SGMS performs Peter Pan

We had a fabulous time watching our 3 children in the SGMS production of Peter Pan.  Jacob was Captain Hook, Erica was an Indian/dancer, and Mikayla was a Lost Child.  They were all 3 wonderful.  Here is a picture with Jacob and Elizabeth (Peter Pan).  Can you tell they had fun?

Hard to believe he's so much taller than I am!!

 

 

 

I was the super proud mom!

Some Time with Jacob

Yesterday, I woke up with a crazy swollen knee that kept popping with every step (yes, my doctor knows all about this).  Anyway, Isaac took the kids to church, but then he and Erica were leaving early to go to her softball tournament, so Isaac found a ride home for Mikayla and Jacob so they could stay the whole time.
Jacob and I have been trying to find time when Isaac would not have to make himself scarce, so we could enjoy watching Lincoln (2012 movie) together.  Yesterday was the perfect day!  Mikayla was playing with the next door neighbor, so Jacob and I hibernated in front of the television to watch this fabulous movie.  It really was amazing and deserved each and every award it won.
I enjoyed watching it with him also.  We paused every now and then so he could tell me what he thought was about to happen (usually he was correct).  He's such a history kind of young man.  People are either bored to death with history or they love it.  I am the first and Jacob is the second.  However, even though I'm not much on history, I LOVED this movie! 

I could never find the words....

I've been asked before what I wish for my kids...I finally found someone who could put words to my exact thoughts....
I expect them to contribute to the world they've been brought into. It is my hope that they will give more than they take. 
I expect that they will become educated adults. It is my hope that they will use the education that they have been given to serve and educate others. 
I expect them to love well. I hope that they might each experience what it's like to have someone fall in love with them, and marry, if they choose. 
But above all, my hope and prayer is that they choose to live crazy strong lives in the Gospel, love each other to death, and include Isaac and I in their plans more often than not.

An "Erica Funny"

An "Erica Funny"

Erica said something really funny a week or so ago and I almost forgot to blog about it!! This was one of those moments that we DO NOT want to forget because we were laughing for a while about this one!

Erica recently had a Softball Slumber Party. Yes, we invited all 15 girls to our house! YIKES! It was actually a lot of fun. Prior to the party, we created some really cute invitations. Of course we had a section for RSVP'ing. One night leading up to the party, we were all 5 at the dinner table, and Erica asks how many people were coming to the party. So Isaac followed that by asking me how many people had RSVP'ed. I wasn't sure but Erica chimes in with "What does RSVP mean?". So we explained it to her while saying that RSVP'ing is always a good thing to do.
I guess the four letter abbreviation sparked Isaac's thoughts and then he said "you always want to RSVP, but never to a BYOB party". Mikayla quickly wants to know what BYOB means. Jacob says "Bring Your Own Beer". So I tried to explain that sometimes people try to make it mean "Bring Your Own Bananas" for an Ice Cream sundae party.
We all went back to eating, then suddenly Erica says "So I guess we could've put BYO....PNS on the invitations. Isaac and Jacob froze immediately. Just read that aloud real fast and see what it sounds like. "Bring your own penis?" No, surely not!
I quickly asked "What did you say?" She said, "BYOPNS, you know, Bring Your Own Pillow N Sleepingbag".
To which we all died laughing!!!!

An "Erica Funny"

Erica said something really funny a week or so ago and I almost forgot to blog about it!!  This was one of those moments that we DO NOT want to forget because we were laughing for a while about this one!

Erica recently had a Softball Slumber Party.  Yes, we invited all 15 girls to our house! YIKES!  It was actually a lot of fun.  Prior to the party, we created some really cute invitations.  Of course we had a section for RSVP'ing.  One night leading up to the party, we were all 5 at the dinner table, and Erica asks how many people were coming to the party.  So Isaac followed that by asking me how many people had RSVP'ed.  I wasn't sure but Erica chimes in with "What does RSVP mean?".  So we explained it to her while saying that RSVP'ing is always a good thing to do.  
I guess the four letter abbreviation sparked Isaac's thoughts and then he said "you always want to RSVP, but never to a BYOB party".  Mikayla quickly wants to know what BYOB means.  Jacob says "Bring Your Own Beer".  So I tried to explain that sometimes people try to make it mean "Bring Your Own Bananas" for an Ice Cream sundae party.  
We all went back to eating, then suddenly Erica says "So I guess we could've put BYO....PNS on the invitations.  Isaac and Jacob froze immediately.  Just read that aloud real fast and see what it sounds like.  "Bring your own penis?"  No, surely not!  
I quickly asked "What did you say?"  She said, "BYOPNS, you know, Bring Your Own Pillow N Sleepingbag".
To which we all died laughing!!!!