Cynthia & Garrett Family: Some highlights from the end of August

Monday, September 1, 2008

Gabe's b-day party with just our family - This is a Baby Farm Animals book that Jonathan picked out at Walmart.

This is a self-created jail for Katie, Rachel, Jonathan, and Gabe - in Grandma Z's kitchen.

At the camping trip over Labor Day Weekend, we went to the falls with Bryan and Carol and two of their girls.

Here's the packed back seat.

I do believe Garrett captured Bryan yawning....

It was a very fun part of the camping trip - and actually the only part that was captured on film.

Quotable Quotes

Gabe's Sunbeam class combined with mine Sunday so I got to teach him how to pray. Monday, for Family Home Evening, he taught what he learned to his brothers. He told them that when you pray, you fold your arms, close your eyes, and "bend over." Then, he demonstrated by doing a bow that resembled the ones from The King and I....cute.
Our neighbor came over and was teaching Jonathan how to play basketball. "If you shoot from here, you get two points. If you shoot from here, you get three points. If you run with the ball, you're traveling." A little while later, I watched as Gabe and Jonathan walked around arm in arm, while the neighbor shot baskets. Jonathan explained, "He shoots the baskets, and we're the travelers."
I've been teaching the kids to follow last month's Friend article on studying the scriptures, so we start our scripture study with a prayer to help us "understand" the scriptures - which is a hard word for little boys. Today, Jonathan said, "Please help us 'stand' the scriptures!"

Cynthia & Garrett Family