The Art of Reading Books

I'm speechless and can only say one thing...

At least she loves to read.

Dallin's First Valentine's Box

With Dallin in Preschool, it gives us as parents a lot of "firsts". First day of school, first show and tell, first halloween parade, etc. Well, he had to make a Valentine's Box for school and his teacher asked that it be a family activity. So last Family Home Evening, we started working on this Box! Well, Daddy didn't think we should just do some ordinary box and suggested we do a dog somehow. We found a 3 liter Shasta bottle, some fur left over from the sheep costume I made, paint, and a glue gun. It was a little shakey at times but this is what we came up with! It was the hit of the classroom. Dallin said he was going to keep his Valentine Dog for next year and every year after that! He loves it, we did it as a family, and had fun. That's all that matters!

What the...!

The other day, I came downstairs to our unfinished basement to find this! Now many of you look at this picture and say, "Oh, what cute kids". Well, my first reaction was, what were you two thinking! But, I have to say, I'm sure glad I didn't look past their face and miss the joy and pride they had in their eyes! They were so excited to show me their 'fort' they had spent so much time making. My frustration quickly turned into a chuckle and I ran to go get the camera! After I took a few shots of the new addition to our basement. we had a "party" in our new fort with Ritz Crackers and Strawberries. I think about that day now and realize that I wouldn't have that great memory with my kids if I had looked past their faces to the mess that lay beyond! Thank heavens for far-sightedness!