S taught our happy family night lesson this week. She did a good job. She chose the topic of the armour of God. First we read in the D&C the verses on the armour of God and then talked about how to get each piece today. Then she called the kids up one at a time and decked them out in full battle gear, labeled appropriately. Then we sang Scripture Power for each kid to dance around in. Very fun. Even little G got a turn.
After we played Mother Elephant. That's what the kids are doing sitting on the couch. A family night favorite. And so funny. Only S cried when he was the skunk. My nephew not my daughter!
Monday afternoon I took G to the pediatrician. She has another ear infection. Her 5th since October. Her 3rd since April. Poor baby. We are going to take her to get tubes in her ears. Of coures all the ENT's are busy until mid July. E got tubes in on his first birthday and they made such a huge difference. He had an explosion of language and was so cheerful and had no pain. It was wonderful. I hope it will be the same for G. She is 17 months old and doesn't say anything yet.
Today we made the kids clean. Everyday they have chores but today we had a biggie saved up. We had them help us clean the garage. It looks so nice, now I can park my van in it again! And they each got $2. for helping which was very exciting and made a trip to McDonalds for hot fudge sundaes a necessity.
DH and I got to spend several hours tonight looking for flights for S. She is going to EFY in Rexburg right after our family reunion week in Utah and we are driving home before she is done so she needed to fly. Because we waited so long to book them there were added difficulties (lesson to learn: don't procrastinate) Finally we got some that will work out great, allow her to fly direct and use our frequent flyer miles. It wasn't easy though. Travel stress!
I have to say our "vacation" with all the cousins is going really great. The kids are getting along so well. H and M are twins and play all day so nicely. They are kind to the little girls so that is nice too. E LOVES T. He has a new hero. They are SOOO cute. T is a great boy, he loves scouting, talks about how "sweet" it will be when he goes on a mission, and is kind and loving. If E emulates that it will be great with me! Everyone does their chores, hops off to the "naughty bench" when needed, and we are having so much fun doing summer school and cooking and playing in the pool . The kids are turning into brown berries and they are all swimming so well!
To be honest, like everything there is a down side. My DH, who is not the most easy going guy in the world, has had moments of stress. His personality, attention to detail, love of order, ect. is so great for his job as an engineer. It's a little more of a challenge in a big family. And he's an only child so you can imagine the culture shock for him! Sister's DH is lonely back home by himself. We have TONS of laundry and dirty dishes, no one gets to bed on time. But the worst thing is when our time together is over we will miss each other even more now that we have had so much fun:(
3 comments:
So Fun! I love the armor to represent the Armor of God. Looks like you had a great time!
It sounds like you are having such a fun summer! What great memories of their cousins your kids will have. Your FHE sounds like it went very well. How do you play the mother elephant game?
mother elephant is a really fun game for all ages. Everyone sits in a circle. You need at least 5-6 players, 10-15 is better. Seat #1 is mother elephant. Working your way around the circle you end with the last seat right next to M.E. on her right is the Skunk. Each person has an animal sign. Mother Elephant lifts her arm like a trunk. Skunk plugs his nose and waves a hand behind him. Everyone else can make up whatever. Favorites around here are the worm, one finger wiggling in front of your face, the shark, fin on head, eagle Flying arms, you get the idea.
Now, M.E. starts each round. She does her sign, then someone elses. That person does their sign then someone elses. This keeps going until someone messes up. That person becomes the skunk and everyone shifts up. The signs stay with the spot so you have to remember all the changes. Then M.E. starts again. The idea is to get M.E. out. And to laugh a lot.
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