I've been tending a baby and poor Berry thought he would cleanup after her and got himself stuck!
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Photo of the Week!
I've been tending a baby and poor Berry thought he would cleanup after her and got himself stuck!
Sunday, October 14, 2012
September 2012: by Bjorn
It’s hard to believe we have a 16-year-old daughter! But as I look at the way she lives her life and conducts herself with her friends and how responsible she is with schoolwork, her job, developing her talents, and everything, I’m so grateful to have this beautiful, mature young woman as my daughter. She truly brings me joy – as do all my children. And she’s a safe, responsible driver as well. I was honored to take her out on her first date on her 16th birthday. We had a lot of fun. I love Auriana’s sense of humor and just hanging out with her and talking and laughing. She has even ventured into the realm of voice impersonations and some witty one-liners. Listen closely and you may catch some of them. Oh, and you’ll have to ask her about the book she is writing.
There comes a time in a father’s life when he finally has to admit that his son is taller than he is. I guess I’m finally to that point and man enough to admit it in writing to the whole family. ☺ And while with one breath its tough to admit, in the next breath I’m proud of a son that has exceeded me in height and will continue to exceed me in so many ways because of his many abilities and talents. Isaac is just finishing up football. He had a fantastic touchdown reception in an overtime game against their rival, Springville, but it was called back because a teammate lined up wrong. He handled it pretty well and only gave the offending player a little bit of a hard time. It has been fun to see him improve in the game and earn the respect of coaches and players. Now on to basketball!
Natalie got invited to be on an accelerated basketball team, so she is going straight from accelerated soccer to basketball and trying to decide if its still possible to fit Irish dance in there somewhere. Her body has taken a bit of a beating this soccer season so we’re actually glad to transition to something hopefully a little less taxing on her bruised tailbone and aching feet. Natalie recently transitioned to a full-size fiddle (she’s using the same one both Jenny and Brenda used to play). Auriana is also working at the fiddle a bit more and so they have had fun playing duets together. This is tricky with only one full-size fiddle in the house, but they do play a fun song together with two bows and one fiddle. In just 5 days Natalie will officially be a teenager. It’s hard to believe we have three teenagers.
Enoch just finished up his soccer season and had a blast. It was fun to see how much he improved over the course of the season. He loved his birthday and was ecstatic to receive a Ninjago Sonic Raider to add to his Lego collection. I’m amazed at how quickly he can assemble those things. I look forward to seeing how his mind transitions that skill into a career as an adult. After parent teacher conference recently we learned that on the school testing that each student does Enoch only missed one question out of the entire series of tests in all subjects. We knew he was smart, but not THAT smart! Enoch and I had a fun time on Thursday building a gate to go on the west side of our house. He stuck with it through every step of the project from taking down the section of fence (under Becky’s guidance the day before) to helping measure, cut, assemble (he loves using the power drill), and hang the gate. He also helped me shop for hardware, dig the hole for the new fence post, and mix and pour the concrete. Now that the concrete is set we just need to put on the latch and rebuild the remaining section of fence. I guess its just like Legos, only life-size, and so he’s a natural at it. ☺
Miriam had a fun soccer season as well. Although she enjoyed having her dad as the coach, I think some of her teammates wished otherwise because the only two games they won the whole season were the two games I missed. No, I’m not developing a complex… Really, I’m all right. I’ve only cried into my pillow at night twice. ☺ She played great and has definitely come a long way from the oblivious cart-wheeling gymnastics girl in kindergarten to the speedy goal-scoring player she is now. Miriam is loving 3rd grade and of course her teacher loves her and is amazed at how smart and capable she is. Miriam and Ellie took time off of Irish dance to play soccer and so now they’re excited to be back into dance.
Ellie played soccer for the first time this year and had a blast. She takes after the rest of us and loves the sport and is a natural. She put on a great program at school and even memorized the Preamble of the Constitution. Pretty impressive! She loves first grade and can’t wait to turn 7 in November. She’ll be the last in our every-two-weeks birthday period. September 15 through November 5 is an exciting time in our family, and Becky and I are always grateful when we make it through the 4-birthday time frame with happy children and a dollar or two left in our pocket. ☺
We had a fun time hosting the Piano Guys at the Harvest Moon Hurrah this year. It was the biggest crowd we’ve ever had and probably the most people that have ever been in that park for any event in the history of the city. The kids enjoyed getting hoodies signed and meeting Jon Schmidt and Steven Sharp Nelson after the performance. After such a huge response I’m not sure how I’m going to top that next year.
