TVs in Bedrooms?

This morning Hunter and Emma were telling me how terrible it is that they don’t have their own TV in their bedrooms. Hunter started naming off friends that do, and Emma said ALL of the kids from her class do. I said, “I happen to know that Ashley doesn’t.” I am good friends with her mom, so I could call Emma on that one. She then replied, “ok, two kids out of my whole class…” But she didn’t finish because I started laughing and she could see I wasn’t going to change my mind. I like to know what my kids are watching and feel like one TV is plenty. Emma said when she grows up she will definitely have one in her room, and Hunter said he’ll let all of his kids have one in their rooms. We’ll see…. What do you think? Agree, Disagree?

Baptism and Blessing

I know it was a while ago now, but I feel like we should document this big weekend. Mammy and Pappy flew out and got here on Friday night. Rob left from work to pick them up from the airport. They picked up Panda Express and brought it home for dinner. While we waited for Nana and Papa to arrive, Mammy pulled out a huge suitcase full of clothes for the kids from her and Heather. It was like Christmas! Nana and Papa arrived around 9:00 pm, just as Rob and I were returning from the grocery store to get the food for the weekend. The kids were so excited to have both sets of grandparents come to visit!

The baptism on Saturday was great. Chris, Tracy and Adriene made it up here despite a setback from a hole in their tire! The baptism was pretty small because so many people were gone for the 4th of July. It was mostly just family. Hunter planned the program and asked Tracy and Nana to give talks. They did a great job, and it was a special experience for him. The few primary children that came sang the baptism song, “When I Am Baptized,” and then Hunter was baptized in what was probably the fastest immersion in history. Hunter has a hard time with getting his face under water, so Rob promised him it would be less than a second under the water, and he delivered! After the closing prayer, Rob and Hunter came out and I asked Hunter how he felt. He said, “It was good. I don’t know how to explain it, but it was great.”

On Sunday we all went to Sacrament meeting together. Sabrina was blessed first. Rob gave her a beautiful blessing that reaffirmed to us what a special spirit Sabrina has. We were not surprised to hear that she will be an inspiration to many people and that her faith and education will not only bless her life, but the lives of those around her. She was beautiful in her white dress, and I was proud of Rob for bringing such a peaceful spirit as he gave her the blessing. He always does a great job blessing our babies.

Hunter was confirmed next and given the gift of the Holy Ghost. It was also a very nice blessing and Hunter who had a fever the night before, and didn’t plan to go to primary after sacrament meeting, came back to his seat and turned to me with a big smile and said, “Mom I feel well enough to go to primary now!”

We had a BBQ, did some swimming, and had a few times that were nice to just sit and chat. My aunt Jeanette and uncle Dan came by on Sunday night too, which was fun. Thanks to the people that made the trip to come, we really enjoyed having you here!

New Photos in Gallery

There are new pictures in the Gallery. I used my SLR for most of the baptism and blessing pics, so I don’t have those to post yet. I have to get them on a disk first. I haven’t had much time lately to compose anything, but don’t give up on me, I’ll be back. Hunter thought it would be funny to post this picture of him, so I had his permission. I am just learning how to make these pretty chiffon bows and hope it will be a way to earn some money for our “Buy a House Fund.” Let me know what you think of them. Will they be wildly popular?

Hunter’s Post

dear nana,

My class loved it! This is not an answer to a question but I have $21.15. Next time you come bring my piggy bank!!! question answered!

Hunter’s Popped Pie

I have such a clever son. He was given an assignment at school to bring in something to class that he would try to “sell” to his classmates. The kids all make up a commercial for something, present it to the class, and then the class votes on whether they would buy it or not. Hunter didn’t want to bring in anything that already exists, he wanted to invent something. So he came up with the idea to make a trick pie. It took several tries before he found something to pop it up as high as he wanted, but he finally did it. He took an aluminum pie tin and cut two holes in the bottom. Then he made a pie top out of a paper plate and brown construction paper and attached the two strings to it. He got Rob’s help to cut a hole in the middle of a large sponge and then duct taped the sponge to the pie plate and the paper lid. You pull the strings to put the lid down, so it looks like a regular pie, and then you let go right when you bring the pie to the person and the lid pops right up in their face! He’s presenting it today and I’m sure it will be a huge success. Get yours now, and as Hunter says in his commerical, “it’s only $19.99! offers may vary…”

Over the Hedge Party

Last Saturday we had a friend Birthday party for Hunter. The batteries in my camera died so I don’t have any pictures. He invited his six closest friends to see “Over the Hedge.” We got a babysitter for the two little girls and the rest of us went to the movie theater too. I thought it almost was going to turn out a tragedy because I got in the car and it wouldn’t start. I had five kids in the van and Rob had three the the Galant and I’m thinking – oh no, please start. I gave it four tries and the fourth one it finally started. Thank goodness. We all swarmed the theater and the kids had a great time eating popcorn and candy bars as they watched the show. Of course I smuggled the candy bars in and I would have done the popcorn too if I could! The movie was actually pretty good, not quite as good as Dreamworks big success, Shrek, but the kids were all well behaved and we had a great time. Afterwards we drove back to the house for a pinata and cupcakes. On the way home I called Rob who was following behind me on my cell and told him I had no electricity! The car was running, but the AC didn’t work, the window wouldn’t roll down, and no radio or clock. So weird. (After the party Rob looked at it and apparently the key was stuck in the ignition in the farthest position. Now we have to jiggle the key to get it to click down to the regular spot. I don’t want to buy an new car, please don’t die.) The pinata was a big hit, no pun intended. It was one of those pull-the-ribbons kind, my favorite. We had cupcakes, opened presents and that was it. The easiest birthday party ever! It was perfect for the stage of life I’m in right now, but it was the first time I didn’t make a cake for my kid’s birthday. Kind of sad for me, but there will be lots of other chances. Thank goodness for all of the “Over the Hedge” corporate tie-ins at the party store! Do kids in your areas have regular back yard birthday parties? We have hardly any here, and if they have them at home they get a magician or bounce house or something. Then there are the Build-a-bear, Libby Lu, Bowling, Chuck E Cheese parties too. It is enough to make a parent feel guilty about a simple party at home. Are those days over, or is it just here?