Busy Week
We had a busy week! To celebrate Pioneer Day we went to a ward party. It was HOT. They had a slip & slide for the kids so they stayed cool & had a blast! Hyrum wondered why we didn't sing any Pioneer songs at the party so we sang all the Pioneer songs in the Primary songbook that night. It was perfect that we've been reading the little Doctrine & Covenants kid book for scriptures lately & we read the chapter where Brigham Young arrived in the Salt Lake Valley & said 'this is the place.' That happened on July 24, 1847.
Jeremy had an Elder's Quorum service project laying sod out at "the castle". My calling is in Young Women's (or old woman as Hunter calls it) & they were invited to come help too so we decided to drag our kids & all go. Our Relief Society president & her husband are building this castle by themselves to be a wedding/reception/bed & breakfast type place way out in the middle of nowhere. I couldn't believe it was an actual castle. Until we got there & saw it for ourselves. So cool!!! We thought it was a pretty risky enterprise but they'll do great! Who wouldn't want to have their wedding reception in a castle?!
Hunter had his first invitation to a birthday party for just him. There was a train theme & the Mom went all out! Everything was so cute. Here is a picture of the little birthday boy & his friends. If you're looking for Hunter in this picture, you won't find him. He refused to dress up or pose for pictures or play any games! Stinker :) Sometimes it takes him a while to warm up. But I know he had fun by the way he talked about it afterwards.
The cake was out of control amAzing! Not only did it look perfect but it was one of the best tasting cakes I have ever had.
Nothing beats a quick, nutritious dinner after baths & before bed!
Hyrum gave his very first talk in Primary this Sunday! I was soooo proud of him! We practiced his talk about 12 times this past week so he would be prepared & feel comfortable. He wasn't nervous at all & had the whole thing pretty much memorized. He talked about following Jesus' example & told the story of how He washed His disciples feet. Then he talked about how Hyrum is a big help to his Mommy around the house & with our babies. He did great!
Jeremy & I were just talking last night about how much Hyrum has changed. He has always been really shy & cautious & kind of nervous in new situations or with new people. But he is so willing to do new things & make new friends & is really breaking out of his shell these days. It's so fun to see. And he's becoming much more independent & I never thought the day would come! :)
Our babies had their 6 month check up (a little late) this week. They are both 18 lb & 7 oz, which is unusual with twins to be the same weight. Even though they're the same, it put Justin in the 50-75th percentile & Emma in the 90th. She's 27.5 in long & he is 27.25 in. And his head is over 3 cm bigger around! I knew his head was gigantic!!!
*We also went swimming with friends (without Jeremy!) & I was nervous to take all my kids to the pool without him but everyone had a blast & no one drowned
*I had a girls night out & we saw 'Letters to Juliet' at the cheap theater. I never do girls night out so it was fun even if it was one of the girliest, cheesiest movies I've ever seen! I love our ward.
*Another run with friends to Hunter's favorite place in Springfield-the Bass Pro Shop. We had four happy little boys bouncing around the ATV's & boats. I'm not sure how the employees feel about us using their store as an indoor park though! I think we'll feel obligated to buy something at some point with all the time we spend there. Hyrum has said we need a 6 man tent now. Hmmm...
*Ruth, my good friend & roommie from Ricks & her family came & spent the night on their way to Oklahoma. We haven't seen each other since I was preggo with Hyrum so it was so good to hang out for a couple hours. They live pretty close to us so it'll be fun to get together again! They have twins too :)
I feel like since we moved here we started running & haven't stopped yet! But it's a good kind of busy. We're loving this area & the people. Here's to another good week.
6 comments:
Awww! So fun to hear & see updates!!
No way (floor cereal picture)--that's how we feed our kids too! Sometimes we throw down some applesauce too for extra nutrition and let them lick it up. Bonus--they clean your floor too! We're all about multi-tasking. And building strong immune systems, which is multi-multi tasking. And that's just plain smart.
Wow the twins weigh the same as Jackson at his 6 month visit...and Emma is the same length. That is too funny. Wish we lived closer so they could get to know eachother better.
It was so wonderful to see you both last Friday! Thanks again for letting us spend the night. I hope we didn't keep you up toooo late. Well, I know we did, but I hope the morning wasn't a killer. When Lee woke up he actually hit "snooze" a couple of times on his cell phone--something he never does! We did get off at 4:30 and made it to the baptism. Thanks again and I am so glad that we will be able to see each other again soon!
By the way, that castle is AMAZING!
fun week, & huge kids! I have a feeling Lil'S isn't far behind. I think I'm gonna hafta start call'n him Chunky S.
H is going to be SO JEALOUS of Hyrum!!! Nearly every Sunday she wakes and asks, "Is today the day I get to give the lesson in Primary?"
Fun blog, great to see all the updates. Love you guys! Who put the Fruit Loops on the floor?!? Surely it wasn't those darling boys?
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