screen fast

so yesterday I was at meetings it felt like all day, I sang in a stake women's choir for stake conference so we had practice yesterday morning, then I had the world wide leadership training Sat afternoon from 3-5 then I had the adult meeting for stake conference (where our ward choir was singing so we had to be there at 6:15) anyway when I left for my 3:00 meeting the kids were all watching dad play the wii (David bought a game for his birthday with his bday money) I REALLY don't like video games, at all. I think there is no point to them. So I get home from my two hour meeting and where are they, all STILL in front of the same game (they did take a laundry break and fold a load of laundry, but still) I was not very happy. I took it out on the kids when really they were just watching dad play so really I was just mad that Aaron wasted all that time blah blah blah.

That night I realized that I can't change Aaron's behaviors, and when I am gone I have to just let him learn how he wants to be a parent and not try to expect him to be the parent I think he should be...

Well, Sarah could feel my attitude even though later I apologized and told her that I was sorry for being so grouchy about screens...

Tonight Sarah said, what if we go all week without any screens, so I am taking the challenge too. Mom, if Celia has her baby call me because I will not be on FB or e-mail. David will be the one that this effects the most. (and my running, Emma usually watches a show while I run, looks like I have to wake up early and actually interact with my little cutie!) David said, a WHOLE week, what about movie night, well let's think of something more fun then movie night...

If you are still reading this you must really love me because I am boring myself...I remembered this weekend how much I love singing. I have told my mom this but only her, when the kids are mostly grown I want to take lessons and try out for the tabernacle choir...I LOVE to sing, I think I was born to sing, I know I am not the best or the most trained but I love it...there you have it, me in 15 years or so...a girl can dream right. Today singing with the women's choir was just invigorating, it touched my soul. that is what singing does for me. Until next week :)

What have I been doing the last few weeks

(other than laundry, dishes, cooking, playing Cinderella, helping Sarah get her science project presentable - although Aaron did mostly that- reading Candy Shop Wars) for some silly reason I couldn't put this before the pictures...The top is a blanket for my sisters new baby, the bottom I made all those cute hats...they are angry birds you can't see the angry eyebrows :)

Emma's little cuteness

Here is a little sample of Emma's prayers, Thank Thee that I love my mom, Thank Thee for Jesus, Thank Thee for the Holy Ghost to help me, Thank Thee for the baby Jesus and Mary and Jofes (Joseph), and then what ever she is doing or depending on where she is or who she just talked to it will go from there, Thank Thee for the delicious cookies we are going to eat, bless the bread that it will be yummy, cute little things like that. She never misses a prayer thanking Heavenly Father for Jesus and the Holy Ghost. What a cute little girl!

The other night I went into her room (about 15 minutes after putting her to bed) and took a pillow from the guest room because mine was lost from a fort I think, and as I was leaving Emma said, Mom, you are taking Grandma's pillow. Me, Don't worry honey I will bring it back...she was worried that Grandma wouldn't have a pillow...

The kids are doing great in school. Sarah came with us to parent teacher conference last night and I told the teacher that I hadn't signed her homework for about 3 months, and that I really was leaving it up to her if she did her homework. She was really great talking to her teacher. I can tell it is really painful to actually talk when asked a direct question but she is getting better. Becca is doing great too. Her teacher couldn't say one bad thing, or even something to work on, at the last conference she was told that she was too chatty in class and her teacher said that she works real hard to talk only at the appropriate times. I go and help David's teacher every Thursday outside in the hallway and occasionally I will peek in and watch, he is always on task (yeah, what mom of a rambunctious 6 year old worries about that!) It is great watching these kids grow up!

Pictures from Davids birthday

David had a wonderful party. We had three boys and one girl (from next door, Becca's best friend) We played fun games and jumped on the trampoline (it has been really weird here, no snow and I think it was about 40 that day)

He is a great kid. He is easy going, loves to read and loves to snuggle. He is getting bigger everyday. He eats and eats and eats. I don't know what I will do when he is a teenager! I love David and hope he survives being in a house of girls!

cute conversation

Emma (my 2 year old) was looking at old photos of herself and came across one of her in a swimsuit and said I want to wear this swimsuit (she is REALLY into swimsuits or dresses) and I told her that we gave it to baby neighbor (but I really think I must have thrown it away because the straps were hard and weird) she said well I get it back I can always SQUEEEEEZE into it.

One of her favorite outfits is a pink ballerina tutu swimsuit. Aaron absolutely does not think she should wear it around the house, I think this is just a phase she is going through so our compromise she wears it when dad is not here. I will tell her Daddy is going to be home for lunch soon you better change. She runs and change because she doesn't want daddy to take it away :)

When he comes in she is really proud of herself for being dressed. Daddy, I'm dressed.

I almost didn't make it one week!

I realized that I haven't posted this week! So highlights:

Aaron is with the girls at the daddy/daughter dance right now. It was supposed to be a best dress dance, but Sarah was NOT going to wear a dress. Becca did.

I have been on pinterest a lot. I have made 2 scarfs, 3 flower headbands this week and a baby present. One scarf I made was from a old pit stained tee shirt and it turned out really cute! I think I may have to make these with the Laurels.

I have a friend who is in the process of adopting a baby from China. She already adopted one little boy last year and felt so compelled to adopt another (they both have down syndrome and were 6 and 9) The 9 year old was the 6 year olds "big brother" in the orphanage. Each child was about 30,000 to adopt and so they have been doing all they can to scrape together enough money to adopt the second child. I showed the kids her website http://bringmhome.blogspot.com/ and all my kids emptied their coins from their piggy banks and I told the young women about her (she is the second counselor in the stake YW presidency) and they all brought their spare change and we collected about $100. Then on Tuesday we brought her cards and the jar of money. It felt so good to be a part of someone else's joy!

being summoned to read bed time stories and have to solve dispute over the fan being on...

New Year's Resolutions

So I have always thought new years resolutions were a little silly, why does it have to be a new year to decide you want to be better in some area of your life...so on January 1st I was talking to my mom and she asked me if I had made any resolutions...nope and I don't plan on it...well then I got thinking I SHOULD make some resolutions so here they are

1. Blog once a week, this is my journal. Post at least one picture a month.
2. Exercise more, I know that is everyone's new years resolution right...
3. Be more organized with my meal planning (already have 5 weeks planned)

Well, there you have it...my resolutions, you will at least know if I kept the first one.

Something funny that was said this week,

Question asked to kids What do you want to be when you grow up:
Sarah: something
Becca: a baker
David: a missionary
Emma: a snowman