Sunday's can be a bit crazy around our house and today was no exception. When I teach on Sunday and church is at 8am it can be a little hairy making sure I am ready with my lesson and making sure everyone else is ready too. Dave had to leave this morning at 7:25 am to set up chairs at the church and this morning he took everyone with him except Kent. So all was quiet for the last 15 minutes before Kent and I left. Church went well and Dave went off to meetings while Amber and I worked on her dinosaur report and Paige worked more on her posters (to run for VP of Student Council) and thought about what she wanted to do to finish them up. So this afternoon and evening we: made posters for Paige's campaign; had the home teachers come; Dave had a presidency meeting; Amber finished up her dinosaur report and I made a fabulous (to some) dinner.
At church today while the choir was singing a song, Lindsay leaned over to me and said, "I can't wait to go to my class and learn something and make something to bring home!" I thought it was sweet. Amber was sweet as she read a sheet that talked about baptismal covenants. She was very reverent! When I brought it up at dinner Paige and Samantha admitted that they had a difficult time being reverent. I alway thought that as my kids got older they would be easier to handle in church, but alas it is not always so.
Garner Family
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Paige's Birthday
Today we celebrated Paige's birthday with a family party. She turned 11 today...hard to believe! There are so many sides to Paige that are coming out as she matures. She has a humorus streak, a shy side, a serious side, a lazy side, a hardworking side. She is just mostly a joy to be around. A look into her personality is that as she opened one of her presents tonight she made an expression of sheer joy and then said "I have no idea what this is!" with the smile still on her face.
Now on the other hand there is Amber who is very creative and found in one of her activity books exactly what she wanted to make for Paige's birthday. Yesterday, she was outside trying to get pieces of cardboard off the refrigerator box that we had set out for the bulk trash pick up earlier in the day when I was trying to hide the gift that I had gotten for Paige's birthday. I shooed her into the house and then later she got Dave to help her get started on this "project". I had to take over because Dave went to mutual. She had found a way to make a "Toast Rack". Yes a "rack" to hold your toast in for breakfast. Now it looks kind of like a napkin holder, but with more dividers. I think that we had such a kick thinking about what a useless project that we just had to help her make it. We had to glue the cardboard together and then paper mache the whole thing. We had to get toothpicks to hold up the sections because by the time the thing was covered in wet paper and glue it was saturated! It ended up glued to the paper that we were protecting the table with. Amber was so excited and sweet about the whole project. Dave helped me move it out to the Garage to dry overnight and cut around the paper and prop it up so that it didn't collapse overnight.
Kent and Lindsay and I painted it while Amber was at school because I was afraid it wouldn't have time to dry. I must say that we did a fine job and Amber even commented after she got home that we did it exactly like she would have done it. I wrapped it up and waited for the final "reveal"!
Paige ended up opening it up first and had no clue what it was, fortunately we whipped out the book that showed the process and the picture with toast sitting in the sections. It was a big hit!
I was happy that my kids...as excited as they were...we pretty calm in letting Paige enjoy the spotlight tonight. Lindsay became the official wrapping paper cleaner-uper and did a fabulous job! Samantha was the protecter of the already opened gifts. Amber was the tester of all gifts and Kent just enjoyed laughing and watching.
It turned out to be a great day and hopefully a fun birthday for Paige:)!
Now on the other hand there is Amber who is very creative and found in one of her activity books exactly what she wanted to make for Paige's birthday. Yesterday, she was outside trying to get pieces of cardboard off the refrigerator box that we had set out for the bulk trash pick up earlier in the day when I was trying to hide the gift that I had gotten for Paige's birthday. I shooed her into the house and then later she got Dave to help her get started on this "project". I had to take over because Dave went to mutual. She had found a way to make a "Toast Rack". Yes a "rack" to hold your toast in for breakfast. Now it looks kind of like a napkin holder, but with more dividers. I think that we had such a kick thinking about what a useless project that we just had to help her make it. We had to glue the cardboard together and then paper mache the whole thing. We had to get toothpicks to hold up the sections because by the time the thing was covered in wet paper and glue it was saturated! It ended up glued to the paper that we were protecting the table with. Amber was so excited and sweet about the whole project. Dave helped me move it out to the Garage to dry overnight and cut around the paper and prop it up so that it didn't collapse overnight.
Kent and Lindsay and I painted it while Amber was at school because I was afraid it wouldn't have time to dry. I must say that we did a fine job and Amber even commented after she got home that we did it exactly like she would have done it. I wrapped it up and waited for the final "reveal"!
Paige ended up opening it up first and had no clue what it was, fortunately we whipped out the book that showed the process and the picture with toast sitting in the sections. It was a big hit!
I was happy that my kids...as excited as they were...we pretty calm in letting Paige enjoy the spotlight tonight. Lindsay became the official wrapping paper cleaner-uper and did a fabulous job! Samantha was the protecter of the already opened gifts. Amber was the tester of all gifts and Kent just enjoyed laughing and watching.
It turned out to be a great day and hopefully a fun birthday for Paige:)!
Friday, April 18, 2008
Lindsay on hugs
I just re-read my first blog...boy do I have a long way to go! I guess that it just takes some time and experience for me to be able to write great things! I should start with cute things my kids do and then maybe it will be a little more interesting!
The other day Lindsay (4) went and played at her friend Sadie's house. When we went to pick her up she got in the car and as we drove home she turned to Kent (her 5 year old brother) and said, "Kent, how come you don't hug me like Andy hugs Sadie?" Andy is Sadie's 7 year old brother. Kent said to Lindsay, "I hug you sometimes." It was just funny. Lindsay is quite the character and keeps me laughing...most of the time.
The other day Lindsay (4) went and played at her friend Sadie's house. When we went to pick her up she got in the car and as we drove home she turned to Kent (her 5 year old brother) and said, "Kent, how come you don't hug me like Andy hugs Sadie?" Andy is Sadie's 7 year old brother. Kent said to Lindsay, "I hug you sometimes." It was just funny. Lindsay is quite the character and keeps me laughing...most of the time.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Jumping into the world of Blogging
I have always been the young one. I am the youngest in my family and I have always felt like I didn't have to take too much responsibility because I was, "too young" and I was just learning. Well now that this blogging thing is going on and I am not involved and it is all the "young moms" who are on the cutting edge. I felt old! Then my next emotion was...I don't have time for this anyway. Well, I have now decided that I will swallow my pride and jump in!
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