Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Disneyland!
Don't get too excited yet, cuz I don't have the cord to download the pictures here at the hotel. I just wanted to share how great these kids are! 8 kids, all 8 and under going to Disneyland has been a complete blast so far. My dear mother had to leave early to go to her nephew's funeral. Uncle Martin died on Saturday. He was like a brother to her (born only 1 day apart). She set everything up for us to come and spend 5 days here and isn't even able to be a part of it, except for the planning and the $. It has been such an amazing experience for the kids and for Kathryn, Lindsay and I. They are such great moms and handle things so well! I have gotten to know the kids better and I have just enjoyed their personalities so much. One more full day tomorrow and then we get to spend a couple of days with Aaron's brother's family, Holly, Stephen, Preston, Liam and Sophie! We haven't seen them for over 4 years, so we are really looking forward to getting together with them again this weekend. I'll be posting a ton of pictures when we return next week.
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Families are Forever!
What a great blessing
I sure do love my family!
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!

7 comments:
Have FUN Michelle!
have fun!! Say hi to Stephen and the family for us. Take a lot of picutres.
So sad that your mom had to leave, I know she would have loved it too. Glad to hear that you are having a blast and surviving ;)
Bummer for your mom, good thing you went. Have a great time and hug the eller's for us!!!!
I wish we could've been there too. It sounds like you've had a blast. We love you!
I'm so glad you're having fun, I can't wait to see the pics!
Love the pictures--especially the ones in their blue shirts! Do we have the cutest grandchildren in the world--or what?
Love,
Mom/Grandma
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