Work has picked up a bit, for which we’re grateful. With all the kids in school all day now, Becky is trying to figure out what to do with her time. She has had a couple of meetings with people in the Church media & family history departments and is looking into possibilities there. She has also been doing some math tutoring and tending and as always, keeps our family running smoothly and on schedule and happy.
We thoroughly enjoyed watching conference last weekend and are excited and inspired by the news about the missionary age being reduced. When it was announced I could feel the collective “spiritual” gasp from members all over the world as a prophet of God presented the word of the Lord as received through direct revelation. What a neat experience and what an amazing time this is for the Church. A member of our quorum who works at the MTC as a teacher said that leaders there anticipate that the number of missionaries will increase from 58,000 currently to 100,000 in the next year and then likely level off to about 80,000 after that and steadily grow from there. Exciting times! So thrilling and humbling to be a part of this great work, and to be in it with all of you!
There comes a time in a father’s life when he finally has to admit that his son is taller than he is. I guess I’m finally to that point and man enough to admit it in writing to the whole family. ☺ And while with one breath its tough to admit, in the next breath I’m proud of a son that has exceeded me in height and will continue to exceed me in so many ways because of his many abilities and talents. Isaac is just finishing up football. He had a fantastic touchdown reception in an overtime game against their rival, Springville, but it was called back because a teammate lined up wrong. He handled it pretty well and only gave the offending player a little bit of a hard time. It has been fun to see him improve in the game and earn the respect of coaches and players. Now on to basketball!
Natalie got invited to be on an accelerated basketball team, so she is going straight from accelerated soccer to basketball and trying to decide if its still possible to fit Irish dance in there somewhere. Her body has taken a bit of a beating this soccer season so we’re actually glad to transition to something hopefully a little less taxing on her bruised tailbone and aching feet. Natalie recently transitioned to a full-size fiddle (she’s using the same one both Jenny and Brenda used to play). Auriana is also working at the fiddle a bit more and so they have had fun playing duets together. This is tricky with only one full-size fiddle in the house, but they do play a fun song together with two bows and one fiddle. In just 5 days Natalie will officially be a teenager. It’s hard to believe we have three teenagers.
Enoch just finished up his soccer season and had a blast. It was fun to see how much he improved over the course of the season. He loved his birthday and was ecstatic to receive a Ninjago Sonic Raider to add to his Lego collection. I’m amazed at how quickly he can assemble those things. I look forward to seeing how his mind transitions that skill into a career as an adult. After parent teacher conference recently we learned that on the school testing that each student does Enoch only missed one question out of the entire series of tests in all subjects. We knew he was smart, but not THAT smart! Enoch and I had a fun time on Thursday building a gate to go on the west side of our house. He stuck with it through every step of the project from taking down the section of fence (under Becky’s guidance the day before) to helping measure, cut, assemble (he loves using the power drill), and hang the gate. He also helped me shop for hardware, dig the hole for the new fence post, and mix and pour the concrete. Now that the concrete is set we just need to put on the latch and rebuild the remaining section of fence. I guess its just like Legos, only life-size, and so he’s a natural at it. ☺
Miriam had a fun soccer season as well. Although she enjoyed having her dad as the coach, I think some of her teammates wished otherwise because the only two games they won the whole season were the two games I missed. No, I’m not developing a complex… Really, I’m all right. I’ve only cried into my pillow at night twice. ☺ She played great and has definitely come a long way from the oblivious cart-wheeling gymnastics girl in kindergarten to the speedy goal-scoring player she is now. Miriam is loving 3rd grade and of course her teacher loves her and is amazed at how smart and capable she is. Miriam and Ellie took time off of Irish dance to play soccer and so now they’re excited to be back into dance.
Ellie played soccer for the first time this year and had a blast. She takes after the rest of us and loves the sport and is a natural. She put on a great program at school and even memorized the Preamble of the Constitution. Pretty impressive! She loves first grade and can’t wait to turn 7 in November. She’ll be the last in our every-two-weeks birthday period. September 15 through November 5 is an exciting time in our family, and Becky and I are always grateful when we make it through the 4-birthday time frame with happy children and a dollar or two left in our pocket. ☺
We had a fun time hosting the Piano Guys at the Harvest Moon Hurrah this year. It was the biggest crowd we’ve ever had and probably the most people that have ever been in that park for any event in the history of the city. The kids enjoyed getting hoodies signed and meeting Jon Schmidt and Steven Sharp Nelson after the performance. After such a huge response I’m not sure how I’m going to top that next year.
