The kids cooked cream cheese French Toast for Bjorn this morning, and then he thoroughly entertained them all while they gave him candy and a nice camping chair. They all told him why they were glad he is their dad!
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Happy Father's Day!
The kids cooked cream cheese French Toast for Bjorn this morning, and then he thoroughly entertained them all while they gave him candy and a nice camping chair. They all told him why they were glad he is their dad!
Sunday, June 5, 2011
MAY 2011: by Bjorn
I dare say summer might finally be here! The best indication of that is that we finally needed to turn on the air conditioner today after church. With all the snow still in the mountains and the status of our garden it still seems like spring, but I think we’ve turned the corner on the perpetual rain and cold weather. I still haven’t had to water the lawn at all.
That task will fall to Becky and Enoch as Isaac and I will be gone on scout camp all this week. We’re headed down to Moab for a couple days rafting the Colorado river and then camping in the area while we make trips into Arches. They’re planning an evening hike to Delicate Arch that should be pretty cool. We’re also hoping to get into the Fiery Furnace, but they only give out a certain number of permits and so we may be out of luck there. Of course there are plenty of other fun hikes and cool spots in Arches so it will be a blast either way. The scoutmaster asked me to teach the Leatherworks merit badge and so I had to research and learn about a bunch of stuff related to the tanning process, types of leather, tools, etc., and then figure out how to teach the boys to make moccasins. I got a kit from a craft store and then created a pattern from it, then sized it down so that they can choose between sizes 6-11. So each scout gets to cut out, punch holes, and lace together their own pair of moccasins. I hope it goes well.
Congratulations to the high school graduates and to Melanie on her baptism. Becky and two-thirds of the kids went up to Rexburg for the weekend and had a blast with their cousins. I stayed to get some last minute work done before being gone for a week, Isaac stayed to pack for camp, and Auriana stayed and nursed a cough, sniffly nose and fever.
Becky is planning a cousin party with the Pendleton cousins while Isaac and I are at camp. So we should all have fun tales to relate at the end of the week. Enoch always does a great job of being “man of the house” whenever Isaac and I are away on a campout. In spite of the cold weather the kids have enjoyed being out of school. Our credit union gives students a dollar for every “A” grade and so Becky took the kids this past week and made a pretty good haul. I’m impressed that Isaac and Auriana are maintaining a 4.0. We’re looking forward to a fun summer with lots of great things planned. Becky and I will be “aunt” and “uncle” for our stake Pioneer Trek, and after a meeting on Thursday we have a better understanding of what our role will be and we’re excited for the experience. Auriana is excited to go as well. We wish Isaac was old enough to go.
Auriana got to sing in the Tabernacle on Temple Square with the Utah Valley Children’s Choir. It was a neat experience and they sounded wonderful. Isaac did well in his district track meet – taking 2nd in the medley relay. Natalie’s soccer team won the season tournament and got a pretty cool trophy. It was a blast and also quite impressive since they were 11 year olds playing against 12 year olds (they played up an age for the entire year). Natalie made the team again this year and is excited for another fun season. Enoch is determined to get onto an accelerated soccer team, so he is having Natalie give him some pointers and teach him some skills. He is also looking at ways he can start earning money to help pay for it.
Auriana and Natalie started a neighborhood playgroup where they charge $1 per child per day and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday they have them come for and hour and a half and do fun stuff with them. They had six kids the first day and word is spreading so it looks like this will be a good source of income for them. Everyone tells them they should be charging more.
That task will fall to Becky and Enoch as Isaac and I will be gone on scout camp all this week. We’re headed down to Moab for a couple days rafting the Colorado river and then camping in the area while we make trips into Arches. They’re planning an evening hike to Delicate Arch that should be pretty cool. We’re also hoping to get into the Fiery Furnace, but they only give out a certain number of permits and so we may be out of luck there. Of course there are plenty of other fun hikes and cool spots in Arches so it will be a blast either way. The scoutmaster asked me to teach the Leatherworks merit badge and so I had to research and learn about a bunch of stuff related to the tanning process, types of leather, tools, etc., and then figure out how to teach the boys to make moccasins. I got a kit from a craft store and then created a pattern from it, then sized it down so that they can choose between sizes 6-11. So each scout gets to cut out, punch holes, and lace together their own pair of moccasins. I hope it goes well.
Congratulations to the high school graduates and to Melanie on her baptism. Becky and two-thirds of the kids went up to Rexburg for the weekend and had a blast with their cousins. I stayed to get some last minute work done before being gone for a week, Isaac stayed to pack for camp, and Auriana stayed and nursed a cough, sniffly nose and fever.
Becky is planning a cousin party with the Pendleton cousins while Isaac and I are at camp. So we should all have fun tales to relate at the end of the week. Enoch always does a great job of being “man of the house” whenever Isaac and I are away on a campout. In spite of the cold weather the kids have enjoyed being out of school. Our credit union gives students a dollar for every “A” grade and so Becky took the kids this past week and made a pretty good haul. I’m impressed that Isaac and Auriana are maintaining a 4.0. We’re looking forward to a fun summer with lots of great things planned. Becky and I will be “aunt” and “uncle” for our stake Pioneer Trek, and after a meeting on Thursday we have a better understanding of what our role will be and we’re excited for the experience. Auriana is excited to go as well. We wish Isaac was old enough to go.
Auriana got to sing in the Tabernacle on Temple Square with the Utah Valley Children’s Choir. It was a neat experience and they sounded wonderful. Isaac did well in his district track meet – taking 2nd in the medley relay. Natalie’s soccer team won the season tournament and got a pretty cool trophy. It was a blast and also quite impressive since they were 11 year olds playing against 12 year olds (they played up an age for the entire year). Natalie made the team again this year and is excited for another fun season. Enoch is determined to get onto an accelerated soccer team, so he is having Natalie give him some pointers and teach him some skills. He is also looking at ways he can start earning money to help pay for it.
Auriana and Natalie started a neighborhood playgroup where they charge $1 per child per day and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday they have them come for and hour and a half and do fun stuff with them. They had six kids the first day and word is spreading so it looks like this will be a good source of income for them. Everyone tells them they should be charging more.
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August: by Bjorn
Well, the 3 younger kids are off to their first day of school! Can't believe Miriam's in high school! We did father's blessings...
