New Beginnings

Well Sunday the 21st was the New Beginnings program in Kanosh Ward and I was asked to come and be the motivation/guest speaker.  I was honored to come and talk to these wonderful young women and it was such a good experience for me.  I hope they got as much out of it as I did.  They had it decorated so cute and I love the new theme song for this year "Strong and Courageous".

Megan & Shantel (my cute cousins)

They had balloons tied to each value banner.

The girls singing "Strong and Courageous"

Our Christmas Program

Well we had out Ward Christmas program on the 23rd of December and it went really well.  The boys were toys and the girls were dolls.  They were wondering why they were being given away, but throughout the program they learned that when the kids were giving them away to someone else on Christmas they were trying to be like Christ and serving others.  It was really cute and the kids did a great job.

The Dolls

Toys and Dolls

Nativity Scene

Scouts serving others by shoveling snow.

Great To Be Eight!

Well this year we (the primary presidency) decided to hold a "Its Great to be Eight" party for all those kids who have just turned eight (and not been baptized) or are going to turn eight so we introduce them to all the fun programs they get to be involved in and give them an introduction to baptism. I handmade the invitations so they would be a little more personalized and we had a lot of fun.


We decorated in the primary colors of red, blue, and yellow. Sister Edwards did a great job with these cookie vase center pieces (idea off www.sugardoodle.net)

that each child got to take home with them. Then bishop gave a demonstration of his interview with them and the questions he will ask. We also had the achievement day leader and the scout leader come and talk about the fun things they do. Then 1st counselor talked about the gospel in action program, and we had someone talk on baptism and someone demonstrate the proper hand hold and bending your knees to be baptized. At the end we played a fun game. I made a 12x12 scrapbook page for each of the kids with their pictures on it and 8 facts about them.

We had some balloons with a number attached to it and they would each get a balloon and we would ask them a question and then they would have to answer which one of the kids that question related to than sit on the balloon to see if they were right. It was a fun way to end a great night. We finished up with some cupcakes (I got finished just in time thanks to some help from Tiff but I must say they turned out great)and ice cream.


The kids also got to keep a little bag with a picture of Jesus surrounded by the children to help remind them how much Jesus love us. I think the night was a great success and the kids and their families seemed to really enjoy it.

NOTHING TO DO WITH GREAT TO BE 8 BUT IT WAS A TAG ABOUT THINGS OF 8 SO I POSTED WITH THIS
Lisa Woodland tagged me awhile ago and since it went along with the 8 theme I stuck it in here.

8 things to look forward to:
1. Eternal life and seeing those who have passed on again.
2. Being a mom -I love both the joys and hardships that come along with it.
3. Being a wife. I love my husband and look forward to each new day with him.
5. Taking classes to continue to learn and grow.
6. Spending time with my family and friends.
7. A Good Book - I recommend "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins(Believe it or not I am hooked on reading now if I can just get the running bug I will be set)
8. Camping with the family. What can I say we love the outdoor and camping.
(What no scrapbook??? I have got to get my priorities in order!!!!

8 things I did this Weekend
1. Coached a soccer game
2. Went to church
3. Worked on Invitations for Its Great to be 8 Program
4. Watched a movie with the family
5. Cleaned up the house
6. Went out to eat
7. Visited a neighbor in Summit
8. Made Treys pinewood derby car

8 things I wish I could do.
1. Be more organized
2. Manage my time better
3. Keep a cleaner house
4. Take better pictures
5. Play the guitar
6. Enjoy running
7. Understand the scriptures better
8. Scrapbook more

8 TV shows I watch:
1. Grey's and a few Jazz games if I catch one on.

8 places I would travel
1.Italy
2.Alaska
3.Germany
4.Ireland
5.Africa
6.Rome
7.Japan
8.France

8 people I tag:
1. Mindi Frost
2. Wendy Higgs
3. Amy Carter
4. Tami Cole
5. Tiffani Schmidt
6. Jen Coy
7. Lisa Teeples
8. Anyone that wants to be tagged

Primary Party

We had our Summit Primary Party and thank goodness for visitors! I think we ended up with 21 kids there. Which is a great turn out for our super small primary. We had a good time and the kids had a lot of fun. A big thanks to all who helped.

Cards for Primary (CC Please)

Well I am trying to make some we missed you cards for primary that we can send the kids when they miss. This is what I have so far. I want to get some feedback before printing them so please let me know what you think of these. If you have any clever sayings for sorry we missed you do share.









We spotlight a child each week in primary and when they get spotlighted we wanted to give them a certificate to take to the bishop for a special treat. So this is what I came up with. I wanted to try and stay on this years theme of "Eternal Families" but something fun for the kids.

Christmas Party and Program

We had the Summit Christmas party Dec 23rd. We had dinner at 6:00 with a special visit from Santa and then the primary kids did a excellent job on the program that followed. Trey played Samuel (one of his favorite characters) and Easton was a non believer. Everyone had a great time.

McKenna (Babysitters Little Girl)


Aspyn w/ Santa


Easton w/ Santa


Trey w/ Santa


Trey (Samuel)


Tyson - Shepard (Easton's good friend)

Summit Primary Rocks!

We had our primary program a few weeks ago and the kids did a great job. They were dressed like future missionaries and they even had their own badges. We have a small primary, but we have great kids. They work hard and I love working with them. I think I learn more from them, then they do from me. Keep up the great work kids!

We can all be missionaries right now!!!!!!!

Being Goofy!

Trey's already got the cheesy missionary pose down!

Trey Baptism

We celebrated Jims dad Harleys birthday on Aug 1st and had a lot of fun. That night at midnight was the release off Stephenie Meyers new book "Breaking Dawn". If any of you are wondering about my background it comes from these books. If you have not read the twilight series it might not make sense, but Jim has been giving me such a hard time about Edward (a vampire in the books) and I was getting tired of it. So while he was gone hunting I changed our entire blog around Edward. We (the kids and I) even made shirts I will post them later. Well at 11:40 pm my sister-in-laws and a couple of my nieces and I were off to the book store so we could get our copy (which we had preorder of course) of the new book. The next day Trey was Baptised on Aug 2nd (Grandpa Keslers B-Day) and it was a great experience. We had several friends and family members come and spend the day with us and it was fun to see everyone. All in all it was a great weekend!

Autograph!

Well the other night Trey and Easton were looking at pictures in my primary book and trying to remember which story went along with each picture. Trey loves Nephi and was telling the story of Nephi and his broken bow. "How did Nephi died"? Trey asked? "I am not sure" I replied. "Will Nephi be rescued(his word for resurrected)at the second coming?" he asked. "You bet" I replied. Trey got a hugh smile on his face and quickly said "I'm going to ask him for his autograph"!

I think Nephi is a great hero to have. I hope we will all strive to live as Nephi did."I WILL GO AND DO THE THINGS THE LORD HATH COMMANDED"