Today marks the 7th anniversary of our first date together!  April 6th is a special day in our family for so many reasons :)  This weekend was also General Conference!  General Conference is a big event at our house. We love it and look forward to it every April and October.  Not only were our souls fed by the good word of God, but our bodies were nourished by big, homemade sub sandwiches, chips and dip, cookies, chocolate milk and other snacks.  Even with all of our kids taking turns screaming and whining (I swear they take turns), we were still able to feel the spirit of Conference.  I feel a renewed desire and determination to be true to my beliefs, to be more focused on the things that matter most, to be more grateful, to rely on my Savior more, to lay up treasures in heaven, and to show forth more love to people. I loved Sister Jean A. Stevens talk.  She said that  "The gospel is not a checklist of things to do, rather it can live in our hearts."


Tonight, as we put our girls to bed, we did our usual routine: scripture study, prayer, and primary songs.  Nina requested the song: "My Life is a Gift."  Chris thought he would be super awesome and hum the piano intro to the song (Lately, Nina has been doing this...before she sings the song, she will hum the piano part.)  So, Chris started humming the introduction and then all of a sudden, Nina got real upset, and started crying, "Daddy, that's not how it goes!"  "There goes my chance at being awesome," Chris thought to himself.  So sad.  So, Chris asked Nina to show us the right way.  She then proceeded to hum the introduction with great precision. She knew every note and hummed it perfectly.   We were both amazed. It was heelarious!

Poor Miri keeps getting hurt.  Last week, she was trying to pull a toy bin off of another bin.  She succeeded, but the toy bin knocked her down and hit her in the eye.  She ended up with a black eye :(   Then today, she was climbing all over the couch and fell over the edge, smashing her face into the hard, tile floor.  She now has a bruised cheek on the other side of her face.  So sad.  Nina smashed into the tile as well today.  She was goofing around on the kitchen chairs, while eating her lunch, and fell, smashing her body onto the hard floor.  What is happening to our girls!?  They are getting to be so clumsy!?