General Conference Weekend

Ada was able to come down with us for Conference.  That was fun and the weekend went too fast.  Jer and I drove up in the morning to pick her up, then she took the train back Monday morning. We played games, listened to conference, ate food, and talked about our next events.... 

Our kids "not sleeping".  They've been running like crazy.  I reminded them a couple of times and then just let them sleep after that.  Every time you'd say their names they would all pop out with, "I'm awake!"  It was pretty funny.

Seth and Evelyn made their semi annual tents.

I'm glad these sisters have each other.  There really is nothing like having a sister.

Sam made apple pie.

Ada has shown Jer, Evelyn and I a couple of swing dance moves.  it's fun.

 

Easter

We had 4 unexpected long term visitors starting on Easter.  Jer went out and got some extra chocolate and we set up some baskets for the morning and stuffed eggs to do an impromtu easter egg hunt between Conference sessions.  Sam helped me hide all the eggs.  Mia had a blast, Seth and Evelyn had a blast, and Chris had no interest at all until he realized that he didn't get any candy.

Watching Easter Conference on mom and dad's bed.

Tigress helped with hiding the Easter eggs.

 

Conference time

We split conference between our parents homes and one session at our house.  It was nice and it was fun to spot cousin Jonathan in the choir.

In between sessions, we cleaned the windows and sprayed spiderwebs.

Ada asked Jer to teach her to make cinnamon rolls.  They were delicious.

 

Things that make me happy

I love our nightly scripture study.  Sometimes it's hard, but most of the times it gives us a minute to laugh and talk together.

Sam brought back these noodles for me as a gift from a Phillipino? family in Ireland.  He'd been talking about noodles and they gifted this one to him.

Tired cat

Tired girl with cat

Ada made these in her welding class.  The class started a little uncomfortable (she didn't know anyone and she's the only girl in the class), but I'm so proud of her and how well she's taking uncomfortable things and moving forward to learn new skills and make new friends.

One of the perks of doing daycare.... on calmer days the little girls like to "help" me.  Sometimes that's moving laundry to wash their bedding, cleaning toys, repairing books.  Their favorite is to pretend that my yard is a baby and they're taking care of the "baby" while I frantically try to finish my project before everything gets tangled.  It's so funny.  This was while I putting kids down for naps.  All the kids lay down and then I sit with them while the 2 year olds fall asleep and any 4-5 year olds that are still awake come upstairs with me afterwards.

This was during General Conference.  We had a first this year.  The YW all got together to have french toast while they watched the Saturday Morning session.  Ada and Evelyn loved it.  It was really quiet with only 2 kids watching with us.  Then we joined my parents for the afternoon sessions.  Ada, Jer and I popped out for a little bike ride and to add some paint to the library between sessions.  Sunday morning, Evelyn made her traditional "tent" though she's very much too big for her favorite spot.  Then we went to the Robertson's for the Sunday afternoon session.

I had to get a picture of Sam watching Uncle Brad and eating his Cadbury chocolate from Ireland.

Notetaker... Ada did a spectacular job taking down notes and had lots of good things to say when we were talking about it later.

We had a busy day and decided to pick up sandwiches for dinner.  These two were my helpers.

Ada's loved gardening this year.  We're going to have to look up some tips for next year.

This cat decided that Evelyn's scripture case was like a box.... If I fits I sits... It made it hard not to interrupt scriptures, but it was funny.

We drove the Alpine loop the other day and these guys were so funny.

These are Judy's dad's rocks from the different mines that he worked in.  It's fun for me too because my great grandpa was the engineer in at least two of the mines that Judy's family worked in at the same time.

Painting between sessions... My mom painted a castle, knight, unicorn.... I'm working on the starry starry night sky.... Ada's painting the house front with a dinosaur and stained glass window.  It's going to be so cute.  She going to add a dragon, vines and flowers in the windows and a telescope in one of the windows. 

 

Clary family and Conference

We drove right out to the Clary's house.  We watched conference with them, had dinner and chatted.  

Unfortunately, this many people on the trampoline, Ada tripped and smacked her head on the metal bar.  Ow.