I've been staying very busy with PTA, which I enjoy. It is so rewarding to be in the school and have students say, "Hi, PTA!" when they see me :) We've been working on all the preparations for our upcoming "Choose Today" Family Concert. The concert itself was given to us from Utah's First Lady and her Uplift Utah initiative. It is to celebrate Red Ribbon Week in helping kids make good choices and staying drug and alcohol free. But there has been a lot of other prep work to find the venue, figure out the logistics of moving kids on and off the stage, advertising the event, inviting guests, and so on. Yesterday I was floating on air because I acquired some fun banners, prizes, and radio ads from Parents Empowered, and then I got a call from the Mayor's office and learned that he IS able to come to our concert! Wahoo!
Elizabeth is growing up quickly. She is getting even more independent and wants to do everything herself. On Sunday she climbed out of her crib for the first time, but luckily she hasn't repeated that yet. I guess I need to start thinking about what to do in her room (sheets and decorating) when we take out the crib and put in a regular bed.
Although I took this picture because I thought her new leggings looked so cute, this pretty much sums up Elizabeth -- always happy and ACTIVE!
Elizabeth talks a lot, and is using complete sentences. It seems that almost everyday she says at least one thing that surprises me because it sounds so mature. She plays with her friend, Izzy, a lot. Although there are still some times when "playing together" involves Izzy doing one thing, and Elizabeth jumping on her bike and riding down the sidewalk and totally ignoring Izzy because the bike is so fun!
Elizabeth and Izzy
Nathan just finished his requirements to receive his Bear in Cub Scouts. He had the chance to go to a district-wide Writer's Symposium last week and really enjoyed that opportunity. I can't believe that he will be turning 10 in just a couple of weeks -- time flies so quickly!
Benjamin ran from the school to Seven Peaks and back for running club earlier this week. I was very impressed! He is excited to be Luigi for Halloween this year. Although he fought piano lessons a lot at the beginning of the school year, he is doing well and I've even heard him admit that he LIKES piano!
Joshua is fun to have around in the mornings. He is my good helper on errands and in general he is a good brother to Elizabeth. He's pretty funny about going to school: He eats lunch and then it is time to take him. I will usually let him know when he has about 10 minutes left before we need to get in the car. He will have been taking his sweet time the whole meal. Then all of a sudden he clears his food (even if he hasn't eaten it all), and insists that we leave that instant so we won't be late. He gets so focused on "not being late", even though we have never been late, and most of the time we get there 10 minutes early! I've tried to remind him of that, but so far he is still fixated on "not being late"!
Ryan had fun taking the 3 boys to the BYU vs. Utah State game a few weeks ago. I think he is enjoying not having to work on wiring the basement every night anymore, and now can enjoy the fruits of his labors!
I was able to find time to make a Christmas gift for Elizabeth. The apron was a Sewing Group project, and then I came home and whipped up the pot holders while catching up on the DVR!
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