Finally! I figured it out! Thanks to CutestBlog posting instructions. They changed their strategy just a touch :). Hopefully, I can keep my blog from looking everyone else's still :).
On to other things...No new pics to share, although a few things have been going on. NOthing terribly exciting, but still. This last weekend, Jon's bro and sis-in-law came visiting. We had a blast. Hiking, checking out Bear Lake, general un-healthy eating...you know the drill. It was way fun. Then, they left and Life suddenly got dull again. Surprise. I do have a dilemma, however, and it is driving me crazy! Mason is not yet old enough for nursery ( 3 more cursed weeks). He's good during church. Not fussy or anything, just LOUD! He's the only toddler attending classes and every little noise he makes seems to echo throughout the room (not really, it just feels that way to me). For example: He's babbling, so I give him a truck to drive. He either a) goes WOO WOO WOO like a fire engine, or b) PBTTTTTP (tongue spitting) to make a truck sound. Not helpful in the "be quieter" department. Any suggestions? We have yet to successfully both make it through a 3 hour block of church. Maybe we'll just have to take a hiatus from church for the next couple weeks. It's at his naptime, anyway so it's almost better to just stay home (I hope I don't get struck by lightening or anything...). Seriously. It's crazy. If I come up with something brilliant, we may survive. If not....we'll just be "less active" as they say :)
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I'm afraid that I'm no help in this department, I say this because my kids are the loudest in our sacrament meeting!
I'm holding out for you to get to nursery! It seems like parents always have a countdown to nursery, I know I always do!
Our ward lets you take your kids in early if you stay with them. Max was impossible for the last few months so Jeff and I would trade off Sunday school and relief society/priesthood every week. This way he started to get used to the nursery routine and Jeff and I still got to get a little bit out of church.
Stickers, stickers, stickers. I take about 4 packages each week and a 12 x 12 sheet of paper. Ashlynn loves them. They entertain her for at least an hour during sacrament meeting. Sometimes she just sticks them all over her dad. It is VERY entertaining for all of the people sitting around us. Hopefully this will help.
Sue
we like stickers too. but mason's attn span isn't that long...
just stick it out for the three weeks and take turns out in the hall...you can still get something out of church even if you're in the hall...or you're at least showing your kids by example that you stay for the whole 3 hours....but totally know what you're saying about being loud. after they split the ward mailee was the only baby in sunday school with us and although she wasn't fussy her little baby noises would distract and we'd get glares from some of the old peeps who can't hear but choose to sit in the back of the class...???!! :) I have to say there were times when bret and I just thought it would be better to go home...but in the end opted not to. It's only 3 weeks right? :)
I don't have any advice...I will probably need it in 4-5 years myself! But it sounds like you had fun with Jeff and Amanda
No real real advice, just empathy. I completely understand the pacing the halls phase of life right now. I, too, am hoping that the next three weeks pass quickly.
you can do it - only 3 weeks, so if there are looks then who cares! love the new blog look too!
No advice with Mason, but hang in there. Last week was Benjamin's first week at Nursery and I was in heaven. It will be worth it if you can just make it 3 weeks!
Love the new blog! So patriotic! As for the church thing, I have no ideas. It's been so long since Drew was with me, but like the others have said, hang in there!
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