Pinewood Derby

Another year rolled around and it was time for our pack's Pinewood Derby. Only this time I was in charge of the thing! Thank goodness for dear friends that are always willing to help whenever they can....or it would have been a disaster. The boys seem to have had a wonderful time. It is always fun to watch the cars race. It goes by too quick when you're watching your own. Adam loved his car and so did we. He and Todd did a fabulous job. He won first in his division for his pack. It will be fun to do again next year.

What a girl!

Todd just came down from getting the kids all washed up and ready for bed. I'm so proud of him for sticking to this job. It makes my evenings a lot more relaxing and allows me the time to blog each week like I want to, thank you very much! Molly covered herself up with a blanket and said, "Look! I'm the Holy Ghost!" That sounds like a sharing time or sunbeam lesson to me. So teachers, be happy! Even though she is giving a very difficult time right now, she is listening to you and learning from your lessons. She's our cutie!

Warm Again!

Now, I don't know how long it is going to last but for today we really enjoyed the warm weather. It actually said 69 degrees on the way from church today. How glorious is that?! The girls had a wonderful time looking for bugs and then building a little home for them. Even Gaby has been anxious to be out again. She wandered from corner to corner in the yard just soaking in the sun. I am very ready for spring to come again. It has been a very long, very cold winter this year. That is for us southeners : )

Happy Valentine's Day.... Whatever!

So it was Valentine's Day. I was away all the day before and was extremely tired. I really didn't want to get up and get ready for church but you know... you just gotta go. So I get up at the last possible moment. And wouldn't you know, as soon as I tell the kids to wake up and get ready for church they complain. (They complain every Sunday) Thanks for the love y'all! Whatever, I shake it off and just get ready. I was completely prepared to take the kids in their pjs if necessary. Well, they got ready just in the nick of time. Then of course when we get to the church they decide to stomp around in snow in their nice clothes, ignoring the three times I told them to get out. So I sent them back to the van and sat down on the sofa in the foyer. Todd was right behind us in his car. I called him to let him know the kids are in the van and that he should get them out when he gets to the church. Oh, it gets better! Adam of all people decides to misbehave and has to be constrained and eventually taken out to the hall. Really?! I thought I was going to explode. Then Molly has a major tantrum and won't go to primary. Todd has to stay with her for the first hour until she settles down. By the time I got home, I just wanted to be by myself. Apparently during this time apart, the kids made little pictures and cards for me. They wanted their Valentine gifts. I explained to Adam that gifts are nice and I do appreciate the time and effort that goes into them. But love also has to be those daily acts of kindness and respect. It has to be shown through cheerful obedience knowing that I'm trying my best to do what is right for them. He was truly apologetic after that. So I told them if we could make it through dinner without them fighting with each other and with them listening and obeying me then we could exchange our gifts. Maybe a difficult day but it ended just how it should.

REAL SNOW!!!!

It wasn't what the people of South Carolina call snow but what the rest of the world would consider to be snow too. I was so amazed. The school was dismissed one hour early on Feb 12 and I chuckled. They're getting ready! But wouldn't you know it, there was actual snow falling about the time we normally would have dismissed AND it was sticking to the ground. The kids were loving it! These are pictures I took right before Todd and I went out to dinner. (Yeah that's right, snow doesn't slow us down.) They were so excited the next morning to see the snow on the ground. The first thing they wanted to do was go and play. There were snow angels and snowmen to be found throughout the neighborhood. And since I was out of town for a group exercise certification thing, we don't have any pictures. (Yeah Todd, I went there!) He claims he was just trying to keep his head above water that photography was the last thing on his mind. It sounds like I need to leave town more often and give him some more practice.

We're ready for Scouts!

Every Wednesday evening Adam and I make our way to the church for Scouts. And every Wednesday the girls what to go too. I explain that it's just for the boys. Molly then claims she's a boy too. But this time was too fun. The girls ran upstairs with Adam when I told him to get his uniform shirt on and they all came down with a uniform. They were trying to convince me that they were indeed able to go to scouts. Sorry girls, I have enough to manage when I'm at the church that I can't have you come along too.

Valentine Party

We were invited to a really fun party to celebrate Valentine's Day. Molly prepared a bag to keep her cards in, decorated cookies (although she just ate the candies and frosting, I don't think it actually made it on the cookie), and then played with friends. It was a fun day!

My Little Bird

Molly spends a lot of her day playing pretend. I love listening to her. Last week she played baby bird. She would hatch out of her egg and snuggle in her nest. "Tweet Tweet!" Not to mention all the directions I got so I can play along. "Pretend you're the mom and you need to feed me worms." "Now pretend I fell and you have to help me back into the nest." "Pretend you're a person and I'm at your store." (I don't know if I can pretend to be a person : )