Work has picked up a bit, for which we’re grateful. With all the kids in school all day now, Becky is trying to figure out what to do with her time. She has had a couple of meetings with people in the Church media & family history departments and is looking into possibilities there. She has also been doing some math tutoring and tending and as always, keeps our family running smoothly and on schedule and happy.
We thoroughly enjoyed watching conference last weekend and are excited and inspired by the news about the missionary age being reduced. When it was announced I could feel the collective “spiritual” gasp from members all over the world as a prophet of God presented the word of the Lord as received through direct revelation. What a neat experience and what an amazing time this is for the Church. A member of our quorum who works at the MTC as a teacher said that leaders there anticipate that the number of missionaries will increase from 58,000 currently to 100,000 in the next year and then likely level off to about 80,000 after that and steadily grow from there. Exciting times! So thrilling and humbling to be a part of this great work, and to be in it with all of you!
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Photo of the week!
As a 4th grader, 
Enoch took 3rd place in the 1 mile fun run at school. The 1st & 2nd place runners were both 6th graders. He's been quite sore ever since because he pushed himself so hard.
Enoch took 3rd place in the 1 mile fun run at school. The 1st & 2nd place runners were both 6th graders. He's been quite sore ever since because he pushed himself so hard.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Photos of the week!
We've spent hours on the soccer field lately ... but it's a beautiful place to be when the weather is so perfect and the mountains are all around! Enoch and Ellie both scored in their games this week! Natalie's and Miriam's teams both had a victory, and Isaac's football team won in overtime.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Photo of the week!
Ellie's first grade patriotic program! I love all the classic "1st grade antics" going on around her!
Sunday, August 12, 2012
August 2012: by Becky
Last month we wrote while Auriana was on a trip to the Quickwater Ranch, where she attended a two-week girl’s camp. She survived and had a great time. She even hiked Table Rock, with a pack! I was impressed! When Bjorn picked her up on a Saturday, they informed him that a family had dropped out of the family session that would start the following Monday and invited him to bring our family.
Incidentally, the highlight of the past month for us was our trip to the Sky Mountain Ranch in Victor, Idaho (also known as the Bennion Ranch). Every summer they hold a week-long family camp for 12 families to apply to and attend, six families stay at Sky Mountain in bunkhouses, and six stay at Quickwater in tents. Auriana was especially glad we got to stay in a bunkhouse.
We had a wonderful time, there were kids of all ages and we all made new friends and learned new things. The girls taught Irish dance and Folk music to other kids and we all took some fun classes taught by others in the group. I took Yoga and Nature classes. Bjorn took ASL. The four girls took watercolor and card making. The boys took wood-working, and Enoch took drawing.
Every morning started out with scripture study. Bjorn led the adult group and each of the kids met with other kids their age, with an adult leading each group. We each had our own assignments to do morning chores around the ranch, have breakfast, attend the class of our choice, then have lunch and do mid-day chores. The chores included cooking, cleaning up meals, taking care of the animals (goat, pig, and chickens), moving pipe, weeding the garden, and cleaning the lodge. There is a huge kitchen, but no microwave. Each meal was prepared from scratch and was supposed to feed 40 people; and there were no paper plates.
Every afternoon we were scheduled to have an activity with just our family. Horseback riding, canoeing, hiking, doing a work project, and doing a service project were how we spent our five afternoons together. For the work project, we were asked to create a “chapel in the pines” for gatherings in the woods. We cleared an area and helped move logs into place for benches. We also helped clear the trail to get there. For the service project, Bjorn’s uncle took us down into Victor to two different widow’s houses where we painted a deck and loaded up a trailer with junk. The kids played their instruments for both of them and they seemed to really appreciate it. They showed us some of the things they made and collected and the kids enjoyed that.
Every evening, we had more chores and dinner. The kids would play games out on the lawn, play ping-pong, play card games, and make music. There was a “live music only” policy, which turned out to be really fun. The younger girls that were there formed a group called the “Flexibles” and they spent time preparing a gymnastics routine for the talent show on the last day.
