* 2 snow days
* I built a gingerbread house at school made out of candy
* In gym I had a snowball fight
* Decorated for Christmas
* We made gingerbread houses at home with corkboard and foam sitckers
* We painted ornaments with dad
* For Family Home Evening we learned about the 10 Lepers and the importance of saying thank you
* We played in the snow
* We rented Horton Hears a Who and watched snuggled in blankies while sipping Hot Chocolate
* We did lots of stuff for other people this week and I am tired of being in the car
NOTE: Glimmers is composed by The Brain with permission from mom and is a weekly glimmer into the lives of moms 4 little Jewels
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
Finally Done!!!
I have been writing a book for a little bit short of a year now and it is finally done. I always have more ideas and I could keep on writing for years. As with all good things they need to come to an end and I am so excited to be done!!!
I probably won't ever publish it accept for those for who it was intended but it still feels good to be DONE!
I probably won't ever publish it accept for those for who it was intended but it still feels good to be DONE!
Sunday, December 7, 2008
A year in 6 lives -2008
(we don’t use names on our blog so look to the right and you will see our pictures and our nicknames so you know who I am talking about in my letter) .
Let’s just say our year started out with a BANG literally. My prince charming (okay so he is mom’s but he is my first one too) was in a car accident and if you don’t believe in miracles if you see my dad he is one! If you have any doubt God Our Eternal Father hears and answers prayers with the whisperings from the Holy Ghost or miracles occur in our day, you should talk to him he has quite a testimony to bare. He works hard and plays hard and that is one of my favorite things about my daddy. He might come home exhausted but he ALWAYS …ALWAYS takes time for us. Playing legos or games with the Brain, star wars with the Laid Back One, chess or sports with the Teen, and what do you play with a Princess….princesses of course!!! Before all of the fun mentioned above begins he ALWAYS…ALWAYS walks in the door and says, “Where is the most important girl in the world?“ and he goes and finds Mom and gives her a hug and kiss! They are best friends you know and I can tell you from experience that once they become a united front on something there is NOTHING that can tear them apart -NOTHING!
I have a best friend too…The Brain! We however can become easily divided but we always come back together to go on grand adventures together! He started kindergarten this year and is learning so much. He loves his teacher and quotes her frequently. He has also been teaching me how to write my letters and spell some words like CAT and BOOK too! He is one smart boy and Mom is great at channeling that mind of his toward good. Mom is used to him building things with legos or kinex. She even has gotten used to him creating birds our of sticks, rocks, pinecones and found feathers or creating other flying devices. She has gotten used to him making droids out of twist ties and turning his hands into robots, transformers, spiderman or any other thing his mind can imagine. Kindergarten however has brought a whole new world to his imaginings. He has found that the construction paper and large rolls of paper with tape, crayons, markers, staples, glue and other miscellaneous craft items can become anything and our home has become crafting central. If any of you know my parents you know where he gets his imagination from but in the department of crafting items you can look straight to Mom. She loves crafting with kids and has always had an abundance of materials available for when inspiration strikes. With Mom the inspiration is occasional this however is not the case with the Brain it is daily and if you don’t believe me come over sometime around 4pm it looks like a craft store exploded in our home. We have hats, solar systems bigger than our table, he makes books-boy do we have books , to name a few The Life Cycle of a Pumpkin, How to make a Snowman, the Solar System, Seasons, On the Go the list can go on and on all hand crafted by him, we have pictures lining his bedroom walls large and small. He is ALWAYS thinking…ALWAYS!
