At seven in the evening last night as I was looking for something to do for family night Rebecca chimed in.
Rebecca: "I want to teach the family home evening lesson tonight."
Mom: "Sounds good to me!"
She proceeded to pull out three pictures from the gospel art kit.
I had no idea what she was going to talk about, but we started family night and she did her own little lesson:
R (holding up a picture of four men lifting a chair into a moving van): "Tonight the lesson is on people being happy. Here is a picture of people helping somebody move. They are doing TEAMWORK."
R (holding up a picture of a mom, dad and four kids): "Here is a picture of a family. They are SHARING."
R (holding a picture of a girl reading the scriptures): "Here is a picture of a girl reading the scriptures. She has a pencil to circle words she likes. That is my lesson."
It was PERFECT. We sang a closing song (a bunch of times because once is never enough for Joseph) and that was that. I love family night. So far we've had lots of good times and it hasn't been stressful. We'll see how long that lasts...
May 26, 2009
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May 19, 2009
Even I can be spontaneous!
What do you do when your 5 year old comes home from Kindgergarten crying because of a bad day with mean friends? You say, let's go to Disneyland and play in the water park! So we did! My little Mermaid had a blast, my little guy took longer to warm up to the water, but had fun in the end. I actually got a big kick out of the water park this time because it is a leaky hose faucet and we've been dealing with that since we moved into our new house. We've been using hand-me-down hoses that keep bursting and leaking so we probably just need to get a new one.
May 13, 2009
Rock-a-bye Baby
Today was dress like a rock star day at school. I did my best to create something on the spur of the moment that would at least make Rebecca feel like she was dressed like a rock star. (Notice the silver hair)
Tonight I had a hard time getting the kids to bed. Warren wasn't home. Joseph finally fell asleep. Rebecca kept finding things to talk to me about. I finally said: "You need to get to sleep or you'll be grumpy tomorrow morning like you were tonight." Rebecca replied: "But daddy said if I'm awake when he gets home he'll rock me." That kind of melted my heart.
You see, she's been complaining a lot lately that we only ever rock Joseph in the glider and never her. And that I only take care of Joseph and not her. It's pretty hard being the big 5 year old when you have a little 2 year old brother who needs a lot more help than you do, but you still need just as much love. I get frustrated because I need her help, I need her to be good, I need her to act perfectly ALL the time! Yes, I'm sure my expectations are sometimes unfairly high. But when you have one kid that you can communicate with and one who is just learning to communicate, it's natural to expect more from the first one, I suppose.
Anyway, when she said she was waiting for daddy to rock her I asked if she would like me to rock her. She said, "sure, just for one minute." So I held my little girl on my lap, and rocked my grown up rock star. I held her tight and loved her and let the tears roll down my cheeks. I held her till she was almost asleep and put her gently into bed. All the frustrations melted away. All I felt was love. Maybe I need to rock her more often. Because someday she won't ask to be rocked anymore.
You see, she's been complaining a lot lately that we only ever rock Joseph in the glider and never her. And that I only take care of Joseph and not her. It's pretty hard being the big 5 year old when you have a little 2 year old brother who needs a lot more help than you do, but you still need just as much love. I get frustrated because I need her help, I need her to be good, I need her to act perfectly ALL the time! Yes, I'm sure my expectations are sometimes unfairly high. But when you have one kid that you can communicate with and one who is just learning to communicate, it's natural to expect more from the first one, I suppose.
Anyway, when she said she was waiting for daddy to rock her I asked if she would like me to rock her. She said, "sure, just for one minute." So I held my little girl on my lap, and rocked my grown up rock star. I held her tight and loved her and let the tears roll down my cheeks. I held her till she was almost asleep and put her gently into bed. All the frustrations melted away. All I felt was love. Maybe I need to rock her more often. Because someday she won't ask to be rocked anymore.
May 9, 2009
Child Labor
A pre-mother's day present, or preparation for the future or "why didn't I think of this sooner?"
They actually did a good job. I was impressed.
May 7, 2009
The Princess Collection Homemade Dolls
Based on an idea I found here Rebecca and I made our own set of clothespin dolls and titled it "The Princess Collection." We had a lot of fun doing it together. She helped me paint and even did a couple of the faces. Can you tell which ones?
From left to right: Ariel, Jasmine, Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Belle.
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- I'm a woman who is trying to do her best each day of her life. I laugh, cry, make mistakes, create, make messes and clean. I love life and learning and staying in touch with family and friends. Every year I get to know myself better and how best to use my own strengths and weaknesses to navigate my path.