Dylan prepared our family home evening lesson this week. He was so cute about it, telling me he wanted to talk about what each of the articles of faith mean, and then changing his mind, and wanting to talk about baptism. Then he changed his mind again, and said he wanted to talk about the Priesthood. We started to talk a little about it, and then he decided he needed to write it down. He wrote this pretty much completely on his own.

Priesthood

The Priesthood is Heavenly Fathers power. You can bless people, baptize, serve, sacrament. I'm grateful that I will get the Priesthood.

It is so fun as a mother to see him get those desires to do what is right, and to show more maturity as he grows. This was a first for him (writing out a lesson), and I am excited to see him continue to grow, especially his testimony.

Quick Quotes

Jayden watching mens ice skating tonight: That looks girly.

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Ethan bringing me the phone after I asked him to get his toothbrush: Here's my toothbrush.
Me: No it's not, its the phone.
Ethan: Yes it is. Its my yellow toothbrush.

Sweetheart

Dylan has one of the most tender hearts I know. He is so loving, and often very thoughtful. It is fun to see this part of his personality come out even more as he grows. A few days before Valentines Day, Jayden and his friend Zane were making Valentines out of paper (I can't remember if it was my idea, or theirs, but it seems like it was more their idea). Later that day I saw Dylan taking the supplies up to his room, and sheepishly said, "I'm making Valentines." This cute boy took candy he got from his class party and taped them to the Valentines he had made for his brothers. On Valentines day he had given them to his brothers before Devon and I even got out of bed. Later in the day I noticed this sign on the back of his door.


Here are a few of the valentines he made. The green one is to me; the blue to Jayden, the red to Austin, and the orange to Ethan. He also had one for Dad, and also a few of the cousins he knew he would see on Valentines day - each with a candy that he had gotten from school.

Oatmeal is Serious Business

We gave Austin his first taste of oatmeal last Saturday. He was all business. No excited lurching for the spoon, no funny faces as if saying "what is this stuff?" Just calm, cool, and collected... untiil it was gone. Then he was mad!