What's new with you?

Not much new around here. Just the same ol' stuff. Busy dad, worn out mom, goofy kids...the usual! Since there have been no major occurrences, I have selected, for your viewing pleasure, some pics of random things that have been going on. :)

First, Joshua turned our kitchen into a "grocery store." Yep, he brought about every conceivable thing into the kitchen and set up shop. I was on the phone with my mom, and it was one of those times that I knew he was probably doing something that would be a lot of work to clean up later, but I was enjoying our conversation so I ignored the warning voices in my head! :) It was worth it though, because he was so proud of himself, as you can see! I had to "buy" his shoes from him so I could help him put them on so we could go pick up Bryan. I think they cost me more the second time around than they did when I first purchased them!

It finally looks like fall around here!!

The kids have been loving tramping through the leaves and especially throwing them in the air.

(Grace was napping whe we took this picture - we didn't exclude her on purpose!)

Last Sunday was our ward's primary program. It was Joshua's first program since coming to primary and my first program as the primary chorister, so it was a big day around here! Joshua was so excited and he even memorized his part and said it all by himself! Talk about proud parents!

I, on the other hand, was really, really nervous!! I didn't think it would get to me, but I woke up that morning and thought I was going to puke! My stomach was all butterfly-y and I felt weak in the knees - not a good sign. The kids did wonderfully, of course. It was a great program and I was so proud of how hard they had all worked and how brave the all were to share their testimonies with us. When I got up to lead the closing song, I had to turn around and face the audience because they were singing with us. We were singing the first verse of I am a Child of God and as I stood there with the kids singing out behind me and the people in the chapel looking so touched by the children's testimonies, I was just overcome and I started bawling right in the middle of the verse! Children are pretty special to our Heavenly Father and they have a lot to teach us-I know it's true, my own kids show me that everyday. So thank you to my wonderful primary singers for letting the whole ward see my emotional side! :)

And lastly, the kids have been really into building tents lately. This has been a common sight in our living room...unless of course it is dinner time and we have to dismantle the tent so we have something to sit on!