It may not look like it, but Braden loves being outside! Whenever he thinks anyone is going to go outside, he will race to the door and do his best at wiggling his way out. He just loves to be out. He knows exactly what the words mean - let's go, or leave, or out. He's cute. We were just glad it warmed up a little so he could be outside a little more.
Last Sunday my lesson was on temple marriage. I dedcided I wanted to make them all a temple picture that they could hang up. I downloaded a picture of the Rexburg temple, although they had all sorts of temples available at www.theideadoor.com (I love this site!) They also explained how to do this project. I bought some really cheap wood and just a few pieces of decorative paper. I painted the boards brown, glued the paper on and then the temple picture. I then put a bunch of coats of mod podge on top and here ya go.
I was excited that I did a little craft project all by myself. It made me feel artistic. Don't mind the halloween tablecloth. It's vinyl and protects my table.
It is hard to believe, but these girls are 6! I know I say it every year, but I really don't know where all the time has gone. It has flown by. They are in Kindergarten now, and soon to be 1st grade. They are very independent and strong willed people. While we definitely have our struggles now, I hope that being strong willed will serve them well in the future.
McKenna is our extremely athletic one. I have had PE teachers comment on her ability and how fast she is and how accurate she is in throwing a ball. She really does have quite the arm. She is such a great sister - especially to Braden who adores her. She is smart and doing well in school. I also love how she is her own person. She doesn't care too much what others think of her and she really tries to choose the right.
Kylie is our artistic one. She loves music...to sing and to play it. She likes having friends and has loved Kindergarten socially, and academically. She is also smart and doing well in school. She is a very nurturing person and will someday make a fantastic mom. She will be my one who loves to make craft projects, and I can see where not too long in the future, she will be helping me out a lot!
I feel so blessed to have two beautiful daughters!
Their birthday this year was hard. It fell right during Allen's Get Connected week. However, they had a great day at school and took treats for everyone. Later that night, my parents came over and we had a little party. I made them each their own cake this year and at least they didn't mind my mess!
All in all a great day!
We have done a few puzzles this last week. This one of Noah's ark. It was funny. In the top left hand area you might notice a piece of the puzzle missing. We tried and tried but I couldn't find it anywhere. So I took a picture of the puzzle (we take pictures of all the puzzles tyler does) and then I told him to put it away so we could eat dinner. After dinner I get up to put my plate away and all of the sudden, I found the missing piece. It was sad I already had the puzzle put away.
On a side note, Tyler loves to put puzzles together. I think this one had 550 pieces. We've done ones with a few more. But the irritating thing with Tyler is he doesn't really look at the colors or what's on the puzzle piece. He can pick up a piece by just looking at its shape and then put the piece in. He is very gifted to see how things should just fit together.
The missing puzzle piece!
Easter was wonderful! The easter bunny came, the kids were all happy with their "stuff." They found all of the easter eggs - hmmm....I am thinking they will need to be hid a lot harder next year! Braden was finding candy all day - so it was quite successful for him as well. We enjoyed a great breakfast and of course enjoyed conference. By the end of the second session, we decided to let the kids play outside. They loved doing that. It really helped get energy out. We bbq'd some hamburgers for dinner and then we actually took a drive.
We needed to return some movies to redbox so we stopped by Broulim's to do so. The funny part was we let Tyler get out to return them but there was a guy ahead of him. This guy was having a hard time returning his movie and after about the 3rd time, Tyler told him he was doing it wrong and told him the correct way to do it. We thought that was pretty funny.
Saturday was General Conference. We had cinnamon rolls in the morning. In between sessions, we were going to go to my mom's house. We went outside and because of the snow and the high winds, there was about 18 inches of snow on our driveway. We were happy we still had gas in the snowblower. It took almost a hour - it was a very heavy and wet snow. By the time we got to my parents, it was 1:30 ish and didn't have too long. We were however, able to drop off some cookies and say hi!
After the second session of conference, we let the kids play and try to get all of their energy out. We also colored our easter eggs - which the kids LOVED doing.
Later, when Allen was at the priesthood session, the rest of us went to Wal-Mart. UGH! So many people there - last minute easter shoppers. Tyler really wanted to go to Deseret Book, but there was absolutely no where to park. It was insane! All in all, it was a great day!
I had to work on Friday, the 2nd. Gratefully, Allen was able to take the day off and chill with all the little people. They got to play a lot, they picked me up for lunch and we went to craigo's, and Allen helped them fly a kite. The winds really picked up later that afternoon, and I was amazed they were able to hold onto it.
Braden is funny. When he knows there is food that he likes, he will stand in the kitchen next to the counter and just "squak" until he gets what he wants. If you have heard him "squak", you know how loud he can be. Unfortunately, he likes the sugar cookies and there has been a lot of squaking at our house the last 24 hours. Beware!
