Singing for the Elderly

 Brooklyn had the chance to sing a one of the "Retirement Communities" for Tavaci. The last time we tried Tavaci with Brooklyn it was a wreck! This time she did excellent! I was very proud of her and can't wait to see her concert this weekend.

 The kids posing! Not sure who the girl to the right is??

The queen "B"!

A picture for a MISSIONARY

For Christmas we always send messages via a video made by my family to our missionaries for Christmas. Well the girls had watched the fam record some of the video so they wanted to make the own. I didn't record them but this is the display the set up in their room and the picture they wanted me to take. SO CUTE!

So this is for you- SHAUN, COLTON, ALEX and TAYLOR! We love you and are proud of you!!

Thanksgiving- that's IT??

These are all the pictures I took of our Thanksgiving. I know-THAT'S IT?? These are pics of the kids watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I remember every year growing up watching the Macy's Parade. It was a tradition in our house. My kids kid of got bored with it but I told them they had to watch it until Santa came. The last picture is them seeing SANTA!

I tempted for the first time to make pies and rolls. Never ever had I done either. PIES- THEY SUCKED!! I am not going to lie. I am going to blame it on the recipe.  ROLLS- Weren't wonderful but I tried. Andrew was quite proud of me for trying. Better luck next year!

Give unto others

Brooklyn just amazes me some days. I feel like I am really hard on her and expect so much from her because she is my oldest. She is the type that will just eat up compliments and loves to please others. Yesterday before I had to head to work we stopped by Smiths to grab milk. As I pulled up we saw the man out ringing the bell for the Salvation Army. I said the kids that we needed to gather change to put in the bucket. As we got the front of the store each of the kids put their money in even Jaxs. As we were walking through the store I noticed a quarter fall out of Brooklyn's pocket. I asked her where she got it and she looked down and said that she didn't want to give all the money to the bucket. I explained to her that some little kids won't have a Christmas because their parents don't have enough money. I asked how she would feel if she didn't have any Christmas. She said that it would make her sad. I told that giving even a little money helps others. I asked who else she knew that like to give service. I thought I would have to coax her with the answer but she surprised me again by saying JESUS. Do you know how that made feel. She is listening to her primary teacher and us when we try to have family home evening. Maybe I am doing something right???

What we will be doing for FHE

Brooklyn had been learning a "What child is this" in TAVACI. She came home singing it. I asked her if she knew who the child was that they were singing about? Her answer was "TINY TIM?" Apparently they are also learning a song about Tiny Tim. So when Drew comes this weekend we are going to put up the Christmas tree and have family home evening about who the baby was!

Where do babies come from??

While I was out work last night Andrew had children watching duties. Brooklyn had been asking all kinds of questions all night. The classic one for the night was....

BROOKLYN: Where do babies come from?

DAD: Uhhh... (why am I here when she asks this?)

BROOKLYN: The bird takes them to Jesus and Jesus puts them in your belly. RIGHT??

DAD: Exactly! 

This is what happens when DAD babysits!

This is just three of hundreds of pics I now have on my camera. Where was daddy? That is anybodies guess!