STAKE TEMPLE DAY

Once a year our stake has a stake temple day. It's on a Friday that the kids have off school. Friday may seem like a difficult day to go, but there are blessings that come from sacrificing to go, and we have loved participating the last two years. This year, the Wenatchee Stake Temple Day was on Friday, October 10th. And this year was special because our kids were super excited to go! They kept counting down the days. We knew that we were gonna have to wake up our kids super early and that they were just gonna be over at the stake center next to the temple for several hours, so we wanted to involve them in the spirit of the work that takes place at the temple. We decided to have a FHE the Monday before on family history and to have the two oldest, Mattie and CJ, each find a name that Mommy and Daddy could take into the temple. It was one of the best family home evenings we've ever had - mission accomplished! I really think the kids finding those names really helped them get excited about going to the temple. Now we're hoping to keep that excitement alive!

Our little family at the Columbia River temple

Mattie and CJ with the names they found on Paige's side of the family. Bryce and Paige were able to do an endowment session for those names.

"MEET THE MORMONS"

Meet the Mormons opened this past weekend on Friday, October 10th. After a great day at the temple, we were able to make it a date night with the Haslam's and the Mahuika's, enjoying the movie and then dinner at Spring Lotus. Tons of fun! The movie was very inspirational and a great look at the basic beliefs of Mormons. It wasn't preachy at all, and really, an excellent movie for non-LDS friends to watch. And all the proceeds go to the Red Cross. So go see the movie, if you haven't yet!

Liberty Theatre after Meet the Mormons

LIZZY STARTED NURSERY!

Yesterday was Lizzy's first day in Nursery! Hooray!! Well, technically, 3 weeks ago when we were visiting the Brewster branch, she attended their Nursery, which consisted of 3 other kids, one of which was Powell. But since that wasn't our ward, and it was 3 weeks ago, we're not counting it :).

So yesterday was her first day and it went better than expected. She hollered when we left her, which we expected (Paige could still hear Lizzy screaming when she was halfway down the hall). But the teachers told us that within just a couple of minutes, when they were saying the opening prayer, she quieted right down and was fine the rest of the time. Yea! She has needed nursery for the last several months (you know that crazy stage where they are mobile and want to be everywhere and into everything?), and with Daddy visiting other wards for his High Council calling, and Mommy now in the Primary Presidency, it's a relief to know she's cared for, having fun, learning about Jesus, and learning to feel the Spirit.

Here's our mini photoshoot after church :)

 

MASSIVE UPDATES TO COME

Yesterday we had an FHE on family history. We're going to the temple this Friday for our stake's temple day and wanted to take some family names. We also wanted our kids to feel a part of it (especially since the temple is 2 1/2 hours away and our kids get to hang-out at the stake center all day while we go in and do a session), so we had them search out and find the names we're gonna take. It was a great FHE. But in the process, I was reminded how lacking I am in keeping our family history. I used to be so dedicated to this blog. And then things got busy. And I got behind. WAY behind. And then it got overwhelming.
It's been over a year and a half since I last posted...and even then I was trying to catch-up. My anal-retentive self wouldn't allow me to post anything current until all was caught-up. I wanted all my posts in chronological order. But in the {unproductive} process, I've missed posting so many things, namely the birth of our fourth child!! So I'm not going to completely give up on our blog - which I had thought about doing because it seemed impossible to ever catch-up - and I'm going to start now. Fresh. Current. I will try to catch up as I go, so things may seem out of order, but I don't want to miss posting any more moments.
So expect changes. Here we go!
Wish me luck!