Sunday morning, Erika was talking about her stomach hurting. I didn't think much of it, but it got worse. I finally decided she needed to stay home. I wanted to go to choir, but I was planning on going back home to her after the Sacrament. Well, after choir, when I was sitting next to Nate (first time in forever that we've sat next to each other at church!), I got a call from Erika- she was crying and I could barely understand her. So I ran home right away, found out she had thrown up and was pretty distraught! It was so sad! I felt so bad that I wasn't here for her when she threw up. So I stayed here right next to her for the rest of the day. Nate brought Molly home with him when he left for work which was good and then we picked up everyone else when church was over. It's nice that my kids are old enough I can let them stay there on their own. Erika eventually got feeling better and only missed one day of school. 12-9-18
MOLLY
Molly cracks us up most of the time. She says the funniest things. And in the funniest ways. Helps that she has a lithp now :). I have to record this one because I'm thinking about it. She was stretched above the floor from the couch to the ottoman with her arms on the couch, feet on the ottoman, and her little bum was dangling down between. She had some larger pjs on so her cute little naked bum was hanging out of her pants. I think she could feel the breeze because she looked over at me and said, "Do you think my bum ith hanging out of my pants or no?" With a huge smile I said, yep! And she just laughed! She's so funny! 12-9-18
FHE
Kelly taught a really awesome lesson on prayer tonight. I couldn't believe how inspired she'd been to choose that topic. It was just what I needed. "All these things wherewith ye are troubled, shall work together for your good" (or something like that). Totally needed to hear that. She did awesome. Brad's activity was to watch the Jazz lose to the Thunder on a smaller non-HD screen- kinda torture if I'm being honest. Brad went to bed early. We got Blizzards for the treat even though we had a plate of caramel popcorn and a plate of snickerdoodles sitting on our counter :). 12-10-18
UNION PARTY AT THE WAIRHOUSE
This was a fun change from how the parties have been in the past- I think we thank Stephanie for that. They had a family party at the Wairhouse and then a drinking party at a bar down the street after for everyone else. I still think it's lame that they use union money for people's alcohol habits, but at least they're putting some toward our fun as well :). The kids had a blast! Charity had to work which was a total bummer, but everyone else just ran around and had fun! It's funny how those places really wear them out. Only an hour and a half into it, they start to get a little tired and come around me a little more. I of course just sat around and watched everyone, no jumping for Nate or I, although I would have loved it. Molly got around, mostly on the big, long trampoline area, where she could count how long it took her to get from one end to the other, mostly running on the pads though :). Jack was everywhere, he also loved the "Ninja Warrior course" that they had too- a ropes course above ground, pretty cool. Erika helped Molly have fun and then played with Jack a lot on the ropes course. Noah had a good time, enjoyed doing tricks on the sideways ones, until he fell and hit his head. I think he got tired- he was complaining near the end, but I think he had fun for the most part. Luke liked the basketball court area- he and Brad both had a lot of fun dunking and helping each other alli-oop (however you spell that), they both spent some time in the dodge ball arena, which seemed to build up a little bit of adrenaline- I can't believe how hard some of those guys were throwing the balls! Kelly sat with me for most of the time. She also spent a lot of time helping Molly and I think she enjoyed the foam pit the most. It was a lot of fun. Hopefully they do something like this again next year. 12-11-18
TEMPLE SQUARE CONCERT
Charity and her A capella choir got to perform at Temple Square on Wednesday. I knew I wasn't going to be able to make it to her concert the next night so Kelly and I headed downtown for some entertainment. We found them in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building on the top floor, on the mezzanine. It was a lot of fun to run around that building, reminiscing about Nate's and my time there while we were dating- I'm sure Kelly thoroughly enjoyed the tour :). Then we got settled and listened to Charity sing. They sang some really beautiful songs! I loved how the sound carried- they were perfect acoustics for the songs they did. It was really neat! I love that she has embraced this talent of hers and that she magnifies it so well. I'm glad I got to hear her perform. We hurried home so that Nate and everyone could head off to mutual. 12-12-18
NOAH SINGING AT THE STARZ GAME
So Thursday afternoon, I took Noah to the school, no coat- had to run back home for the coat he had left in the car- "I am 100% sure it isn't in the car!"-- so that he would have a coat on his big choir field trip to the Salt Lake Starz game! This was a really cool experience for these kids- I was so happy for him! He was super nervous and super excited at the same time. He took off on the bus whether I was ready to let him go do that or not! A little later in the evening, Erika and I took off to go watch him sing the National Anthem. It was good we left when we did- we were stuck in traffic and not really sure if we were going to make it. We said a prayer that we could get there on time and not miss Noah's choir. THANKFULLY, we made it with lots of time to spare. We were sure to thank Heavenly Father right when we parked. We ran inside, another little miracle, the lady at the counter was able to find my tickets online, even though I was not! and let us in. I was so glad I didn't have to buy more. We found our seats and still had to wait about 20 minutes before it started- that's how early we got there! And they started late too, but hey- I'm calling it a miracle! We watched them sing and that was a lot of fun. I need to snatch some pictures from other people- I was so anxious to get a Marco Polo for Nate, I didn't really get anything else! Which is horrible, I know. But anyway. It was a neat experience. Noah did great and realized he didn't need to be so nervous! I loved hanging out with Erika and sometimes Noah throughout the rest of the game. Erika and I made our way down to the fun Kids Zone where we waited in line for a good half hour (at least) to get her a fun balloon animal. She chose a monkey and it was seriously the cutest monkey balloon I've seen! With an adorable little banana. We got some food (big mistake on my part- I ate a polish dog... with the BUN!! UGH!! I was SO SICK FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT!!) and watched the SL Starz beat the Arizona Suns. It was a fun close game at the end. Unfortunately, Noah had had to leave early, since he had chosen to ride the bus and I'd promised Cathie and Natalie that he would be riding the bus. So he missed the end of the game. He did get some autographs from a few Jazz players which was awesome. Almost got some from the mascots, and unfortunately didn't get to meet Donovan. But it was a good night for all three of us! A night to remember. 12-13-18
CHARITY'S CONCERT
I wish I could say something about her concert- if I remember and she follows through, I will get her commentary. I'm sad I missed it even though I did get to see her perform the day before. I don't like to miss those things. We'll see what she says :). 12-13-18
JACK'S SHOW AND TELL
Jackie got to do his show and tell on Friday! This was pretty exciting! He wasn't sure what he was going to do, but he knew he needed to bring a toy and that kids were going to ask questions :). It was super cute! He brought his Power Ranger Dinosaur and showed that off for a few seconds. Then Mrs. Burns asked me to say a few things about Jack. Which I did. Then Jack got to use the cool pointer to point to his classmates, who were dying to ask him a question. It was so adorable! He loved every minute of it- I could tell because he was trying really hard not to smile :). I love the questions they ask, and his funny quick answers. He was actually very good at some of them. "What is your favorite planet?" "Earth." Of course! And his favorite candy was licorice- which I thought was funny since I've never even seen him eat it. Also, that night for our movie night, we purposely got licorice so that we could please Jack, and he gave his piece to Erika because he "doesn't like it". HAHAHA! Funny kid. I did love at the last question, Mrs. Burns had announced that he could do one more and he picked Ross, but right as he picked Ross, his eyes were drawn back to Navy, in the back of the room, and he looked like he was disappointed in himself for not choosing her! Made me smile. I love that little guy. He's such a sweetheart. He came back to the back, gave me a hug, then hurried over to his little sister to hug her as well! SO CUTE!! It really made my day! Then he hugged Nate too, and went back to his seat. Fun times. 12-14-18
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