same wardrobe that she has. I was a little surprised by how specific she was so I've looked. Ummm...It's a little out of our price range this year.
Brinly would like Santa to bring her a large pink unicorn. It must be able to fly. Also, it has a button that you push that allows dresses to come out of the unicorn. In her words, "Most of them are beautiful 4T dresses, but there are also some 5T dresses for when I get bigger."

I'm a little at a loss on that one! :o) Luckily, I know they're still at an age where they will be happy and excited with whatever they get.

Baking with Brinly

Yesterday Brinly and I made pumpkin muffins.

She measured and stirred by herself.

(We took turns.)
She cracked the egg all by herself.
(Just working on those necessary egg skills.)

It was fun.

One more funny

Before church yesterday Jordan told us this:

"I like to talk to my friends in nursery, but I really don't like to listen to them."

He was totally serious.

Halloween 2009

Cinderella, Lion, Lady Bug, Super Why

Costume Making, Class Party treats, Trunk-or-Treat, Trick-or-Treating, handing out candy, Orange and Black dinner, Dad getting home from hunting, time change, one tired mom.

Lunches

Even before Abby started kindergarten, she wanted me to make her lunch. It has been something I like doing. So far she really seems to like what I make her, but some of the things she has noticed or other kids have told her have been funny.

One day she came home and told me that she was the ONLY one who had "brown" bread in her lunch and that EVERYONE else had white. How traumatic!

Since we've moved, I've been baking a lot more. Therefore, Abby gets a lot of homemade snacks. Once, she was describing something one of her friends had brought. It took me awhile, but I finally figured out it was crackers with the cheese spread. Abby wondered if she could bring something like that for snacks instead sometime.

I usually pack a cookie in Abby's lunch. One day Abby came home a little upset because someone had told her that cookies were "unhealthy" and that's why their mom didn't pack them for their lunch. This happened the day after the cheese crackers discussion.

Peer pressure starts early I guess! :o) Plus...isn't it ironic that when you try to do the "good" mom things, it doesn't necessarily matter to the kid.