The week was phenomenal to me because our kids and all of the kids were so happy! There was a lot of work, but it seemed to be valuable and meaningful work and I didn’t hear one complaint from anyone. There was a lot of time for fun, a lot of time for friends, and a lot of time for family. We didn’t miss our computers and other electronics one single bit and we didn’t even realize until we were on our way home that we had all gone an entire week without candy!
Now at home, the kids keep accusing me of trying to turn our home into “family camp”, but it’s because everything seemed to be in such good order and it truly created a very happy family.
We also enjoyed a Pendleton Reunion! Bjorn and I were in charge and we centered it on Family History and spent most of our time in Bountiful. The family indexed 7,500 names prior to the reunion and then together we did an Endowment session and baptisms with family names. We learned a lot about some of our Pendleton ancestors through the family jeopardy game that Bjorn created and we spent some time doing service around the ward where Bjorn and his siblings grew up. A few highlights of the reunion were the skits that the different age groups put together and also the “bedtime” stories that each of the adults told about their own childhood.
Auriana, Natalie, and I just returned from Girls Camp. It was a great experience and I was amazed at how well the Youth leaders taught. I was grateful to Jenny for watching Enoch, Miriam, and Ellie while I was gone.
Incidentally, the highlight of the past month for us was our trip to the Sky Mountain Ranch in Victor, Idaho (also known as the Bennion Ranch). Every summer they hold a week-long family camp for 12 families to apply to and attend, six families stay at Sky Mountain in bunkhouses, and six stay at Quickwater in tents. Auriana was especially glad we got to stay in a bunkhouse.
We had a wonderful time, there were kids of all ages and we all made new friends and learned new things. The girls taught Irish dance and Folk music to other kids and we all took some fun classes taught by others in the group. I took Yoga and Nature classes. Bjorn took ASL. The four girls took watercolor and card making. The boys took wood-working, and Enoch took drawing.
Every morning started out with scripture study. Bjorn led the adult group and each of the kids met with other kids their age, with an adult leading each group. We each had our own assignments to do morning chores around the ranch, have breakfast, attend the class of our choice, then have lunch and do mid-day chores. The chores included cooking, cleaning up meals, taking care of the animals (goat, pig, and chickens), moving pipe, weeding the garden, and cleaning the lodge. There is a huge kitchen, but no microwave. Each meal was prepared from scratch and was supposed to feed 40 people; and there were no paper plates.
Every afternoon we were scheduled to have an activity with just our family. Horseback riding, canoeing, hiking, doing a work project, and doing a service project were how we spent our five afternoons together. For the work project, we were asked to create a “chapel in the pines” for gatherings in the woods. We cleared an area and helped move logs into place for benches. We also helped clear the trail to get there. For the service project, Bjorn’s uncle took us down into Victor to two different widow’s houses where we painted a deck and loaded up a trailer with junk. The kids played their instruments for both of them and they seemed to really appreciate it. They showed us some of the things they made and collected and the kids enjoyed that.
Every evening, we had more chores and dinner. The kids would play games out on the lawn, play ping-pong, play card games, and make music. There was a “live music only” policy, which turned out to be really fun. The younger girls that were there formed a group called the “Flexibles” and they spent time preparing a gymnastics routine for the talent show on the last day.
The week was phenomenal to me because our kids and all of the kids were so happy! There was a lot of work, but it seemed to be valuable and meaningful work and I didn’t hear one complaint from anyone. There was a lot of time for fun, a lot of time for friends, and a lot of time for family. We didn’t miss our computers and other electronics one single bit and we didn’t even realize until we were on our way home that we had all gone an entire week without candy!
Now at home, the kids keep accusing me of trying to turn our home into “family camp”, but it’s because everything seemed to be in such good order and it truly created a very happy family.
We also enjoyed a Pendleton Reunion! Bjorn and I were in charge and we centered it on Family History and spent most of our time in Bountiful. The family indexed 7,500 names prior to the reunion and then together we did an Endowment session and baptisms with family names. We learned a lot about some of our Pendleton ancestors through the family jeopardy game that Bjorn created and we spent some time doing service around the ward where Bjorn and his siblings grew up. A few highlights of the reunion were the skits that the different age groups put together and also the “bedtime” stories that each of the adults told about their own childhood.
