Love 'watching' the kids' minds figure things out. Here are two examples of how Annie is developing and some of her thought processes.
1. She was telling me a story about something that happened at school. One of the people was a little boy in her class. I asked if it was the black boy. "No, Mom, he's brown - not black!"
2. This morning while reading scriptures, the plan of salvation was referenced. I stopped and asked the kids what the plan of salvation is. No answer. Okay, so who's plan is it? "Heavenly Father's" Correct. So, basics of the plan, we lived with Heavenly Father and Jesus before we came to Earth. We came to Earth to get a body and be tested. After we die, we will get our bodies back and live with them again if we prove ourselves worthy. Annie's comment, "Can we live with them in Texas?" Andy's response, "Well, we'll live on the earth again, so maybe it will be in Texas." That seemed to be okay. She would like Grandma's cat, Moses, to be there as well. ***I didn't have time to tell her that Texas really IS part of Heaven.***
Monday, October 18, 2010
Kindergarten Field Trip
Annie's class went to NickaJack Farms for a field trip last week. Emily and I were lucky enough to go with them. We had a FABULOUS time! We had a 40 minute hayride, complete with stopping at a pumpkin patch and talking about how pumpkins grow. (No, didn't put me into labor, but it was MIGHTY uncomfortable at times!)
We got to pet some of the animals. Annie was VERY brave trying to touch everything, especially the apaca named bandit.
I think all of the kids loved playing in this pit filled with corn kernels. It actually looked really fun, except for the handful of kids that kept throwing the kernels! The girls loved burying each other.
Then they played on a giant playground. No pictures of Annie though; she was inside the teepee with a bunch of little girls from her class.
Then, they each got to pick the perfect pumpkin to take home!
Funniest thing: Emily thinks she is equal with the kids in Annie's class. So, when they lined up to take a class picture, Emily just assumed she was welcome also! (Thankfully we were running behind a little bit so they also got pictures without the stowaway.) When Em jumped in, Annie's cute teacher said they needed another picture with Emily. Then she had all the kids say, "We love you, Emily." It completely made her day. She's been with me a few times to their room to be the Mystery Reader, having lunch with Annie, and seeing Ben. The kids are all so intrigued by Annie's 'baby' sister! It's quite comical. A couple of them also liked to pat my tummy... Cute, busy, BIG class!
I tried and tried to get the girls to look at me cute, but the sun was so bright (unusual here), they couldn't look at me without squinting. So, they gave each other High 5 instead. Fun field trip; so glad we made it!
We got to pet some of the animals. Annie was VERY brave trying to touch everything, especially the apaca named bandit.
I think all of the kids loved playing in this pit filled with corn kernels. It actually looked really fun, except for the handful of kids that kept throwing the kernels! The girls loved burying each other.
Then they played on a giant playground. No pictures of Annie though; she was inside the teepee with a bunch of little girls from her class.
Then, they each got to pick the perfect pumpkin to take home!
Funniest thing: Emily thinks she is equal with the kids in Annie's class. So, when they lined up to take a class picture, Emily just assumed she was welcome also! (Thankfully we were running behind a little bit so they also got pictures without the stowaway.) When Em jumped in, Annie's cute teacher said they needed another picture with Emily. Then she had all the kids say, "We love you, Emily." It completely made her day. She's been with me a few times to their room to be the Mystery Reader, having lunch with Annie, and seeing Ben. The kids are all so intrigued by Annie's 'baby' sister! It's quite comical. A couple of them also liked to pat my tummy... Cute, busy, BIG class! 
I tried and tried to get the girls to look at me cute, but the sun was so bright (unusual here), they couldn't look at me without squinting. So, they gave each other High 5 instead. Fun field trip; so glad we made it!
Some 20-21 Year Old Boys
These are two of our favorite missionaries that we've worked with in Ohio. Andy is the Ward Mission Leader and meets/talks with them a few times each week. The elder on the right is Elder Thornton who has been here longer. I love how completely straight-forward he is and honest almost to a fault. He will also throw the football for Ben a few times if he's playing outside when they come to store/pick up things from the garage. (Andy thinks he's a little brother and teases him accordingly...) Alas, we've been telling him for months about DoughBoys that we do on the fire. They had a few minutes to burn one night after an appointment and came to our fire. He isn't so great roasting (not a skill he learned in Idaho), so Andy did his for him. (Elder Haines on the left could hold his own.)
They came inside to fill their DoughBoys with nutella, pie filling, honey, cinnamon/sugar, whipping cream and toffee bits. Elder Haines ate his the typical way.
Elder Thornton ate it in two bites! I don't know how he even tasted it! What the camera didn't capture was a little 22 month old standing in the doorway staring at the messy eater with HUGE eyes! Ahh, the joys of food!
They came inside to fill their DoughBoys with nutella, pie filling, honey, cinnamon/sugar, whipping cream and toffee bits. Elder Haines ate his the typical way.
Elder Thornton ate it in two bites! I don't know how he even tasted it! What the camera didn't capture was a little 22 month old standing in the doorway staring at the messy eater with HUGE eyes! Ahh, the joys of food!
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