The Brain is ALWAYS thinking well we have a teen in our house and he is going through that not thinking phase this year and the growing thing too! He has grown not just up as in height this year but as a young man. It is amazing how trials can shape you and this fall was a shaping moment. When faced with a trial he was awe inspiring. He went from a goofy 14 year old to someone who showed great maturity, compassion, empathy in face of tragedy. Mom truly enjoyed watching the touching moments with him and his soccer teammates/friends as they rallied around each other, to lift each other up, to strengthen each other. I am sure it is something none of the boys will ever forget. They might have gotten a low blow early in their soccer season but that strength , the unity that came from tragedy lead to triumph. They went undefeated 13-0-0 scored 69 goals with 4 goals allowed. Mom also scored 3 new sons out of the deal and for them she is grateful! It is always nice to hear, “Mommy!” and now she has 3 new voices to hear it from whenever they see her. The Teen is still goofy, the joker in the family and a freshman this year. As I said earlier he played on the JV team soccer team but he also had the opportunity to help out the freshman team. It was one busy soccer season for him and us but we love it. He is enjoying high school with the pep rallies, off campus lunches, Friday night football, and all the other happenings of high school life and to help make right choices when there are plenty of opportunities for wrong he goes to early morning seminary(scripture study at church) at 6:20 am for an hour before school. It has been nice to see his commitment to going and enjoying his time there and the knowledge he receives. Mom says it is like putting the Armor of God on everyday before school. I am not the early morning type but I am sure my other brothers and myself will do the same thing. The Joker also enjoys young men’s(he has the best leaders and daddy is one of them) at church and is working on his Eagle Scout. He is a lot like daddy he works hard but he plays harder and he ALWAYS takes time for family activities ALWAYS (usually being the biggest kid of all)!
I have talked about the biggest brother and the brainy brother and now I will tell you about my littlest brother. He is mom’s Laid Back Boy. He goes with the flow around here and is mine and the Brains shadow except for when Mom goes hunting for him and he is ALWAYS snuggled up in her bed ,blankie in hand, thumb in mouth rubbing his silkie on his nose, sleeping- ALWAYS. I think he sleeps as much as the teen does these days. When he is awake we have fun playing together when the Brain is gone at school. And when I am gone to preschool(except when Mommy herself teaches me) Mom has the unusual treat of having fun with him all on his own. He likes to play with blocks and his dinosaurs(they even used to be the teens) With me the Princess he plays kitchen, we cook ourselves into a frenzy(even borrowing mom’s stuff sometimes). He is very smart my little brother, do you know he can read even the same stuff the Brain reads. He has known what all of the ABC’s look like and sound like since he was 2. If you think kids do not pay attention he is a perfect example of someone who takes everything in without you even realizing he is doing it. The Laid Back Boy has also become very funny always doing crazy faces and stunts to get us to laugh and we do. Our most favorite thing for him to do is his silly face but besides that he is quite the little break dancer. He is so strong for his size and Mom is always surprised of his new moves he does right in the middle of any open floor and I mean any(think grocery store, restaurant, the school)UGH! With all that dancing going on like I said he gets tired and yes if Mom is busy it is her bed he goes to for sleeping but if Mom happens to be sitting down it is her he finds and so do we all to be quite honest. You don’t think that someone has four sides until you have seen my Mom cuddle us all at movie night. I don’t know how she does it but she does and we all love it!!! Mom has helped me to this point of the letter and now it is Daddy’s turn to help.
If I am the princess, Mommy’s the Queen! She decides to let Daddy get up first most mornings, and you know why? She keeps her bed warm for us! That’s right, we ALWAYS come downstairs and head straight for her, whether it’s for a cuddle or a tickle, or maybe just to talk (sometimes we let her know that we are ready for breakfast, NOW J). Warming beds isn’t Mommy’s only trick! Sometimes we have so much energy around here that we don’t know what to do with it and it starts to spill out all over the place (the Joker calls that wrestling). When it does, Mom is right there to help us do something better with that energy, whether she’s teaching us to work together to get a job done or she’s helping us learn a new craft to make, she is ALWAYS ready to engage our minds and hearts ALWAYS. When we’re sad, she ALWAYS finds that special thing that makes us laugh and laugh, whether it’s making fun of us (when she knows we’re faking) or tickling and playing with us, Mom can make anything feel better! Ya know, it’s funny, she always says she can’t sing and Dad is the real musician in the house, but she is ALWAYS at the piano, plucking away at a church Hymn until she knows it, and NOTHING can stop her until she’s got it NOTHING except blood or fire. Then comes the best part, she’ll sit us down with her and teach us the words to sing next to her! I think I’m going to be just like Mom when I grow up, and Dad seems to be fine with that!
