Sunday, July 26, 2009

Time with the other Ellers!

Aaron is the brother of Jared

Jared and Angie

Cousins getting ready to hit a pinata! Christian was so thrilled to be able to finish it off in the end. Taylor answered the question about which commandment was first, so she got to hit the pinata first. I was amazed at how polite they were about picking up the candy!

Bella's head was in the water so much I couldn't get a picture of the 4 of them out of the water.

Christian and Kaytee

Meliah, Toree and Taylor

Before the swim at Grandma and Grandpa Reeves home

Jared and Angie and the girls are finally going to be moving back to the states after being in Korea and Germany for way too long. We were excited to be able to spend some time with them these last couple of days before they get settled in Oregon. The kids all loved being together! Christian loves that Kaytee is into the same things that he is, they really got along great, there may even be some cousin crushes going on there. Lizzy and Bella have always played together so well and having Ashlee, who is a little older, gave them a whole new perceptive on ways to play! It's so amazing how quickly they get re-acquainted and how much love they have for each other.

3 comments:

Kerri said...

love the pictures, we had such a great time, I'm glad you guys came up so much!!

The Eccles said...

Missed you at church...but glad you were havin' FUN!

Anonymous said...

such cute pics! i'm excited that they are moving only half an hour away from us in oregon! hopefully we can get together! :)

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!