The Ark

We met up with some friends at another awesome free indoor playarea called The Ark.  It is at another big church which is just down the street from the ymca so it is very convient (although their hours are not as long as the tubes).  We brought a lunch and the kids got to run wild then stop in for a bite before heading off again.

Jonathan enjoyed just lying on his blanket on the ground and I got to chat.  I would guess we'll stop in here often.

Raining Apples & Kevin

I love that my kids enjoy fruits and vegetables.  Kevin is a little more picky with which ones he likes, but as long as there are a couple that's fine with me.  He helps himself to apples quite often, but lately I've been finding them partially eaten all over the house.  A little gross.

Kevin loves his baby brother.  He tries hard to be soft with him, but 2 year old are just not very good at that.  Aside from a couple random punches, he has done okay.

There are a couple things I keep thinking Kevin will grow out of. The love of his yellow/orange skirt is one of them.  Another is that he like to take his bottoms off and roam around. He is in a tricky sleep phase.  If he naps he won't go to sleep at night.  If he doesn't he falls asleep between 5 and 6 (a little early).

Kherington Update

Kherington loves holding her baby brother.  I get annoyed with this sometimes because if he's sleeping I want him left alone, if he's awake and happy I don't want that ruined and if he's crying she doesn't want him.

She is sweet girl, very kind and helpful.  She loves to do crafts and has recently decided she likes jewelry and hair things.  I let her dress herself entirely (she goes through multiple outfits each day) and some of them are pretty funny.

I am sad that we haven't found any little girls friends to play with here.  She does love playing with the boys though.  I think the other half of it is since she's not in preschool she doesn't get a social outlet that way either.

Kherington gave a talk at church this last Sunday.  She was super excited about it, but got a little shy when it actually came time to speak into the microphone.  Her topic was Jesus Christ. On Saturday I had her tell me what she knew about Jesus and I just typed what she said. Turned out pretty good.

Here it is:
--> "Jesus helps us and he helps us do the things that we want to do.  He helps us be just like his family. He helps us find stuff when we need it.  He wants us to do the things he loves us to do. He helps us to feel the spirit and become like him.  We can remember him during the sacrament with the bread and water."