January happenings 2014

Here is a recap of the little, fun (and not so fun) things that happened during the month of January.

Graham... he is growing up. Don't let this picture fool you.  He looks cute and sweet, but he is not.  Terrible Twos have hit full force and he is one feisty little dude.  But he is cute.  So, I'll keep him.

The kids have gotten very involved with Family Home Evening.  They love giving the lessons and be in charge of everything else.  So, Hannah made our FHE chart wheel and this thing gets used all the time.  They are now in charge of FHE each week and mom and dad just sit back and help when asked.  It is really the greatest thing to have them be in so involved... it allows them appreciate and love FHE and it makes me happy that they do.  I keep thinking I should get an official FHE chart, but I don't think it would have the same impact or love as this colorful, paper wheel.

We invited some friends over to watch Star Wars with us. It was the first time my kids were going to watch Star Wars and they were very, very excited. I made some treats to go with the movie and Hannah instantly decided they need to have names and labels to make it seem more official and party-like.  As you can see we had Wookie Cookies and Princess Leia Popcorn.  I guess I might be rubbing off on her just a bit :-)  Like daughter, like mother.

Chris had taken the kids to the park on day and they "worked out" on the exercise stations on the trail.  The kids loved it, so we went back as a family to "work out".  The kids loved it and it was a nice outing as a family.  Feel the burn!

Do you see that nice big black eye on Ella?  It was a monster of a black eye.  Even after a month, she still has some of it lingering.  We went to go and deliver a birthday present to her friend and we were all playing outside when Ella and Lincoln ran into each other (ella on a bike and Lincoln running to catch a ball) and POW!  Poor lincoln couldn't walk for the rest of the night and Ella had this gigantic goose egg under her eye which later turned into a massive black eye.  

Jake was in charge of Family Home Evening and we played Pictionary about certain scripture stories.  Can you guess what Jake's scripture story was?