Nursery Concert

After Abby, Bryant, and Tyler sang the song they were asked to do in sacrament meeting a couple of weeks ago for the camera, Grayce and Emma wanted to be part of the festivities. So, we eagerly recorded them singing some of their favorite songs from nursery. I know I am their mom - but they are so stinkin' cute when they sing. And, they love it so much!!

The Sing Along

Our older three were asked to sing in church last Sunday. They were asked to sing "Beautiful Savior" from the Primary Songbook. They did an absolutely amazing job!! We were so proud of them. It was such a beautiful song too - and perfect for the Easter Season! Anyway, we thought we would share.

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Knowledge Bowl

Abby and Bryant both participated in the Knowledge Bowl. They were on the same team this year where the 3rd and 4th graders combine. The topic this year is Geography. They have studied and studied for the last 4 months. They know so much - much more than I do! It has been so fun to see them learn and study together. They would quiz each other at the dinner table and at night before bed. They really knew their stuff!
Saturday was their competition. There were 3 teams from their school. Abby and Bryant's team won 2 games and lost 2 games. The top 10 teams get medals. The points go by the scores of their games, not the win/loss record. So, we are still patiently awaiting the results.
It was a proud moment for Nick and I to watch them buzz in and answer questions that we knew they had studied. We are so happy with them. The hard work they put in really showed!
Next year the topic is history!!
GREAT JOB ABBY AND BRY!!
The first picture is of their team. The second picture is of all of the teams from their school.

Sunday Movie Night

We have a family tradition at our house. It started when Nick, Abby (our only child at the time), and I flew to Arizona to check out the possibilities of Nick attending the school there to get his PhD. While we were there, we visited my cousin, Rob, and his family. It was a Sunday night and after we ate dinner together, they set their kids up with the Disney movie that came on TV each Sunday at the time. So, when our kids got old enough, we decided to do something similar. So, now, every Sunday night we have what we call "Sunday Movie Night" at our house. Sometimes we rent a movie on Saturday night to watch, sometimes we watch one we like that we already have, sometimes Nick and I share movies we liked growing up, and sometimes we watch ones we record when they come on TV (thank-you DVR). It has been a lot of fun. The kids are always anxious to see what Nick and I choose for Sunday Movie Night. We even have a tradition within a tradition that starts in November - each week a new Christmas movie - until Christmas!
So, each Sunday night we all gather round the TV and watch a fun movie together. Sometimes it is accompanied by a treat, sometimes not. But, no matter what, it is a lot of fun together.
Last week, the kids were so into the movie - I think we watched Monsters vs Aliens - we had to take some pictures!

Ring Around the Rosie... Grayce and Emma Style

It all looks innocent enough.
Grayce and Emma love to play together and often come up with fun games all on their own. This is one of the all-time favorites. We aren't quite sure if it is because of the catchy rhyme, the fast paced movement, the flinging of a sibling around in dizzy circles, or maybe it's the abrupt throwing of your body onto the floor that has now become a blur. Whatever the reason, the joy found in this simple game is evident by the complete joy on their faces. And so the story unfolds...
Two very cute, very creative girls decide to play the ever-popular "Ring Around the Rosie" to pass the time together.

Ring around the rosie,

pocket full of posie.

Ashes,

ashes,

we all fall down!!

Of couse a hug

and a kiss just to make sure we are still friends after such a great game!

Artists Hard at Work

Grayce and Emma have really been loving drawing and coloring lately. They often get very serious about what and how they are drawing. It is fun to watch them and even rekindles the supressed artist in me to sit and color/draw with them. As you can see by their pieces of work - there is a lot of young talent in our home!!