a summer evening 5 years ago....

As I posted the last comment  it stirred a memory of an experience back when we were in Arlington National Cemetery. 

  We had hiked up to the tomb of the unknown soldier with our 5 kids and were trying to explain that they needed to be quiet and be respectful.  All was going well, we were watching the deliberate actions of the soldier as he walked down one way, turned and then turned to walk the other way.  It was almost the time of the changing of the guard.  The next soldier was almost in place and the man calling out the instruction yells out in a very rhythmic tone..."will you please keep your children on the right side of the rope".  I looked down and sure enough there was #4 sneaking under the rope barrier  trying to get away.  Nice!  So for the rest of the day the procession was probably 5 seconds off their schedule because my kid couldn't follow the directions!  

I love to see the temple

So we are trying to prepare the kids for the Twin Falls Temple open house.  As Dad was talking to #5 and #6 today  he told them they would have to be very quiet and not touch anything in Heavenly Father and Jesus' house.  #6 then says "Can I touch Heavenly Father and Jesus?"  Dad stopped for a minute and said, "well I'm not sure they are going to be there" and which point #5 steps in and asks "did they leave in their car?"  When Dad said he was pretty sure that is not how they get around they were a little confused.  I'm pretty sure we go to church every week but apparently they have missed  a few things.  #5 really wants to know what kind of car they really drive???

We hope this experience goes well...we may be the first people to get thrown out of the temple open house!  

Take them camping once and they never forget....

I had a little knock at the door today.  It was 8:00 am and I couldn't imagine which one of the kids friends would be coming over that early.  Well I opened the door and #6 was standing there.  When I asked him what he was doing, he informed me he had been outside peeing in the bushes.  Apparently it is too hard for him to get out of bed and walk to the next room to use the bathroom so he walked past the bathroom and out the back door to use the bushes instead.  What was he thinking???