Living Rosary

A couple of months ago the older children at school performed the living rosary.  The rosary is a way for Catholic's to pray, and depicts the story of our salvation, it is often considered the perfect prayer.  The children depicted and we all prayed the sorrowful mysteries, which goes through the birth, and death of Jesus.  It is so powerful to watch the children perform.

This was Katie's first year in the Living Rosary and she was one of the women watching as Jesus carried his cross.  She wore one of the sister's habits, and she said it was such a cool thing.  The children are so curious about the sisters and their traditions.

Last Easter we watched the mini series The Bible, and as a mother I cried as Mary watched her son die on the cross.  What a powerful message the movie held, the producers, actors, and directors told the story so profoundly well, I highly recommend watching it!

The children did a beautiful job.  It makes me so proud to see our children learning about God, Jesus, and the Bible.  Going to a religious school they are gaining knowledge on their faith, and learning such wonderful lessons on morals, and what their purpose is.  Watching Katie perform such a powerful story makes me one proud Mama!!!

Halloween Fun

This Halloween was very exciting.  Two of the three kiddos were able to choose what they wanted to dress like.  Katie was Madeline Hatter from the Ever After High books.

Clint was super excited to be a bat.  He told me he wanted to be that this summer and stuck to his guns.  Abby was Sofia the First, after her favorite Disney character.

I wasn't going to carve pumpkins.  I had found these cool Mr Potato head attachments you just poke into the pumpkin, but buying at a yard sale is dangerous and of course they were missing pieces.  So we carved.  Abby picked this tiny pumpkin and insisted we carve it.  I didn't even know you could carve a pumpkin this small.  But we did and it even fit our electric tea light!

Katie drew her face out for me to carve.  But I am not the best carver and so this is what she got.  Not too bad, but not great.

Clint was too grossed out to scoop out the seeds, so lucky me got to scoop and carve his.

Even us little kid teachers got in the halloween spirit.  I was the tooth fairy, and Jennifer the preschool teacher was a witch.  The kids at school always get a kick out of us dressing up.  Although I'll admit I probably embarrassed Katie to death as I fairy walked around the lunch room checking kids teeth.

Idaho hunting through the years

 I told Rick I would have loved to post some pictures of their hunt through the years to connect with this last trip.  He found some old pictures that I think you all will enjoy!!

Mike and the gold mine sometime in the early 90's.

Rick, Mike, and Duke up on the mountain in the early 90's

Mike and Dan.

Camp circa 1990's

The same camp in 1976.

The kill in better years.

Duke.

What happens when you don't have a great tent. 1988

Looking a little grumpy and dirty, and the tent had collapsed (I'd be grumpy too!!).  But look how young they look!! 1988