Monday Madness

Okay, it wasn't really madness. The boys got some time to do some real wrestling. The oldest boy cousin took on two of the younger ones and he put up a really good fight. I was a little concerned that someone would get hurt, but was happy to see that they all took off their glasses before getting rough. (I was also a little concerned when I saw the bruises Ben had after all the cousins left - knowing they had come from the wrestling. Ouch!)

 

 

My oldest sister enjoys feeding my youngest ones - and they enjoy eating from her. Both Harmonie and Domonique have been on the lighter side of the weight scale so it's nice to see them eat when their Aunt is around.

 The craft for the day was different for the boys and girls. The girls made necklaces, and the boys painted rocks. Each group enjoyed their activity, so that was great. My girls made three necklaces and then an extra charm to be made into a magnet when we got home. Ben wanted to make a magnet as well, so he was able to do both crafts.

The boys went down by the Mississippi River with two of their aunts and their Gaffa to collect rocks for the painting craft. The adults were thinking of smooth, rounded rocks, but they couldn't find that kind. they had a variety of jagged rocks and enjoyed being creative. Ben made a tic-tac-toe board and painted rock pieces to go with. One of the cousins was very creative and painted several things: a bee that had a rock painted like a flower to sit on, a turtle that had a rock painted like a log to sit on. It was fun to watch them create.

 

My oldest sister was in charge of the Family Home Evening lesson for Monday night. She talked about choices and consequences. She shared the story that President Monson shared in General Conference from his youth at the family cabin. He chose to play with matches, even though he had been taught and knew he shouldn't.

She has made a board game like Chutes and Ladders, but we got to make up the choices and consequences. The kids really enjoyed it and I hope we all learned something.

All my girls got trims before their haircutting aunt left the reunion. Don't worry, Kemiah wasn't really sad, she was just acting.