{13 Aritcles of Faith}

So on Sunday we had a Faith in God fireside at church. I needed to bring the memory game about the Articles of Faith. NO problem until the copier at church ran out of toner and the plan was beginning to get a little more tight time wise.


So we got home from church printed out over 100 pages of cards on the printer and started cutting them apart.


Chad and I cut. K & E started sorting them into piles-making sure each pile had a picture card and word card for each article of Faith.


Eventually the kitchen table looked like this.....



33 cards piled neatly ready to be bagged. I stamped the bags Chad stuffed the bags, and the boys folded down the tops.


They were cute when it was all done...and we had an hour to spare.

Whoever thinks callings in the church aren't family callings are WRONG! My calling is continually involving my family........and I love that they help me all the time!

{looking good}

my two boys both showed up at church in ties....our family rule #387 "boys were ties every Sunday beginning at age 8" edited to also read "with any color church shirt....white shirts mandatory at age 12" (this was my addition)

But both boys have white shirts for their school dress uniform and

K prefers the white shirt so they wear them.

But E HATES ties and LOVES sweaters,

but we live in Vegas and it's getting hot

and somehow while I was at meetings this morning

Chad got him in a tie...

So pictures had to be taken.

Forgive the squinting eyes, but the sun is bright here in Vegas.

{conference weekend}

So in our house conference weekend is a lazy stay in your jammies kinda of weekend.

But yesterday we got to visit with our St George cousins...so the boys played most of the day and we listened to bits and pieces of conference.

Years ago a wonderful friend gave us a huge conference bingo board and it has been a huge hit. As soon as the boys know conference weekend is arriving they start asking if I have candy for the board. They sit a listen to the morning session without a problem with our bingo board. TI also print stuff off form sugardoodle to entertain them and usually the morning session goes well.

For the afternoon session we spread out a blanket and dump out the millions of Legos we own...or shall I say that Chad and the boys own. And off to Lego building we go. It is a tad noisier...with help form all the sugar they eat from the bingo game...but legos last us all afternoon conference and into the evening....

So I think the boys hear the conference and are starting to "get it" even if the legos are out.

A Valentine Surprise

So when we pulled up to the house yesterday after school this is what the house looked like.

After reading all the signs we discovered it was from one of the activity days' groups at church, showing a little love for their primary president! Isn't that great?!

The boys thought it was really funny and brought some fun into our long day at school!

I have the best primary kids!

Halloween Carnival

This year our ward had a Halloween carnival instead of the usual trunk or treat. We missed the trunk or treat and have no idea where we will be trick or treating this year but the boys liked the carnival. They had all kinds of games set up and the boys had a lot of fun. Ethan's favorite was the cake walk and he even won a cake.

The boys are going with the Star Wars theme again this year. I am thinking we are stuck in this "phase" for awhile. Last year we had Darth Vader and Boba Fett (some guy from the newer star wars movies)

This year E is Jega Fett (I have been told he is a bounty hunter and maybe a brother to Boba Fett? I don't know if I have that right.)

K is a Jedi.

All the pictures are from chad's phone b/c my camera is so broken!! So they aren't the best quatlity but you can get the idea!