Fun Hair Day

During General Conference weekend, where we get to listen to our Church leaders on the TV or Internet, the girls had fun doing hair.

Some of you may have heard of The Mormon Tabernacle Choir. I was surprised when Carly asked me, "Do they practice at all?" I said, "Well, yeah, I think they probably practice a lot." She said, "Then how come they need the words?"

With so much going on in our world today, I appreciate our leaders' hope and optimism.

"Obedience provides protection from spiritual and physical danger...There are angels round about to bear us up...Though the storm clouds will come, the Lord will sustain us" (Elder Russell M. Nelson).

"Fear not. The future is as bright as your faith" (Elder Nelson quoting Pres. Thomas S. Monson).

"God knows us and watches over us, but it's often through others that he answers our prayers" (Pres. Dieter F. Uchtdorf).

"The only way to see the views is to make the climb. The challenges of labor proceed the miracles of birth...Angels will attend us" (Elder Johnson).

"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid" (St. John 14:27).

Robyn's National Anthem

Robyn has had the chance to be in a school choir for the first time this year, and has really enjoyed it. She's had fun with friends and singing songs in different languages. She's also had some neat opportunities, like singing the National Anthem with her choir for a semi-professional basketball game.

After singing, they made a tunnel for the players to run through and the mascot to ride his Harley through. It was pretty fun and exciting for everyone. The girls thought the free noise makers were pretty cool, too.

"Grafs" by Carly

I think this was probably the timed writing assessment that Carly's teacher was referring to when she talked about Carly's "passion for writing" and her "voice," which "is unfortunately not part of the grading at this level yet."  I think whoever read her story was blessed with a bit of comic relief. 

 

Grafs by Carly

 

My favorite cind of animal.  Is grafs.  Because well I do not know why.  Do you like grafs?  Well, I do.  You shad be caring for them.  Grafs are vary, vary tall!  Their necs are tall!  Their boty is tall to.  So I ges they ore tall.  So you read that they are tall.  Rit?  Thay code steap on a egg and smush it.  They mady code steap on a ostrig's egg.  And smush it.  But thay do not have beaks.  And Thay do not have eggs.  That is a bird!  So I got you cler on that.

Do you have any cwechins about grafs?  Well I can not tell you in les I meat you!  So, les get some thing els cler.  They are not like reptils.  Thay do no have scals.  They live in warm plase.  So have I got ever thing cler?  No?  I have nat.  I am going crazy!

I am telling something important grafs eat laves! tha's why they have log necs.  and Thay are funny!  But...I kone that is haw I feel.  But I am not done yet.  I have so much more to tell you!  And Thay have a lot fo spots!  I am telling you Thay do have a lot of spots.  Yoooooa!  I kone!  Thay do!  

I love taking adout grafs.  I have so much mro to tell you!  But I am out of time!  

I love grafs!

Snow stories by Carly

My Snowman by Carly

I made a snowman big and tall. We ran into the park. We ice skated. We sled and sled Whoooooooh! We play link tag. We have a big big big big snowball fight. We sip ice cold chocolate. We have brownies. We are all tired out. We take turns pulling each other on the sled. We are finly home. I kiss my snowman good night. I go in my home.

I get my P.J. on. I look out the window. I loved my time with my snowman.


What I do in the Winter by Carly

We say we want to go in the snow! We will have to put on are socs. Then we put on are SnowPants. Then we will put on are gluvs and we will put on are boots. We will put on are coats. We will go out side. We will have a snowball fit. W have fun! We take all are gear off. We have hot cocoa! We are warm now. We go to are beds. they are warm I love the winter.

The Gift that keeps on Giving

After Carly Noel was born, I came home from the hospital to a fun sign on the door, a clean house, and a beautiful Christmas cactus, thanks to Myles' mom and sister. It's been so much fun to have a plant as old as Carly, watching both of them bloom and grow.

As we're getting ready to leave the country, I mentioned to Carly that it would be nice to give her plant to someone while it was so pretty. She came up with one of our elderly neighbors and was really sweet about gladly sharing it with her.

Grandma's Great!

We taught Myles' grandma a brand-new game, and she beat us all!
This almost 92-year-old amazing woman is as sharp as a tack and one of the hardest workers I know. We love her help, her smiles, and her fun Australian accent. We're thankful for the time we could live by her, and that our girls could get to know their Great Grandma!

The Sweetest Blessing

How's that for a newborn smile?!

A Double Feature

This was the biggest double rainbow I'd ever seen--a good reminder that beauty follows the storms.

Sometimes...

Little Miss Macy is as sweet and calm as can be.

Other times, she's crazy and fun!

My Family by Carly

I would like you to meet my family. I will tell you their names. My mom's name is Christie. My dad's name is Myles. My sister's name is Robyn. My other sister's name is Macy. We like to play together. We like to play games together too. We like to swim together too. We love to sled. We play Mathue Marck Luke and Jon. You slap your nees 2 times. And clap your hands 1. You put your hands back and do it agen.

We run and run. It is fun fun fun!!!

We love songs. We like playing the pianoe. We sing a ton and go to the store. We play sockher. We have family home evening. And we will have a treet. We read a book or two. And we go brush our teeth. We say goodnite and get our P.J. on. We hug and kiss. We go to our room slip into bed. Our mom says sweet jreems. We go to sleep. We dreem about going to school!

We wake up and eat breckfix. We go to school. And write! We go to reses. We go to lunch. We go to PE. And we go to the Mouzick room. We play with our friends.

My dad pix me up from school. We drive home. We eat diner and play a game. I brush my teeth. I get my P.J. on. And get into bed. I dreme about school! I wake up and get drest. And I eat brixfast. And I clime into the car. And it goes over and over again.

I love my family.

Carly's story was so long that I told her we could preserve it this way, by taking a pic. and typing it out. I love that she loves to write. (What can I say? I'm biased. I remember writing my first "real" story, "The Pet I Want" in first grade, just like her). At parent teacher conferences, her teacher said it's a shame they don't give points for "voice" because she already has a great one.

More Fun at Preschool

I got to read to Macy's preschool class, and this was her first book of choice, We're All in the Same Boat by Zachary Shapiro. It's a cute story with fun vocabulary. We also read The Napping House by Audrey and Don Wood, and Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey.

Myles made stomp rockets with Macy's class, and the kids had a "blast!" It's as simple as a few PVC pipes and a 2 liter bottle. Cheap fun that lasts for hours. Myles says, "The pictures of the kids with the stomp rockets prove that they had almost as much fun as I did."