Auriana, Natalie, and I just returned from Girls Camp. It was a great experience and I was amazed at how well the Youth leaders taught. I was grateful to Jenny for watching Enoch, Miriam, and Ellie while I was gone.
Sunday, July 8, 2012
July 2012: By the Kids
We’ve had a fun and family filled summer so far! I’ll let the kids tell about it from their point of view…
Auriana is at the Quickwater Ranch in Victor Idaho for a two-week girls camp. She wrote us a letter, so I’ll include a little bit of what she wrote. Her allergies have been bad up there, so she probably wrote this while sneezing and sniffling. “Quickwater is super fun! We have morning, afternoon, and evening chores. So far, our group has taken care of the animals, moved irrigation pipes, and cooked/cleaned up meals. We eat really yummy food, and it takes forever to make dinner for all the people. We went to church in Victor on Sunday, but we had the same lessons that we had in our ward a couple weeks ago. On Monday we had a sunrise hike, where we hiked up a trail really early in the morning and ate breakfast up there. We also started our activities. On Monday morning I went into town and helped weed a lady’s field. Her husband is in Afghanistan and she has three kids. She was really nice. After lunch on Monday, I had photography, and I learned how to focus my camera so I can take really neat pictures, mostly of flowers. During all of our free time I go down to the horses and pet them. This morning (Tuesday) I had music/poetry, where we worked on our group skit and made tiles with our names carved into them. I have photography again later, and tomorrow I get to ride the horses. Friday and Saturday, I get to go rock climbing. We stay in these tent/cabin things, and we sleep on cots. I’m so glad that I came!
Isaac:
Last week I went to Rexburg to visit two of my cousins from the Pendleton side who are twins, they live in a very small neighborhood in Hibbard were every body has giant yards so there was endless activities we could do. We caught fish with our hands in a tiny canal by their house, they were as long as my arm. We kept them in a little pool overnight and they died. Nobody knew how they got in that little canal! We got tons of fireworks for the fourth of July and we had a blast, literally.
Natalie:
We did the Youth Arts Festival June 11 – 22 and it was really fun! I did an art class called Art Connection and a quilting class. On June 1, I went to Mark and Jana’s house and slept over until Tuesday. It was a ton of fun! Next our ward has girl’s camp, I am super excited because it is my first year!! On the fourth of July Jenny and Chad were at our house. We went to the parade in Provo then went to Brenda’s house to go swimming and watch How to Train Your Dragon. After that we went to this restaurant called Café Peisan. At 8:00 we went to a BYU men’s soccer game. After the game was over they turned off all the lights and we watched the fireworks from the stadium of fire!
Enoch:
I went to my cousin’s on the Pendleton side and we caught a snake and some frogs. We went fishing, but we didn’t catch any fish. When we got home we went to this swimming place that’s called Surf n’ Swim. After half an hour these big waves come on. There is this other small swimming pool with a diving board. When we got home we built a big fort and played with their dog Buddy. Collin and Grant came over and I built a lot of Domino chains with Collin and we slept in a tent in the basement. While they were here there was a big fire in American Fork and then it rained really hard. We did a rain dance and it rained even harder.
Miriam:
On July 1, my Pendleton cousins my age came and slept over at my house. They stayed from Sunday night to Tuesday afternoon. We went to the reservoir, we went to the water park, we played in the sprinklers, and we went on a homemade waterslide. We had a lot of fun for three days. On the 4th of July we went to a parade, then we went swimming at the pool by Brenda’s house, then we went to a BYU soccer game and watched fireworks and the game. It was a lot of fun. I wish my cousins could’ve stayed over for the 4th of July, but at least Jenny and Chad and their kids and Steve and Barbie and their kids got to come over. So, I still got to have cousins over. But, we didn’t get to buy fireworks, but it was still fun. I like swimming from one end of the swimming pool to the other through the middle. Tomorrow swimming lessons start! THE END!
Ellie:
Yesterday I went to my friend Anna’s birthday party and it was really fun cause we got candy and popcorn and drinks and pizza and we played a popcorn toss game. We went to the Library before that and we got some books and we got two Arthur movies. We went to a parade on the 4th of July and we brought flags and we saw Jessica and she was in it. Jenny and Chad were there with us too and Brenda. Then we went to the pool by Brenda’s house and it was a lot of fun. After that we went to the BYU soccer game and we watched fireworks after and I fell asleep when we were there. Then when we got home I was sleeping by KK and I didn’t know. It was really funny! The End!
