The kids are doing great at their ice skating lessons.
They all know how to skate forwards and backwards. Some can stop, others
cannot so they rely on the rink walls. Teagan is kamikaze. He is
doing turns and hops on the ice. Last night we took the kids for a
practice. Teagan was hopping over the lines on the ice. Xadia and
McCabe were working on forward skating. Jacinda was feeling sick so she
stayed home. Tim and I watched from the stands. I am shocked at how
comfortable they are skating now compared to 3 weeks ago.
McCabe went to the temple for the first time this morning. He and Tim did baptisms and confirmations. I took the Jr. High carpool to school. We got stuck in Steiner Naegle’s driveway. The 3 kids (Jacinda, Steiner, and Averie) had to push the car out of the driveway. I noticed some black tire marks on the driveway as I drove away. I hope my tires are not too bald from this incident.
Jacinda Skating
McCabe Skating (black coat)
Teagan and Xadia skating (Teagan in middle, Xadia behind Teagan)
McCabe went to the temple for the first time this morning. He and Tim did baptisms and confirmations. I took the Jr. High carpool to school. We got stuck in Steiner Naegle’s driveway. The 3 kids (Jacinda, Steiner, and Averie) had to push the car out of the driveway. I noticed some black tire marks on the driveway as I drove away. I hope my tires are not too bald from this incident.
Jacinda is getting in touch with her creative side. She amazes me with
her artistic ability. Currently she takes apart Barbie dolls and modifies
them into different characters. She will re-paint their faces, replace
their hair, make new limbs and joints, and design a new outfit for the
doll. She has some seriously awesome talent.
Kade Stubbs receives the Aaronic Priesthood.
McCabe Fisher receives the Aaronic Priesthood.
McCabe is caught between playing Fortnite and getting his science fair project
completed. He is researching how many times a deck of cards should be
shuffled in order for the deck to be completely random. So far 4 times is
the magic number. Now he needs to paste his findings on a story
board. Just yesterday he asked if I would help him with adding some
“fluff” to his results. “Fluff” is the added words that make the
assignment longer. It was my least favorite part of writing as a kid and
still is my least favorite part of writing as an adult. I like to get
right to the point.
Xadia is my little
chef. She helps me with cooking and making yummy treats. Recently
we made churros and a peanut butter no bake cake. Each weekend she asks
to make something. I have been making a lot of ring-a-lings. She
likes to crack the eggs or measure the flour and slide the excess flour from
the measuring cup with a knife. Xadia also likes to work with perler
beads. I am always blow over when I enter the craft room and there are
beads and ribbons all over the table. Such messes are causing my kids to
work. I even get the response, “why do I have to clean it? I did
not make the mess.” “Because you are part of this family and you live here,” is
my response. We are all learning to pitch in.
Teagan is our little goof
ball. After all the kids are in bed, Tim and I will watch the 9 pm news.
Within minutes we get a knock at our door followed by a loud, “let me
in.” Last night Tim told Teagan that it is daddy’s time to be with
mommy. Teagan responded, “I want to be with you, mom should leave.”
I laughed. Tim said, “No, I married her not you. You need to get
into bed.” Being a parent is full of surprises. It will be
interesting to see what becomes of Teagan. He is a persistent child who
will tell bold face lies while looking into your eyes. It is an adventure
raising him.
