Missionary-lytizing

We fed the missionaries Dinner tonight. I talked to the girls about how the missionaries represent Jesus Christ, and so they are our very special dinner guests. Grace decided she wanted to play restaurant, and I encouraged her to play the waitress tonight. So, she dressed up, including silver high heeled sandals. She served the Elders their dinner graciously.

After dinner, we had the Elders join our Family Home Evening. We like to have them over for Family Home Evening as often as possible.

So, Mom was the MC and song leader. Grace gave the lesson about the Holy Ghost. Jim and Mom made Hot Chocolate for treats. Sienna performed reading Too Much TV by the Berenstein Bears, followed by a Daddy's rousing game of Follow the Leader. Daddy likes to be the silliest ever when he is in charge! You should have seen those Elders following him while holding on to their ankles!

So, great, right? Yes, we have very simple and very fun family nights as a rule.

But, then, after Royal took the Elders home, he told me what one of them had to say about it. He said, He'd had one FHE in his life. It consisted of a terribly boring night where his mom read the scriptures in a monotone voice, and then gave up forever because everyone hated it so much. Who knew we could influence missionaries for good?

First Grade Art

We recently moved our Keyboard upstairs, and the girls love to play songs on it and dance around our den. They are sooooo cute, and no picture could capture it as well as this lovely drawing Grace did. She is full of Grace, I must say.

My Life

Hello, Friends.

I've started School just now. I'm studying to be an American Sign Language Interpreter. I'm taking classes 2 nights a week, when Royal is home to enjoy our children. (And enjoy reflecting on how this was all his idea in the first place. ;-))

The classes are lovely, and my life feels very full. My children are lovely, my husband is the center of my universe, and the one thing I'm always glad to revolve around. He has just started another blog. Please enjoy his handiwork at http://goodcleancrazy.wordpress.com/

My weekday evenings are now full, all of them.

So, I send my love out to you. It will be here for awhile, if you need to come back and read it again. Because I probably won't be posting for another month.