Other September Events

Jackson's first day of Preschool with the same group of kids from last year.

This is McCall conducting to her new barney sing-a-long video.

We attempted to potty train McCall again after 6 months. She is now 2 1/2 and this time I think it will work great. We had a big potty party for her and the first part of the day she trained the doll then after nap time it was her turn. When the day was over she was awarded a barney sing-a-long video, a microphone, and little mermaid underpants.

Grandma & pa came for a visit and they sat in on the bedtime routine, scriptures, prayer, one-two-three (we hold hands in a circle and say 1-2-3-4 families are forever, then we all give each other hugs and say I love you. After that I read the kids some books then they hit the sheets.

Summary of August Events

FIRST EVER HILTON FAMILY REUNION
Quaker Hills Family Camp

McCall posed for a long time on this rock that was next to the zip line. She loves to be outside and explore! I often find her flat on her stomach examining a bug crawling around. I have even caught her picking up an ant and putting it in her mouth!

ZIP LINE

Both boys tried the zip line! Of course Jackson tried it first before Andrew would have anything to do with it. Even little Raimie did it! After their first attempt we couldn't keep them off of it. Even Joel who is afraid of heights gave it a try!

The kids had a blast just hanging out on the water's edge. Andrew and Austin would pull canoes around all day. Jackson, McCall, and Rozie played in the sand. The older kids would disappear and be off across the street playing in the community game room.

The Cabin we stayed in was huge. It had endless bunk beds. We had two rooms. One we put the kids, it had two bunks, and the other was ours right next door with one bunk. All the bunks had a queen for the bottom bunk. Each level had a hers and his bathroom. We had a pegs and jokers tournament. And the kids played a new game called St. Pertersburgh. Dustin got in on that one and I had to pull him away to be my pegs partner.

THOSE WHO MEMORIZED SCRIPTURE AT SUNDAY DEVOTIONAL
The theme of the reunion was based off of a Scripture in the Book of Mormon. Mosiah 18:21

And he commanded them that there should be no acontention one with another, but that they should look forward with one eye, having one faith and one baptism, having their hearts knit together in unity and in love one towards another.

We had a challenge to memorize this scripture through out the weekend and those who did received an award. Jackson memorized "love one towards another". Andrew went a little further and memorized "having their hearts knit together in unity and in love one towards another." He was very anxious about having to say it in front of everyone. He really didn't want to do it but he really wanted the prize (sucker and funny glasses).

On a Saturday morning dad let the kids put the hose on the tramp which created a waterfall underneath. The kids could not resist playing in it. They had a blast according to Dustin, I was at our rental restoring the floorboard that the unwanted cat had peed through. But, Dustin was good enough to cover up the evidence by bathing the kids before I got home.

I took the kids to the water fountain at the base of the Lucky Peak Dam. We went with the McKalister's and everyone had a great time. They played in the sand and made a big hole with a little path that flowed into the hole. They would fill up their buckets and fill the path with water and watch it fill up the hole.

Andrew wanted to get some clothes to put McCall in so he brings this dress-up outfit down and wants me to put it on her. Andrew likes to see McCall look girly!

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

Andrew and his first day of school. He was really excited to wear his new shoes and he had to wear his new Speed Racer shirt.

FIRST BUS RIDE HOME

Getting off the bus after a long 30 minute ride home (the school is just across the street less than a mile away). He said I liked School but it was too long. He also had a kid that was flicking his ear on the bus ride home. Day two more flicking. Day three flicking and hitting Scott in the head with a backpack. Scott is his next door neighbor that he gets on the bus with. I finally had to talk to the boys dad. The dad was a little lame and didn't help much. He said he would talk to his son and then the next day he said that he asked the bus driver and the driver said that there wasn't a problem. The kids dad laughed at me after telling me this and walked away! Who new I would be dealing with incompetent parents this early in my experience with a child in elementary school!