Odds and Ends

Rock On

Hayden is not much of a singer, not that he isn't a good singer, it is just rare for me to hear him sing. Have no idea why because I'm singing all the time. Just this year he has started singing a little more, with the help of primary and Kindergarten. Well, a little bit ago he and Rebecca came to get me and Jerry to see their "concert." They were outside and had set up concert chairs for us and performed. It was so cute and funny. Hayden sang at the top of his lungs. He basically sang a "list" of what he loves. Basically it went something like this, "I love my mom, I love jumping, I love school, I love school buses, I love the house, I sometimes love dirt, but not when I get to dirty...." And Rebecca was right there singing along echoing him and rocking out on the guitar. So funny!

Temple Trip

A great benefit of living less than 5 minutes from the temple is that we are able to go quite often with the kids to walk around the grounds. It makes for a quick and easy family home evening too. Every time we go the kids ask when we can go inside the temple to see the inside. We can only go into the foyer with the kids, but still they want to see what it is like inside, and I have always wanted them to feel the Spirit that is in the temple. But whenever we go it is either closed, if it's a Sunday or Monday, and we are never dressed in our Sunday clothes.

A couple Saturdays ago we went to a baptism of a friend in the ward. I decided this was the perfect day for us to go on a little trip to the temple, and for the kids to finally be able to go inside. We talked for several minutes before going in about proper behavior in the temple, and that they need to remember to be reverent. I must say, they were even better than I had imagined they would be. Even Sydney was so good. It was a great experience, one that I won't soon forget. And hopefully one that my children will remember too. I hope they remember feeling the Spirit in the temple. Hayden mentioned that it smelled like a swimming pool. I was able to tell him about the baptisms for the dead, and since we had just been to a baptism, it made more sense to him. Just a neat experience. And since I think I have the most adorable kids, I had to put pictures of them at the temple on here - Of course!

A Simple Question

Why do I even buy clothes for my children, and how on earth do I have so much laundry??

Fun time at the park

The kids love going to the park. We met up with Korina and kids at the park during the Priesthood session of conference. I had been in the house all day watching conference, and it was nice to get out in the fresh air.