Thursday, June 23, 2011

Father's day






Today was a wonderful day. Yesterday my dad and mom came and took the kids to Ivan's baseball game. They had such a great time with G & G and their cousins. Today is Father's day and I have reflected a lot on the examples that I have seen in my life of what a father should be (My own father, Aaron's father and the father of my children, Aaron). I am so grateful for examples they have set for me and for my children. Christian turns 12 this week and receives the priesthood, which has made me even more grateful for the wonderful men that have been a part of his life. He is a true reflection of his family and I am so grateful for that legacy. My joy comes from seeing my children do what is right and make decisions that reflect what they have been taught all of their lives. Christian played the piano in Sacrament Meeting today and did an amazing job. My eyes filled with tears as he played a medley of "I believe in Christ" and "I know my Redeemer Lives". I was even more emotional when I looked over at Aaron and saw how emotional he was while Christian was playing the piano.

Now for the fun stuff! We made breakfast in bed for Aaron and did a treasure hunt for him. Each of us did one of the treasure hunt notes and it turned out super cute. Aaron was so cute because he would act like he couldn't find some of them that were easy to find.
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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!