I was sitting here starting at my screen for five minutes trying to think of what to write and thankfully Emilie asked on my facebook wall if Hayes switched camps this morning when he heard the news.
Hayes was excited Obama won, but nothing too exciting to report. I can't even remember what his reaction was, something like "Sweet!"
My nephew on the other hand...he had a rough morning. If you didn't catch it on my sister's facebook...here is the video. I've watched it four times and still keep laughing. Poor Boy.
Bracken volunteered as a poll observer today so he was gone until 8. I printed out the United States map and the kids and I watched the election results come in. They didn't want to just color blue and red but they did watch longer than I thought they would. Hayes has been saying for the past year that he was voting for Obama. Today while it was showing Romney had more electoral votes Hayes switched to Romney. I asked him why the sudden switch and then he said he'd vote for both. I told him it didn't work that way we have to choose. He rebutted "Since I'm a kid, I'll vote for both of them. Obama because he is blue and that is my favorite color and Romney because he is winning" I'm sure in the morning when he wakes up and I tell him Obama won he'll change back to his original plan. Kamri piped in during dinner, 'You know why I vote for Mitt Romney?...because on the picture he looks the biggest" If only all decisions were so easily made!
and Bracken put it well on facebook:
"To say I'm disappointed is an understatement, but how awesome that over 100 million people were able to voice their opinion on such an important issue as the control of our great country. As always, I will keep praying for our country's success and take comfort in knowing that God is in control."
Congrats Mr. Obama, we'll be praying for you!
I went to the doctor today, got my weekly injection and heard the baby's heartbeat. 19 weeks, 4 days...and counting.
Monday, November 5, 2012
My mom spent the day at our house while my dad had business meetings in Las Vegas. It was great to have her here. She cleaned, watched the girls so I could volunteer in Hayes's class and we had fun chatting. I'm grateful for her!
Tomorrow is going to be an interesting day!! Bracken has a day full of Romney Campaign stuff. (there is a more official name for what he is doing, but good enough) it'll be a fun night!
Bracken was asking the kids to come help set the table and they were ignoring him. Kamri was looking at a book with a smirk on her face as she pretended not to hear. Hayes was in the other room--no response. After repeatedly asking nicely Bracken finally threw out that maybe we wouldn't have ice cream after dinner if they didn't come help. They both instantly came running.
After I told Hayes it would be easier to do things when we asked so he didn't have to get threatened to lose something he turned to Bracken and asked "Yeah Dad, why do you always have to threaten us?!"
I don't think he found the lesson in what I was saying...
Bracken and I had a good laugh.
They set the table.
We had ice cream.
The end.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Soccer Games during the day and dinner with the Mengs this evening. Bracken also changed the brakes on my car, so happy they won't squeal now.
Saturdays are great, especially when the kids sleep in a little!
Kamri and I spent Lyla's naptime using the Cricut machine to cut out leaves for our thankful tree. We started this tradition last year: Every dinnertime in November we each write down something we are grateful for and then tape them up to a tree on the wall. At Thanksgiving dinner we read over all of them. I hope to get the tree made tomorrow but I wanted to get started.
I love that the kids were so excited to start. Kamri's first "thankful for" was music, then she wanted to write two more which were family and that we are having a baby boy. Hayes's was we are having a baby boy and that we get toys at Christmas. Bracken's was having an enjoyable job that supports his family and that Lyla loves to cuddle with him when he gets home from work. Mine was that Kamri helped me so much today. Although Lyla couldn't say it, I imagine she was grateful for dinner, she was being adorable carrying her plate and fork around begging for food while I was finishing up making it. It was one of those magical dinnertimes for me, we had fun talking, laughing and I didn't feel stressed rushing to be on time to something else. Although there are times I wonder if family dinnertime is worth it amid tantrums and plates of untouched food, tonight was a payoff for me of why it is so important.
I'm grateful for this time of year and the extra emphasis on remembering to be thankful for all our many blessings.
And here is a cute picture of Lyla that Kamri took when she was playing with my phone.
I went to a Stake Primary Presidency meeting tonight, I'm the secretary in our ward. The stake primary president gave a talk about next year's primary theme which is "I am a child of God." She shared an article found here, the conversion story of a former CIA director. It is a bit long but worth reading. The reminder that "conversion is not an event....it is a daily process of re commitment" really struck me. I have gotten lazy with the daily things I should be doing to spiritually fortify myself and I know it makes a huge difference when I do take time for scripture study, prayer, service, etc and focusing on the spiritual aspects of my life & my family's daily life.
Sister Davis-the stake primary president also spoke about how we are all children of God and how the woman in the article above found that knowledge to be a "profoundly joyful message." She had lived for fifty years and hadn't thought about the fact that SHE is a daughter of our Heavenly Father. How much knowing and remembering that knowledge can change our daily actions. We are loved because we are his children. She also taught three things we should do for our primary children. Pray for them by name, Testify, and teach pure doctrine. I realized that this applies to my children as well, I need to be more intentional in my spiritual interactions with my children.
For a meeting I didn't really want to go to, I'm sure glad I did because it was exactly the what I needed to hear.
and in case anyone missed this mormon message, it's Kamri's favorite:
