Sporty Girl
Sydney is a very active girl who is not afraid to try something new. She is a bit of a daredevil and can be a bit rough. Hmmmm, sounds like me growing up. Here are some of the sports she played this year.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Family night with the Palmers.
When we go bowling....we go crazy bowling. It's the best! We wear silly glasses and goggles and oven mitts. We lay on our belly's or push with our feet. It is so much more fun than just trowing the ball!
Teo climbing up the bowling ramp. He thought it was a slide.
Tui and Jaran had fun feeding Ollie skittles. Yumm!
Even though it is getting more and more difficult for Ollie to get around, he was a pro at this! I think he had fun and we enjoyed spending this time with him!
Sydney showing us how it is done!
Eden and Haylie giving us some laughs.
Sydney and Ollie. These two have grown up together. Sydney has a special place in her heart for Ollie. She is always thinking of him and wanting to find things she can do with him. I'm glad they had this time together!
Teo and Tui ready to play
My goofy friend Stacy. Ollie's brain tumor has taken it's toll on her. She doesn't laugh like she used to...and that is completely understandable. I was glad to see a bit of her energy come out tonight! She is so funny!
Yup...Anthony got high score.
This is one of my favorite pictures of our kids together. We will cherish these memories forever!
My somewhat successful homemade Christmas presents.
I like to put some thought and some work into Christmas gifts. Especially when they are for family. Maybe that is because it makes me feel more loving towards them...or maybe it is because i feel like because they are family, they won't judge me if it turns out a bit wacky!
So I knew what my sister wanted for Christmas. I just went to Pinterest and picked one of her " to do" projects and made it for her. It is a magnetic menu board. It turned out pretty cute. I think I may have to make one for myself!
For my Brother-in-law ( who I don't really know all that well....and lets face it, It is hard to know what to get guys!) I made a desk calendar that my sister can put pictures of them in so that he can see them everyday. I love to scrapbook, so that was easy.
Now for my niece. She loves Buzz lightyear. She is 2 and I felt it was time to girlie her up. So I passes down some of my girls dress up cloths that were too small for them and made a new tu-tu for her to wear. It was not exactly how I planned to make it, but it served it's purpose. She wears it all the time I hear ;)
Haylie's Baptism
November 18th, 2011
I am so proud of my little Haylie. She has grown up so fast and has been through so much ( health problems etc). But she is so strong willed. I don't think anything can hold her back from doing what she wants. This does not always bode well at home. She is very stubborn and defiant sometimes...things that she needed to work on before getting baptized. In our church, we believe that at the age of 8, a child has learned sufficiently what is right...and what is wrong, and have the ability to choose for themselves which to do.
Well, it turns out Haylie does know right from wrong and was hesitant to get baptised because she knew that once she was baptised a member of our church, she would be accountable for her actions and would need to repent if she should make a wrong choice. This is just one of the conversations we had about preparing to get baptised;
" Mom, I don't want to get baptized"
" why not honey"
" that means I will have to tell the truth all the time" ( something she struggles with)
" yes, It is very important to be honest with everyone. People need to be able to trust you. Heavenly Father will help you to do what is right if you are willing to try and do your best. And you can repent if you make a mistake. He wants you to be happy and not weighed down by wrong choices"
So she did get baptized and this is another conversation we had the day after.
" How was school Haylie"
bursting into tears...." It was the hardest day ever!"
" why honey"
" I've been repenting all day!". ( me secretly finding this a tad bit amusing)
She later told me that she was very aware of how much she told little fibs and that she felt like a horrible person. I told her that it would get easier to do what was right as long as she kept trying. She will be a handful for sure...but she will also be stronger and more faithful because she will learn to overcome temptations.
I love you Haylie!
Haylie's Halloween Birthday Party was a blast! I planned a mystery party for her. They had to find their goody bags that a goblin had stolen. The goblin left spooky clues that they had to follow. Once they found the goody bags and captured the goblin ( Sydney). Then is was game time and craft time. I had them dig for prizes in a mix of spaghetti and jello....ewwwww! then they made Halloween lanterns out of tissue paper, modge podge and a glass jar with a tea light inside it. They all had a great time.
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