Evelyn insisted that I get the same thing she did. I laughed and did it. I would not have agreed for cotton candy or other similar flavors.... Mint I could do.
Sunday, January 6, 2019
Book of Mormon
To celebrate our finishing the Book of Mormon, we took the kids out to Cold Stone with the gift card that Janelle gave Jer for his birthday. Thanks Nells. We got there using our phones as a Liahona. We gave Jer's phone to the kids and I texted directions to his phone and the kids told Jer where to drive.
Book of Mormon
We finished the Book of Mormon as a family on Jan 1. When the women were issued the challenge to finish it in 3 months we were already reading together. We finished together.
Dragon sale in the snow
Ada and Evelyn have been drawing dragons ever since Ada read The Wings of Fire books. Evelyn decided to try to sell her drawings in the snow with Seth and her friends James and Levi. Didn't sell a single one and had a blast doing it.
Chess
Jeremy wanted to get Sam a chess set. He has used in almost every single day since he got it. I think Jer chose wisely.
Opening Grandma Wilcox's Christmas presents
I'm catching up posting pictures. This was opening the suitcases from my parents on FaceTime.
Friday, January 4, 2019
Jane Evelyn Hanford Robertson
I found this post in my drafts! Maybe I had more to write and never finished, but it would be sad to never have these memories on my blog, so late, but here they are.
It was really hard to say goodbye to our last Great Grandparent. We were pretty lucky that our kids got to know a lot of their Greats.... but it's hard to say goodbye. We've loved this spunky lady, her stories, her obvious love for Jer and the kids, her songs (a lot of which my Ellis grandparents sang with me), her poems, and her Christmas traditions (The Night Before Christmas mad lib style).
Ada's memories of Ggma:
She was really fun and funny. She likes to tell jokes. She told me the "Do exactly what I do...1 Jimmy, 2 Jimmy, (whoops)" joke. She was a really good cuddle bug. She loves telling really good stories. She was an unusual mom.
Going along with that memory... Grandpa and his brothers decided that it was hot enough outside to cook pancakes on the sidewalk. Ggma came home to a mess on the sidewalk and kitchen and told them.... "How bout we make some real pancakes. You clean up and I'll go cook."
Sam's memories of Ggma:
At Great Grandpa's funeral, Sam was really sad and sitting by the coffin. Ggma was sitting in her walker and saw him. She pulled him right over into a big bear hug and told him it was okay to be sad and that she loved him.
Going along with that memory, at the cemetery I was getting after Sam for jumping on headstones. Ggma got after me and said, "Don't get mad at him, he's a good boy."
Evelyn's memories of Ggma:
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