On Your Mark.......Get Ready.......GOOOOOOOOO!!

So this was Carter's first Pinewood Derby and he was soooo very excited!!!
So we followed the path to the pit stop and registered his car and you could make any necessary repairs there too.
Then it was off to the photo ops.....
as you can see Carter enjoys his picture being taken!
Here is the track.........
Here are his competitors........
Here are the trophies that our Cub Committee Chair made for the boys....super cute and creative I think.
Here is Carter with his pit pass on and his trophy and car......he didn't place in the finals but who cares it was fun for him!!

This is the whole group of boys.
Of course I had to get Walker and Kenna's picture!!

Hangin' Out With You Is My Favorite Thing To Do......

I hadn't been feeling good for a few days and on the first day Walker and Kenna pretty much played quietly outside my bedroom door in the hallway being good to each other and being good helpers for me until Rob got home at about 9-10 am. On the secound day same thing. So on the third day when I awoke at 9:30 instead of them waking me and I noticed it was quiet and remebered Rob wouldnt be home till like noon I went downstairs and they had turned on PBS and got my electric blankie and were just being soo good and they hadnt even made a big mess. I am one lucky Mom.

Lamb of God.......Primary Activity Day

This year our theme for Primary is:

I Know My Savior Lives

“For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth” ( Job 19:25)

So traditionally our first activity of the year is to meet your new teacher and to introduce the theme to the children. We showed them the bulletin board that monthly we would be moving a pair of feet around from one location to the next to chronicle the life of Christ.

Then they watched a sweet slide show with pictures of Christ set to the new song for this year which is "I Know That My Savior Loves Me".

Then the children rotated to their class to meet their new teachers.

Or to the treat station where they could decorate some heart shaped cookies. They were heart shaped to remind them of the love the Savior has for them. Our Primary President spent forever cutting and baking cookies with her husband the night before...way to go Carrie!!

The other rotation was the craft location where they made a lamb craft to remind them that they are the sheep and the Lord is the Shepard. I spent for ever painting 100 plates black,cutting 100 pipe cleaners for the mouth, going to a couple of stores for enough pink pom-poms for the nose and punching 200 ears for the lambs....at about the 100 mark I thought about maybe making the lambs be special and have only one ear each but I didn't want any of the children to be traumatized so when that part was finally done my hand was all deformed and cramped up for awhile!! The poem that we put on the back of the lamb said:
"Jesus is my Shepard, His little lamb am I.
He knows me by name;I know that he's close by.
I'll follow him in faith. And to prove my loyalty,
I'll obey all His commandments, for I know that He loves me."
The kids had a fun time and it turned out great.