NOTHING in our life comes before the love of our Savior. We are ALWAYS trying our hardest to follow His teachings and His example ALWAYS! In this Holiday Season this is our wish for you as well find your Saviors love for you ,discover the path Heavenly Father has laid before you and wants you to take, and as you are walking down that path ALWAYS listen to the whisperings of the Holy Ghost ALWAYS(I hear it can come in handy sometimes) !!!
Love, The Princess and the rest of my family too!
Let’s just say our year started out with a BANG literally. My prince charming (okay so he is mom’s but he is my first one too) was in a car accident and if you don’t believe in miracles if you see my dad he is one! If you have any doubt God Our Eternal Father hears and answers prayers with the whisperings from the Holy Ghost or miracles occur in our day, you should talk to him he has quite a testimony to bare. He works hard and plays hard and that is one of my favorite things about my daddy. He might come home exhausted but he ALWAYS …ALWAYS takes time for us. Playing legos or games with the Brain, star wars with the Laid Back One, chess or sports with the Teen, and what do you play with a Princess….princesses of course!!! Before all of the fun mentioned above begins he ALWAYS…ALWAYS walks in the door and says, “Where is the most important girl in the world?“ and he goes and finds Mom and gives her a hug and kiss! They are best friends you know and I can tell you from experience that once they become a united front on something there is NOTHING that can tear them apart -NOTHING!
I have a best friend too…The Brain! We however can become easily divided but we always come back together to go on grand adventures together! He started kindergarten this year and is learning so much. He loves his teacher and quotes her frequently. He has also been teaching me how to write my letters and spell some words like CAT and BOOK too! He is one smart boy and Mom is great at channeling that mind of his toward good. Mom is used to him building things with legos or kinex. She even has gotten used to him creating birds our of sticks, rocks, pinecones and found feathers or creating other flying devices. She has gotten used to him making droids out of twist ties and turning his hands into robots, transformers, spiderman or any other thing his mind can imagine. Kindergarten however has brought a whole new world to his imaginings. He has found that the construction paper and large rolls of paper with tape, crayons, markers, staples, glue and other miscellaneous craft items can become anything and our home has become crafting central. If any of you know my parents you know where he gets his imagination from but in the department of crafting items you can look straight to Mom. She loves crafting with kids and has always had an abundance of materials available for when inspiration strikes. With Mom the inspiration is occasional this however is not the case with the Brain it is daily and if you don’t believe me come over sometime around 4pm it looks like a craft store exploded in our home. We have hats, solar systems bigger than our table, he makes books-boy do we have books , to name a few The Life Cycle of a Pumpkin, How to make a Snowman, the Solar System, Seasons, On the Go the list can go on and on all hand crafted by him, we have pictures lining his bedroom walls large and small. He is ALWAYS thinking…ALWAYS!
