Talking smack

Kids were rough-housing all afternoon. (Where did that expression come from? My dad used it.) I overheard Nate say to Camille while raising up his arm, "smell the power of armpit!"

The creeps

Ashley and Camille invited us to come to their Mexican restaurant this evening.
I ordered tostadas, and fruit with chili powder. Justin ordered "toquitoes," fruit with chili powder, and "creeps" for dessert. We all cracked up when he said it, but then Ash pulled it together enough to say, "ok, we'll try to give you the creeps later!"
Love it when the kids make clever comments.
When they brought our food, she got in his face and made a weird face. It was creepy!

Saturday morning

Sitting on the couch preparing for church tomorrow, I heard several loud thumps for the other room where Nate is.
I called in, "Nate, what are you doing?"
Nate says, "Ehh, boy things. Just finishing my movie."
He makes us laugh.

Post vacation blues

The days after a big holiday and long vacation are tough on moms. It takes a while to settle back into a routine, and in the meantime the kids are used to all day entertainment.

Wednesday was crazy--Emma, Cam and Ash all had friends over and our friends the Fraziers visited for a while. The house was a disaster, mess and clutter everywhere i looked. I took down the christmas tree, picked up a few groceries for my empty fridge, and by 9 pm I was beat.

Today was better. Emma and Camille got invited to friends houses, so it wasn't so crowded here. Ashley had a friend I love over--they play so well and don't usually pester me. Nate had a fun friend too. But I had time to do some errands and things around the house.

Now I'm sitting on the couch in pajamas thinking how great it is to sit on the couch in pajamas when the house is quiet.

Friday, November 2nd

Justin and I went to the temple Friday night. I'm grateful to live so close to a temple. We were looking for some answers. I'm grateful to feel I receive revelation when I am making decisions. We have been guided to make choices that have blessed our family.

Saturday, November 3

Had a birthday party for Nate today. October was a little busy...

I was grateful for a husband who excels in inventing games. I assigned him the obstacle course and he pulled it off without even breaking a sweat. He had them riding trikes and scooters, running in and out of soccer cones, and hurdling coolers. They loved it!

I'll have to come back later and add some photos--I got some good ones!

Sunday

I am in the primary presidency in my ward. I am in charge of sharing time for this month. I spent some time yesterday making personalized missionary tags for the kids in the primary.

It made me so happy to see those kids proudly wearing their tags. Nate came over to me for help putting his on and he told me, "Mom! I'm like a real missionary! I have a pocket with a tag on it!" Melted my heart.

I'm grateful sharing time went smoothly and the kids were engaged and excited about it.