Paint and Pie Party Changes

The big news this week is swimming. Underfoot and K2 finished their swim lessons. Underfoot had a great day and really enjoyed swimming on Wednesday. This is a big deal because he’s had some reservations about swimming recently. When Underfoot left the pool, he was all smiles and wondered when he could go swimming again. He swam the length of the backyard pool multiple times on his own initiative. K2 loves to swim. He always wants to be in the pool.

Underfoot signed up to play t-ball this fall. We will see how it goes.

On Friday we pressure washed the play structure in the sand box. It got a coat of paint on Saturday. On Friday morning L4 woke up with an idea for how to solve a problem at work and went in for a few hours to implement the idea. (Friday was his “off” Friday.) He was pleased to solve a problem and grateful for the divine inspiration to get it implemented.

On Friday we went to the Temple and left the boys with a sitter. It was nice to be out for a few hours. We stopped at Home Depot on our way back home and got the paint for the play structure.

On Saturday night we went to a local festival put on by the Catholic church that our neighbors attend. It was fun to be out. Underfoot really liked playing in the inflatable play structure.

Tonight we had our adopted grandparents over for supper. It was fun to watch K2 interact with his adopted grandma. He would laugh and laugh as she chased him and tickled him. K2’s serious demeanor is giving way to a playful streak.

We’ve been reading Louis L’Amour’s book Lonesome Gods. It is great to read his novels. The only problem is that they suck us in and we want to read them and disengage from the rest of the world. Children and engaging books don’t mix well.

For Joy School, this week a chicken went. When asked if anyone had a pet for Joy School, we responded that we had a few chickens. The chicken did very well along with the children. I am surprised that I did so well picking up the chicken and carrying her.

CHANGE IN DATE: The infamous pie party has been changed from Saturday, November 20th to Friday, November 19th. All are invited to attend. We will be starting around 5:30 pm and will play games after the party slows down a bit. We hope to see you there.