We have been so busy this week, but with lots of fun things.
On Sunday we had the missionaries over for dinner. They were late, but were totally excited when they got here because their appointment had been so fantastic. They had gotten home from church and had a message from a man who asked them to contact his brother. The brother was home and that is who the appointment was with. The man was eager to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ and excited to accept the various commitments to read the Book of Mormon, pray to ask Heavenly Father if these things are true, and accept the opportunity to be baptized. One Elder said that as they were talking, he looked through his calendar to determine when the baptism should be. He considered several dates, but they didn't seem to be the right one. Finally he settled on a date and asked this man if he would be baptized on that specific day. The man eagerly accepted and with surprise in his voice asked, "But how did you know that that's my birthday?" How fun to know that Heavenly Father knows all and that the Holy Ghost can help us know His will.
Tim and Jen were supposed to visit on Monday but ended up not coming. We had a fun day as a family though.
On Tuesday Ammon started school. He LOVED it (of course). After school we loaded up in the car and headed to my Grandparents house in SanDiego. Grandpa showed Ammon his work room where he is currently making a gorgeous and detailed fire truck. Grandma made us a delicious meal. She had so much food for us that I felt like I was at a Thanksgiving day feast! After some fun political discussion we had a great game of Hand and Food. Grandma and Andy won in the final hand and I want a re-match!
On Wednesday we woke up and headed out to DisneyLand. We got there just as it was opening and went straight to California Adventure. There was a ride that opened there this past summer and Andy hadn't been on it yet. He was skeptical with the line being 25 minutes (too long for our taste) but once we were done he wanted to go immediately back. Toy Story Mania really is a fun one to ride. I had a blast watching Peter all day, who seems to much bigger even than last time we were at DisneyLand two months ago. He was able to walk his own way through a couple of lines and sat with Ammon instead of us on several of the rides. We had so much fun in California Adventure that we didn't even get into DisneyLand until almost 4:00 in the afternoon. One day was definitely not enough! There weren't many crowds so we tried to hit a lot of rides that aren't usually worth the lines to us. It was fun to mix it up and do some different things this time.
The drive home was hard because we were so exhausted. Around midnight we ended up pulling off for about 10 minutes so we could both sleep and then we headed back out for the final hour of our trip. Andy continued his sleep while I drove (I can't sleep in a moving car anyway) and then, when I thought it wasn't safe for me to be the only one awake I woke him back up and he talked me through the final stretch of our drive.
Yesterday Ammon woke up early and got himself dressed and ready for school. He was about an hour early, but so excited! He loves being back in school and I hope two days a week is enough for him because last year he did four. After school we had Malachi's birthday party which was a great time for the whole family. The boys had a blast (although I brought Ammon home a time or two when he wasn't behaving just right - it was nice to be just across the street). Malachi wanted to have an icecream cake so he got it, and then Crystal made cupcakes in the icecream cones. I thought that was really cute - icecream in the cake and cake in the icecream cone.
So that is our week so far. I will post pictures later.
On Sunday we had the missionaries over for dinner. They were late, but were totally excited when they got here because their appointment had been so fantastic. They had gotten home from church and had a message from a man who asked them to contact his brother. The brother was home and that is who the appointment was with. The man was eager to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ and excited to accept the various commitments to read the Book of Mormon, pray to ask Heavenly Father if these things are true, and accept the opportunity to be baptized. One Elder said that as they were talking, he looked through his calendar to determine when the baptism should be. He considered several dates, but they didn't seem to be the right one. Finally he settled on a date and asked this man if he would be baptized on that specific day. The man eagerly accepted and with surprise in his voice asked, "But how did you know that that's my birthday?" How fun to know that Heavenly Father knows all and that the Holy Ghost can help us know His will.
Tim and Jen were supposed to visit on Monday but ended up not coming. We had a fun day as a family though.
On Tuesday Ammon started school. He LOVED it (of course). After school we loaded up in the car and headed to my Grandparents house in SanDiego. Grandpa showed Ammon his work room where he is currently making a gorgeous and detailed fire truck. Grandma made us a delicious meal. She had so much food for us that I felt like I was at a Thanksgiving day feast! After some fun political discussion we had a great game of Hand and Food. Grandma and Andy won in the final hand and I want a re-match!
On Wednesday we woke up and headed out to DisneyLand. We got there just as it was opening and went straight to California Adventure. There was a ride that opened there this past summer and Andy hadn't been on it yet. He was skeptical with the line being 25 minutes (too long for our taste) but once we were done he wanted to go immediately back. Toy Story Mania really is a fun one to ride. I had a blast watching Peter all day, who seems to much bigger even than last time we were at DisneyLand two months ago. He was able to walk his own way through a couple of lines and sat with Ammon instead of us on several of the rides. We had so much fun in California Adventure that we didn't even get into DisneyLand until almost 4:00 in the afternoon. One day was definitely not enough! There weren't many crowds so we tried to hit a lot of rides that aren't usually worth the lines to us. It was fun to mix it up and do some different things this time.
The drive home was hard because we were so exhausted. Around midnight we ended up pulling off for about 10 minutes so we could both sleep and then we headed back out for the final hour of our trip. Andy continued his sleep while I drove (I can't sleep in a moving car anyway) and then, when I thought it wasn't safe for me to be the only one awake I woke him back up and he talked me through the final stretch of our drive.
Yesterday Ammon woke up early and got himself dressed and ready for school. He was about an hour early, but so excited! He loves being back in school and I hope two days a week is enough for him because last year he did four. After school we had Malachi's birthday party which was a great time for the whole family. The boys had a blast (although I brought Ammon home a time or two when he wasn't behaving just right - it was nice to be just across the street). Malachi wanted to have an icecream cake so he got it, and then Crystal made cupcakes in the icecream cones. I thought that was really cute - icecream in the cake and cake in the icecream cone.
So that is our week so far. I will post pictures later.
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