The Brain is ALWAYS thinking well we have a teen in our house and he is going through that not thinking phase this year and the growing thing too! He has grown not just up as in height this year but as a young man. It is amazing how trials can shape you and this fall was a shaping moment. When faced with a trial he was awe inspiring. He went from a goofy 14 year old to someone who showed great maturity, compassion, empathy in face of tragedy. Mom truly enjoyed watching the touching moments with him and his soccer teammates/friends as they rallied around each other, to lift each other up, to strengthen each other. I am sure it is something none of the boys will ever forget. They might have gotten a low blow early in their soccer season but that strength , the unity that came from tragedy lead to triumph. They went undefeated 13-0-0 scored 69 goals with 4 goals allowed. Mom also scored 3 new sons out of the deal and for them she is grateful! It is always nice to hear, “Mommy!” and now she has 3 new voices to hear it from whenever they see her. The Teen is still goofy, the joker in the family and a freshman this year. As I said earlier he played on the JV team soccer team but he also had the opportunity to help out the freshman team. It was one busy soccer season for him and us but we love it. He is enjoying high school with the pep rallies, off campus lunches, Friday night football, and all the other happenings of high school life and to help make right choices when there are plenty of opportunities for wrong he goes to early morning seminary(scripture study at church) at 6:20 am for an hour before school. It has been nice to see his commitment to going and enjoying his time there and the knowledge he receives. Mom says it is like putting the Armor of God on everyday before school. I am not the early morning type but I am sure my other brothers and myself will do the same thing. The Joker also enjoys young men’s(he has the best leaders and daddy is one of them) at church and is working on his Eagle Scout. He is a lot like daddy he works hard but he plays harder and he ALWAYS takes time for family activities ALWAYS (usually being the biggest kid of all)!
I have talked about the biggest brother and the brainy brother and now I will tell you about my littlest brother. He is mom’s Laid Back Boy. He goes with the flow around here and is mine and the Brains shadow except for when Mom goes hunting for him and he is ALWAYS snuggled up in her bed ,blankie in hand, thumb in mouth rubbing his silkie on his nose, sleeping- ALWAYS. I think he sleeps as much as the teen does these days. When he is awake we have fun playing together when the Brain is gone at school. And when I am gone to preschool(except when Mommy herself teaches me) Mom has the unusual treat of having fun with him all on his own. He likes to play with blocks and his dinosaurs(they even used to be the teens) With me the Princess he plays kitchen, we cook ourselves into a frenzy(even borrowing mom’s stuff sometimes). He is very smart my little brother, do you know he can read even the same stuff the Brain reads. He has known what all of the ABC’s look like and sound like since he was 2. If you think kids do not pay attention he is a perfect example of someone who takes everything in without you even realizing he is doing it. The Laid Back Boy has also become very funny always doing crazy faces and stunts to get us to laugh and we do. Our most favorite thing for him to do is his silly face but besides that he is quite the little break dancer. He is so strong for his size and Mom is always surprised of his new moves he does right in the middle of any open floor and I mean any(think grocery store, restaurant, the school)UGH! With all that dancing going on like I said he gets tired and yes if Mom is busy it is her bed he goes to for sleeping but if Mom happens to be sitting down it is her he finds and so do we all to be quite honest. You don’t think that someone has four sides until you have seen my Mom cuddle us all at movie night. I don’t know how she does it but she does and we all love it!!! Mom has helped me to this point of the letter and now it is Daddy’s turn to help.
If I am the princess, Mommy’s the Queen! She decides to let Daddy get up first most mornings, and you know why? She keeps her bed warm for us! That’s right, we ALWAYS come downstairs and head straight for her, whether it’s for a cuddle or a tickle, or maybe just to talk (sometimes we let her know that we are ready for breakfast, NOW J). Warming beds isn’t Mommy’s only trick! Sometimes we have so much energy around here that we don’t know what to do with it and it starts to spill out all over the place (the Joker calls that wrestling). When it does, Mom is right there to help us do something better with that energy, whether she’s teaching us to work together to get a job done or she’s helping us learn a new craft to make, she is ALWAYS ready to engage our minds and hearts ALWAYS. When we’re sad, she ALWAYS finds that special thing that makes us laugh and laugh, whether it’s making fun of us (when she knows we’re faking) or tickling and playing with us, Mom can make anything feel better! Ya know, it’s funny, she always says she can’t sing and Dad is the real musician in the house, but she is ALWAYS at the piano, plucking away at a church Hymn until she knows it, and NOTHING can stop her until she’s got it NOTHING except blood or fire. Then comes the best part, she’ll sit us down with her and teach us the words to sing next to her! I think I’m going to be just like Mom when I grow up, and Dad seems to be fine with that!
