Getting Organised

I printed off 6 months worth of Family home evening lessons. Gideon goes into Sunbeams on Sunday and we are excited for him and will follow the primary outline with our FHE's.





I have a lesson every week to help prepare our family for daddy to go to Basic. We are in our week #1. I also have a family activity chart too so that we have a date, one on one time with daddy and a family activity planned.

Week 1 FAITH is like a seed
1.) Start a seed
2.) Base it on our testimonies and faith
3.) Take care of it till daddy gets home

Week 2 Rules and responsibilities
1.) Set out rules and chores for boys and mommy and daddy
2.) Make job charts and fun ways to do chores
3.) Practice being nice to each other

Week 3 San Antonio
1.) Learn about san Antonio
2.) Lackland Air force base
3.) Maps and more things about Air Force

Week 4 Family Photos
1.) Take pictures
2.) Make A family photo wall

Week 5 Visuals
1.) Make visuals with Daddy
2.) Pillowcases, picture frames etc.

Week 6 Calendar
1.) Calender for Deployment
2.) Make chain of how long he will be gone
3.) Talk about leaving

Week 7 Video and recordings
1.) Make a video of us playing
2.) Record stories and songs by Mom and dad

Week 8 Keep-Sake boxes
1.) Make Keep-sake Boxes
2.) Make something special to put in them

Week 9 Pack
1.) Help pack Daddy
2.) Go over steps of what will happen


Week 10 Birthday Party
1.) Birthday party Celebration
2.) Go out

My paintings

I did paintings for Christmas this year adn I took some of my favorite photographs adn painted them. These do look better in person! I did a fall time storm scene for my parents from a secret spot of mine in southern Utah where I worked. It is one of my favorite photographs. A slot canyon (Peek a Boo) for my brother Clint becuase we are both southern utah fans when it comes to red rock and geology. A sunrise from Jackson lake for my sister Rachel for we took a walk there and took these sunrise pictures along the shore. it was a lot of fun and a memory making time. A sunflower for my sister Cathi because she loves flowers and this one is so cheerful that it reminds me of her. It was a lot of fun to be able to paint again but I have to admit it got frustrating at times too. I still have two left for my two oldest brothers. Hopefully I get them done soon :)

Holiday Fun

These were taken the last time we were in Donnelly and playing in the snow. I hope we get up there again really soon to enjoy "home" a little more.


This is Bridger getting into our closet and pulling all the clothes down while hiding behing them. He is just too cute...i gotta let him get away with things every now and then :)

This is Christmas morning laying out all our goodies adn presents :)
Joseph made me a beautiful sign that says "I will not always be with you but my love you will always have. I love you." I hung it up above our bed. I got Joseph boxing hand wraps so he can go at the Jarvis 100 lb punching bag in the garage while he is here.

Clint, my brother got us this really fun game. It is a "wood" stand that you put these plastic bottles on and you shoot with a laser "revolver" gun and it triggers the popping mechanism and it is just like target shooting. My whole family got a kick out of this and we were all in competition with each other. It is really fun and you really have to aim to get it. We had competitions from 20 feet back and Joseph and I tied for 4 in a row. :)



These are capes I made the boys for Christmas. I also made two other little boys that live here and next door so they can all play together and have fun. It is cute to watch them run around and have fun with them.

To those santa's helpers in Donnelly

(sorry to those that read this that get an e-mail every time I post)
Dear Secret Santas,
I just wanted to thank some special people because I hear there were some service oriented friends of mine on Christmas day who did some cleaning up at the house in Donnelly. I have not been up there since right before Christmas, I sure look forward to being up there soon. Thank you for your kind service and being such wonderful friends. Take Care! ~ Love your friend for life, Camille

Our Family

We did a family picture like last year with us in a cirle and the boys in there cute new PJ's from Santa's Elves. My mom made aprons for all of her Grandchildren so they can cook and do arts and crafts with us adults. They like them!

Christmas Eve

The Nativity was done by the children. Gideon was a "wise man" and Bridger was a "shepherd". They were so cute and had fun with it.




Mom and Dad...Grandma and grandpa



Rachel and Matt

Clint and Joseph

Our silly Gideon

Christmas Eve Joseph and I spent part of the day cleaning out the barn which was actually fun to do. I organised the tack room and cleaned it all up. Gideon made froot Loop necklaces with his cousins. The Jarvis Family "santa's Helping elves" helped deliver a gift from a lady who works at the school and my mom. It was fun to deliver food, things for the house, presents and more food to this needy family. We went caroling to the neighbors houses and the kids loved it. I had them in my truck all piled in.

Babysitting the kids

Benjamin and Bridger...Both conference babies and six months apart in age. They are so cute when they are dancing. Bridger is usually nice too but he has a biting problem that Benjamin found out about...Sorry Benjamin. :(


They are so cute!

The other day the boys got dressed up by the girls. It was pretty funny. I guess that is what happens when you have sisters or girl cousins you live with.


Unicorns, Cowboys, Dragons....OH MY!


The movie line up!


Bridger with the giggles!

This is what happens when I am babysitting.....dress up and movies. We usually have a dance party too that shakes the house literally. :) that is when I am the only adult home so we can get away with it ;) The kids are so fun and so good...most of the time ;)

FHE Lessons

http://downloads.sugardoodle.net/2010FHELessons.pdf

copy and paste this link for really great family home evenings to do this year with primary aged children

The syphus' houses

The rest of the rascals graham cracker houses

graham cracker gingerbread houses

My ggraham house

Gideon's graham house


I have an interesting son ;) This is what he does for tons of pictures now :)