January

Alden finished reading the Book of Mormon the end of the year.  We told him that when he finished reading the Book of Mormon that we would go to Peter Piper Pizza and let him have $5 to spend on games or rides.  Him and Calvin rode the roller coaster that they have now and we all rode on the marry go round.  We ate pizza and Alden used $2.50 on games and decided to save the other half.  Alden really is a hard worker and accomplishes anything he puts his mind too. We are grateful for him and all that he does! Fun to have a day to be together and celebrate his diligence.

Evan and Benson have become best little buds.  They will go and play together for hours.  After a while I will wonder where they are and go find them happily playing together.  They are both sweet little boys!

Evan likes shoes.  He is always excited to get his shoes on.  The other day he put Michael's shoes on and wore them around for a while.  I was surprised he could keep them on for more than a second.

Alden made this game for Michael's birthday.  He worked really hard on it, making boxes for all the places and on all of the money and other things in this game.  It is basically the game of hotels.  Michael had said that it was one of his favorite games growing up so Alden spent months preparing and making this with things he found around the house and some things that he bought at the store-the poster board. It was a really thoughtful gift!

Pinewood Derby! This was Alden's first pinewood derby, he and Michael did a good job putting the car together and the race went really well. We were quite a bit under wait, so next year we are thinking we will find a better way of weighing our car but it was a fun day for him and all of our family.

Tohano Chul Park- We got some passes from the library and decided to go to these gardens.  We enjoyed walking around the gardens, playing in the kid water area, and learning a couple of new things.

My cute back-pack boys! On preschool days everyone gets to have a snack in their back-pack. They all love this but it has been fun to see how excited Evan gets.  When I mention that I am getting snacks ready, he runs to go get his back-pack, excitedly waits as I put in his snack, and then wants his backpack to be put on.  He comes in and out of preschool all morning but excitedly joins at recess time and then runs in for his seat for snack time.  He's gotten those two parts of preschool figured out really well and loves to be a part of them!

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