Hiding

Caitlin read me a poem this morning that she wrote for fun. 

Hiding, by Caitlin Hairr

I'm hiding, I'm hiding and no one knows where

For all they can see is my toes and my hair.

And I just heard my father say to my mother,

"But darling he must be somewhere or another."

"Have you looked in the basement?"  And mother said, "Where?"

"In the basement," said father.  But I was not there.

Then, "Wait!" cried mother.  "I think that I see

Him under the carpet." But it was not me.

"Inside the mirror is a pretty good place,"

Said father.  But he looked and saw only his face.

"We've hunted," sighed mother, "As hard as we could.

And I'm so afraid we've lost him for good."

Then I laughed out loud and I wiggled my toes.

And father said, "Look dear, I wonder if those toes could be Benny's?  There's ten of them see."

And they were so happy to find out it was me.

She said she's going to work on it some more and fix some of the timing problems towards the end.  I may be biased as her mom, but it's really good, right?

Four Eyes

Caitlin's been complaining about not being able to see so we took her to the eye doctor.  Sure enough, she needed glasses.  We found some online that were cheaper and thought it was worth the risk.  They finally came in and we love them.  She's so happy being able to see!!

New Beginnings

New Beginnings was last night and it went really well, especially considering we planned it in 2 weeks!  We had a cruise theme since our new theme was embarking in the service of God.

I made cruise tickets as the invitations.  The girls were excited about the cruise theme.

We tried to get as many girls involved as we could.  We had each class president talk about part of Young Womens - personal progress, values, theme/motto, activities, etc. 

I designed the program to be like the itinerary you get each day on a cruise.  It had the theme on the back for those that might not know it.

We even had two girls design a backdrop that we could use for cheesy cruise photos.

As a handout, we bought each girl an anchor bracelet (found on Etsy).  During the program the anchor was likened to the Gospel.  It protects us during the storms of life.

For a treat, we ended with ice cream sundaes.  The girls and parents all seemed to have a great time.

Playdate at the Park

The girls have been loving their monthly playdates with Alli & Ethan.  We were lucky to have good weather so we all went and played at the park.

Report Card

5Bs and 1A.  Not bad but we know Caitlin can do better.  Rusty gave her a financial incentive for next time.  She seems excited about it so we will see if she improves.

First Solo Painting

Caitlin got a ton of art supplies for Christmas and she couldn't wait to pull them out.  She is great with horses so she decided that would be her first design.  She drew it out in pencil first and then got to painting.

Not too bad for all by herself!!

New Years

The Meikles invited us over for New Years and it was fun, as always!  Emily had this awesome contraption for the midnight celebration. 

The Schenks were there too and the kids all played well together so we all just sat around and chatted.  We even made it to midnight!  That hasn't happened in a few years!

 Happy New Year!!