Last Monday we headed down to Indy right after lunch. Andrew drove while the kids and I slept during our designated nap time. We arrived at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum just as the main crowd was heading out. We took a quick run down the Willy Wonka Chocolate slide before heading into the Circus exhibit….
Experiences
A Little Fairy
Emily pulled a long yellow ribbon out of a drawer earlier this week. It was used as a leash for her balloon dog. Then for waving in the air as she danced. At some point along the way the end of the ribbon began to unravel. We were all amazed at how many strands of thread…
Accepting the Assignment
A few weeks ago I listened to President Nelson’s devotional to young adults. I was cleaning the kitchen and felt uplifted and then continued on. Last week I stumbled across a blog post on lds.org from President Nelson discussing what he learned from studying the Saviors life in the scriptures. That’s when a vague recollection about…
Kids Knife Skills
Emily and I watched a free kids knife skills class yesterday. She was trying to cut cheese to make herself a grilled cheese sandwich, so it seemed like the right moment. Today we made some play dough fruits and vegetables: apple, avocado, potato, carrot, and zucchini. She got to work cutting with her fingers soldier…
A Family Wood shop Morning
Andrew and I have a dream to have a wood shop of our very own. We want a place to teach our kids how to use tools and build whatever idea pops into our minds. Currently our projects are accomplished with Andrew cutting the wood on campus and us gluing at home. This works well…
Nature Fridays
In an attempt to slow down and connect with my kids, we’ve instituted Nature Fridays. We’ve been leaving mid-morning and heading to the celery bog nature area for some adventuring and a picnic lunch. The first week we ate lunch, played a few games (red light, green light; duck duck goose), and then went on…
Pictures from Prophetstown
When we were in Prophetstown a few weeks ago, Andrew took the camera and followed the kids around: (ok I took this one…)
Jessica’s Birthday Adventure
A few weeks ago we planned to go camping with a group of eight other families. When Friday rolled around only two families were still able to join us, and we had a marvelous time. Emily, Nathan, and I spent all day getting ready, with Andrew joining us around three for the final preparations. As we…
Emily’s Three!
The last six months or so Emily has ended many requests with, “…two because I’m two.” I’m was curious how the transition to being three would go. Just fine. “…three because I’m three” began in earnest on Saturday along with exclamations of “I’m three just like everyone else!” Everyone else being the four other friends…
Gymnastics
One afternoon in a moment of exhaustion, I laid out some scrap pieces of wood to make a balance beam for Emily. “Let’s do gymnastics!” I exclaimed with enthusiasm. Emily insisted that we also needed bars to hang on to do gymnastics. She has grown up seeing Aunt Christine in the gym and has a…