Scripture Power!

After Listening to General Conference this past Oct., I was convinced that we could do a better job with our family scripture reading. We always tried to read but often times it ended sourly with loud misbehaving kids.
After Listening to this talk  Stay on the Path I decided that considering the ages of our children we needed to focus a little more on quality then quantity. So we started the Book of Mormon again. Maddie is a great reader and loves to read as many verses as we will allow. Ava is coming along great on her reading and usually gets through just one verse with help. And Jack and Nora take a turn also. Sometimes it is short and sweet and only takes a few minutes but the consistency had been wonderful for the kids.

The other night as we were reading about Nephi and his brothers getting the brass plates from Laban, Art spontaneously assigned everyone parts and we acted it out. It was great fun and the kids are learning a lot.

Each night as we gather for scriptures we sing Scripture Power. The kids all love that song and even Jack has learned it and it's not rare to hear him singing it around the house at any time of day.

It's time to update!

I have been thinking about this blog for the last few months. Wanting to update it, but I have just been lacking the energy. Always a lot going on in our world.
I am happy to report that we are all doing well.
I do think an update on the kids is in order....
Youngest to Oldest...
Jack William-

I am loving my little man. He turned 2 and he has really grown up. He is not my baby anymore. It has been fun having boy. He is talking so much now and always let us know what he wants. He is now 32lbs and weighs as much as Nora his older sister by 2 years. I am not used to this size and he is growing my muscles everytime I pick him up. He loves to eat and he can open the fridge all by himself. I really need to get one othose locks. We just moved hom out of his crib when he learned to climb out. He loves his "truck Bed" as he like to call it. He is a happy and busy 2 year old and he keeps me on my toes. We love having him as a part of our family. His sisters adore him. Now that the older two girls are in school Nora and Jack have become great buddies, it is fun to watch them play together. I can hardly believe how fast he is growing up.

Nora Kate:

Our Sweet 4 year old. She is just a bright and happy girl, always. She has always been an easy child and I am thankful for that. She is in preschool this year. We are once again doing a home preschool. This year we have just 3 girls. It has been a lot of fun. Nora really looks forward to it. We have already had a field trip to the zoo. I am really enjoying teaching her. It's neat for me to see her growing up. I want to soak up this last year before she heads off to school. She has also started ballet. Her friend Xandra is in her class, and she really looks forward to it. It's fun to see her interests develop. Nora has always been a big sweetheart, and still is.

Stay Tuned for the Rest of the Update.

Was 60 boxes too many?

I am ADDICTED to couponing!!

What is it about this picture...

...that I Love??? Such innocence, it's precious to me!

Nora Kate

Nora is such a sweet and funny girl! And she is growing up way to fast. Every night she has to collect a few assorted items to take to bed with her. Most of the time it's whatever toys she can gather up quickly before lights out, tonight when I went up to check on her she was tucked in with a baseball. Last week Art found our I-Pod under her blankets. I guess we have to keep a close watch on her! Or if something goes missing...check Nora's bed!

A New Year!

I am always behind...here we are halfway into January and i have yet to catch up with my blog. Even thought one of my New Years Resolutions was to keep up with my blog this year. I am excited for this New Year! A chance to set new goals and start anew!!!
I have started taking piano lessons for about the 5th time in my life and I am looking forward to keeping up with them! We have been doing lots of home improvement projects around the house and that always makes me feel good! Now if only I can get things back in order around here we will be in business. I have lots of posts to catch up on so hopefully the next week will be a busy one here! Happy New Year Everyone!

Happy Halloween!

I am way behind on posting! And many other things for that matter! Here are the cute kiddos in their Halloween costumes. Maddie was Fancy Nancy. She had to choose a storybook character for school and she looked fantastic! Ava decided on a ballerina. And Nora wanting to be like her sister was also Fancy Nancy. Jack dressed up as a giraffe. They all looked great and we have loads of candy...Here they are...
aren't I scary??????