I woke up this morning feeling like I had just entered Revenge of the Sith!
But as the day wore on I rememberd that the next chapter is...
A New Hope!!!!
May the Force Be With US!!!!
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Manti Utah Temple
This morning started with the ground breaking for the new Provo Utah City Center Temple. It was the first time we attended a temple ground breaking. We went with Nicholas and Gloria Sheets who are in the new temple district. We just watched the satelite feed at their ward. We did drive around the tabernacle/future temple site before and after the ground breaking.
Then we headed to Manti! We love the Manti temple. Nicholas and Gloria had never been. We had a wonderful time in Manti! It was the most beautiful day!
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
In the Leafy Treetops the Birds Sing!
yep! I taught In the Leafy Treetops to Jr. Primary today. They were more reverent today than they have been in a few weeks. Our Primary President took part of sharing time a few weeks ago and had the Jr. Primary help her come up with rules for Primary. She then made two big tablets that look like the ten commandments with the "rules" of Primary on them. Even with the "rules" the last two weeks have been crazy! Last week, I brought giant sunglasses for the Primary Presidency to wear when Jr. Primary is being reverent. They take the glasses off when they aren't being reverent! It worked really well today! I've been trying to make singing time more fun too. Last week, I brought bean bags and a basket. We have the children's names on "ahh sticks" to pick who gets to help! I would pick a child from the "ahh sticks" and they would get to throw the bean bag and try to get it in the basket. If they got 1 in the basket we sang the song once, if they got 2, we sang the song twice, etc. It worked really well...except with the older kids. Yes, I used it with Sr. Primary too. Some didn't want to sing the songs multiple times, so they would try not to make it in the basket...so we decided if they didn't make any in the basket we would still sing the song twice. HA!
Senior Primary has been very reverent the last few weeks! (Not as reverent today!)
So today Jr. Primary was struggling and they did a fun sharing time with them and then it was singing time....how to keep them reverent...yet keep them singing. Last year I made a 9X9X9 box into a large die for the kids to roll to tell them how they're going to sing the song. There are pictures of how we'll sing. One is of a child folding their arms, one is of a flamingo: sing on one leg, there's a monkey with it's eyes closed, Children, which means children sing and the adults don't. There's one they never rolled today that is whisper! and my favorite is a heart...sing with all your heart. I try to explain it that way, so they don't yell...they sing loud, yet reverent. Well, we sang with our arms folded and we sang like flamingos, which isn't easy and not the most reverent, but fun! My favorite and the most amazing was singing all 3 verses of As A Child of God - with all our hearts! We had just sang each verse separately before this, with each verse doing a different thing and they were singing rather ho-hum. When we rolled the heart, I explained how they were supposed to sing. The Presidency at this point all had the sunglasses on and the kids were being pretty reverent. When we sang with all our hearts, they sang all 3 verses so well!!!! It was amazing! After we sang so well, the Counselor over Music got up and added warm fuzzies to the giant jar that is collecting the Reverent warm fuzzies!!! It was truly amazing. The rowdiest kid in Primary sat so still and sang so loud and actually knows the words!!! I was amazed!!!! It was an amazing day! I won't be in Primary for two weeks. General Conference next week and Eddie and I will be gone for Easter, so I have two weeks to think up a new fun, yet reverent way to sing!!!! All suggestions are gladly accepted!!!!
I need to give a shout out to my little Etta! She is the most adorable Sunbeam!!!! When she knows a song, and is paying attention...she can sing louder than the rest of the primary! She loves Nephi's Courage!!!! When the year started and she was new in Primary...she didn't like the activity songs very much. The first week I told the kids we were going to sing Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, she actually said, no. Of course we sang anyway and she laughed and laughed. She thought it was so much fun!!! The kids love to sing it faster and faster and I've taught them to sing it kinda backwards...with Eyes, Ears, Mouth and Nose first! She thinks it's hilarious! When I taught in the Leafy Treetops today she kept saying....Now Faster!!!!! It was pretty funny! I told her it wasn't an activity song we sing faster! She makes me laugh and is a joy to have in Primary!
The other fun thing I have taught them is when we sing Fun to Do.... and a few others where you get to add your own motions...is Folding Your Arms! I try to make it the last activity song so their arms are folded when it's sharing time. Now when it's time for that verse...I ask them...what's my favorite thing to do...or ....If I'm happy and I know it....and they all say FOLD YOUR ARMS!!!! I love my calling!!!!
Senior Primary has been very reverent the last few weeks! (Not as reverent today!)
So today Jr. Primary was struggling and they did a fun sharing time with them and then it was singing time....how to keep them reverent...yet keep them singing. Last year I made a 9X9X9 box into a large die for the kids to roll to tell them how they're going to sing the song. There are pictures of how we'll sing. One is of a child folding their arms, one is of a flamingo: sing on one leg, there's a monkey with it's eyes closed, Children, which means children sing and the adults don't. There's one they never rolled today that is whisper! and my favorite is a heart...sing with all your heart. I try to explain it that way, so they don't yell...they sing loud, yet reverent. Well, we sang with our arms folded and we sang like flamingos, which isn't easy and not the most reverent, but fun! My favorite and the most amazing was singing all 3 verses of As A Child of God - with all our hearts! We had just sang each verse separately before this, with each verse doing a different thing and they were singing rather ho-hum. When we rolled the heart, I explained how they were supposed to sing. The Presidency at this point all had the sunglasses on and the kids were being pretty reverent. When we sang with all our hearts, they sang all 3 verses so well!!!! It was amazing! After we sang so well, the Counselor over Music got up and added warm fuzzies to the giant jar that is collecting the Reverent warm fuzzies!!! It was truly amazing. The rowdiest kid in Primary sat so still and sang so loud and actually knows the words!!! I was amazed!!!! It was an amazing day! I won't be in Primary for two weeks. General Conference next week and Eddie and I will be gone for Easter, so I have two weeks to think up a new fun, yet reverent way to sing!!!! All suggestions are gladly accepted!!!!