NOTHING in our life comes before the love of our Savior. We are ALWAYS trying our hardest to follow His teachings and His example ALWAYS! In this Holiday Season this is our wish for you as well find your Saviors love for you ,discover the path Heavenly Father has laid before you and wants you to take, and as you are walking down that path ALWAYS listen to the whisperings of the Holy Ghost ALWAYS(I hear it can come in handy sometimes) !!!
Love, The Princess and the rest of my family too!
GLIMMERS 3
* we went and got our Christmas tree and decorated it
* we made hot chocolate ice cream cones
* I made a snowflake ornament at school
* we played in the snow twice
* we went to Christmas brunch with G&G K and Granny was there too
* we worked on secret stuff, lots of it and got it all done
* we watched the Grinch
* for family home evening we put up our tree and had hot chocolate and we learned "many hands make light work"
* mom came and helped in my class this week and she was covered in glitter
* we went to McDonalds and got Happy Meals they have my favorite toy Bionicles and for the Princess My Little Ponies
note: GLIMMERS is written by the Brain and is a GLIMMER into our life every week
* we made hot chocolate ice cream cones
* I made a snowflake ornament at school
* we played in the snow twice
* we went to Christmas brunch with G&G K and Granny was there too
* we worked on secret stuff, lots of it and got it all done
* we watched the Grinch
* for family home evening we put up our tree and had hot chocolate and we learned "many hands make light work"
* mom came and helped in my class this week and she was covered in glitter
* we went to McDonalds and got Happy Meals they have my favorite toy Bionicles and for the Princess My Little Ponies
note: GLIMMERS is written by the Brain and is a GLIMMER into our life every week
Saturday, November 29, 2008
GLIMMERS 2
*figured out what to get Daddy for Christmas
*we played Duplos and I made a cool castle
*I played duck duck goose, freeze tag and passed the ball around in gym
*we made thankful turkey for Family Home Evening
*at school I had a feast before 5 days of no school
*we saw Madagascar 2
*went to Turtle Cove for Thanksgiving
*saw Bolt 3D
*Mom sent out Christmas cards
*we changed around our living room for the Christams Tree
***Glimmers is written by the Brains of the Operation and it is a GLIMMER into our lives
*we played Duplos and I made a cool castle
*I played duck duck goose, freeze tag and passed the ball around in gym
*we made thankful turkey for Family Home Evening
*at school I had a feast before 5 days of no school
*we saw Madagascar 2
*went to Turtle Cove for Thanksgiving
*saw Bolt 3D
*Mom sent out Christmas cards
*we changed around our living room for the Christams Tree
***Glimmers is written by the Brains of the Operation and it is a GLIMMER into our lives
I am planning....
I don't know why but my hubby said something and it just cracked me up so I will share:
"There is who I want to be and who I am and I am planning over the next millennium to combine the two."
Like I said I don't know why it cracked me up but it did and I think it is perfectly applicable to us all.
"There is who I want to be and who I am and I am planning over the next millennium to combine the two."
Like I said I don't know why it cracked me up but it did and I think it is perfectly applicable to us all.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
A Gem
The Laid Back Boy-
"Mom time to get up." Thinking I am still asleep after he has climbed all over me for 5 minutes. "I know I will push you off the bed, NO I will roll you off the bed, NO I know I will pull the blankets off!" And that is exactly what he proceeded to do!
"Mom time to get up." Thinking I am still asleep after he has climbed all over me for 5 minutes. "I know I will push you off the bed, NO I will roll you off the bed, NO I know I will pull the blankets off!" And that is exactly what he proceeded to do!