Auriana is at the Quickwater Ranch in Victor Idaho for a two-week girls camp. She wrote us a letter, so I’ll include a little bit of what she wrote. Her allergies have been bad up there, so she probably wrote this while sneezing and sniffling. “Quickwater is super fun! We have morning, afternoon, and evening chores. So far, our group has taken care of the animals, moved irrigation pipes, and cooked/cleaned up meals. We eat really yummy food, and it takes forever to make dinner for all the people. We went to church in Victor on Sunday, but we had the same lessons that we had in our ward a couple weeks ago. On Monday we had a sunrise hike, where we hiked up a trail really early in the morning and ate breakfast up there. We also started our activities. On Monday morning I went into town and helped weed a lady’s field. Her husband is in Afghanistan and she has three kids. She was really nice. After lunch on Monday, I had photography, and I learned how to focus my camera so I can take really neat pictures, mostly of flowers. During all of our free time I go down to the horses and pet them. This morning (Tuesday) I had music/poetry, where we worked on our group skit and made tiles with our names carved into them. I have photography again later, and tomorrow I get to ride the horses. Friday and Saturday, I get to go rock climbing. We stay in these tent/cabin things, and we sleep on cots. I’m so glad that I came!
Isaac:
Last week I went to Rexburg to visit two of my cousins from the Pendleton side who are twins, they live in a very small neighborhood in Hibbard were every body has giant yards so there was endless activities we could do. We caught fish with our hands in a tiny canal by their house, they were as long as my arm. We kept them in a little pool overnight and they died. Nobody knew how they got in that little canal! We got tons of fireworks for the fourth of July and we had a blast, literally.
Natalie:
We did the Youth Arts Festival June 11 – 22 and it was really fun! I did an art class called Art Connection and a quilting class. On June 1, I went to Mark and Jana’s house and slept over until Tuesday. It was a ton of fun! Next our ward has girl’s camp, I am super excited because it is my first year!! On the fourth of July Jenny and Chad were at our house. We went to the parade in Provo then went to Brenda’s house to go swimming and watch How to Train Your Dragon. After that we went to this restaurant called Café Peisan. At 8:00 we went to a BYU men’s soccer game. After the game was over they turned off all the lights and we watched the fireworks from the stadium of fire!
Enoch:
I went to my cousin’s on the Pendleton side and we caught a snake and some frogs. We went fishing, but we didn’t catch any fish. When we got home we went to this swimming place that’s called Surf n’ Swim. After half an hour these big waves come on. There is this other small swimming pool with a diving board. When we got home we built a big fort and played with their dog Buddy. Collin and Grant came over and I built a lot of Domino chains with Collin and we slept in a tent in the basement. While they were here there was a big fire in American Fork and then it rained really hard. We did a rain dance and it rained even harder.
Miriam:
On July 1, my Pendleton cousins my age came and slept over at my house. They stayed from Sunday night to Tuesday afternoon. We went to the reservoir, we went to the water park, we played in the sprinklers, and we went on a homemade waterslide. We had a lot of fun for three days. On the 4th of July we went to a parade, then we went swimming at the pool by Brenda’s house, then we went to a BYU soccer game and watched fireworks and the game. It was a lot of fun. I wish my cousins could’ve stayed over for the 4th of July, but at least Jenny and Chad and their kids and Steve and Barbie and their kids got to come over. So, I still got to have cousins over. But, we didn’t get to buy fireworks, but it was still fun. I like swimming from one end of the swimming pool to the other through the middle. Tomorrow swimming lessons start! THE END!
Ellie:
Yesterday I went to my friend Anna’s birthday party and it was really fun cause we got candy and popcorn and drinks and pizza and we played a popcorn toss game. We went to the Library before that and we got some books and we got two Arthur movies. We went to a parade on the 4th of July and we brought flags and we saw Jessica and she was in it. Jenny and Chad were there with us too and Brenda. Then we went to the pool by Brenda’s house and it was a lot of fun. After that we went to the BYU soccer game and we watched fireworks after and I fell asleep when we were there. Then when we got home I was sleeping by KK and I didn’t know. It was really funny! The End!
