Family Home Evening.......

So my kids love Family Home Evening! They look forward to it and to be honest I am not the best at making sure that it is always something special. There are plenty of Monday nights when I say it is bed time and all of a sudden, they all cry, "but we haven't done family home evening " and it ends up being a story from The Friend, family prayer, and off to bed. We do that every other night anyway. Well thanks to Isabella's amazing primary teacher we had FHE prepared and done. Isabella was as happy as could be because she was in charge of the lesson.
This was the lesson ......................
Isabella's primary teacher had it all in a bag with the instructions attached, the stand, each toothpick with a card attached, and a piece off candy for each toothpick. We were to read the little card, the scripture that went with it and then if you were the one to read the scripture you got the piece of candy! Isabella did a great job! I love seeing my children happy because they have contributed and she got to share with us what she learned at primary! Ian was in charge of songs so of course for the opening and closing song we sang ONCE THERE WAS A SNOWMAN! He loves moonbeans (what our ward calls the older nursery class) and when they sing it is a highlight for him. Sophie was in charge of an activity but I guess she ran out of time to plan because I gave her too many chores to do today (hmmm...she is now asleep and she didn't do one of them). But Olivia came through with the snack partly because I went grocery shopping today.

HOMEMADE ICE CREAM!

Olivia got this cool ice cream ball for Christmas. One end opens up and you put the ice and rock salt and the other end opens to put the ingredients in. Then you roll, throw, and shake your ball for about 10 minutes and presto! It is fun to make, we sat in a circle and passed it to each other and got to chat for 10 minutes, and it tastes GOOD! I can't wait to take it camping with us this summer and we'll have ice cream out in the woods!

I had to include these other pictures. We are four weeks into the new year and Isabella's primary teacher continues to amaze me. Every week she comes home with something amazing which is an extension of their lesson. She is having fun, learning, and best of all gets to practice what she learns with us throughout the week! I am so grateful for those who give their 100 percent to their calling, especially when my kids are involved! Make sure you know I don't think it takes these amazing handouts to be an amazing teacher, because my beehives certainly do not come home with something every week, this has just been a fun adventure thus far and Isabella is enjoying the ride!

This is Joseph Smith's log cabin, it came with a bag full of fun stickers and every time throughout the week they show someone they love them by serving them they are to put one of the stickers on the house. It should be full by next Sunday.

This was week number 1, they colored it in class, but we weren't there. Anyway every time you chose the right during the week you were to add a gumball (they are magnets) and if you gumball machine was full by the following Sunday you got a bag of real gum balls!

The Right Road to Heaven was similar to the gumball machine. Every time you chose the right during the week you moved your Trusty Truck one step closer to Heaven! The goal was to be in Heaven by the following Sunday. Isabella has enjoyed each of these and works diligently with them! Our fridge is getting full to say the least and everyone is enjoying them!