New Library

 For 7 years we went to the Logan Library. We have gone to lots of story times, group meetings, book clubs, play try outs, presentations and I'm sure other memorable events. We'll they are tearing it down now in order to build a new library and the kids and I have watched on two different occasions now as backhoes and other heavy equipment destroy the structure we once went to.  For Stetson who is 13 and loves change, modern things and all things new he is loving it. The rest of us have mixed emotions but now that we are in Hyrum we no longer go to this Library and so we are not even in the district. We are looking forward to seeing the construction and transformation of this area. 

We seem to be in transformation in this town as there is another area on Main Street that is under demolition as they tear down several buildings that have long stood in our town. We have also seen another area that has long been an eye sore that seems to be getting prepped for demolition. I guess 2022 is the year for structural change. Hopefully good change! Change seems to be our new normal.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Valentines

 

The month of February is a short but busy one for us. We celebrate Grandma Weyerman's birthday, Valentines, My husbands and I's anniversary, Hailey's birthday, Daddy's birthday and try to do many other fun things. Hailey is turning 8 this year so she is excited for two things, getting baptized as a member of our church and getting her ears pierced. Hailey's best friend moved to Montana at the end of last year so she is hoping that they will come down for a visit and that they can celebrate together. We will have a big celebration with family on March 5th when Hailey gets baptized. Hopefully baby won't come then.  

Wizard of Oz

 

Grandpa and Janet are very good to the kids and on Sunday they brought them popcorn, trail mix and the movie "The Wizard of OZ". They all watched it together for a bit and then Janet and Grandpa went home but the kids finished the movie. They are pretty familiar with the movie because we read the book a little while ago. The movie was a good distraction as Dad had a migraine and we had a visit from one of his sisters who didn't bring her kids and needed some care from Dad. Kids love company but can sometime monopolize attention and be rowdy.  We are very grateful that there were no nightmares due to the flying monkey's!!!

Family History

 

Our church put on a evening for learning about family history and our whole family went. The kids learned about what an ancestor is, where many came from, grandparents, journaling, scrapbooking, sang songs about families, and what a family tree can mean. We will be focusing on family history for the whole year as a church and so the kids should hear lots about what they can do at such a young age. We are hoping that the kids will take more interest in learning from their living grandparents and relatives. 

Girls Weekend

The kids were doing a little "Sound of Music" line up as I was getting ready to go to my girls weekend. They wanted to show the baby sitter who was tallest. Looks like for now it still is in order of youngest to oldest. 

Mom was able to get away for two nights and connect with 12 other homeschool moms. We eat lots of good food, discussed out book for the month "Little Men" went to Lava Hot Springs and exchanged books in a gift exchange. There was also a lot of talking and laughing as we learned about each other and the good things that we are all doing. There was also some crying as we shared how these great books impact our lives. 

The kids got a lot of time with their babysitter Hannah, also a homeschooler, and with Dad. The house was still standing when I returned home and no one was ill so I think it a win. 

It is good for mom's to feel connected with other moms who think and teach their children in similar ways. 

School even was accomplished during this shortened week and lots of books were read. I also have proof that some country dancing was leaned by both Hailey and Evelyn. 

Mom's are really important but life still goes on with or without mom being at home. Mom still needs to remember who she is without all the kids because someday they will be out of the house and she will still be at home. 

 

Fun Filled Weekend Adventure

Dinosaur Museum 

We loved seeing all the different sections of the museum and learning lots together. It was great that Dad was with us and we could experience so much. All of the kids really enjoyed being in the hands on area and making Dams and bearing their Dinosaurs in with the sand. Cousins also got to go with us so they were a great addition to all our fun. The kids were amazed at how big the Dinosaurs were.  Evelyn admits that they were so tempted to touch the Dinosaurs, thankfully I think all the kids did great at resisting the temptation.  

Children's Museum 

Our favorite part by far was the Jungle area of the Museum. We stayed there the longest. We did also enjoy all of the other areas but didn't do all of the water works area because we saw so many people leaving the area very wet that we didn't want to have our kids experience that too. It worked well for us to have a house rule of staying in the same area together until everyone was ready to leave that area. With 7 (5 of our own, 2 cousins) kids it is important to set up those kind of expectations. 

We also enjoyed eating out for lunch together and had a great time going to a healthy place were we got lots of stares due to the amount of kids we had with us. 

We are super blessed that our cousins have an apartment attached to their home and we were able to stay there for two nights so that we could enjoy things that we don't normally get to go do. 

Loveland Living Planet Aquarium 

We spent a good amount of time here on Saturday and really enjoyed all of the different plants and animals from all over the world. It was nice to warm up in the Jungle and too touch some sea animals. Some of out favorites were the River Otter's and the Penguins. They were both very active and playful as we observed them. With the large amount of people we were grateful that our large family stayed together and no one was lost. We really enjoyed the Aquarium!

So we crammed a large amount of learning into one weekend and also a great deal of fun. When we returned to Logan we were also able to participate in a Shakespeare performance by Stetson's class together with a family dinner. He did well in all of his parts and participated well!