Kinder Concert

Leah's class has been practicing some songs all week to sing at the PTA concert this month. Here is a short look at the highlights...

Every Family Has One

In my family growing up, it was my brother Brent... the one who always managed to injure himself in such a way that surgery or stitches were needed. You would think with five children, the mishaps would have been a bit more evenly distributed, but for some reason Brent had about 5 times as many as the rest of us...

I don't know if this is true in every family, but it is quickly becoming obvious who the more accident prone one is in this household. As I type this, Andrew and Lincoln are in the ER at the Children's Hospital getting stitches because Lincoln fell off the fence earlier this evening. I must say, I really could do without seeing him walk into the house with blood streaming down his face - twice is plenty for a lifetime! At the same time, I'm bracing myself for the "Brent experience" so hopefully things will seem mild by comparison :)

Do You Sudoku?

These sticker sudoku books have become my favorite quiet activity for the kids. All of the puzzles are 4x4 picture grids and there are stickers that the kids have to use to complete each one. Leah was first given one of these when she was 3 or 4 years old and I kind of doubted her ability to work out the puzzle on her own - boy did she prove me wrong! She solved some of them faster than I could! So I was excited to find some at the dollar store to stick in their Easter baskets. Both Lincoln and Leah have a great time with them and hardly need any help at all to work out the puzzles.

If you want to be amazed by the genius of your kids, I highly recommend buying them one of these! Besides... I know of nothing better to keep them quiet at church :)

Easter Cookies

This was our best attempt to keep the kids occupied during general conference so we could try to listen to a few talks. It worked great, but didn't last quite long enough.

Laundry Woes

If any of you need advice on the best way to get crayon residue out of your dryer or crayon stains out of clothing, let me know. I'm starting to consider myself somewhat of an expert...