I was bound and determined to be productive and busy this week. I went and bought some paint and spent a few days painting a nightstand I got for free for Elsy's bedroom. No pictures yet because it still needs one more coat. I also spent a lot of time trying to get ready for a ward daddy daughter movie night I was asked to head off. More on that later...
Whenever I ask Elsy what she wants to do she says she wants to go to the park. We go to the park several times every week and I always try to change up what park because I get bored.
Lately Elsy has been a lion... all the time. She will randomly let out a fierce "RAAARR!" throughout the day. She knows now that there are no lions at the dinner table. :) She continues to surprise me with how smart she is. This week she opened a book I have been reading to her and quoted it almost word for word. I couldn't believe it! Now she does it for several books (give or take a few words). It is so fun to hear her jibber jabbering around. She can speak so well but sometimes when she wants to carry on a conversation her mouth moves faster than her brain and out comes the most random jibberish mixed with real words. We have spent so much time repeating what she says to us to make sure that we understand her. Now that she is easier to understand I am trying not to repeat what she says. Its pretty funny because she thinks I don't understand her anymore and will repeat over and over again. (for example she says "Are we going to the store?" I used to say: "Are we going to the store? Yes!" Now she will ask and I will just say "Yes" and she will ask over and over if we are going to the store because she doesn't think I know what she said.)
Tommy has had a few rough days this week. He got his first cold of his life (I know, 8 months right? Awesome!) from hes loving sister. He also seems to be teething. He army crawls all over the house and has begun to demolish and devour books. I love his little mouth because he makes it go in a straight line and his cheeks hang over it. So smug. We are currently trying to sleep train the little guy but his cold has put a stopper on that. He gets so excited when Elsy wakes up from her nap or when Logan comes home from work.
A big surprise this week was Grandma Bean having an extra long layover in Seattle on her way to Utah. Logan went in to work late and we drove down and had a brunch with her at Denny's. (I love this picture because their smiles match haha!)
It was good to catch up. Grandma brought Elsy a mini pumpkin and Logan and I a box of chocolates from the Fudge Shop. I would have to say that if Logan's parents were ever to move away from New Jersey the only downside...but it is a BIG downside.... would be that they moved away from the Fudge Shop. I am serious!! It would be a sad day to never get any of those delectable chocolate covered gummy bears ever again. (But of course we would love them to be closer more. ;)
On Friday we had our ward Daddy Daughter Movie Night. After the Father's and Son's camp out this summer apparently some people wanted a daddy daughter activity as well! They asked the Activity Day leaders to head it off and as that is my calling I kinda took this on as my project with the help of my friend Lacie - who is also Activity Day leader ;) We watched the new Cinderella movie and had an awesome turn out! Everyone brought blankets, lawn chairs, and pillows. The early people moved in some of the foyer couches (like Logan haha).
I made a ticket booth out of a box I found behind Pier 1 (that's Lacie, she is so cute!). Lacie handed out tickets and then they came to the entrance of the gym where I stood at that podium and ripped the ticket stubs. We made a little walkway with Christmas lights. My favorite was the slide show I made before the movie played... you know like the ones they have at theaters? It had adds for upcoming ward activities, conference, MormonAds, funny LDS memes, and reminders that there was all the candy and popcorn you could eat.
I also made a fun little concessions sign. Yum we ate so much candy. It turned out awesome and my favorite was seeing several little girls cuddling up to their dads and dads giving their girls kisses on the heads. Aww melted my heart. Elsy sat with Logan on the couch. He said a couple of times she just scooted over to him and gave him a big big hug. So sweet.
The next two days was General Conference. How I just love conference! Since last conference Elders L. Tom Perry, Boyd K. Packer, and Richard G. Scott all passed away. They were all such wonderful leaders. This weekend they called three new apostles: Elder Ronald A. Rasband, Gary E. Stevenson, and Dale G. Renlund. It was good to hear their testimonies and it is going to be fun getting to know them. President Monson seemed especially worn out and it was sad to see him falter and loose his strength as he was giving a talk. I love him and know he is the Lord's mouthpiece on the earth. Logan and I have talked a little bit about some of the goals we want to set for the next coming months... including 'Ponderizing' (picking a weekly scripture to ponder and memorize).
One thing I realized during conference was how hard it is going to be to get the same spirit I have always felt watching Conference when I have young children demanding my attention. Now I know why my parents would record it and watch it late at night in their bedroom while us kids were in bed! About halfway through the first talk on Saturday morning Elsy came to me and said "Conference over?".... ummm... no... Haha. We survived though and I still was able to feel like the Lord was answering my questions and prayers through the leader's words.
Whenever Conference ends Logan and I feel so restless. We have sat around all day and snacked a bunch and are strangely exhausted and the house is a tornado. We were feeling antsy and wondering what to do. Before I knew it Logan had flipped our couch on its side and was pulling the staples out of the bottom so he could look at the springs and see if he couldn't fix it. Apparently after sitting on it for eight hours he decided it needed fixing. (We got it off Craigslist after we got married and it has had a hole in the bottom since we got it. We have been making do with a board over it.) I was so surprised when he had it all fixed! He screwed a new beam in place, re-aligned all the springs, and slid a wire through the whole thing. Yay for handy husbands! Then he took the kids on a walk so I could clean the house. :)
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