Colette
This year we are trying to reduce our costs at Christmas, but of course I still want to GIVE GIVE GIVE! So I decided to try and put some of my talents to use! I made a ton of chocolates and gave those away to teachers and family. I'm not a habitual blogger yet and forgot to take any pictures of the whole process which was LONG and exhausting! But fun and of course done with love! hehe The Rozell family rotates names amongst the siblings and this year we were giving to the Phinney family! So I thought that the FHE boards I taught how to make at our Super Saturday this past November would be perfect for them! Here is the outcome:
For my parents, a friend of mine gave me the idea to do an outline of the SLC Temple! It turned out really great too!!
And for Slade's parents, I know that having a temple in our midst is so important to all the members in our area, and so I thought it would be nice to do something along those lines (my friend also helped me a great deal with this project!) I wasn't sure how it would turn out at first, but after some creative juices got flowing I figured it out!! I am happy with this one as well!
Yay for homemade presents!! It was a lot of fun! I've learned some new crafting skills and got to know a special lady along the way! Thanks L for all your help!! You rock! :D
Colette
Summer definitely can be considered a "mini-me"!! She loves shoes, she loves pretty things and we have been noticing more and more that she LOVES organizing! She helps us set the table, she helps me with the laundry, but her favourite task of all...unloading the dishwasher!
So sweet! Lets hope this carries on through her childhood and teen years!
Colette
These pictures just don't do it justice, but I'm putting it on here anyways! My boys make me feel so proud! They are so courageous and are always willing to please those around them. I know that they aren't comfortable with getting up in front of people and especially doing the "girl things" (as Ronan says it) ie: singing and dancing. But with encouragement and assurance that boys do sing and dance too, they did their best and did and AMAZING job! They are such troopers and I love them both so much!!
Ronan's school focuses a lot on different words that relate to character. His teacher told us that he is her gentle giant in the class. He is always so kind to his classmates and is always willing to help. So SWEET!! So his school made this tree in the foyer with each child's name, picture and their "Gift of Character".
This was Ronan's:
*tear, tear*
Mason had a bit of a rough morning proceeding preschool. I tried to cheer him up a bit before he left, but he was not happy, particularly with me. I hoped he had got over it by the time his concert started. I think he had mostly, but upon seeing me again...his memory was refreshed. :( Mommy is always the bad guy...but after their first song he seemed to shrug it off and got into it a little more. My Masey. He did such a good job considering and I am so proud of him and his determination.
The girl in the green and red dress, Ava, is Mason's best friend at Preschool.
Colette
Ronan really likes shapes. He has been busy finding shapes in the clouds (as most kids do). I was cleaning out our garage and doing some reorganizing and the boys came out to ride the bikes around while I was working. The van makes small puddles in the garage when we park it wet, and Ronan found this shape:
A shark.
Kids never cease to amaze me. I wouldn't have looked at this puddle and thought about what it looked like! Nothing major, just something cute. It reminds me to slow down and spend more time actually looking at things and appreciate my surroundings. What would we do without kids?! They keep me in check a lot. Love it!
