Monthly Scripture Hero - Mormon

November's Scripture Hero was Mormon.  The trait for the month was "Remember" and the requirements were..

1. Memorize Mormon 1:15

2. Write in a journal about a time when you learned something about the gospel.
Hoss - I learned what the sacrament is about.  The bread is the body of Jesus, the water is His blood.
Duke - I learned about songs.
Boone - Toys & Snacks & Prayer
      
3. Ask a parent or other family member about a time when they learned something about the gospel.
Hoss - Dad - Heavenly Father hears and answers prayers.
Duke - Mom - Temple marriage is forever.

4. I challenge myself to...
Hoss - Sit still and sing in primary.
Duke - Sit and listen better during the sacrament.
Boone - Sit and listen during church.

What they learned about Mormon...
Hoss -

Duke - 

Turkey Day

Lilli made it for Thanksgiving!! I love having all my kids under the same roof!  And you can tell by the sleeping arrangement that I'm not the only one that has missed her.

I love that my family gets together for holidays.  It give the grandkids cousin time.

9 of the grandkids were able to make it for dinner.

Grit got some time with Uncle Matt.

Boone is just like my sister, DJ.  He sleeps with his eyes open.

I love that they just pile on top of each other all the time.

And pretend to be sleeping to avoid pictures.

Ice Cream Reward

My boys have been hard to potty train.  Well, I should rephrase that.  It's hard to get them to go #2 in the toilet.  They are great at going pee, anywhere, not just in the toilet.  Sometimes it's a bad thing.

Boone FINALLY earned enough stickers to complete his potty chart and earn a ice cream cone.  My goal was to get him completely trained before he became a sunbeam.  We did it!

Scout Campout

Brandon went with the scouts on their monthly campout.  He took Hoss with him and they bad a blast.

 Hoss was able to go fishing and caught a fish!  They went to Dry Creek, outside of Westfall, Oregon.

November Pack Meeting

We had a Knights theme for roundtable this month.

But we also had the Ambulance crew come in and teach some first aid.

Adventure Loops

Robotics

Fellowship and Duty to God

Other Awards

Religious Knot

100% November Uniform Award

Elk Hunting 2016

Every year when I go through the pictures of Elk Hunting I giggle.  It's always lots of pictures of their campsite and living quarters.

 I always wish they would take as much care of our actual house as they do their tent.

 Everything has it's place, it's clean, they put stuff away, and it's tidy.

 Maybe someday.

 Cortney Forsberg and his boys joined the 'Bull Run Outfitters' hunting group this year.

 I love that the boys will have other boys with them now.  Hopefully Brandon and Weston don't scare him off after this first year hunting together.

 And look!

A successful Elk Hunt this year leads me to believe that maybe they do actually go hunting and it's not just a dad vacation every year.

Scouting for Food

Scouting for food is always fun.  I love to see the donation of food come in to support the scouts and food pantry.

This Saturday is always a busy one with kids and sports, so not many people show up for the actual food pick up.  But those that show up, put forth great effort!

Mouse Killer

We caught a mouse in the pantry.  I really wanted it gone.  Brandon was in a hurry trying to get on the road to Elk Camp.  

Then the greatest thing happened.  Brandon stopped, grabbed Lilli's BB Gun, and told Boone to meet him outside.  It's the simple things that make little boys happy. Boone was super excited to shoot a mouse. It doesn't matter that it was already dead on the sticky pad. To him, he shot and killed it all by himself! And that's all that matters.

To me, all that matters is that my husband took 5 minutes out of his busy schedule to bond with our son and make memories.  And to get the nasty mouse out of the house!

Grit - 11 Months

Weight - 19 lbs

This little man isn't growing very fast, but he's so happy.  He brings joy to all of us!  He loves Boone, and Dad.  Give the best snuggles and always has a smile on his face. He's still nursing but loves big boy food too, that's what confusing on his weight.  He is always eating.

Food Pantry Field Trip

The November preschool field trip was to a food pantry.  I wasn't able to attend, so my mom was gracious enough to go with Duke.

The pantry is located in a school that the preschool teacher's kids attend in Ontario.

Duke took some food to donate to the pantry and came home telling me all about a special shelf that was just for him.

I'm so thankful that I live close enough to my parents and that they are willing to help me when needed.