Since Jubal's birthday is in the middle of summer, and summer birthday parties rarely have that many kids come, I decided to do his early in May before school ended. He chose an "Army" theme and thanks to Tim, his uncle, we had an AMAZING nerf gun war birthday party. Tim supplied all the nerf guns and ammo and drove out here with his younger kids and patiently set up guns for all the kids who came. It was so so kind of him. Jubal had a great time and it was a smash hit all around. The man who set up the room at the rec center was awesome too and set up all the mats and things for us.
It was hard to get pictures and in the thick of it, the bullets were flying!
Efraim crying because it wasn't his birthday. He asks about his birthday almost daily now.
Jubal even got to open a present early.
He loved it and all in all it went really well. Although embarrassing story--Tim came over to eat dinner with his kids before they drove home. And I burnt the garlic bread I was toasting till black smoke was rolling out of the oven. But I was like, not to worry, I have another loaf. And then I did the exact same thing again. 😣
I'm a mom and a nurse, hopefully decent at both but that's debatable. I love history and family history and blogging is my way of keeping my family's history. Most of all, I love Leo (mi papacito esposo de Colombia) and Ana, Elena, Isabel, Sebastian, Nicolas, Jubal, and Efraim (mis hijos). My other passion is also dark and rico and from South America--that would be chocolate. Basically I like to eat chocolate, eat chocolate icecream, eat frozen hot chocolates from Dairy Queen, eat Peppermint Yorks, Junior Mints, and of course dark chocolate truffles. Okay, now that I've wiped the slobber off my chin from thinking about all of that, I'll get on to the rest of my blog. Oh, and I'm trying to learn Spanish but spend too much time blogging/sewing/reading/sewing instead.
"Managing a home involves much more than keeping a house clean, organized, and attractive. These skills are important...but these skills are only a means to an end. The paramount objective is to create a setting where family and friends are comfortable and happy, where there are good dinners and good times, where there is fun and laughter, where children acquire good habits and are taught life skills and how to be self-reliant and responsible, where challenges are faced by coupling temporal endeavors with eternal perspectives, where joy through gospel teaching and living prevails, where kindness and respect reign supreme, where love is strong enough to bind the family forever, and where children are nurtured toward eternal life."
--Daryl Hoole
“Motherhood is near to divinity. It is the highest, holiest service to be assumed by mankind. It places her who honors its holy calling and service next to the angels.” Elder Boyd K. Packer - November 1993 Ensign
"Dear Prude,
Sober of not, I am forever yours."
-Percy French, a letter to his wife (1776)
"Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children and no theories."
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