Thanksgiving 2014

 She sure loves this little guy.

 I went ahead and gave in and let them put up the tree before Thanksgiving, and it was called the "Thanksgiving Tree" - Following in their Nana Mathews shoes.

 Jade finally goes on stage! (This is huge as anyone who witnessed the Primary program can attest).  She and Troy acted in "Stone Soup" at the treehouse museum with Grandma and Grandpa Beesley there.

 I made a turkey! This is also huge, for me. 

 The kids even made name-place settings.

 They sure love each other.

 Troy truly is a genius.  He thought up the design to the top of this - I was seriously amazed.

Week 12 - Choose you this day

 THE BEST building blocks 

(random scrap wood from Greg's work)

 Learning about "TIME"

 Making (Shaking!) Homemade Butter

 "Famlies are Forever"

 'worker-girl'

 We spent FIVE AND A HALF HOURS at the Treehouse museum one peaceful weekday, and discovered all sorts of things, such as this giant floor puzzle.

 Now every time we go, he hunts down this horse and carries it around the whole time...

 Good Fall fresh air

 Love this pic!

 Happy boy

 CUTE

 And for direct comparison.  Yeah, they are basically the same boy.

 Great discussion on TRUTH, and Abinadi teaching King Noah and his priests.  What he sacrificed in order to share truth - Abinadi is one of my heroes.

 Painting - I painted the picture in foreground.  Lead by example, right?

 hmmm, not sure who took this picture...

 Just let them play...and genius will surface.

 Sitting by each other on the couch.  Yes, I still like him. A lot.

"Choose you this day whom ye will serve...as for me and my house we will serve the LORD." -Joshua 24:15

week 11 - O be wise

 Making apple pie filling

 What did they call this - the baby circus?

A kidschool message: Prayer is a weapon against the adversary

 Building a rock garden

 And then it got cold.

 Reviewing the first five commandments

 Two very different...

 ...styles...

 Oh man - that was fun! and Hilarious.  Only a sore tailbone on Troy for a few days...
(Those are our two slides going down into the ditch, onto a pile of 'frozen' tires)

 Words are so awesome.  We have since changed "Order" to "Outing" - then they are all more like activities. - Note the acronym P.O.W.E.R,

 Went to Seussical the Musical as a family (An "Outing").  Troy and Cash were brave enough to go up on stage during intermission for an ad-lib performance.

week 10 - Faith: hope for things not seen which are true

Building and painting a wooden airplane

 Beginning a daily "Kidschool Message" - simple, but great discussion

 Playing with old trophies of mine - love her toothless smile!

 Building with beads

 The American Flag, an eagle, 'Utah' 'Freedom' 'America, etc.  We put up the flag each day.

 Sometimes they get so dirty you just put them in the tub: clothes and all...turns out it is not very good on the pipes, though. (Oh the joys of being married to the man who knows everything about everything)

 The joy of books

 The joy of siblings!

 Just helping Daddy Sheetrock...

 Everyone wants to wear shorts and a hat, like Daddy, who took two days off work to mud and sand Sheetrock.

 They still love to match each other

 That's my man! (and YES, that is crown molding!)

 Those are my book-loving kids!!