Sunday, July 20, 2008

My girls are so funny!




Both of my girls love being in front of the camera. They are constantly smiling and asking us to take pictures of them. They both have such sweet personalities that we enjoy! Meliah has taught Elizabeth so many cute things. If I am in the other room and hear them talking, I can't tell the difference between their voices. Elizabeth sounds just like her big sister! Elizabeth said, "That is not appropriate" in the car on the way home from church today. It sounded just like her sis! This picture is of them with their cousin, Grace.

1 comment:

Lindsay said...

Cute pictures! Can't wait to here from you more often!! Lizzie and Meliah do sound just alike I noticed that the other day.

Families are Forever!

Families are Forever!
What a great blessing

I sure do love my family!

I sure do love my family!

Our 3 little ones!

Our 3 little ones!
We have been so blessed!!!

My parenting plan!!

I have been thinking a lot lately of what I need to teach my kids to help them become independant physically, spiritually and mentally so when they turn 18 they will be able to survive on their own. The last 9 years has flown by so quickly I can't believe it. Nine more years and my first child will be old enough to be on his own. That is a real wake up call for a mother who hasn't prepared her children for those important days. I realize that I have gone on way to long without a list of what needs to be learned and done by what age so that my kids will not be horrified when they get out into the world alone. So, I've come up with a list of most everything I can think of that would be important for my kids to know and learn and what ages they should be capable. Of course, every child is different and is capable of different things at different ages. Some learn things faster and are more motivated. Others would like to just live in the home cave for the rest of their lives and have no motivation to do any of it. So, I am including my fairly flexible plan. But if you let too many years slip by, you may need to up the work to fit everything in. I got most of my ideas from a very experienced LDS author (Merilee Boyack) who has raised several children successfully! So, hopefully you find this as helpful as I do!