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Sawyer is turning 6 on Monday. He decided that instead of having a friend party this year, he wanted to go on a little trip to Moab. We love Moab. Tonight we opened presents and swam at our hotel. We had fun.
Macey is upset here because she fell in the pool. It was very traumatic. She almost got her hair wet.
We have a lot of eggs - always. Our chickens keep us in good supply. When our fridge starts to look like this, we have no choice but to have lots of German pancakes for dinner. Yum!
We've added another job to our After Dinner Jobs Chart - vacuum a room. I'm in love with it. Skyler is not. He's determined to vacuum every room without standing up.
My little hair dresser. I'm glad that she's found a new client. I can't tell you how many times I've answered the door forgetting that my hair looks a lot like this.
Poor Skyler had three teeth pulled today by his dad. He's getting ready for braces. We tried really hard to feel sorry for him, but we couldn't stop giggling at his swollen, numb smile.
We were the spotlight family in Primary today. My kids have been waiting a LONG time for this. Jason and Skyler even came from their classes when we were recognized, and we got a giant bag of our family's favorite candy (Kit Kats) to share. This is very exciting stuff.
We're trying to eliminate some problem behaviors around here. And we're trying to do it in a positive way. This is our new system. (Copied, like all my good ideas, from Camie.)
The kids earn a "gem" if they've reached their daily goal. They each have three daily goals. Here are some examples:
No whining all day.
Finish jobs on time without reminders.
No pouting.
Try to make my brothers and sisters happy.
They can then use their gems to buy things from my "store".
Oh my gosh, my children are so motivated right now. They're doing GREAT! I'm talking miraculous changes - a whole trip to Walmart without whining, three hours of church without pouting, no toys on my floor, no bickering. Miracles.
I hope it lasts.
Tonight was their piano recital. They both did awesome! My favorite thing about our piano recitals is that there's always a fabulous dinner served afterwards. Skyler is a little excited. This is the best picture I could get.
This was the second best.
More after-school art classes. Today we finished up these cute scrapbooks. My class was adorable.
We've been going to Preschool Hour at the library for two years. Today was the first time that Macey left my lap and sat by the other kids the whole time.
Big day.
