2 posts tagged “my kids”

Church Doodling.

That's what my kids did a lot of yesterday....  

It started with Zoe, who is but 7 years old, who has every right as a 7 year old, to bring her notebook for doodling.

(the notebook being the shape of trapezoid, so understand my cropping issues)

 

 

Starting with our trip there... it was Stake Conference, so it wasn't as close as it usually is.

 

 

 

Then Naomi asked Zoe to draw something and drew these beautiful flowers.

 

 

Zoe took back the notebook and drew flowers also, and a bee and butterfly and I heard Naomi whisper to Zoe, "Give the sun a smile." So she did.

 

 

Then, my favorite by far, Zoe played hangman..... with herself.

First she drew the lines below, then the hanging contraption, then she filled in the lines (and had to change the lines to fit what she filled in) then she drew the hanging person.

 

 

Next she drew some outfits.

 

 

And so did Naomi.

 

 

Nolan somehow snagged the notebook at this point. He drew what he saw from his angle.

That's me on the right, he was kind when he drew my (thin) arm and leg.

 

 

Rae apparently talked Nolan out of the notebook and drew Wes, her focus on the stray curl poking up on top of his head.

 

 

Then Nolan took the notebook back and to top Rae's slam, not just poking fun of the hair, but his tie and chin hair.

 

Then Wes wanted to snatch the notebook...

 and Zoe's notebook full of sweet innocent drawings became mean and ugly...

(in church!)

 ...and I had to confiscate the notebook.

Updates-

 

My wittle baby sister has not had her baby yet. Yesterday was her due date. Due dates, for me, were so indescribable. I always knew that the odds of me having a baby on my due date were crazy slim. And yet when the due date arrived, in the back of my mind, I always thought 'alright baby, this your day, they said it was, come on...' Just sitting there, having my due date. Strange thing.

 

Also Gary's mother has informed us that we will leave if a category 3 hurricane comes. She said she will call us up and say, "Let's go on a vacation." She talked of staying home during the last category 3 once and her and her husband standing in the hall for safety during the worst of it. She said they could hear the nails getting pulled out. She said that was the last category 3 for her.

 

 So I reckon we won't be flipping that coin.

 

 

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We made an impromptu trip home this weekend. We needed a little getaway and she called and said she needed a visit. Gary's mom doesn't really live 'out in the coun'ry' but it often feels like it.

Because we got to do did a little of this-

 

This was Zoe's idea of shootin'-

Gary did the aiming, Zoe leaned over to pull the trigger. 

(I took more picture with Nolan's phone camera but these were the only that transferred. Irritatin')

 

 

 

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Happy Anniversary Ma and Pa!!!

Thanks for getting married and having me and all them youngin's. My childhood- on a scale of 1-10 was a 1,000,000. Thanks for showing me how a married couple should love and treat one another and for the comfort that came with seeing you two love each other so much.

And thanks for inviting me and Gary over for ice cream Saturday night. It was delicious and the conversation was lovely.