Sunday, June 10, 2012
June 2012: by Becky
We enjoyed family night at Krispy Kreme this week … 27 free doughnuts, one for each “A” on the kid’s report cards. The younger kids were fascinated by watching the doughnuts go along the conveyor belt, as they were made. We’re grateful for the good students that they are. They all had a very successful school year, and I can’t believe Ellie will be in first grade next year and Auriana will be taking the ACT test.
It’s fun to be out of school! The weather has been great and the kids have stayed busy just having fun. I’m experimenting with a new summer schedule this year. The kids can earn points for doing chores, service, exercise, and eating fruits and vegetables. Their number of points determines their bedtime! 12 points is supposed to be very hard to accomplish, but somehow they seem to be doing it quite often. A few times a couple of the kids have surprised me by saying, “I know I can stay up until midnight, but I’m tired and I’m going to bed.” I like it when that happens.
Auriana has especially been good about getting to bed early, since she has Drivers Ed. at 8:00 every morning. Isaac is usually up fairly early too, mowing lawns before if gets too hot. Natalie sleeps in until 10:00. Miriam is up by 7:00 no matter what time she goes to bed! And, Enoch has been waking up every day, saying “Mom, let’s go run 3 miles!” I can’t resist that, so I hope he continues!
It was great to be a part of one of the baby blessings and family gatherings last weekend. Emily is so sweet as was the blessing her father gave and the testimony her mother, grandmother, and great-grandfather bore. Miriam and Natalie took a trip down south with Brenda this weekend and reported that Lillian is very cute as well.
A neighbor of ours took our broken down car to his own garage to look at it and try to fix it. We had ordered several parts and nothing seemed to be working. Yesterday Bjorn texted him and said, “I feel bad taking up your garage space, let’s bring it back to my house.” A few hours later, he showed up at our door and said, “You’re right, let’s put it back in your garage!” He had gotten it running and driven it over! We had been a one-car family for a month or two! I was pleasantly surprised at how easy that was, but it is nice to have the other car back.
COMING UP: All the kids start their classes for the Youth Arts Festival tomorrow. Enoch, Natalie, and Isaac are going to compete in the district Hershey track meet next week. Auriana is preparing to go to Idaho to the Quickwater Girls Ranch for a few weeks. Soccer starts up again in July! Jenny and Chad move to Utah – Yay!
It’s fun to be out of school! The weather has been great and the kids have stayed busy just having fun. I’m experimenting with a new summer schedule this year. The kids can earn points for doing chores, service, exercise, and eating fruits and vegetables. Their number of points determines their bedtime! 12 points is supposed to be very hard to accomplish, but somehow they seem to be doing it quite often. A few times a couple of the kids have surprised me by saying, “I know I can stay up until midnight, but I’m tired and I’m going to bed.” I like it when that happens.
Auriana has especially been good about getting to bed early, since she has Drivers Ed. at 8:00 every morning. Isaac is usually up fairly early too, mowing lawns before if gets too hot. Natalie sleeps in until 10:00. Miriam is up by 7:00 no matter what time she goes to bed! And, Enoch has been waking up every day, saying “Mom, let’s go run 3 miles!” I can’t resist that, so I hope he continues!
It was great to be a part of one of the baby blessings and family gatherings last weekend. Emily is so sweet as was the blessing her father gave and the testimony her mother, grandmother, and great-grandfather bore. Miriam and Natalie took a trip down south with Brenda this weekend and reported that Lillian is very cute as well.
A neighbor of ours took our broken down car to his own garage to look at it and try to fix it. We had ordered several parts and nothing seemed to be working. Yesterday Bjorn texted him and said, “I feel bad taking up your garage space, let’s bring it back to my house.” A few hours later, he showed up at our door and said, “You’re right, let’s put it back in your garage!” He had gotten it running and driven it over! We had been a one-car family for a month or two! I was pleasantly surprised at how easy that was, but it is nice to have the other car back.
COMING UP: All the kids start their classes for the Youth Arts Festival tomorrow. Enoch, Natalie, and Isaac are going to compete in the district Hershey track meet next week. Auriana is preparing to go to Idaho to the Quickwater Girls Ranch for a few weeks. Soccer starts up again in July! Jenny and Chad move to Utah – Yay!
Thursday, May 31, 2012
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School's Out and Ellie is toothless!
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