Room Mom

I have absolutely loved being Sam's Room Mom.  It was been so fun.  We threw a killer Halloween Party and now we've thrown a successful Valentine's Day Party as well.

I had fun coming up with fun games for the kids to play and fun crafts for them to make. 

We had four stations. 

 "Love Bug" and "Kisses Memory".  The kids made cute love bugs and then played hot and cold to find them around the room after hiding them.  They then got to play kisses memory.  I made cute little labels for the bottom of the kisses.

 

 "Love is a Battlefield"  These were awesome races and activities.  We play "Heart-o-stack" where they had to build the tallest heart tower out of conversation hearts, they had three legged races and round large hearts on the ground, races where they had to balance heart bean bags on their heads, and they had to suck tissue paper hearts up with straws and get them in buckets...it was a blast.

 "Feed the Love Monster" and "Heart Toss"  The kids had fun trying to make all the heart bean bags in the heart buckets and loved trying to feed the love monster.

 "Don't Eat Pete" and "Ticky-Takcy-Toesies"  The kids love Don't Eat Pete.  It was a huge hit at the Halloween Party, so we had to bring it back.  The kids also enjoyed learning how to play tic-tac-toe.  There were a lot of kids who'd never played it before.

 

 Sam had a blast at his class party and loved coming home, looking through his Valentine's and eating all the junk he could possibly stand!

Love is in the Air

We have been busy little cupids at our house this week making treats and treasures for our friends.  The kids have been great helpers and have even designed some pretty cute things.  I love that my kids are getting old enough to do this with me.  I have so many memories of helping my mom make things for other people and I think it is so important for kids to learn that at a young age.

 We of course had to start by making our own ultimate treat so that we wouldn't be tempted to eat the ones we were making for our friends. 

 Then it was on to more serious decorating so that we could get out and deliver them.

 The aftermath is never my favorite, but I do love to see it to see how much fun we had.

 The kids have also been way into making their own Valentine's.  Sam is writing great ones.  He will even write them in character.  If he is pretending to be Superman you will get one from Superman!  We love getting them from him.  Chloe and James can color a mean card as well.

 

 We even got some Valentine's from our neighbors.  We were so thrilled and the kids were excited to be on the receiving end of things as well.

Bear Lake

Bear Lake in the winter is the best.  The mornings are beautiful and quiet and full of wild life.  We love that we can count on being the only ones up there.  It is such a great way to get in touch with nature. 

 We always visit the Motor Lodge and get a yummy breakfast.  The kids love the hot chocolate.  They will put as much whip cream on it as they want.  Let's just put it this way.  The hot chocolate there is to be eatten with a spoon!

 Most of our weekend was spent sledding.  There was plenty of snow and the hill right outside is perfect for it.  It was Chloe's first time going and she was fearless.  She would zip down that thing so fast and all you'd see was the snow flying up from her sled and you'd hear her giggles echo off the houses. 
We thought she wouldn't like it because the first time down she went with me and I turned into a hill of powder.  I didn't think much of it because I only got a little spray on me, but when I looked down I couldn't see Chloe.  She was completely covered in snow and her poor face was freezing.  I felt bad that I kept laughing but it was so cute how I had to dig her cold pink face out of that deep pile of snow!

 The drive up there was so scary.  We got caught in a HUGE snow storm and there were times when I thought we weren't going to make it.  A car would pass going the other direction and the spray from it would leave us vision less for a few seconds.  Needless to say we made it and were very grateful we did so safely.
The drive back was so beautiful.  The sun was out and shinning and the snow sparkled and glittered the whole way.  It looked like the world was covered in diamonds.  The roads were steaming and it was like we were driving through a mysterious fog.  It was one of the most beautiful drives we've taken.

An Award for Sam

Sam received the Dragon Award at his school this week.  We were so proud of him.  He received the award for being helpful and good for his substitute teachers.  This is huge for him because at the beginning of the year it was very hard for him to have a substitute and the change that came with them.  We are so proud of him and how much he has grown.  He is a great student is always on the Academic and Citizenship Honor Rolls.  He works hard and is learning to be a great student.

Chloe Doing Big Girl Things

Chloe has become a big girl and decided to wear panties.  This is a big step for us.  We will be diaper free and loving life.  Here's to hoping it goes well and lasts!

Primary

As most everyone knows I have been in primary for years now.  I've lost count, but as long as I've been able to, I've been there....and I love it.  I have had a chance to serve in many different ways and I have learned so much in each calling.  I just had to snap a shot of my lesson for today.  It was about the creation.  I of course couldn't just show pictures and talk about it.  We had to do it.  It was fun coming up with the idea and making all the pieces.  It went over well and I know that the kids will remember that Jesus created the earth and they will remember all the wonderful things he did to prepare it for us.

Niners in the Bowl

We had a fun Sunday.  Seth was so excited that his San Fransisco 49ers were in the Super Bowl that we had to have a little get together with some friends to celebrate.  We had a nacho bar and the kids loved it.  It was delicious and easy and fun.  I surprised Seth by having some 49ers plates and things and it made his day.  We had lots of fun...too bad they lost!