2013 :: week 8

I feel so grown up, my kid was given an assignment in Primary. Will got to read the Third Article of Faith on Sunday. We practiced a bit during the week, and things weren't looking very good. Will seemed to think reciting an Article of Faith is like saying a prayer, with lots of ad libbing. So when I would say, "We belive..." Will would repreat, "We believe thank you for my blessings," etc. I am pleased to report that when the time came he did great and stuck to the script. He was very proud of the fact that he got to speak into the microphone.

On Monday I spent some time going through stuff at my parents and found this gem. It is a group project I worked on at Rock Prairie Elementary School in 1991. This week I've sure been wishing the January low around here was 39 degrees.

These letter magnets are Lauren's current calling card. I find them all over the house, every day of the week. These pictures were taken Tuesday, but they could have been taking any day. Previous "calling cards" have been Little People, Duplos, and Mega Blocks. It's always good to know when she's been exploring my vanity drawers, been looking out the window or exploring the dishwasher.

The reason Will looks like such a boss in this picture is because he is dancing to THE BOSS, aka Bruce Springsteen. Tony introduced him to the song "Hungry Heart" last week, and he requests it regularly. There is something about listening to your three year old sing about a guy abandoning his family that makes you question your parenting, but when it produces dance moves as sweet as this, you push them out of your mind. If you are interested in seeing more of his moves, click here.

We finally got a significant amount of snow. I measured about 5 inches on our patio, but we had drifts well over 18 inches in other parts of the yard. I was dreading all the shoveling that was in store for us once Tony finished working, but our wonderful next door neighbor cleared our driveway, sidewalk and walkway. He is awesome.

Friday night Anthony took Will to the church to help shovel the sidewalks. They timed it just right and got there after it was done, which was just the lesson we wanted to teach him. Not. While they were gone Lauren and I had some "girl time." She is such a lively little girl, and so fun. She has such a cute laugh and her eyes just sparkle with excitement as she tries to get you to play with her. She isn't very careful, and almost fell off the couch about four times before and after this picture was taken. I am both nervous and excited to see what this spring and summer will be like with her mobile.

Saturday morning Anthony and I got a couple's instructional massage. I am embarassed to admit how long it has taken us to do this. A few years ago Hillary, Anthony's sister, got this for us as a Christmas gift and for one reason or another we have not gotten around to doing it. Before we went I felt like my reasons for putting this off were legit. Now that I've gone I cannot believe I put this off for so long. It was awesome! And so is TJ, for splitting the time with me 50/30, so I got almost double the massage he did. Thanks, Hillary!