Quality Time with Raleigh

After looking through Raleigh's scrapbook tonight (which Raleigh requested out of the blue), I said jokingly, "See Ral, I really do love you."

He smiled and said, "Yeah, one of the good things about you is that I like computers, and you are a good fixer. That's one of the really good things." ☺

Now the kids are watching a family highlight video from 2006. Shay is really into it. I love my kids.

Reading to Sisters / The End of Soccer Season

Raleigh’s last soccer game was cancelled because half of the other team had the swine flu.  Our last chance for a victory…let’s just say we don’t have to worry about the kids getting overconfident in their soccer abilities. The other picture--Raleigh has been great lately about reading to his sisters at bedtime.

A True Witness of Jesus Christ: Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland just gave an amazing testimony of the Book of Mormon in General Conference. I am looking forward to being able to post it. For now, I'll post these powerful testimonies:

Grandma Ro's New Swing

Cupcake Decorating

Chocolate zucchini cupcakes were a hit, decorated with frosting, M&M's,
colored marshmallows, and juju fish.

Our favorite park

We love going to the park by the Art Museum. Great playground, squirrels
(which the girls like to chase), the river, and a beautiful water feature.
Plus it's close enough to Skyline that Ty can meet us for lunch.

Raleigh Reading to his Sisters

The girls have been enjoying Raleigh's newly acquired reading skills.

Grandma Rue's House

Pictures from a Sunday visit to Grandma Rue's house on September 6th.

Shay's bedtime comedy

I was tucking Shay in and brushing her hair for a minute, and then I said,
"Well Shay, I'm going to go now. If you get out of bed then you're going
to."

I paused. She finished my sentence, "...get door shut and SPANKINS! Now get
out!"

I got out, and she stayed in her bed. Nice.

Shopping for Bode

Kirby found out she's having a little girl this week, and we are excited! We found these outfits for $5 tonight.  A 12 month, 4T, and 5T, so hopefully they will work for next summer.  If Bode is built like Kysa and Shay, she’ll be wearing 12 month sizes by the end of the summer.  J 

"I'm 45?"

I picked Kysa up to take her to bed tonight and she felt extra heavy so I
put her on the scale in my bathroom. "Yep, you're still 45 pounds", I said.
She looked at me puzzled and asked, "I'm not three anymore? .. I'm 45?" I
explained that she weighed 45 pounds--she was still 3 years old. As I was
tucking her in she was not convinced. She insisted, "I need to go tell
Daddy my number. I need to tell him I'm 45!"

As I was wishing Shay goodnight I said, "I love you Shay."

She responded, "I love you A LOT."

Both of the girls talked to Kelsy and Grandma Ro on Skype tonight for about
30 minutes. Kelsy played her flute for them. Raleigh and Ty went to the
Rigby-Madison football game since Skyline didn't have a game this week.
General conference tomorrow! It's been a really busy week for me with work
deadlines and all of Barbara Ehardt's campaign stuff. It will be good to
slow my pace a bit and enjoy conference. We even made it to the temple
yesterday night with Giff, Mari, Rachel, and Austin, which was a small
miracle considering how busy this week was. They brought their kids up here
and I had Jenna Zollinger and Brooklyn Brizzee come to babysit the 7 kids.
(It was six for most of the time as Raleigh had flag football practice and
then went over to Ryker Perkins house.)