Wednesday Ben didn't have school due to Parent Teacher conference, so Dan took him to breakfast. He had a fun day playing with friends! He and Taggart copied and colored Pokemon guys. Then Ben got to go back to Children's Museum with Bennett and his family.
That afternoon we had McKenna's parent/teacher conference and received a wonderful report from her teacher. She said McKenna is so trustworthy and smart, but she is humble about it. :)
I went with Ben to his music class.
That night after the kids went to bed we worked on moving our bedroom furniture out of our room so we could begin our improvement project. Unfortunately, Anna, who we moved to sleeping downstairs, came down with a cough and was keeping McKenna up.
Thursday Ben didn't have school again so he got to play at Taggart's house. When McKenna got home she got to play at Camille's. After dinner we have a dishes and dance party. I do dishes and the kids dance. :)
That night Dan started framing our bedroom windows. Unfortunately, Bethany was up with a croup sounding cough. :( We gave her some otterpops and sat outside in the cold for a bit and things calmed down enough she could go back to sleep.
Friday we went to Ben's parent/teacher conference and also received a great report from his teachers. They said he's reading and doing math at an end of first grade level. We're so thankful for smart kids who learn things relatively easily! We had Henry, Desi, and McKayla over to play in the morning and the Lewis kids in the afternoon.
That night we went on a FUN triple date with the Alexanders and Puzeys to Dart Zone (where we took Ben for his 6th BD). It was tons of fun and I was very sore the next day. So out of shape.
Saturday Dan went to the Church's Face to Face broadcast with the youth. While he was gone we tried a couple craft things the kids got as gifts. We made a clay cupcake (using molds) and tried this knitting machine. Dan then took the three older kids to our neighbor Grant Gunnerson's baptism. As I was taking this picture of Ben I looked over and saw Bethany smiling and posing like this. :)
After lunch I showered and started to fill the nail holes on our new window frames with putty and Dan caulked. The kids enjoyed playing outside with the Alexanders. We went grocery shopping, ate pizza, did baths, and more bedroom prep that night.
Sunday McKenna tried fasting for the first time! I was pleasantly surprised at how well she did; there was little to no complaining! When Ben mentioned he wanted to try it next time, she quickly told him, "Oh no you don't! This is not easy!" I explained a little to Ben about what a great sacrifice it is to Fast and McKenna chimed in with, "Yeah, Heavenly Father knows this is a big sacrifice for me to fast because He knows how much I LOVE oatmeal!" (We eat oatmeal every Sunday for breakfast.)
We played games as a family and with my sister but she had to hustle out because it started to SNOW!
Monday we decided to have Anna quit using sippy cups, cold turkey, and this was how she felt about it.
Monday morning we also went to the paint store to continue on with our bedroom project. That night we had Jesse and Brandon Menlove, and Ann Marie and Cory Birkholz over for dessert. I totally lost sleep about making this dessert but it totally turned out great!! I made something called Panna Cotta which basically means cooked cream! It tastes like a vanilla custard thing with some fruit toppings. We had a quick FHE about Christ's baptism. I also started coming down with a cold that I got from Anna and Bethany. After the kids were in bed we painted the ceiling in our bedroom.
Tuesday while Anna played at Desi's house, Bethany loved being alone and having free reign on all the toys! I got trapped under a sleeping Anna after lunch and reading time. Dad was pretty pooped when he go home from work and dozed off while reading with the girls. I just love Bethany's little pose.
That night I did green paint touch-ups throughout the house while Dan textured our bedroom walls.
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I love catching up on your life.
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