Thursday, June 24, 2010

Arrow of Light and Birthday

Christian receiving his arrow

With his boy scout plaque that he will be able to hang on his wall and put all his badges on.

Christian had the best den leader (we are really going to miss Lena)

At his last pack meeting! He will miss some of his buddies until they join him


Meliah and Lizzy will miss their friends at Scouts too.


11 years old (legal to babysit his sisters now... yeah!)
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2 comments:

The Eccles said...

HaPpY BiRtHdAy ChRiStIaN!!!!

Calvin is so excited for your party!

June 24, 2010 at 11:41 AM
Hollye said...

Yeaaa! Happy Birthday Christian! Michelle, you might wanna check on that legal age.... to my understanding it is 12...not to sound like a bag of bad news, but I don't want my only Nephew to be taken away to a safe house..lol Luv you guys!

June 24, 2010 at 1:55 PM

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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!