Grant's Prayer

Grant just said his bedtime prayer:

I love my family so much. I don't always like them but I do always love them.

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Trip to The Broce's in NC

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Last week Eliza went to her first YW camp. She had a great time, by the way.

Sadie, Levi, Grant, and I went to Boone, NC to visit my very dear friend, Alisha Broce. She lives in the mountains. The kids loved running around her country yard till late at night with the kids. We stayed two nights. Alisha took us tubing down the river. It was nice with temps in the 80s and a cool, slow moving river to float down. We tied 6 tubes together and floated as a group down the river. It was super fun. I am glad my kids could benefit from Alisha's adventurous nature!

The kids were sad to leave and tried to make plans for more sleepovers with their new friends. 

While in Boone, Alisha and I went to lunch at Indian lunch buffet. Then we went to a touristy general store. I did not expect to spend any money. But nostalgia took over when I saw Melody Pops. 😆 I loved them as a kid and I had told my kids about them before. I bought them each one and gave it to them after Family Home Evening tonight.

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Eliza is in the middle with the turquoise bandana. 😍

Eliza is on the right with the turquoise bandana again in these two. 💕

Ward Time with Bishop Ferguson. 

Last Day of Preschool

Grant has learned sooo much this year on preschool! Mrs. Jill is amazing! She is moving to UT and we will miss her. Grant learned some sight words and learned how to sound out short words. He memorized nursery rhymes and recited them to the class. He learned math concepts and did lots of cute crafts. It it that is just the beginning! I was able to help out in the preschool this year too. I took care of Mrs. Jill's toddlers, Brinley and Presley. I really love those little ones and will miss them too. Grant made lots of friends! It was a great year! 

One of my favorite things...

At the beginning of the year, there were two Grants in the class. Grant learned that he was not the only Grant. They called him "Grant B." He resisted it at first and would tell the teachers that he is just Grant. He soon embraced it. Then he would say that his name is "Grant B dot."

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Mother's Day 2016

Grant painted a flower pot at preschool. It is decorated with butterflies made from his fingerprints. 🌺🌸

Sadie used her birthday money from Grammy to buy a Fondue set that the neighbor's were selling at their garage sale. She made me chocolate dipped strawberries and bananas! 😋🍓🍌💗🍓

Levi was so excited to give me this coupon book! Right after I looked through it, he said, "I know what you want me to do, Mom! Clean my room!"

I quickly responded, "Yes! That

is right!" He ran upstairs and cleaned his room enthusiastically! It was a Mother's Day miracle! And the best part... Levi insists that I can use each coupon an unlimited number of times! 

Brothers

Finding the two of them, out of bed, and asleep next to each other, in a pile of stuffed animals, on their bedroom floor, makes my heart happy.❤️ 

Grant is here

Grant was born at 12:56 pm on 11-11-11. He is 7 lbs and 11 ounces. He is 20.25 inches. He scored a 9 and a 9 on the Apgar.

Today is Veteran's Day. Grant is named after his great-grandfather Grant. Grant was a WWII vet. His plane was shot down. The Nazi's took him prisoner. He was in a POW camp and had to go on forced death marches until he was eventually freed by American forces. Terry and I used to sit at his and Nana's dinner table on Sundays and hear him tell us of his experiences in WWII. He was not only Terry's grandfather, but more a grandfather to me than any one else! We are proud to name our son after him and proud that this could happen on Veteran's Day when we remember Papa's sacrifices for us! We love both our Grants.

Levi wears a tie

Levi wore a tie for the first time today. While I was getting dressed this morning he approached me with one of my ties. I got him one that would better match his shirt and tied it far down on the thick part. He had an awesome giant knot, but it fit well. He looked great at stake conference this morning. Baby Grant should be born soon. So, stay tuned!