Out of the mouth of Babes

One of the things I love about this time of year is the Primary Program in Sacrament meeting. I just got a copy of this year's program and had to share some of the cute things in it. What they did was use the 12 themes of the year (one for every month), add the scripture that goes with it, ask the kids a question or two and sing a song that correlates with the theme. I hope that makes sense. Anyway, it's so cute because the kids say their answer to the question as their part in the program. Here are some of the answers I liked.

Question (to the sunbeams): What's one gift Heavenly Father has given you to make you special?
-Everything about me is special
-My curly hair makes me special
-My love for soccer makes me special
-I am special because I say my prayers
-My love for singing primary songs makes me special
-I am special because I like to make people smile
-My home and family makes me special
-Knowing my ABCs makes me special

Question: Why do we need to repent?
-We need to repent because if we don't repent we have to live with Satan
-We need to repent because Heavenly Father told us to

Question: What do you do to show your family you love them?
-I love to give my family kisses

Question: How does seeing the temple make you feel?
-I get a happy feeling inside and out
-Seeing the temple makes me feel like Heavenly Father and the Holy Ghost and Jesus Christ are with me

Question: How do you prepare for baptism?
-Before I was able to get baptized I had to speak to the Bishop. Then we got our white clothes ready

Question: What can you do on Sunday to serve Heavenly Father?
-By sitting down and being quiet and reverent during sacrament meeting

Question (sunbeams): How does learning about Jesus make you feel?
-I feel better learning about Jesus
-I feel happy learning about Jesus
-I get a warm feeling inside
-It makes me hungry for more
-I am thankful for all He does for me

Don't you just love the innocence of children? Oh, I just love those kids!

Conference Camp-in

It was great to be able to watch conference at home. The girls didn't have to miss snacks, naps, or time to play - and we actually got something out of conference. I got the feeling that there are going to be some tough times ahead, but our leaders gave counsel with how to deal with it all. Sometimes it really feels like it's the last days, but it's all good. "Come what may and love it!"

So all summer I wanted our family to go camping. It was such a wet, cold, and crummy summer that we decided to camp-in instead of go on a campout. We still got to set up John's new tent and had a little adventure - just no dirt! :o) It would have been fun to have a campfire but I don't think our landlord would approve. :o) Lexi thought is was pretty cool, until John and I fell asleep and she realized she had to too. She woke us up and said she wanted to sleep in bed. We couldn't convince her to stay so she slept in her room. In the middle of the night I had to feed Kaytlin and woke up so uncomfortable I decided to go to my bed too. John woke up a few hours later, feeling deserted and came to bed. In the morning conference started (8 am our time) so we turned the tent around and watched Sunday morning session from our tent. We were like King Benjamin's people (Mosiah 2:5-6). It was an adventure!

The end is here! Woohoo!

The tourist season is officially over. The last cruise ship of 2008 disembarked on Monday. So what will we do in the off-season? Work like crazy (on our own schedule), vacation longer than normal, and get rained on like nothing else! Bring it on!

So I don't think I talk about Kaytlin all that much. She's reached some milestones lately. She's five months old and it's so fun to see more of her personality every day. She loves her sister, who can make her laugh almost without effort (John and I try so hard just to get a giggle it seems). She's rolling both ways and has started eating cereal, which she loves.
I remember being so worried about having a second kid. We were blessed to have an easy baby and a happy and helpful toddler (most of the time). We've learned to synchronize baths and diaper changes. The girls don't mind a bit.