Wordless Wednesday

Can you guess what I have been up to today?!
Take your guess and I will post tomorrow what took place today at the Party of Five's home.
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Lori
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My Family Monday *Tithing*

Last weekend the boys watched my parents dog, Gunther for them while they were would of town. My mom and dad wanted to pay them for doing it (I think they WAY over paid them, but the boys were so excited). They each were given 10 one dollar bills. I thought this would be perfect to teach them about tithing. I asked JBody to give the lesson for Family Home Evening. Because I don't know exactly how he is going to teach the lesson I cannot put the lesson on our blog. However, I can tell you what he is going to teach and share with you what he hinted on doing.

Tithing

Song: I'm Glad to Pay a Tithing (children songbook p.150)

Lesson: JBody will talk to the kids about tithing and what it is. He is going to give the kids 10 peices of candy. He will then asked each of them to give back one peice. Then he is going to read them Malachi 3:10

10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing , that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

After reading the scripture he will pour blessings (whole bag of candy) out to the kids.

Song: I Want to Give the Lord My Tenth (children songbook p.150)

I don't know if this is exactlty how he will teach this lesson, but it will be similar.

Sweet Slumber

Doble is a crazy little boy. This little boy loves, loves, loves to sleep on the floor. Each night we put the boys to bed (in their beds) and each night we go up to check on them and Doble is always asleep in some crazy position on the stairs. We will put him back in his bed, but sometime during the night he comes into our room and lays on the floor next to the bed. He brings in his pillow and blanket and makes himself comfortable. I don't know why he likes the floor so much. When he moved from his bed to his big boy bed he was fine. But about 4 months later he started this routine. We will at times find that he has made himself a bed on his own floor. Silly boy you do make me laugh.

This is how we found him last night

Sawing logs and all

Trip to Oregon

This past weekend I had the opportunity to go to Oregon to visit with family. It wasn't the best of circumstances. My Grandfather has MS and isn't doing too well. I pretty much went down there knowing that this would be the last time that I would see him in this life. I debated going. I really didn't want to take the kids and I didn't want to make the long car ride. However, things began to fall in place. A wonderful friend of mine offered to take the boys for Thursday and Friday, and JBody said he could handle nights and the weekend with them alone. My brother Skyler came along with Razy and I. It was really nice. I got to visit with two of my Aunts and we lifted eachothers spirits in between trips to grandpa's. On Saturday my parents met up with us and we went to lunch with my Great Grandmother. It was hard to see my grandfather in the state that he was in and at times even harder to see my little brother trying to handle the situation. Yes it is a sad thing to lose a loved one, but I see the way he is in pain and having to lie in bed all day unable to move. He is losing his memory and talks about places that he has been in when he was younger as if he is that age right now. I know that when it comes time for him to pass it will be hard, especially for his children, but I also know that he will be happy and pain free and we will all see him again someday. Dad, Razy, Mom, Me, Great Grandma, Skyler, Aunt Ronnette, Aunt Shelly My parents(Papa and Mema) with Razy Mom and DadDad and Great Grandma

My Dad and Great Grandma again

Wordless Wednesday EvenPrincesses Have Bad Hair Days

Pictures compliments from Lil' E

Last weeks photo title winner is...

Katrina

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Lori

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These pictures were all taken by Lil'E. He loves to take my digital camera and just start taking pictures. Normally he takes crazy pictures. During this photo shoot he actually got some good ones in. Thanks for playing.

TACKLE it TUESDAY!!

This is a tackle that I really haven't been looking forward to. However, I have told myself that I just need to do it and in theend I will be grateful that it is done. My Tackle this week is....

POTTY TRAINING DOBLE

I really started this tackle yesterday and was really getting frustrated. I was trying to get him to go every 15 minutes, but he would just say he didn't have to go and then he would get upset because of it. I called my mom and she told me to call a friend. So I called my friend Jen and this is what she told me worked really well for her.

She dedicates the whole week to potty training. It didn't take her boys the whole week, but at least this way she new that the week was clear. She then takes the kids to the store and they buy crackers, snacks, candy, and juice (a lot of it). When they get home they strip naked and sit on the potty, yes all day long. At first I was thinking, I really don't want the potty in the living room and him in front of the tv the whole day, but I am willing to try anything to make it easier. When they go potty we make a HUGE deal of it, dancing, singing, candy, the whole shabang. Then clean the potty out and get back on.

So I tried this starting at about 3. I put him on the potty and he got really excited that he was going. At dinner I let him sit with us (Jen has the kids eat on the potty). He was sitting for only a few minutes when he yells out, "Mommy I need to go potty." Yeah I am so hoping this continues this way. Today I have him in front of the tv again on the potty. I did have to take him to preschool to drop Lil' E off and he stayed dry. HORRAY! Hopefully by the end of the week he will be in underwear and telling me he needs to go and have the potty in the bathroom.

Doble on the potty all set and ready for a Potty Training Birthday Party! We call it that because the boys love birthday parties and they think it is cool to be having this Potty Party.

Doble in Heaven. What kid wouldn't love sitting in front of the TV watching Thomas all day and having all the crackers and juice you could ask for?

Razy is enjoying the festivities. Here she is all set with her own supply of juice and crackers. She loves that each time Doble goes she gets to have skittles. She sees them on top of the tv and continues to ask for them. I did think about waiting until September to potty train Doble and do Razy at the same time, but I really want him potty trained in time for Preschool in the Fall and she is too young to be doing it right now. Someone did tell me I should try next month when she will be 18 months, but she is so not ready.

Do you having any potty training tips? Are you in the process of potty training one of your own and need some encouragement along the way? Leave your comments and if you are potty training a little one I would love to give you encouragement, because I know that I myself will be needing it this week. Sometimes I think that it can be just as hard on mommy as it is on the trainee.