First off, Peter would like everyone to know that his neck is feeling a little better. Jack had a brief brush with a sore throat, but is fine now. Alex is also feeling better (he was never sick, but just chimed in. I don't think he wanted to be left out.)
The week started off with our last day of Compass, our homeschool co-op, which has been a fun experience. We got out the Christmas decorations, went and picked out a Christmas tree, and spent our FHE getting the housed decked out for the holidays.
Peter has had fun searching for our Elf on the Shelf every morning. One day he found her snuggled up in a tissue box which she had turned into a bed.
We also attended a local production of the Nutcracker ballet. The boys loved it! It was actually really well done. They also liked seeing the new Disney movie, Then Nutcracker and the Four Realms, although they said it was nothing like the ballet. True.
One thing we always look forward to is the local glass blowing open house. We went and watched the blower make ornaments and then picked some to take home with us. It is absolutely fascinating and so neat to watch him blow the glass and create these amazing objects.
Jack learned how to make tin foil dinners at his scout activity this week. He thought they were amazing and delicious. I told him that he could make those for the family anytime!
We had fun making a quick trip down to Utah to meet Joe and a couple of his kiddos to help Mom and Dad paint some more of their basement. I think we were all surprised at how quickly we were able to do that. The next time any of us tries to paint something on our own it will seem miserably long and drawn out though, I'm afraid. We make a good work crew!
Ian is practicing like crazy for Newsies. He has practice nearly every day and he is loving it. We have to find him some tap shoes for the King of New York number which he is excited about.
I started a 21 day Yoga Challenge through the Beachbody program Victoria is involved in. I absolutely love it! It feels good to focus on some physical activity every day.
On Saturday morning I had a wonderful time going to the temple with a friend of mine from our old ward who I worked with when I was the Relief Society president. She came to our ward fresh out of jail, a recovering drug and alcohol addict with a really violent, sketchy past. The ward family really stepped up and brought her in, we had the most excellent bishops, and for five years they have just loved her and a couple of other gals in the same position, and they have all gone through the temple this year with Nancy being the last one. It was such a joyful day with about 40 members of our old ward there. Just a wonderful feeling and a great, tangible experience that spoke to me about what those heavenly reunions will be like. Joyous to the max!
Lauren, some of my favorite reads this year have been: I Capture the Castle (fiction), the Boys in the Boat (non-fiction), In a Sunburned Country (travel-logue), and The Power of Full Engagement (self-improvement).
It's a great time of year! Can't wait to see you all. Harts out.
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