June Started With a Bang

Tuesday, July 09, 2013

June Started With a Bang

Pictures taken June 1, 2013

Exploding Coke

June started off with a bang - literally. Ammon went to a birthday party for a cousin and they simultaneously set off twenty coke and mentos explosions.

But that was just one part of our very busy day.

Our Waffle Making Team

We started the morning off right - with waffles! We haven't had a waffle maker for many, many years, so we were excited to find out that my mom didn't need hers for now, and take it off her hands. The boys had a great time looking up a recipe and making breakfast together.

Ammon with the birthday boy and the baptism boy.

After breakfast, we went to Michael's baptism. Things were a little bit crazy, so I never took any pictures. Michael is the oldest of five children, and the two babies had been in the emergency room all night the night before. Needless to say, their family and both sets of grandparents were a bit frazzled. Andy had work that day and had taken half a day off so he could be there for the baptism. He was giving one of the talks. He needed to leave directly from the church, so we drove separately. Somehow, during the drive, Peter came down with a severe stomach ache (probably gas) so that made us a little more frazzled than we should have been. Somehow, despite all the craziness, it was a beautiful baptism and we were happy to be there to share in the day.

After the baptism, Andy headed off to work, and the boys and I went to Michael's home for a BBQ. (Still no pictures...) It was a fun afternoon. Then we headed home to get changed. I dropped Peter off at my sister's house. He was going with Isaiah, Jeremiah and Andrew to the Real Salt Lake soccer game. (Andrew had to meet them at the game straight from work.)

Setting Up the Experiment

We went back to Michael's house to pick him up and take Ammon and Michael to Will's birthday party in Spanish Fork. They had a "science experiment" theme and having the coke/mentos explosion was the grand finale of the party.

Fazoli's

Peter's soccer league was all at the RSL game and had the opportunity to go down on the field and have a fun pre-game time. His ticket came with his participation cost for his team. We offered to buy a ticket for Ammon as well, but he opted to stay home and have a date night with me instead. As it turned out, that was great, because he would have had to miss his cousins party otherwise. But since we got home quite a bit earlier than Andrew and Peter, I decided I still owed Ammon a date. We headed to Fizoli's - an Italian fast food place that we have pretty much never been to. I don't know why not! Ammon LOVES spaghetti, and it was a perfect place to take him.

I wish I had pictures of the guys at the game. They had a great time, too!

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.