I'm Baaaack!

Being without the Internet STINKS!  It has been 1 week since we switched Internet carriers.  During that time I was completely shut off from society.  I have not been able to blog, check email, or see what's going on in the news.  It's been awful!  But I'm back and ready to blog stalk all of my friends and family.  So much has happened this past week.  Let's start with Brody's first grade program last week.  It was called The Unity Tree.  Being that I taught 1st grade, I have strong opinions about what goes on in Brody's class.  Enough said,  don't want to hurt any one's feelings or start a riot!!

Brody was a cat in the program.  He did a super job.  

How do you like his whiskers and nose?  The teacher had me paint the kids faces with REAL paint.  I'm glad it's not my day job!

Brody and Jackson performing The Unity Tree.

Valentine's Day was perfect this year.  First we went to church.  I was in charge of sharing time which was fun.  After church, Jeremy the kids and I headed to the grocery store where they got steaks and potatoes for our Valentine's dinner.  They all gave me flowers that they picked out.  It was wonderful.  We ate dinner outside and played Valentine's Bingo.  It was perfect!

Look at these LOOONG stemmed roses my boys got me.  They were taller then them.  Ledger is missing from the picture because he was throwing a fit so we made him go to his room.

I wasn't able to get any pictures of Miss B. in her cute handmade Valentines Day skirt and shirt. She looked adorable in her red leg warmers, red onesie and vintage skirt.  Here is a funny picture of  her and Case.  He loves to hold her while standing.  I can't tell if she likes it or not?  She looks a little frightened!

Heartprints

Heart-print:  the impression left behind by a deliberate act of kindness.

A Heartprint is formed when you do something kind.  Your love touches others, leaving heartprints behind.

After reading my post last week about the book "Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch," my friend Jody asked me if I have the book Heartprints by P.K. Hallinan.  She let me borrow her copy which lead me right to Barnes and Noble to order my own (don't worry Ash, I ordered you one too!).  This book is such a good reminder of ways to be kind and show love towards others.  So for FHE last night, we read this story and discussed all the ways Jesus shows His love for us and the ways we can be like Him by showing love toward others.  We then played a fun LOVE game and had treats by the fire pit while wrapped in warm blankets.  It was a wonderful night for our family.  So....how many heartprints will you leave today?

You've Got Mail!

Last week for FHE we read a sweet story titled, "Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch."  If you haven't read this one, I highly recommend it!  I cry every time. After we talked about ways we can show love toward others, we decorated these darling mailboxes and wrote each other love letters.  We decided the letters can be signed by the person who wrote them (or colored in some cases) or left blank.  This whole week we have all been receiving letters from each other.  It is seriously fun when I see the flag on my mailbox up and realize someone loves me. Of course most of the letters are signed "sikret emier." (that would be secret admirer.) but I secretly know that since Brody is the only one who can actually write words, they are from him! What a fun way for our family to show our love for each other!  What ways do you and your family show your love?