Primary

I said goodbye to primary on Sunday. It made me sad. I loved primary... it was happy, simple, and fun. The saying " All I need to know I learned in Primary" is true; Heavenly Father, Jesus, Prayer, Faith, Families and choosing the right.

It was my turn for sharing time. After the lesson, starting to close by bearing my testimony I said I was sad. One cute five year old boy looked up at me concerned and asked, "Why? Why are you sad?"

"I don't get to come to primary anymore and I'll miss you."

"Oh, that is sad."

In senior primary later another boy said, "I'm sure you're going to a better place." And everyone cracked up.

"I don't think relief society will be quite as fun as primary though."

"Mmm no... but it will be okay!"

And I smiled. That's why I love primary.

I'm excited to see what experience I'll get with a new calling, and relief society really will be okay. 😊

Mixed Emotions

This is how Lauren and Gavin feel about the snow:

 

 

And this is how I feel:

The lovely fall weather was great while it lasted!

The Sparkly Shinin' Princess and a Growly Bear

The "Sparkly Shinin'" Princess

....and the growly bear!

Cousins make the best trick-or-treating companions.

Bobbing for donuts, Gavin had the right idea- just pull it off!

Lauren thought it was pretty fun.

"Singing" at her preschool parade. She wouldn't crack a smile or sing the whole time! Little stinker! :)

 We had a great Halloween! How about you?

Autos Anonymous

Hello, my name is Amy and I'm a car killer.


Update: The van is fixed. It wouldn't start leaving us stranded in a parking lot. But thankfully my sister came to rescue us. After replacing the starter, taking it back after the mechanic broke a solenoid...we have our "reliable" vehicle back. I must have jinxed it with my previous post. Seriously, but all's well that ends well! :P

Sassy Pants and Dapper Dude

Took some pictures the other day... this is what I got. Sums these two up just right! Now to pick some for the Christmas card.... :)

Transportation

I think I can safely say we now own reliable methods of transportation.

Introducing: Dash, a 2005 Honda Odyssey. Pretty sure this van was designed by a mom. It's awesome.

 And Big Truck-Truck, a 2003 Ford F250. It's HUGE! The acquisition of this vehicle was completely unexpected. A few weeks ago when Chase's grandparents were in town, Chase mentioned he was casually looking around for a bigger truck: one that he could haul drywall and cement to finish the yard and basement with. Lo and behold Papa was in the market for a smaller truck, like a Ford Ranger, that was sitting in our garage and he happened to own this nice F250. Papa was so generous to just swap trucks straight across! Chase couldn't stop smiling for days!

 So now he has his "man-card" back since his truck is now taller than the van. His manhood was in jeopardy for awhile since the van was taller than his truck. ;)

And not to be outdone... Gavin had to pull out his truck too. :)

Lauren is quite taken with this new Big Truck-Truck. 

We're sure feeling royally spoiled and blessed around here!

Big Kiddo, Little Kiddo

We've been watching Cinderella a lot lately. Lauren was dancing and asked if I would dance with her, I grabbed her hands and she said, "Phew! My prince is here. I'm the princess and you're my Prince Mommy!"

Playing the other day I was pretending to be asleep after spinning Lauren around... without skipping a beat she jumped on top of me and said "You wanna build a snowmaaan?" I had a good laugh.

Tub time is a favorite, especially when it involves bubble fights.

Even his sad face is cute...life is hard when you're little and get stuck behind the couch.

"I'm a good helper Mommy!" She thought the apples were magic that they turned into applesauce.

Playing at the park enjoying the fall weather. (Lauren did have fun. :P)

Whenever I'm carrying both of them Lauren tells me they're my two kiddos. A big kiddo and a little kiddo. :) Gavin really is a little kiddo, today at his well check appointment he'd dropped to the 8th percentile for weight, but jumped to the 32nd for height! Guess that's what happens when you live on crackers and cheese! Lauren, on the other hand, is already transitioning out of toddler clothes and into girls. Sad day.