Let's go fly a kite!

It was such a windy day today that we decided to play with the kites. Aidan had the day off of school so we were able to play most of the morning with the kites. We had the neighbor kids join in. Miss Cassidy loved it, Lacey struggled a little to keep hers in the air, and Aidan had to keep being told not to cross lines with other kites. It was quite fun until Ryan and I took the controls of the kites and both ended up tangled in our neighbors tree. We eventually got them out but that was the end to our kite flying for the day.
Yes this is the ragin' style here. Isn't it fashionable?

Playin' cards

My Grandma loved to play cards. That is probably what I remember doing with her the most. She had the best games. Last week Lacey wanted to play something so I got out the cards and taught her a game my grandma played with me. We call it the clock game. It really is a solitaire game but we made it work for multiple players. Lacey loved it. Then we taught it to Aidan. He loved it as well. It is simple and easy for the kids to play. As I taught them to play, I talked about my grandma and what she was like. I took out some pictures too so they could see her. She passed away before they were born so I told them she got them ready in heaven to come to earth and told them to be good and choose the right. Lacey loved the thought of grandma preparing her for earth. Just a little heritage I'm trying to pass down.

"My Sabbath Day"

Ryan took Aidan over to a co-worker's house to shoot. The guy had a 22 rifle and Ryan felt today was the day for Aidan to shoot the gun. On their way back Aidan said to Ryan, "Today is MY Sabbath day." Ryan asked "why is that?" Aidan said, "Because I shot a gun." Ryan said, "So today is a holy day for you." Aidan said, "YES!" The boy was thrilled.

He was so excited to show me his target shooting. Later that night I found this posted on his door signed and dated. How cute is that? A monumental day obviously for this little boy. If you notice too, not a bad shot. He told me that he shot the ten ring out. I had no clue what that meant but I guess it means he shot some bullseyes.

A bad name?

Aidan came running in the house yesterday from playing with the neighbor kids and plopped on the couch. Not a second later the neighbor boy knocked at the door and had come to tell on Aidan. He said Aidan had called him a bad name. Ryan and I looked at Aidan and he scowled something fierce, and knew he was about to be in trouble. We asked him, "Aidan, what did you call him?" He just grunted. Then we said, "Aidan you better tell the truth. What did you call him?" He replied, "Uchtdorf." Ryan and I both started laughing. It was one of those moments you needed to discipline but you ended up laughing instead. I really didn't know if Aidan should be in trouble or not anyway, given that Uchtdorf is the last name of one of our apostles. Oh, I will never forget this.

All I want is you.

If you are willing to watch 8 hours of a movie just to hear Anne Shirley say to Gilbert Blythe "All I want is you", then you are a kindred spirit.

For the last month, every Sunday I have watched part of Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea with Aidan and Lacey. Ryan did not participate. He would want me to make that VERY clear and was a little frustrated I was indoctrinating Aidan to such female fluff. Well, Lacey, Aidan and I loved watching it together. Aidan was the biggest advocate of it. He would remind us if we forgot. Just to hear him say Anne Shirley, made my heart melt. We just finished today and if you are like me, the best part is the end with Gilbert and Anne on the bridge. Aidan was so funny about them. He thought they were mooshy and said eww gross but at the same time he wanted them to be together. Earlier in the movie when Gilbert said he was engaged to someone else, Aidan was devastated. He said, "He's lying, He's lying." Then when I told him he wasn't lying, you could see in his little face that he was so disappointed. It was so cute to watch him.

It was such a fun Sunday tradition for a little while. I loved it! Maybe in a few months we can do it again. So to all you Anne of Green Gables Fans, remember "tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it."