Family Scripture

For family scripture we play scripture tag. We usually read for 1 to 5 verses and then call on someone else (no tag backs). If Ruth is tagged we will usually read a few words and she will repeat them. We used to do this with Moroni, but he has rebelled and wants to read them on his own. He'll come over and look at someone else's scriptures and 'read,' "blah blah blah, golden plates and then..." Adam and Hyrum don't usually read with us. They usually wander around and try to play with everyone. A couple of nights ago Sam called on Adam. Adam was on his tummy with an open hymn book. He read to us, "mumble mumble mumble, And it came to pass, mumble mumble... Dad (his turn to read)." I wonder if this is what he hears during scripture time.

Changing Diapers

Me: Ben!?
Ben: Just a minute Mom. I'm changing Adam. He's stinky.
Me: He's stinky?
Ben: Yeah. We had corn last night, right?
Me: Yep.
Ben: Can we never have corn again?

A Cell You Can Eat

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Each year that I have a child in Science 5, they have to make "A Cell You Can Eat." This year was Ben's turn.

From Ben:
I got two plastic bags to stand for cells. the one not in a cup is that animal cell. the one in the cup is the plant cell. The cup stands for a cell wall. They both have the nucleus (in this case it's a marshmallow). In the nucleus are the chromosomes (which are shredded carrots). We put mandarin oranges in the bags to stand for mitochondria. We put thinly cut bananas in for the golgi body, folded tortilla strips in to act as the endoplasmic reticulum, and raisins in the folds of the tortilla to act as the ribosomes.

Sam's Cooking ?!?!?!?!

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Need I say more?

Monkey Ball

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Moroni wanted to play Boom Blox, but alas, the disk bit the dust. He's played it so often that the Wii can't read it anymore (it might also have something to do with the ton of scratches from him not putting it away). He was devastated. He called it "Monkey Farm" so I thought he might like playing Monkey Ball (for the Game Cube). We inserted the game and found a couple of Cube controllers and away we went. He would get nervous if the ball was going to roll off the edge. Eventually it was too much so he relinquished the controllers to Ben and Sam. They had a lot of fun with an old game.

Bowling

July7b, a photo by mom4k12 on Flickr.

This year Moroni is strong enough to lift the balls himself onto the ramp. He didn't quite get 'taking turns' and so had a heart attack when every other time wasn't his turn. Fortunately Adam tuckered out and he got to finish off Adam's game so he got to play each time in between Sam and Ruth.

Families

For Family Home Evening we've had our children covering topics found in For the Strength of Youth. Rachel covered "Family" last night. We've been trying to get them to gear it towards the little kids, but so far they've just read out of the pamphlet and some of the scriptures that go with it.

Rachel was quite creative last night. She decided to interview the different kids for their definition of a family and end in a group hug. The results were funny, cute and thoughtful. Here are her results:

Moroni (3): Family? Family is a herd of a family. Is a run of a family.

Ruth (5): It means we have a lot of kids, we have a mom and a dad and one of us is part of this family of mom's and dad's from birth.

Sam (7): Your brothers and sisters and mom and dad. There were two people on earth, Adam and Eve, who had a family ad one of the kids gets married, has a family and it keeps going on and on. All of the families are forever.

Ben (9): People that love. I think family should be nice to each other and having a family is nice and without a family... I don't know what would happen.

Mary (11): People that you grow up with.

Rachel (12): The interviewer - After interviewing everyone I had a little time to think, hearing what everyone thinks about the *word* family is like knowing what they think of *their* family. 'Cause we speak from experience and it's a hard thing to talk and think about since we are still experiencing it. You only have on family so it's nice to think about how much you appreciate it.

Rebekah (14): Basic social unit consisting of a parent and child; also eternal.

Joseph (15): People you're born with. And some are adorable children and others are nice too.

Kissing Boys

Ruth (4): I kiss boys a lot, but only if I have lipstick.

Sleeping

While my kids sleep an average amount of time, it seems like about half of the pictures I ever take are of them sleeping. Sometimes it's the funny way/spot they fell asleep. But sometimes, like in this photo, it just an ahhhhh moment... the kind that melts a mother's heart.

EEEWWW

Opening Scene: Cat vomit on floor

Me: Sam, I'd pay you to clean that up.

Sam: (looks at vomit, looks at mom) Okay, but can I wash my hands after?

The Day We've Been Waiting For

So Ruth, out of no where this morning, exclaimed that "the next day will be the day we've been waiting for. Obama will be elected out of office." I hope she's right.

Extra Lives

Ruth: Hey Joseph, I have two lives.

Joseph: So will you lose one if I kick you?

Ruth: Only if you kick me hard until I bleed and then I die. But don't do that 'cause I want both of my lives.

Joseph: Oh. Where'd you get your extra life?

Ruth: From Jesus. He gave his life to me. When I was sleeping.

Happy Baby

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I love being a mom!!!

Sharing

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Ruth decided to share her yogurt with Adam.

Things PARENTS Say

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"Okay... Who cut the kittens whiskers?"

Sleeping Babes

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Let sleeping babes lie.

Grasshoppers

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Adam has discovered our favorite cookies. Need I say more?

Full Mouth

Rebekah: "Sam, can you please not talk with your mouth full?"
Sam: "Ok. But my mouth's not full."
Rebekah: "[eye roll] Can you please not talk with food in your mouth?"

Growing Up

Okay, so I know it's really hard to see in this picture, so I'll just post the significance. Joseph's mark on our 'Growth Wall' has surpassed mine and Robert's.

He's going to eat all of them!!!

Ruth was watching Jurassic Park III (I know, not your typical movie for a 4-year old, but she started it from the Roku box). I peeked in on her and she said "Mom, 2 people already died. The dinosaur's so hungry. Soon he's going to eat all of them. Giggle giggle."
Should I be worried?