Valentine's Day

 

Our Valentine's Day has been a little bit more low key.  Between Covid and it being on a Sunday, we are sticking to home base.  Jer and I showed the kids a movie last night, my Mom brought over her traditional Valentine's Day sugar cookies, the kids had Valentine's Day parties in their classes, I am picking up garbage all over the house, and I got to sleep in a ton.  We are planning on a family steak dinner too.  

Sam and Ada received their temple recommend interviews this morning.  It's too bad that we won't be on Oahu so that we could go to the temple.  The Hawaii temple is open last I heard. Sam has been looking forward to doing baptisms for the dead since Ada started going 2 years ago. Currently, the Utah temples are only open for live ordinances.  I think that's smart, but that's more time for Sam to wait.

Sam taught his first lesson today.  It was all over Zoom, but he prepared for it.... coordinated with our neighbor who was co teaching with him.... and did a great job.  He always wants to contribute to the lesson, so I bet it felt great to direct the lesson.  You could tell he was pleased, because he has been happier and kinder to everyone all day. Currently he is in the kitchen making brownies to share with everyone and getting after Dad that the brownie recipe is in the cookie section.

Jer made this shelf behind my computer yesterday too.  It's an electronic charging station.  We now have all our bluetooth devices, kindle, tablet and Ada's electronic drawing pad charging in one spot.  The cover is so that the daycare kids to throw anything on it from the kitchen.  Jer loves making things and everything he makes is always well thought out and useful.

Seth's class was asked to make bags in class rather than bring something from home.  Seth was kind of mad about that, but he got over it when he actually got to making a bag in class.

Evelyn made a monster out of a shoe box all by herself.  She was very proud of herself and it turned out super cute.  It will never fall apart though.  She used two whole rolls of tape on it.  I don't mind though.... creativity first, then conservation.

Daycare ring around the roses.  Seth was the only one that really knew how to do it.  He helped me teach them ring around the roses and London Bridge.