Happy Easter from our family!
Drewby’s drawing: “There is light in the tomb.”
Fish story
March 28, 2013 Leave a Comment
Can you guess what the Sunbeam lesson was about on Sunday?
What I learned:
3. Crocodiles – the bad ones – eat bugs and bees while baby alligators eat monkeys. (thank you Caleb & Madi)
2. There are a lot of stories in the Bible about fish. The creation, Jonah & the whale, fishermen disciples, feeding the multitude with loaves and fish…
1. Cutting fish free-hand is impressive. Cutting sharks is infinitely more appreciated by three-year-olds.
After we got home Meri had her turn loving on the fish:
She kept saying “Feesh!” and “Feeshies!” It was so sweet. Jim Bob put the jar in the window sill of the dining room while she ate her lunch. She had the hardest time concentrating – just kept moving so she could see those swimming, fascinating beauties.
{Big thank you to Mom Pipes for letting me not only borrow her guppies – but let me have her rainbow fish crackers as well! :)}
And a quick little update on Caleb’s growing project from last week:
He’s so excited. He wore it around his neck for half of Monday. 🙂
Meet Me Here…
March 27, 2013 2 Comments
My layout for Mandi’s Scrap-Along. Seems more of our date nights lately are after the little ones go to bed. Evenings are just a touch on the busy side. I’ll take any time with my mister though. So – here’s to taking it up a notch – busting out the fresh lemonade and making it a dinner date. You know that’s right.
{Credits: Zig-Zag paper and frames by Mandi Miles – Bubblegum Alley; Paint Splats, puffy paint arrows, arrow stitched holes, stamped alpha, and exclamations by CD Muckosky; paper arrows, flower, arrow heart, transparent arrow & xxs&oos by Weeds and Wildflowers, Hello there tag and orange arrow by Pink Paislee, Curved black arrow by Dani Mogstad, glitter overlay by Jen Wilson, font: Bohemian Typewriter}
Spotlight: {Daddy}
March 25, 2013 4 Comments
Daddy: I love me because… oh, okay – Mommy can start.
Mommy: Daddy rocks the treats for Family Home Evening. Tonight it was all about the yummy theater popcorn. He even acquired the popcorn maker this evening. He has big plans to grow Glass Gem Corn for popping. Beautiful! Also, for a few days now Jim Bob has been playing Letterpress with the kiddos. They all love playing together – and I’ve heard him comment that he loves having smart children that play well together. {And in true geeky form – I have no less than 4 links for this man of ours we love!}
Jacob: I love that Dad takes time to play with his kids. Whether digital or physical.
Josh: I like Dad’s ideas. The bright ones and the not-so-bright ones. One bright one was having me steer the car today while Dad pushed. The other one is to put up a railing in the loft in the treehouse so we don’t fall off.
Autumn: I like Dad because he’s always smiling and he likes to wear hats a lot. And I like about Dad because he always likes to make us laugh and I like that part about him a lot.
Andrew: Dad is so nice. He shares his stuff with us.
Josh: Like power tools!
Jacob: And belly button lint!
Andrew: No – hahahhaa *giggle* – his popcorn and things he buys.
Katey: I love Dad because he cooks food for me. For the family.
{Dad makes breakfast almost every single morning. It’s wondrous! He “magically transforms oats into oatmeal” – his words. He also magically transforms bread into toast.}
Caleb: My best part of Daddy is doing Pledge of Allegiance with us. And my other favorite part is Meri drooling on a car outside. {??}
Katey: I’m not done. Well, um…
Caleb: Rock faster Daddy.
Katey: And I like Daddy because he paid for this house. Because if he didn’t buy the house we would just be outside.
Caleb: In the treehouse. And we’d get rained on.
So thankful for our house-buying, popcorn-providing, game-playing, laugh-inducing, breakfast-making man! What a catch for us all! 🙂
Scrap-Along
March 20, 2013 2 Comments
Mandi’s instructions for her Scrap-Along are up! 🙂
Fun instructions and a whole glorious week to complete!
{Her seriously cute ad.}
& a peek at the prize for entering:
Polkas and woodgrain – sign me up!
Growing
March 17, 2013 3 Comments
Sunbeam lesson: I Am Thankful for Trees, Plants & Flowers
{I subbed today! :)}
My top 3 moments from today:
3. When explaining pollination and asking what animal helps plants by pollinating one sweet little girl burst out with “Elephants!” That was a fun visual.
2. One little one commented that trees are for climbing – and falling down. And then all six little angels hopped up onto their chairs to peek out the tall window to see trees and plants outside (it was a little too blustery for the planned nature walk).
1. When we finished up our seedling packets the little sunbeams ran around the room singing/yelling “It’s growing! It’s growing!” {I’m sure those little seeds were thinking about it…}
Thankful for the wondrous world created for us! Especially sweet and funny three-and-four-year-olds.
Stuck.
March 16, 2013 2 Comments
My getting-stuck-in-the-mud outfit – last Saturday:
[Coat: Old Navy – $20, Skirt: hand-me-down, Shoes: DI – $5]
{oops! In my defense the muddy area was snow covered and I didn’t realize how boggy it was.}
Here’s Jim Bob’s getting-me-out-of-the-mud outfit:
[Coat: North Face – eBay $50, Hat: Mission gift, Cords: DI – $4, Boots: IFA – $12]
{minus Mom’s truck – thanks again!}
Thankfully it happened near my friend Jessica’s home and I had a lovely talk with her, her sister-in-law and mother-in-law while I waited for Jim Bob to come rescue me. Not a bad way to spend part of the afternoon.
2001 Words – special edition ;)
March 10, 2013 2 Comments
Equality
{And since I’m breaking the rules a little bit and having two photos – I’ll use more words and explain a bit. 😉 Last year at the Pipes’ Family Reunion Katey put on her brother’s jeans. Not just any – his Wranglers. They looked pretty good on her – so why not. Equality.}
Glad vs. Mad – a lesson to remember
March 10, 2013 Leave a Comment
A list… what do you think all these words are about?
The answer? Trials. The hard times. The slaps and the crazies and the wearing out the knees of your pants in prayer hard times.
The lesson today was on choosing to find joy and happiness throughout your trials and your life.
D&C 122:7-8 – “…that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good. The Son of Man hath descended below them all. Art thou greater than he?”
Shelly taught the principle so well and discussed Pollyanna’s take… find the good in the hard. These experiences are for us and our growth.
In Sacrament Meeting today one of the bishopric talked about how taking care of a new baby can be challenging. It is a trial. But it is so worth it and we know that. So we’re okay with the sleepless nights and the diapers and the demands. We know it is worth it. Then he asked a question I’ve been thinking about all day – What if we did the same thing with the other trials in our life? What if we figuratively snuggled them up and rocked them? – Knowing they would be for our good.
Same concept – worded differently.
And a mommy tip. If you have a sleepy little one at church that is just. not. wanting. to. crash. Use the camera on your phone like a mirror – so much fun to watch themselves in motion. And/or snap a quick photo. Your little one will also be entertained to see a current up-to-the-minute photo of themselves on the phone if they are anything like my little one. 😉
And there you have it – joy in even the little trials.
1001 Words #2
March 4, 2013 4 Comments
