THE TRAVELING GARDNERS

This weekend was General Conference weekend. We enjoyed this quiet weekend at our home. We had prepared to watch conference all weekend. We did a Costco trip a few days before and prepared some yummy food for the weekend. We also prepped the boys ahead of time in hopes that this would help in getting the most out of Conference. At the beginning the boys colored quietly at the table, while we all got to listen to music and talks from the leaders of our church. This is the first year that Ben showed an interest in listening to the talks. The boys also did really well with playing with quiet toys. Near the end they started to get rowdy. And the timing worked out perfect. After conference on Saturday the boys were able to get out their energy out with helping with yard work. And on Sunday they both took naps and for the most part were pretty calm. Considering how wild and rowdy our boys usually are, Dan and I were both surprised with how much we were able to get out of t...

For those of you not familiar with the Mormon church (AKA: The Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints), twice a year we have General Conference . It's when all the leaders of the church(men and women) give inspired spiritual talks from the Conference Center in Salt Lake. And it is broadcast on TV, Internet, radio, etc. through out the world. (Total members of the church as of this past weekend through out the world is over 13 million!) This past Saturday and Sunday was the 178th Semi Annual General Conference. A cool fact from this past conference was that it was announced that 5 new temples are being built. Including one in Rome, Italy! MAMMA MIA! Here are a few pictures from our weekend ~ ( I have had strep throat for the past week) So, it was nice to just stay home, relax, eat delicious food, and watch General Conference from our home. Fruit salad! Unfortunately, Ben put salt and pepper in the fruit salad after this picture was taken....... Sunday morning breakfast ~ Pee...

I was on Google trying to find recipes for conference weekend. And I came upon this fabulous activity packet for kids during conference. http://www.scribd.com/doc/6177170/October-Conference-Packet Enjoy! :0)