Senior Care Center

The first Sunday of every month the Kynaston family and our family sing at the local senior care center. Tonight we reenacted Luke 2, and included some Christmas carols and chimes. Our performance as far from perfect, but the elderly always love to hear the children.



Once home we watched the First Presidency Devotional while eating popcorn. Another beautiful Sabbath during this lovely holiday season.

A few funnies. Meg wanted to teach Andy how to play "pork chops" on the piano. Maisie wondered why we were singing "Joy to the Whale." She also was thrilled to hear "Kung Fu Panda" during the closing prayer, really the Sister Alread was praying for the inspired messages that touched the congregation. Andy was "Joseph" in our nativity, but could hardly sing because he had three pieces of gum in his mouth -- Meg and Maisie donated theirs' to his cause. Nick was crazy and loud during church, he even convinced Austin that he needed to have his diaper changed, but it was a false alarm. Nick simply wanted out of the chapel. Ah, Sunday reverence. Will it ever happen in my realm?

Christmas Cookies

I found cookie cutters that are the nativity. We spent the afternoon baking and decorating. The stress level didn't escalate until the very last moments.

Big News

We have some big news -- Meg lost her third tooth, and Andy decorated his brownie to look like Pablo. Hey, both these events are "big" around here......

Cozy Sunday

Tonight we popped popcorn and watched "Joy to the World" and "A King is Born" as a family. During many moments of the movie I was overcome with the reality of the birth of our Savior. Also, I felt so blessed to be surrounded by my lovely children and adorable husband. Here's to another blessed Christmas season.

Thanksgiving Day

My brother, Ron, and his lovely family joined us this week for Thanksgiving. Here is our food. (I didn't get a picture of the turkey.)

Maisie slept through the entire feast.

Meg's first year sitting at the adult table.

Our cute cousins.

Digesting the feast while playing Wii afterward.


We had such a wonderful time together. Mostly we spent our days together on the floor playing and laughing with our children -- the children's ages of the families combined were: 7,5,4,3,2,1, and 6 months. Austin took the Guymons to "Bolt" and on a tour of our town. My favorite moments had to be that Ronnie and Andy were best friends. I sat with Ron and Rachelle and heard about their courtship. And, last night the adults stayed awaked quite late to play "Puerto Rico" and "Boggle."

The Ron and Rachelle Guymon family is so easy to have around; I learned a lot about love and patience, both Ron and Rachelle are so good to their kids.  I really learned from them.  Hooray for family!

Brining the Turkey

Austin made a delicious Thanksgiving turkey, but it took much preparation the night before. The children helped him brine the bird. All were so happy exploring the giblets, too. I actually had to help identify the bird parts, but it was easy thanks to my mad chicken gutting skills of yesteryear.

Popsicles

For two weeks the children have been eating popsicles for dinner; last night they were especially happy eating them together. Nick is completely tired of bland food, so his popsicle was melting nearby on the table.

 

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