"Can you meet with the Bishop on Sunday?"

The call that causes lack of sleep. Maybe it's nothing. Maybe I'm being put back in as Primary Pianist? Maybe I messed up the Relief Society activities enough that they decided I'd done enough as the Enrichment Coordinator. Nursery worker? More my level...

The Bishopric Secretary didn't ask Tim to come with me, so it shouldn't be too much, right? Tim is still the 1st counselor to the Bishop, and he hasn't dropped any clues that this was coming. Then I started to worry it was Relief Society President!!

So Sunday comes. The Bishop tells me that they feel it's time that I take more of a leadership role. They call me to serve as the Primary President. Am I silly that I feel very relieved that it's Primary President and not Relief Society President? Primary is much more my level! I love Primary!

So last Sunday I was sustained with my Presidency, and on Saturday we have our first Primary activity of having the children meet their new teachers. Then we have to go through all the manuals and pictures and change them for the new year, and we've lost four teachers from other callings, so we need to find a bunch right away; all the lists need to be updated; I need to do two bulletin boards; prepare Sharing Time... Aye yay yay! No stress! It's a good thing I like Primary!!!

I am excited, strangely enough. I know that I'm not called to this alone. I know that I do not have all the answers, and that is alright. I know that the answers will come when I need them. All I need is a little trust.

Wardrobe Advice From Lily

I don't know what the deal is with Megan lately, (maybe the fact that she's two- plain and simple,) but she cries and cries whenever I put her tights on. "Tights hurt! No tights! No tights!" This morning she wanted to wear a dress, so I told her she had to have tights on. "Tights hurt! No tights!..."

Enter Lily: "Tights don't hurt. You just have to tell them to be nice. If they're mean to you, you be mean back!"

Megan: "Be nice tights!! Be NICE tights!!..." (all the while looking down at her legs very sternly.)

That's the best advice I've ever heard for problems with tights. It worked for Megan, too. Even better.

Happy Birthday Lily!

Lily has had a countdown to her birthday for about 3 months now. When she would try on clothes that were a little too big still, she would say, "It will probably fit when I am five." She is always asking me what she will be able to do when she is five. It was like she expected to wake up on her special day suddenly bigger and smarter. She makes me laugh!. Her birthday FINALLY came. She has wanted a party with her friends forever. So, we did the party thing! A few friends from Primary came, and they got their own tiaras, and ate some cake & ice-cream.

Yes, Alec is the funny big brother! He is so good to let the girls do their girlie thing, but still be part of the chaos.

Lily told me she wanted a cake with hearts and flowers and crowns, so there you go. I think it turned out pretty cute!

Then we were off to see "The Princess & The Frog" at the theater! Cute giggling girls all around me. Love it!

I do feel bad that we forgot to have the cartwheel contest, though. She told EVERYONE we met (neighbors, teachers, random strangers in the checkout lines by us) that she was having a birthday and that she was going to have a cartwheel contest at her party. So, if anyone would like to come over for a makeup date cartwheel contest, just let me know!

Delight in the little things

Lately when I put Megan down for a nap, she gets all snuggled up in her special blankie on her big girl bed, and she starts giggling. As I give her a kiss, she says, "Thank you noodles," or whatever we had for lunch. She says it so cute, I just love it.

Today we follow the normal routine. Blankie. Giggle. Kiss. "Thank you corn dog. Thank you ketchup." Thank you ketchup? That makes me laugh! A whole new meaning to delight in the little things.

Then I go tuck Lily in for her nap. She gives me a big hug and says,

"You're my best mom ever. I love you so, so much that you make me think about you the whole time I'm sleeping."

It's times like this that I know how lucky I am to be able to stay home and share the little things with my children. I love being their mom!

Happy 80th Birthday Grandma D!

I had so much fun with my dad's 60th birthday video that I had to do another one with Tim's family for his grandma's 80th birthday! I think my family was more into the singing portion, while Tim's family, Wow. The dance moves are beyond description. Amy, you are still a cheerleader at heart!

Happy Birthday Grandma! We Love You!

Potty Training x 2

How come I feel like I have two two-year-0lds? Wait- I know the answer to this one! Puppy Cooper is like a two-year-old on a sugar rush. He is a sweet little dog... that has very sharp puppy teeth! He really is pretty good, but between potty training Megan & Cooper, I feel like I have to be constantly vigilant. No rest for the weary... or the wicked, I hear. :) -and I get really excited when either one of them goes potty where they're supposed to! So if you hear a mom in the store bathroom singing the "Pee Pee in the Potty" song, just smile and nod. It works for Megan!