We Are Fam-i-ly!

I was in charge of the FHE lesson last week. I felt that we could benefit (once again) from a lesson on Family Unity. We talked about how each of us are similar because we are a family, but that we all have differences that make us unique.

As we talked about our uniqueness, we took turns adding measured ingredients into a bowl. Each ingredient was unique, but played a part in the whole good of the recipe. If an ingredient would have been left out, the whole or end result, wouldn't have been as good.
As with our family, we all play a very important, unique roll and would be missed if anyone of us were "left out". I encouraged us to celebrate our uniqueness and focus on family unity.

We played a family memory matching game. To throw them off a bit, I added in a "unique" picture of each one of the kids (there wasn't a match for this picture). They loved that they got to keep the unique picture.

Here's the back of the family game. I found them here. So cute!

I covered them with contact paper, punched a hole in the corner and put them on a ring, so we could play with them again some day.

Each ingredient played their part well. The cookies were yummy and baked up huge!

Congratulations Banner

Our R.S. birthday banner was so cute, Keri and I were asked by a lady in our ward, to make one for her son's wedding luncheon. The colors they wanted were pink & grey...and a little black and white too.

Here's Keri stringing the letters on.... one of the hardest parts of making a banner. :)

I really liked how it turned out.

I was told the bride LOVED it and wanted to use it for the reception, open house and other upcoming events. Whew...so glad she liked it.

As part of our "banner services" we hung the sign for the luncheon. Keri came up with an ingenuous way using eyelets and shower rings.

Hanging the banner is another hard part. This time it was quick and easy, thanks to Keri's great idea.

The cute couple.

Congratulations Travis & Cindy!!!

Blue & Gold Banquet

I know Treyson's been 8 for 8 months now, but I'm still not Cub Scout savvy.

I didn't realize that the Blue & Gold banquet was to celebrate the birthday of scouting...I had heard of it and even have been to a few, just didn't know the purpose. This year they celebrate 100 years!

Our ward had their Blue & Gold banquet last week. The cub scouts were asked to bring a decorated cake.

These were some of my favorites...

I loved all the personal photos on this one.

This was decorated like an off-road race track. I loved the Whopper rocks and real Hot Wheels.

Yum... giant OREO!

Nice piping.

The cub scouts and their families enjoyed a nice potato bar dinner.

Then it was time for awards.

Treyson received his Bobcat. Now it's onto becoming a Wolf..... I think. :)

With each patch, comes a "mother's pin". Treyson was upset that he didn't get to put the pin on his uniform. He was just sure all his friends wore the pins on their uniforms. I'm such a mean mom.

Lucky

Having one banner under my belt, I thought I'd try another... one for St. Patrick's Day. My idea was good, but my execution wasn't great. I don't LOVE how this one turned out.

In fact, I believe less in LUCK and more in being BLESSED.

I may try another banner for Easter or Spring.
Stay tuned......

PS- My friend Keri and I were asked to make a banner for a wedding luncheon (after a lady in our ward saw our birthday banner). That will probably be the next banner I attempt.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

We celebrated St. Patrick's Day at pre-school.As the girls arrived, they painted these pots. It was messy, but a whole lot of fun too. I think the result was well worth some paint on the bathroom sink. What do you think?

Oh no, I'm starting to rhyme like Dr. Seuss.

A pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!

As a young girl, I truly believed that there was gold at the end of the rainbow. Our family would sometimes take Sunday drives to try and find that ever elusive end. We never did find it.... that darn rainbow kept moving away from us. Next, we talked about what it meant to be lucky. I gave each girl a lucky penny. They made a wish on their lucky penny and hoped it would come true.

One of our focus areas this month, has been on exercise. It was a nice enough day that we all went outside to play an exercise game. Each girl took turns drawing a card and then we all did what it said. This proved to be a great way to get some of their energy out. Maybe this needs to become a regular part of pre-school. :)

We had Lucky Charms for snack.

As we were eating, Andi swore she caught a glimpse of a naughty Leprechaun. The girls got excited and had all sorts of questions. I had never seen a REAL leprechaun, so I couldn't answer their questions. I turned them over to Andi.... the expert.

I had big plans for these bags-o-green-fun. I wanted to plan a treasure hunt, with X marking the spot. (We were talking about X this week.) But... too many ideas, with too little time. I ended up just sending them home with the girls as a St. Patrick's Day surprise.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

New Blog

You probably received an email from me about this.....

Amber has created a new blog. It's so cute. It's called, "Tales of Domestica". She posts about being a mom, a wife, a homemaker and more.

She's having a give-away this week. Go check it out!

PS- Don't forget to tell her I sent you. :)