DAUGHTERS CAN BE FUN!

Isn't this proof? They didn't get it from me...but thank goodness they are more fun than I am!

Carrie's Talent

Carrie has a real talent at beaded jewelry. If anyone likes anything let me know...I'm sure she'd make you some for real cheap!

Suzanne

First Time Doing Easter Eggs

Tonight we did the annual Easter Egg dying. Last year, I think I got too busy and we didn't end up doing it, so even Christy didn't get to do it. So, both of the girls got to do it tonight for the first time and enjoyed the fun. It must be fun until you are 14 because Carrie and Mark did it also! Gracie knew something was going on with the flyer for the Primary Easter Egg hunt. I went to the Internet and put in "Easter Egg Hunt Pictures" and got pictures to show her so she knew what to expect. We bought the plastic eggs and the girls helped fill them and they went to the hunt last Saturday.

Interior Decorating

The other day I gave Christy and Gracie some construction paper. They proceded to make paper chains with the help of scissors and tape. It kept them busy for a while, too. The finished product added to our interior decoration. I wouldn't recommend this for 4 year olds, but 9 and 10 year olds can have a fun time!

Later when we took pictures of their handiwork. Mark was not a participant of the project, but he did have a funny face in the picture!

You Are Not as Lucky as I Am, I Have a 17-Year Old

The other day, my son Luke, got a message from the Foreign Exchange Representative that we met a couple weeks ago when we drove to Spokane for his Semi-Finalist interview for a Congress-Bundestag Scholarship. This scholarship is given to over 200 students in the US each year for the purpose of being a Foreign Exchange student in Germany for the following school year. He tried to call the rep back, but couldn't get through. So, today, I asked him if he had called the rep back. Luke said he needed to do that.

This evening the rep called and Luke is at work. He was telling me about something Luke needed to do for his application. I asked when they would be making the decision. Turns out Luke actually already HAD talked to him and he was chosen to receive one of the scholarships. I guess I'm the last to find out! Carrie and Darrell already knew.

"CUTE?" Older Children

Older children aren't as "cute" as little children. They don't do as many "cute" things. In fact, though it is really bad to admit, you don't take as many pictures of them as you do of your "cute" little kids. Then there is the problem of when you WANT to take a picture and you actually have the camera, they often don't WANT you to take them. For example, the other day, Carrie was working on one of her projects for young women, sanding a piece of wood for a shelf. I wanted to take a picture. She didn't want me to. She said she'd go get dressed (she was in PJ pants) if I wanted to take one. I didn't want one when she got all dressed. So, I didn't get one.

Today I am posting 2 pictures of my older children. One is of my two oldest "VERY CUTE" daughters, together at Christmastime. The other is DJ on Christmas with our bird, Spidey. Spidey is very pretty, but loud and likes to bite. Spidey does really like DJ a lot. This bird loves to be out of the cage and following you around.

Our Other Chinese "Daughters"

Just before we went to China, Carrie, Christy, Mark and I drove down to Provo and saw our last year's Foreign Exchange Student, Li Jia Lin (Mary). She was with us for half of the school year last year. She had been in another family for the first half of the year, and then she came to our family. When she came back in the fall, I drove her down to BYU and helped her get moved in to Helaman Halls. She has had a great time and a lot of support there. It was really great to see her. We are currently in the process of getting another foreign exchange student from China for the next school year.