Jace meets President Eyring

President Henry B. Eyring was at today's Scout a Rama. He is the honorary Chairman.

Jace described his experience to me:

He said, "Hello," and I said, "Hello."

You Know Your Dad's gonna be a Doctor when...

Playtime is turned into a self-examination of your own heartbeats, or is that a lung?

Our 18-Monther!

Kyle turned 18 months on Monday. I can't believe he's so big! Check out that foot movement. Must be a great beat to that song.

Weekend at the cabin

Kyle, Papa, and Dylan. Like most of the cousins, Kyle and Dylan are 6 months apart. They're going to be great buddies!

We spent last weekend, Conference weekend, at the cabin with Jared's family. The boys had a wonderful time playing out in the at least 1-foot-deep snow. (See? I still have some time before I absolutely need to change my header photo! There was still chunks of snow outside today!) I wish I had gotten a picture of all the boys sleeping in this room! Seven boys, ages 4 to 8, were lined up and sleeping comfortably on little makeshift beds. It was a sight! It took a little while for them to get to the sleeping part. Jared had to keep getting after the ones that kept making peeps while he was studying in the same room. Our 2 boys were the last to go to sleep! Go figure!

Pinewood Derby Part II

Jace is working hard to get this wood nice and smooth so it will go fast, and I guess, be easier to paint (I don't know how all that woodwork stuff goes!)

Pinewood Derby Part I

2 boys with their toys - Jared is using his dad's saw on the kitchen floor to shape this soon-to-be champion of a car.

"Let's Marry!" said the Cherry

In school, Jace is learning about rhyming couplets. It was so fun to watch his amusement as he read this poem to himself and also read it out loud to me.

It began like this:



"Let's marry!" said the cherry

"Why me?" said the pea.

"'Cuz you're sweet," said the beet

"Say you will," said the dill



- and so on, it's really cute, and was a fun read. So Jace's homework was to write his own rhyming couplet. I'm biased, but I must say that Jace has got some talent, in all his innocence.



Here's one that he wrote:



"You teach," said the peach.

"Not me," said the pea.

"Yes, please," said the keys

"Oh no!" said the hoe.



"Why not," said the pot.

"Get water," said the washer.

"Do it again," said the hen.

"No! No!" said the crow.