Where There's a Will, There's a Way

When Brandt gets something on his mind, he gets super stuck on it.  Apparently today he was determined to get inside of the barn and get the bike and his skate board out.  He ended up finding a way to unscrew the lock and pull the door open enough to squeeze through.  By the time I found him he was halfway out the door with the bike.  He was upset I caught him and was also upset when I reminded him how mad his dad would probably be that he had broken in.  He helped come up with a plan to at least fix it and then apologize to Bryce when he got home.  I helped him find a screwdriver and put the lock back together the best we could.  He found that it was a lot harder to put the screws back in that it had been to tear them apart, but he kept at it and didn't give up.  Afterward, he was happy and proud of himself for accomplishing something hard, and I was proud of him for taking a step in learning the repentance process.

Kylie and Cozy Lyon are the cutest little best of friends. Sadly, Cozy will be moving soon and sis is so super sad about it.

Party Prep

The kids and I spent some time down at my mom's today getting ready for Kylie's Frozen birthday party tomorrow.  Kylie had fun helping us with her cupcakes (obviously from the pictures she had fun with her make-up first), and Brandt was good to entertain himself with things like exercising, taking selfies, taking the 4-wheeler for a spin (who needs permission?) and conducting his own science experiment with ingredients such as pepper that he helped himself to in grandma's storage room.  Never a dull moment!

PTO Family Movie Night

As a PTO we decided to have a family movie night.  At first we thought it could be a fundraiser to help pay for our safety fence around the playground, but we couldn't charge admission due to copy right laws.  We showed Big Hero 6 in the gym and the sing-along Frozen in the library.  Kylie and Cozy both dressed up for Frozen and were good to let Clover sit with them.  We had concessions with homemade goodies-my mom's homemade suckers were among the most popular treats.  It was a fun night with families in our community!

Aden's Birthday

We have spent a lot of time with Aden and my kids have come to think of him like a brother.  So, of course we wouldn't miss out on the chance to spend some time with him for his birthday party.  He had a little party at Arctic Circle and they had a great time together!