I'm not sure why I always feel like I need pictures in order to update the blog... but I do. Since I don't have any pictures for the last couple of weeks, I hadn't updated anything. I was looking at the calendar this morning and realized that I do want to document what we've been up to though. Not that it will be interesting for anyone else but me, but tough luck for those of you who actually take time out of your life to read about mine!
On November 11th, Lennard attended the Remembrance Day ceremony held at the high school. We thought (briefly) about taking the kids, but didn't want to wreck the ceremony for others by loud/busy kids! We will start bringing them in a year or two. Lennard was able to lay a wreath in honor of his grandpa that was killed in WWII. He said it was a very nice ceremony. I spent the morning cleaning, though I did stop at 11:00 for a minute of 'as close to' silence as I could get in our home. Once Lennard got home, he headed out to Mountain View with the truck to get some help from my dad to put in air bag lifts in the back of the truck. My mom came over and we worked on a Blurb book on one of their airplane builds that they want to give as a Christmas present. We worked most of the afternoon on the book and even snuck in a bit of on-line Christmas shopping (virtual window shopping!). Lennard and my dad finally showed up about a half hour before dinner was ready, and then Lennard took the kids outside to play in the snow (as promised) for a bit. We had a yummy dinner of meatloaf and then finished off the book and got it ordered. I love living close to my parents!
Tuesday (the 12th) was the usual. I've been babysitting two little girls for the last month and a half on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, so they arrived at about 8:00. The kids played for about an hour and then we all loaded up to go to Stay and Play. The kids play really well together and they have a lot of fun at Stay and Play. I drop of our little extras afterwards and then get us some lunch. It used to be naptime after that, but both Emma and Ben have decided that they don't want to nap anymore. (Sob). I can get Ben down for a nap still some of the time, but Emma won't give up. She doesn't want to just play either. She wants to be wherever I am and usually on my lap or standing on a chair right beside me. Not the break I am used to, but some of the time it's nice to have the one on one time with her (attitude change... right?!). I went to a craft night that night with Mishel, Shannon and Katie and though none of us really accomplished anything in the way of crafts... it was a great night out!
Wednesday (the 13th) I took the kids and our next door neighbor's little boy to the library reading program. They learned about the letter A, read stories, sang songs and then did a craft with apples. It was a fun morning out with them. As soon as Lennard got home we headed over to the Henline's to put up some new kitchen lights for them. It ended up being a bit more involved than Lennard expected and we were there until after 7:00 that night. They fed us pizza for dinner and the kids had a blast playing with their kids. We even had to take turns running out so that we could get our temple recommend interviews done. It was a busy night.
Thursday is much the same as our Tuesday schedule, but that evening we had our Flying Club meeting at our house. We decided to have it be our Christmas social so that we don't have to have a meeting in December. It was a nice evening with a good turn out. Everyone brought a plate of treats to share and then we did a white elephant gift exchange. The kids wouldn't go to bed with everything going on, so it was a very late night for them, but they did pretty good not being too crazy.
We didn't really do anything on Friday, which was nice. Saturday, Lennard went and worked a few hours for Pat (an electrician). He worked for him when we first moved down from Strathmore and it's nice to get a little extra work here and there.
On Monday, the 18th, we went to the Lee Crest to do a Family Home Evening presentation for the residents on our trip across Canada. It went pretty well. Lennard found it a little harder as there was minimal interaction and some of the residents dozed off. I knew some of the residents, so I enjoyed seeing them and getting to share a few stories. The kids did pretty good being quiet and not running around, so as soon as we were done we took them to Dairy Queen for a treat. They thought it was great!
Tuesday evening we got to babysit my nephew, Jeffrey, while my brother and his wife went to the temple. The kids had a blast (so did I). It was so fun to watch them interact with him. He was so good. At one point we got him giggling and laughing. Too cute.
Wednesday (the 20th) was our big Relief Society activity that went from 1:00 to 9:00 that day. I went as soon as Lennard got home, but I almost wish I hadn't signed up for anything... it was way more fun just sitting and visiting with everyone. They had a nice dinner, some classes on gourmet popcorn and things to do with duct tape. I ended up being there until about 8:30. It was a great evening.
Thursday was babysitting, Stay and Play and then I got to go out again to my Book Club! I love my book club. Seriously one of my favorite evenings each month. We discussed the book "A Town Like Alice" by Nevil Shute. Marianne made a cranberry cake with a sauce that was to die for. So delicious. I just love getting to know the ladies better every time we meet. We may discuss the book for an hour or five minutes, but we always end up just visiting and laughing.
Friday was Lennard's birthday! The kids were so excited to tell him Happy Birthday (about a million times) and Emma exclaimed that she was getting daddy a pirate outfit for his birthday! Too funny. She even offered to get him a Dora costume, but then decided that she wanted that one for herself. Lennard got off work at about 10:00 that day and then around noon we dropped the kids off with my parents at the airport and we headed in to Lethbridge. We had a good time just being by ourselves. We did a bunch of errands and then got some Christmas shopping done.for the kids. We went out to dinner at Moxie's and then headed to the movie theatre to watch 'Catching Fire'. We ended up having to stand in line for over 45 minutes, although Lennard went shopping for some new shoes while I kept our place in line for most of that time. It was an excellent movie. It was nice not having to worry about how late we were going to be getting home as mom and dad had the kids at their place for a sleepover. Emma called it 'her holiday'!
Saturday, Lennard had to go to Fort MacLeod to work with them during a power outage. Because they and Cardston are both small utilities they help each other out when needed. He was gone most of the day, so the kids were pretty excited to see him when he got home.
We had our Primary Presentation yesterday in church. It was Emma's first presentation and she did such a good job! She had her little part memorized and stood up there and said it like a pro. So proud of her! I was actually really proud of all the kids. They did an amazing job. So much better than what the practices were! We only had a few interesting moments... One little boy landed on an organ pedal and added to one of the songs and then one kid played with the ceiling fan controls and had the fan end up on high speed. It sounded like a plane was going to take off! Thank goodness the bishop took care of that one for us! They sang beautifully and just about had me in tears. I'm glad it went so well... and that it's done for the year!
As for today... well, I'm still in my pajamas. I have the second load of Ben's bedding in the wash after he wet the bed last night. I can't really complain about it though as it's the first time since we've got him potty trained that he's wet the bed here. Emma and Ben are racing around the house like the wild children that they are. Life is good. So there you go... the last two weeks in a nutshell... and no pictures.
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