Sacrament Thoughts FHE

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On Sunday, Tanner wanted to bring a backpack full of his toys to church. I was running around trying to get everything and everybody to church on time, so opted not to fight him on the issue. We have talked with him before about keeping the Sabbath day holy and he knows that during the Sacrament, we try to be reverent, but I felt tlike this was another opportunity for a teaching moment. I spoke with him for a brief moment during Sacrament meeting and he was so good to put his toys away.

On Monday for Family Night, I pulled out a lesson I had taught to my primary class last year. Thre are two sets of bubbles and two kids that are saying, "As Now I take the Sacrament my thoughts are..." Then there are a whole lot of pictures that describe things that we should and should not think about during the sacrament. After we talked about each one, I mentioned to Tanner that it would be hard for him to be thinking of Jesus if he was busy playing with his toys. He jumped right on this comment and pointed to the bubble with all the "good thoughts" in it. "Oh, I was still thinking all these things while I was playing with my cars!" Then he pointed to the other bubble with the "bad thoughts", "But Lexie was thinking about these things!"

It took quite a bit for Derek and I to hold our composure and finish the teaching moment.

March Enrichment

I just got a new calling at church and am diving into it with all sorts of fun! I am the Enrichment counselor in the Relief Society Presidency! Since I was Enrichment leader when we lived in Kirksville, I have no fears. I love the sisterhood that comes with Relief Society and am so excited to serve the women in this ward!

March is our annual Relief Society Birthday Celebration. Even though we don't have an Enrichment leader in place yet, I'm not holding back, this is going to be a wonderful evening! My goal: to spoil the sisters in our ward with a spiritual feast! (and hope the food is as good as the company!) Here's the flier I designed for the evening. I think it turned out pretty cute!

So, if you see this post and you're in the Bear Creek Ward, mark your calendar! You won't want to miss it!

Happy Valentine's Day!

We had a wonderful Valentine's Day this weekend. It has actually been more like Valentine's WEEK at our house. We did Valentine crafts all week, we made sugar cookies, and the night before, we made heart shaped pancakes for dinner.

Derek brought me home these beautiful tulips. I love potted flowers!

Then after the kids were asleep, we
HEART ATTACKED their room!

For breakfast on the big, red HEART day, we had banana muffins in heart shaped muffin cups. But the best part about our breakfast was Dad's special

PINK-I-LOVE-YOU MILK.

Each child found a small heart shaped box with some CHOCOLATES in it. (we made them wait to open them until snack time @ 10am---TORTURE!)

Uncle Kimball and Aunt Erica sent our family a Valentine PACKAGE in the mail. Each of the kids got some really cute stuff from them with hearts on the outside that said things like: "We're crazy about Colin" or "Lexie is our Valentine Princess". Boy, do we feel loved!

We had heart shaped pizzas for dinner. (Ham and pineapple is my LOVE!)



We took some pictures of us with each of our children. Then I put together this collage for them and had them printed up as a 5" x 7". Now Tanner and Lexie have something by their beds that is their very own to remind them of how much they are loved by EACH member of their FAMILY! I felt like this was sheer inspiration and am really loving the theme this year in Primary: My Eternal Family. As we ended the day, we sat down as a family to do our Scripture Picture. Derek showed a picture of the Savior and taught the kids about the two great commandments to love God and Love One Another.

Making Valentine's a family afair this year was so much fun! Derek and I both think that the events of the week and day will probably be expected in our family from year to year!

ps: For Valentine's day this year, I detailed the inside of Derek's car for him. It was definitely a labor of love! Poor guy, he's way too busy to keep up on his own stuff! I love you sweetheart!

Valentine festivities

For our datenight this last week Derek and I sat down and put together some fun ideas of things we can do as a family for the next several holidays. Valentines being the first! Today we made Aunt Marie's sugar cookie recipe, then decorated them as a family when dad got home.

Here's her recipe. Definitely a keeper! I must agree with my sister-in-law, these cookies need no frosting, they are delicious all by themselves!

Cut Out Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:

1 Cup Sour Cream

1/2 t. Baking Soda

1 T Baking powder

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 Cup melted margarine

3 eggs

1/2 t. Salt

1 t. vanilla

4 3/4 -5 Cups flour

Directions:Combine all ingredients except for the flour into a mixing bowl and mix well, slowly add the flour until the dough is no longer sticky to the touch. Cover and place in the fridge for at least 1 hour before rolling out. Roll out dough 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick (depends on how thick you like them) onto a floured cutting board. (I spray my board with cooking spray then flour it, it helps them to not stick) cut them with cookie cutters and place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 375 for about 13 minutes. Adjust time by the thickness of the dough. Cook until cookie just begins to show color on the bottom, DO NOT over cook. Cool and frost.

Excellent Frosting

(cut out cookies are only as good as the frosting on them.)

2 lbs of powdered sugar

1/2 cup butter flavored Crisco

1/2 cup or so of water

1t. vanilla

Whip together on high until creamy. Add water until it is creamy but not stiff and not too soft.

Number Of Servings: Makes about 3 dozen

Valentine Hugs

One day this week we made Valentine HUGS! I got the idea over at "No Time for flashcards"

Starting Seeds

The middle of February is a wonderful time to get seeds planted for the spring. We just had a couple of days of nice weather and it almost feels like Spring is in the air! Today we had a magical moment with some dirt, egg cartons, and scoopers. And of course, seeds!

Last fall I walked around my yard and harvested seeds from off many of my plants. Cone flowers, Sunflowers, Hastas, Watermellons, Marigolds, Zinnias, Basil, Cilantro, Daisys and Cantelope to name a few. I opened Marigold flowers and Hosta pods to reveal the miracle of seeds hidden inside. Another wonderful way to explore nature!

A day's events

Today we learned about money. Tanner and I had a lesson on how all the coins work (a quarter=.25 cents, two nickels=a dime, etc), then we played "STORE". He loved it!

Lexie sorted the coins, then made patterns with them.



This Saturday is our Primary Activity and the Primary Presidency is hosting a get-to-know-you breakfast. They asked each teacher to submit a childhood photo so here's a sneak preview at mine. I can't believe I am posting this! Tell me I was the cutest kid you've ever seen!



To some three kids might seem like a lot, then to others, it's no big deal. I do have to say that since I have had Colin, there are many times I find myself feeling like WonderMOM. Having all three kids in the tub is just plain GREAT!