Family Week

Canadians don't celebrate President's Day, but there is a national holiday on the same day called Family Day. The schools make it into Family Week since we have Monday off for Family Day and Thursday and Friday the teachers have to go to Teacher's Convention.

So we just enjoyed a week holiday.

Here are the highlights:

Sledding behind our 4-wheeler

All the girls went on a horseback ride up the road without saddles. Don't you love Carly's goggles? 

We finished a Super Saturday project that I didn't get to do on Super Saturday. 3 months later. Better late than never.

Lucy broke Grandpa and Grandma's best chair. We took this picture so they can say good-bye before it heads to the dump.

Day in Waterton

The Lee cousins came so we could go cross-country skiing in Waterton. Well, after an hour of thinking and discussing, we decided it was too windy and plus they didn't have enough ski equipment left for us to rent. 

Plus on our drive into the park, the wind took Sarah and fishtailed her van back and forth across the road. It scared us. 

Here are the helpful comments we had while we were having our debate:

Taylor: We could just ski up to the lake if you are afraid of driving; maybe we could just ski down those stairs in the lodge instead.

Lucy: Please can we go skiing.

Kaden: Why wouldn't we?

Julia: If we are having doubts, we shouldn't ignore them.

Jill: Can't you just decide already? This is taking forever.

Man at the desk: Why don't you drive all the way to Cameron Lake and back before you decide. You do have a lot of kids with you. I guess if you really want to, you can, but we won't give you a refund if you change your mind.

So we decided to just drive to Cameron Lake, eat lunch and play in the snow.  It turned out to be really fun. We jumped off a bridge, went on a hike, and went sledding. 

We were driving down the mountain after our fun in the snow:
Carter: "Who planted all of these trees?"
Kaylynn: "Jesus"
Lucy: "Or Paul Bunyon"

The windy drive into Waterton

And of course to end the day, we stopped in Mountain View for ice cream.

We had two rodeos this week.

The girls rocked the goat tying at both rodeos. Jill placed in breakaway in Claresholm. The girls did good in the team roping, too.  Hanna was the poor child who didn't get any pictures taken of her at the Cardston rodeo. Blame it on the camera batteries.

Other highlights:
Austin and I went to go to ward temple night and searched unsuccessfully for Austin's temple recommend. He figures it went through the laundry. He got a new one so we went on a temple date on Friday night. It was a small session, which we love. The prayer blessed the youth of the church and then the parents of the youth. It was for me.

Austin and Jill came in the house and I was sitting on the kitchen counter. They asked what I was doing up there. I said, "Just doing what every good woman does who just saw a a mouse run under the couch."

Austin and Hanna tried to catch it, but it ran back into its hiding place by the water heater.


Fun week - now back to the real world.

Lucy is 8!

We celebrated Lucy's 8th birthday with her friends by having a FOOT party. 

First, they painted with their feet.

Then they gave each other foot massages and painted each other's toe nails.

Eight-year old girls are really fun. 

What do eight-year old girls give each other for birthday presents? Some kind of art project and a little treat. Perfect.

 Hallie Litchfield, Cammie Card, Taylor Heninger, Ragan Norton, Lucy, Skylie Holland, Carly

Lucy's dinner choice: steak, twice-baked potatoes and fresh pineapple

Lucy's birthday gifts:

Family: scriptures, pajamas, cowgirl belt

Sisters: shirt, horse poster

Grandma & Grandpa Waite: scripture bag

Grandma & Grandpa Nunn: baptism pillow case

Grandpa & Grandma Albiston: money and a baptism necklace

Aunt Diana: a cute stuffed animal (that Lucy loves and named D)

Dixie: Brave movie

 LUCY'S BAPTISM

In the Cardston West Stake, when you want your child to get baptized, you pick a day and ask the ward mission leader to schedule the building for you. Then you plan your own program and have a baptism just for your child.  Although many people suggested it, we declined the offer to get baptized in the creek.  Lots of people here have been baptized in the creek.

Lucy's Baptism Program
Conducting: Brother Ron Jacobs, Ward Mission Leader
Pianist: Tammy Sommerfeldt
Opening Song: When I am Baptized
Opening Prayer: Grandma Carol
Baptism Talk: Jill Nunn
Special Song: Hanna Nunn - If the Savior Stood Beside Me
Baptism performed by Austin Nunn
Holy Ghost Talk: Grandpa Randy
Bishop's Remarks: Bishop Royce Leavitt
Closing Song: I Am a Child of God
Closing Prayer: Aunt Sarah Lee

Friends/Family Attending:
Lucy's Family
Sarah & Family
Grandpa Randy & Grandma Carol
Sommerfeldt Family
Primary Teacher Sister Tillack
Denver & Joy Bevans (Primary President)
Bishop Leavitt
Brother Jacobs
Mark& Marilee Cahoon
Dixie Bevans

We had brownies, ice cream, 7up and orange pop (that Dixie brought).

We had a wonderful day. Jill and Grandpa gave excellent talks and Hanna did really well with her song.
Now Lucy is officially washed clean and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
We love having her in our family!!!!

Grandpa Randy and Grandma Carol made their voyage from Idaho Falls to be here for the weekend.  It was my Dad's first time and my Mom's second time to see us in Canada.  They lucked out with great weather and traveling conditions.  They came with us to Small Spurs Rodeo in Claresholm on Saturday.  It was so fun to have them come and see our land and our people.