It's not over yet

This week is just as busy as last week.  I got everything ready to practice for the Primary Program.  I think we're ready... just need to practice.  The kids probably know the words of the songs better than I do at this point.

Seth had his maturation program today.  Jer had a biopsy taken out of his foot and isn't supposed to walk on it... so I went.  Seth was super cute.  He raised his hand a lot and afterwards told me that he didn't like the presentation.  Welcome to puberty.... no one likes it bud.

Picking up the boys, we took them to Baskin Robbins for a fun treat and distraction. 

On Labor Day we all had the day off.  We mostly let everyone do whatever they wanted, but we did take all our family and two of Ada's friends to the driving range.  It was a lot of fun.  Each of us enjoyed it in our own way.  Sam loved hitting the ball, Ada loved the social aspect, Jer and I laughed at how we haven't done this in 10 years, Evelyn loved to line all the balls up for everyone else, and Seth loved learning about a new sport.  $13/bucket.  Not a bad family outing.

The kids and Jer let me drag them to Lia's birthday party.  I can't believe that she's 20! I met her at 11 and have loved her ever since.  She's so sweet and is growing well despite life challenges.  She loves her cat and takes really good care of her siblings while her parents are working.  She wants to be a nurse.

Vinn didn't want Ada to do homework.

Cutie pies.

 

Labor Day weekend

We took Saturday off and went to the Minerva Tiechart art exhibit at the Church History Museum.  I didn't realize that she'd painted over 1000 paintings throughout her life.  Look up her blurb on Wikipedia.  It's fascinating. 

I especially loved her mom with babies in one of her early paintings.

They had a drawing corner to draw like Minerva Tiechart.  This was my chicken. The other one is Ada's cow.  She's not to happy with it, but I think it's cute. Evelyn made a chicken too, but she took it with her and I didn't get to take a picture.

Current Salt Lake Temple progress.

Then instead of dinner, we all got cheesecake from the cheesecake Factory.  We'd never been there before.  It was really good.

 

Labor day

I had daycare on Labor Day.  That didn't stop Sam.  He and his friends planned, created characters and played their first D&D session together. It was fun. Seth kept bringing the cat in though.  They aren't allowed inside... but one of the times I walked through the kitchen this was what I found.

Sam also wanted to start learning to drive.  I took him to the parking lot and started explaining how things work and spent a few minutes making rounds.  No one was around the church on Labor Day so it was perfect. 

Starting with Sam and going around the table.... Sam, Seth, Benjamin, Blake, Parker, Piper, Milo, Ian, James