Boy Day vs. Girl Day

Boy Day:

Dustin woke up early today and took the boys on an ATV ride with his dad, Russ. I heard they had a really good time. Aaron told me that his brother and him had a peeing contest. I guess a must when all boys are around. Who won? Aaron. He told me that he and Grandpa almost rolled the quad THREE times. Something every mother loves to hear. Thank goodness for helmets! I heard that Ryan acts a lot like his mom when it comes to getting too close to the edge of a mountain. I admit it, I'm a scardy- cat, so is Ryan. We have to have a couple people in this family with enough common sense to stay away from the edge, something bad could happen.


Girl Day:

We girls slept in. I ended up missing Super Saturday. I was bummed. We all got ready and went to do some shopping. I wanted to go to the Distribution Center. I needed a DVD and I wanted to buy the Preach My Gospel manual. I heard it's a good tool for family night. While there I learned that they discontinued the Gospel Art Kits. I was sad, but I improvised. I bought a few pictures of the Savior's life with the stories on back. I will pick a scripture related to the picture for everyone to memorize and keep both on the fridge all week. I envied the new Temple dresses, I think I will be buying one soon. My girls sat and watched a video of Christ the whole time. I left with the song, Jesus was No Ordinary Man stuck in my head.

On the way home we stopped and got some lunch. McDonald's of course!

I decided I wanted to venture to Seagull Book. We bought some coloring books and each girl got to pick a little something. Grace picked a stuffed animal, Kate picked a HUGE Batman coloring book (typical, anything NOT girly), and Becca chose a Hello Kitty sticker book.

Pretty eventful day, but I think I enjoyed my day more!! I love spending girl time with my girls. Next time we should probably switch. I'm up for doing boy things, but peeing contests are out! I'd loose anyway.

Comments

Maggie & Nate said…
The Girls day sounds so much more fun to me! I hate ATVs and peeing like a guy...that is not as easy as it looks...:0~
How fun!
September 12, 2010 at 6:56 AM
Jayleen said…
I vote for the girls day any day. I'm also very scared of the edge. When growning up we'd always head up the mountains to go fishing and the drive was switch-backs, my dad would tease me by going as close to the edge as possible.
September 12, 2010 at 4:41 PM
Jennae said…
At least they haven't moved on to contests with #2 yet......I remember my brothers having a contest on who's was "bigger" while we were camping one time. Sorry....too much info...
September 13, 2010 at 4:21 PM
thecustercrew said…
I am always scared of the things Kyle does when I am not around. I am a too nervous when it comes to my kids sometimes. A couple of years ago when we were hiking at red rock I freaked out. I did not like my kids doing the rock scrambling. I finally realized I was the only mom freakin out, so I sat on the rock, kept Conner with me and let Kyle take all of the others all the way up. They kept calling to me, but I couldn't turn around and look at them. I just waved. Last week Kyle went and did some canyoneering training in Red Rock and wanted to take Max and Conner. I let Conner go, but not Max. Conner had a great time. Kyle lowered him down the cliffs into the Canyons. Conner did it on his own and was so proud of himself. He was with a friend who had a boy the same age. It was a really good day for Conner. I was glad I let him go, although I was really worried the whole time they were gone:) I think they need those days out with Dad and the girls need Mom days too.
September 15, 2010 at 10:48 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Changes Around Here

Image
Now that our computer is up and running, I'll fill you in on our latest happenings. Not in one post of course. I'll have lots to say for a while. Our biggest news is that Dustin has officially started the police academy . We are adjusting. The kids are taking it the worst, but I'm not fairing very well either. He is gone all day Mon- Thurs., and all day Sat. The kids are sad that he is gone so much and constantly ask where he is. Then they catch themselves, and remind themselves, that he is at the academy . I have noticed that my patience is lacking. It is something I'm trying to work on. Doing a lot by myself has stressed me out a bit. We'll get through it though. I'm excited for Dust. This is a dream come true for him. He is excited! We have decided that he will keep his Salt Palace job and get on the reserves in Bountiful or Lehi . They start out as part-time. This way we don't take such a pay cut. He is learning A LOT! He shows me every night. I am his ...
Read more

Counting My Blessings- Faith

Image
  “Faith is not so much something we believe, Faith is something we live.” - Joseph B Wirthlin 🌱🌿🌳 I’m not quiet about my Faith. It is truly a part of who I am. It always has been. It has been something I have continually worked on all my life. When I was young and lived Missouri, I was the only member of my Faith. My family was the only members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the whole school. There were a couple of friends who were members of the RLDS (now known as The Community of Christ). I felt a connection with them because at least our religions stemmed from the same founding. Yet, it still was different. I knew this after having conversations with them. And, even though I was the only member of my Faith, I still had great friends who practiced other religions, or none at all. I remember having sleepovers at friends’ homes on Saturday nights, and then waking up on Sunday and going to church with them. I’m so grateful my parents were so open and willi...
Read more

A New Chapter In Motherhood

Every now and then I get all sentimental while looking at my kids. Today was one of those days. What sparked it? My 16 year-old walking into the door of his new place of employment! I can't believe one of my kids is old enough to work. Well, old enough to work and get paid by someone other than me.  I'll tell you it was a little like sending him off to his first day of school. I was worried  he'd be nervous. I was worried his boss might be mean. I was worried about what type of people he would be working with. Would they be nice to him? It all seems so silly. He's sixteen, not six! But I'm a mom. Mom's are like that sometimes. I asked Ryan how it was when I picked him up- he's working to save money to drive. He really likes it. He worked the grill and firer. He was burned a couple of times. He said he was slow at first, but by the end of the night had found his groove. I'm glad he enjoys working. I'm glad he's building a good work ethic....
Read more