A Jewel
"Let's go set up the table for breakfast for mom!" -Princess
"Yeah when we work together it makes work easier, let's go!"-The Brain
"Yeah when we work together it makes work easier, let's go!"-The Brain
Monday, November 24, 2008
GLIMMERS
*I made placemats for our feast this week in the art center
*In gym I made my heart beat very, very fast doing animal moves
*Mom taught preschool this week. Let's just say our house was "full of colors"
*Watched Santa Parade-Candy, Candy, Candy need I say more
*Wall*E movie night with Grandma, Aunt Laura, Gabe, Luke, Anya, and popcorn with all in PJ's and we had a sleepover!
*The Princess had one of her preschool friends stay extra long on both days of preschool
*The teen went on a food scavenger hunt with church friends
*Family Home Evening- let's just say we will all try to be "Happyosauruses"
*Dad gave us a fencing lesson and played a game with us every night this week
*We had fun playing with our other cousins Isaac and Daniel
NOTE: GLIMMERS is composed by The Brains of the Operation with permission from mom and will be a weekly GLIMMER into the lives of The 4 Little Jewels
*In gym I made my heart beat very, very fast doing animal moves
*Mom taught preschool this week. Let's just say our house was "full of colors"
*Watched Santa Parade-Candy, Candy, Candy need I say more
*Wall*E movie night with Grandma, Aunt Laura, Gabe, Luke, Anya, and popcorn with all in PJ's and we had a sleepover!
*The Princess had one of her preschool friends stay extra long on both days of preschool
*The teen went on a food scavenger hunt with church friends
*Family Home Evening- let's just say we will all try to be "Happyosauruses"
*Dad gave us a fencing lesson and played a game with us every night this week
*We had fun playing with our other cousins Isaac and Daniel
NOTE: GLIMMERS is composed by The Brains of the Operation with permission from mom and will be a weekly GLIMMER into the lives of The 4 Little Jewels
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Excuse This House
Excuse this house....Some houses try to hide the fact that children shelter there. Ours boasts of it quite openly, the signs are everywhere.....the smears are on the windows, little smudges on the doors; I guess I should apologize for the toys strewn on the floor.
But I sat down with the children and we played and laughed and read, and even though the bedroom's messy, their hearts are full instead. For when at times I'm forced to choose the one job or the other....I want to be a housewife, but first I'll be a MOTHER!!!!
I love this poem! I received it from a family member when my oldest was very young and my house had to be clean, clean, clean! I might go a little to far the other way some days (see pictures below if you look carefully at the picture of dishes you can see a picture I found with the poem above on it, I read it everyday to remind me of my priorities)but I will never get tomorrow back and I am glad we have the moments. The dishes did get done by midnight and the clothes folded but most importantly we had that moment of organized craziness, laughter, creativity, and simply loving being together!
But I sat down with the children and we played and laughed and read, and even though the bedroom's messy, their hearts are full instead. For when at times I'm forced to choose the one job or the other....I want to be a housewife, but first I'll be a MOTHER!!!!
I love this poem! I received it from a family member when my oldest was very young and my house had to be clean, clean, clean! I might go a little to far the other way some days (see pictures below if you look carefully at the picture of dishes you can see a picture I found with the poem above on it, I read it everyday to remind me of my priorities)but I will never get tomorrow back and I am glad we have the moments. The dishes did get done by midnight and the clothes folded but most importantly we had that moment of organized craziness, laughter, creativity, and simply loving being together!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
HALLOWEEN
Here they are my little medieval times trio. If they look familiar it is because this is exactly what they wore last year with an updated princess dress straight out of the dress up bin. They were all going to be something different until they saw their old costumes and just had to wear them again! We also had a desperado but with no picture to show for it and I am sure he is thrilled about it.
The kids had a great day starting off with me dressing as a pirate and having fun in D4's classroom for his school party. The day continued with Trunk or Treating at the church and will the medieval times crew went to Great Grandma Neal's and Grannies trick or treating; The desperado went with Grandma Miller to his cousins football game. The weather was wonderful, seeing so many of our friends and family in one night was perty great too!!!
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