Summer Continues... (Week 4)

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Summer Continues... (Week 4)

Ammon spent four weeks of summer taking swimming lessons.

He finished them up this week.

His best swimming skill is diving.

He usually retrieved more from the bottom of the pool than anyone else in his group.

His weakest area was the backfloat.

He told me that he likes to be more submerged in the water.
(Meaning he likes to have his face in. That's pretty hard to do with the backfloat)

This week we had a church softball game.

Dinner was included in the deal.

Tons of people from the ward showed up.

Turned out we were told the wrong day.

So - our family ended up going out to eat.

The picture of Andrew and Ammon is at our sponatneous dinner to the Rumbi Grill.

We ate outside; the weather was perfect!

Ammon found the stand for my camera this week.

He wanted to try it out.

Thus, you see the picture of him and me.

We took that ourselves - with the timer feature on my camera.

Peter has been a bit crazy this week.

But also, oh, so adorable.

He tried to catch the rain in his mouth.

He enjoyed a yummy cupcake.

He snuggled up for "resting" time on the couch.

(Probably one of the nights this week when we were ready to go to bed before he was.)

He had fun on the slide.

And cutest of all:

He picked me flowers.

(He loves to do that and I think it is just adorable - even if they're usually weeds!)

Other highlights from this week include meeting strange animals.

We saw some miniature horses which weren't too weird.

Then there was this other animal.

I don't remember what it was called.

My niece descibed it as being a cross between a cow and a camel.

That described it perfectly.

We also had our first dinner party at our new place.

Having not had my own kitchen for a few years, I'm a bit rusty on this.

I realized after the invitation had been made, that we didn't have enough chairs.

I figured the adults could just eat in the living room.

Instead, we ate in shifts.

The kids enjoyed their meal and then we sent them to play while we ate and visited.

The meal was a great kick off to some real great "brother" time.

Andy and Tim basically ignored the rest of us while they chatted the night away.
As I lamented not having planned out having Michael spend the night,
Everyone decided he could stay even without his provisions for the night.
So Ammon enjoyed a spontaneous slumber party!
The boys laughed and giggled until WAY too late.
The next morning we dropped off Michael and Ammon went to an awesome swim party.
In honor of Kylie's 6th birthday,
He had a blast!
From there he was rushed off to a movie.

Tim, Michael, Andrew and Ammon had a great time going to see Karate Kid together!

Everyone seemed to have had a wonderful time and Ammon was very excited to tell me about the awesome movie.
Overall, Ammon had a super awesome weekend!

No comments:

Post a Comment

Family Proclamation

The First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

We, the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children.All human beings—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.In the premortal realm, spirit sons and daughters knew and worshiped God as their Eternal Father and accepted His plan by which His children could obtain a physical body and gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize his or her divine destiny as an heir of eternal life. The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally.The first commandment that God gave to Adam and Eve pertained to their potential for parenthood as husband and wife. We declare that God's commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force. We further declare that God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife.We declare the means by which mortal life is created to be divinely appointed. We affirm the sanctity of life and of its importance in God's eternal plan.Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. "Children are an heritage of the Lord" (Psalms 127:3). Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, to teach them to love and serve one another, to observe the commandments of God and to be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and wives—mothers and fathers—will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations.The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities. By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation. Extended families should lend support when needed.We warn that individuals who violate covenants of chastity, who abuse spouse or offspring, or who fail to fulfill family responsibilities will one day stand accountable before God. Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets.We call upon responsible citizens and officers of government everywhere to promote those measures designed to maintain and strengthen the family as the fundamental unit of society.

This proclamation was read by President Gordon B. Hinckley as part of his message at the General Relief Society Meeting held September 23, 1995, in Salt Lake City, Utah.