Conference Weekend

We love Conference Weekend. We look forward to it the entire 6 months until it comes again.  

Jeff and I have a pretty good rotating system so we each get to listen/watch while one is in charge of kids and then we swap. It's so nice to hear our modern day Prophet & Apostles speak to us. We always come away uplifted and enlightened and determined to be better. 

This year was fun because the boys got really excited for it too. The older ones did really well, Ryder, well, he's Ryder. :)  busy busy boy! 

We did our traditional tent and fort set up.

And lots of coloring, drawing, puzzles, and quiet activities. 

Yummy breakfasts both days (muffins & fruit on Sat. monkey bread & fruit on Sun) always help to pass the time for the kids.

And of course, it all comes down to wrestling time with dad. (not the most reverent, but that's how it goes down at our house!)

The best part of the weekend was Jeff taking a break to have a family/conference filled weekend.

It was awesome!

General Conference

 

We love General Conference and the boys did pretty great with it this year.  

We had some packets of things to color (and cut) that kept them pretty busy, as well as the usual building of the fort, puzzles, books to look at, etc.  We had also spent time talking about the Prophet and the apostles.
They were both super excited to see President Monson.

Tave was really cute when Elder Bednar came up he said, 'I like that guy mom, can I get my picture with him' 

Sweet boys.

I always come away from Conference feeling like I have so many changes to make to become the wife/mother/daughter/sister/friend/person I want to. 

But more importantly, I come away from it feeling like I can.