Prayer time

Last night as we were trying to get the kids in bed ... Doing our normal routine of prayers and such.  It was Jordan's turn to pray... It started out fine... Next thing we know Jordan gets tickled about something and starts giggling and can't stop.  I end up saying the prayers because Jordan can't calm down, sit still, etc ... Mike told him he could practice how we are supposed to act while praying since he couldn't sit still and was acting up.

After we prayed and were singing and tucking the boys in bed I started talking to Jordan about prayers ... He burst into tears and started saying he was a "bad boy today".  I looked at him and asked if he had gotten in trouble at school or something.  He told me no.  I looked at him and told him he wasn't a bad boy and told him he just wasn't making a good choice during prayers and also told him mommy makes mistakes and asked him if he still loved me -- he said yes.  I reminded him that even if he makes a mistake we still love him.

I started to talk about how when we are praying we are talking to our Heavenly Father and immediately Jordan bursts I to tears and dramatically cries "Heavenly Father is mad at me!"  I again had to remind him that we all makes choices that we shouldn't and that like mommy and daddy still love each of them ... Heavenly Father still loves us.

It made me laugh ... I was not expecting the response from him.

Let the embarrassment begin

I came in and told Constance I was ready to take her to school.  She took one look at me and begged me to change.  I asked her if she didn't like my pretty socks -- she told me they were fine as long as no one could see them.  The boys promptly told me my socks were beautiful and they were going to tell everyone about them.

I went and changed ... Like the good mommy that I am and when we were pulling out o the drive propped my foot up and pulled my pant leg up.  Constance was definitely not impressed.

One of my favorites

I love taking pictures!  This one is one of my favorites ... 

Fall fun

After helping daddy blow leaves into a pile in the back yard ... Nic had to show me something cool

"Look ... You can't see my head"

Bless Jordan's heart he stepped into the leaves bit that was his limit ... He stood there for a sec then quickly got out.  He is still not thrilled with leaves but at least he doesn't freak out like he used to.

Nashville Temple

For the past 6 years my parents have served in he Nashville Tn Temple Presidency ... We have had some amazing privileges and experiences because of it and have been so thankful for the blessing it has been for our kids as well.  

One of the blessings was having my dad be the one who was able to seal Jordan to our family as his first sealing.  My kids have been able to help plant bulbs in the spring and help take grandma to the temple or help pick her up.  They have also been able to see some really neat things I hope will stick with them for a very long time.

It's funny ... To my kids it's grandma's and grandpa's temple.   They have served there almost Jordan's entire life and all of Nic's ...

I love my boys

Nothing like a yell from the kids bathroom telling me there is water all over the floor.  I go to see what is wrong and see my boys standing there at a complete loss as to what to do and seeing water coming out onto my hardwoods.  I tell them to grab a towel and my youngest grabs a washcloth.  I quickly grab the towels off the hook and get them on the floor and then see the problem ... 

 When I tried to use the plunger I discovered it wouldn't work ... Jordan told me he didn't know how mug toilet paper to use ... I guess he figured he would be safe with the entire roll and then kept flushing hoping it would go down.