I need to give a shout out to my little Etta! She is the most adorable Sunbeam!!!! When she knows a song, and is paying attention...she can sing louder than the rest of the primary! She loves Nephi's Courage!!!! When the year started and she was new in Primary...she didn't like the activity songs very much. The first week I told the kids we were going to sing Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, she actually said, no. Of course we sang anyway and she laughed and laughed. She thought it was so much fun!!! The kids love to sing it faster and faster and I've taught them to sing it kinda backwards...with Eyes, Ears, Mouth and Nose first! She thinks it's hilarious! When I taught in the Leafy Treetops today she kept saying....Now Faster!!!!! It was pretty funny! I told her it wasn't an activity song we sing faster! She makes me laugh and is a joy to have in Primary!
The other fun thing I have taught them is when we sing Fun to Do.... and a few others where you get to add your own motions...is Folding Your Arms! I try to make it the last activity song so their arms are folded when it's sharing time. Now when it's time for that verse...I ask them...what's my favorite thing to do...or ....If I'm happy and I know it....and they all say FOLD YOUR ARMS!!!! I love my calling!!!!
Thursday, March 8, 2012
My Wake for Davy Jones
I held a wake for Davy Jones last Friday, March 3rd. (Eddie had to work!)
It was lovely!
Some of my nieces and nephews attended! I'm so glad that they wanted to join in with my insanity! We actually had 3 generations in attendance! The Monkees legacy will live on!
We had a brief little memorial and then we watched lots of Davy Jones TV.
We had snacks! We made pizza too!
It was delicious!
Everyone watching TV!
"Getting Davy Jones" one of the best Brady Bunch episodes.
We watched several Monkee episodes!
Daydream Believer is one of my faves!
Everbody do the "Davy"!
We ended the evening with Banana Splits!Wednesday, February 29, 2012
The Day the Music Died?
Today is the sad day that Davy Jones passed away!
He was one of my first loves! I was only 4 or 5...but I loved him and knew he was singing only to me! So grateful his music will live on! Listen to the video I've attached above! Before he sings he dedicates it to all the girls who said they'd love him forever! That'd be me!
Thanks for the music and the great memories! Rest in Peace!Monday, February 20, 2012
Random Jubilee Photos!
Me at my surprise party!
Call the fire department!
How we spent my Birthday!
Don't look a day over 16!
The beginning of the birthday trip!
Kanosh-by-gosh!
A year of extremes!
yum-yum!
Bellagio!
Chocolate!
Love the contrast in colors!
From A to Z!
Beautiful!
Love the sculputres in St. George!
Color!
Big Chair!
Cove Fort!
A lovely get away!Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Catching up!
I have neglected the blog! I tried to post a few times, but it was taking forever to upload pictures and I didn't want to have to wait for forever! So here's a quick re-cap of December!
Eddie became a rap star! Yep! His Rap name is ICE-ICE CICLE!!!
He's just preparing for his favorite service of the year....
Yep! I would have never told him out right but when he saw this picture he said,"I look like Hi-me!" That would be his father and yes, he does!
Because I had made him such an adorable lion costume for Halloween, when Adam's Kindergarten teacher told the class they were going to have Elf Day, he went home asked his Mom, "Do you think Dee would make me an elf costume?" Ta-da! Adam the Elf!
Bill and Sheila came to town to surprise everyone for Christmas! We were in on the surprise. We took them up to Salt Lake and stopped by the UP House! I was so happy, cuz it was open and we could see the inside. After I had blogged about visiting the exterior, the builder's daughter commented on my blog telling me that it was open during the day and you could tour the house! So glad I got to see the inside before it's new family moved in!
It was awesome! The aqua kitchen appliances were hilarious. My Grandma would have loved them.
Russel's Merit Badges!
They even have the Adventure Book and a big glass jug bank to save money for Paradise Falls! And it was almost full!
The chairs!
Cool old phonograph!
The mural!
The babies room!
Doug in the crib!
The Master Bedroom!
Mr. Fredrickson's ties!
Elli & Carl
Mr. Fredrickson's hats!
The basement had two bedrooms and they weren't shown in the movie so they decorated one from Toy Story and the other was a Princess room!
Very cute!
After the UP House, we went to Temple Square. We watched the movei at the JSMB, cuz they hadn't seen it yet! When we came out from the movie, it was dark and all the lights were on!
So pretty!
Adam & Tessa Christmas morning
My favorite Christmas picture!!!
I think we took this New Years Day! We watched the Rose Parade! So sad not to be able to drive down and watch the B-2 fly over!
We welcomed the new addition to the family! Little Gwen was born on January 3rd!
She is so cute!
A happy mommy and big brother and sister!
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