Rewinding a few days we were all ourselves, so we went to Casa Mariachi for dinner! Winry got to observe and try some fajitas and salsa and bean dip! We also clipped her moose on to try to keep it off the floor.
On Tuesday morning I Was trying to do some exercises and attracted a little bit of attention... Everyone was having a lot of fun, and it sure made things more difficult. I am a little surprised Jelly only watched instead of joining in the fun.
On Tuesday night it was finally time to clean up our leaf pile, and Brooke came out to help! We got out there just a little too late as it started to rain just a few minutes before we started. It didn't rain hard, but it was enough to make all the leaves stick to us a ton. Also, Brooke kept jumping into the pile right before I could starting putting it into the bag, but in the end we got them all cleaned up and Brooke got to help smash down the leaves in the bag.
Wednesday was Halloween, and I started off with a picture of our costumes. It was cold but we had a lot of fun, and Winry only came out for maybe the first 10 houses we went to, then Monica took her home. Brooke and I again only went around the short loop of our neighborhood, and we still got all of this!! Brooke's bag was full all the way to the top! Also, we ended going down our street which cuts a loop in half, and I guess most people DON'T go down our street, so people were just emptying their bowls into Brookes bag! It was intense. Oh, and we also skipped all of the scary houses.
Monica needed to put in an order with Norwex this past week, and decided to add a special something for Brooke. There is a deal going right now with a pink pig towel, and every time Brooke sees Monica's specials ad for it she asks if we can get it, so Monica tacked one on, and Brooke was ecstatic! So that's of course up in the bathroom now, though Brooke does worry about where her bear towel will go.
On Thursday when I got home from work I walked in and Brooke said "Hi, King dad!" Turns out she was giving Winry a crown earlier (recreated below) and they were being princesses and queens!
In other big news I took Brooke to the park today, and she went down the twisty slide on her own! I know that doesn't seem like a big deal, but the last time we came to this park she wouldn't go down the smallest slide by herself... and today she went on the biggest one! She was having SOO much fun too. It was awesome.
Today we had a stake conference, and they shared President Nelson's tweet from this past week. If, like me, you missed that, he said "We are witnesses to the process of restoration. If you think the Church is fully restored, you’re just seeing the beginning. There’s much more to come. Wait until next year, and then the next year. Eat your vitamins, get your rest. It’s going to be exciting!" Wow... I just don't even know what to expect... In our conference they talked a lot about the new changes, both the benefits that have been seen in ministering as well as the up and coming change to 2 hours of church. Elder Holland made the point that there are 168 hours in a week, so if you're in church for 2 or 3, it's not much of a difference in the whole week. What's more important is what you're doing with the 165 other hours. Times are definitely changing, and it would appear there are more changes to come, so it's definitely time to step up and strive to make the most of every minute we have! I encourage you to set a goal of something you will work on to better remember Christ and follow his gospel throughout the week.
Everyone have a great week!
I really enjoy reading your blog, brother. I especially like your last paragraph where you mention what you learned in church along with your testimony. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThese changes are exciting and President Nelson is the perfect person to be rolling it all out. He seems to have a little bounce in his step and is so happy and energetic with it all. 😊