The Iron Rod

A few weeks ago for FHE Matthew gave a lesson on the Iron Rod. We all had to pretend to be someone from the Story.Amy was Sariah, Kevin was Lehi, Matthew was Sam and Ryan was Nephi (sorry Zach).I'm not really sure if they understood the story, but we set up an Iron rod for them to hold/hang/swing on and that was fun. (After we noticed that the Iron rod lead to the Tree of life...the TV)Unfortunately they thought falling into the water was more fun than holding on to the rod. I guess we still have a little work to do.

Covered Wagons

For FHE this week we talked about the pioneers and some of our ancestors. Then we made covered wagons with graham crackers, marshmallows, gum drops, and pretzels. Here is the finished product -- except for Ryan's. He never got a wagon made because he was too busy shoving the candy in his mouth. You'd think it was going out of style!





Kevin studiously putting his covered wagon together.

Finished - with oxen and all!

Some Things Do Stick

I've been meaning to post this for a while, but as usual have been busy with other things. Imagine that? :) Anyway, a few Mondays ago we sat down to have Family Home Evening and Matthew decided it was his turn to give the lesson. (We are pretty sure he offered to make it as short as possible so he could get to the FHE treat.) After singing a song he started telling us about Jesus walking on the water. When we asked him what happened next, he explained that Peter wanted to walk on the water too. And then Peter FELL DOWN IN THE WATER (as emphasized by Matthew). We asked what happened next and he said, "Jesus asked them, 'Why don't they have more faith?'"


I have to say that I am grateful for moments like this. It sure is nice to know that with all of the craziness and crankiness of a three-year-old, something valuable is getting through. Now if only I could get him to stop sitting on his brother....We love you Matthew!