Last October Conference- grandkids and President Hinckley

Time to realize that one of the best times of the year is coming- October Conference. I love the words of our prophets, apostles and leaders. This week was nice and cool and it reminded me of a quote from President Kimball that made a huge impression on me. I thought of it as I looked at the heads of these precious little boys.

"No mother would carelessly send her little children forth to school on a wintry morning without warm clothes to protect against the snow and rain and cold. But there are numerous fathers and mothers who send their children to school without the protective covering available to them through prayer- a protection against exposure to unknown hazards, evil people and base temptations."

Once I internalized this quote I could not bear to let you leave without a prayer, and when we were too disorganized to pray, I usually found a quick and quiet place to pray for that special covering to be over you.

Edd and Morris Napping, "So Happy Together!"

After we went to Cabella's to see the animals, Edd was tired and needed a nap. Morris decided to join him. Now if you don't see the family resemblance you are blind.

Dallan tries to comfort Paula after getting her wisdom teeth out. If you wonder why I have all these pics and the video, Anne is teaching me how to put them on my blog.

This time we went to see the bats and they came out after dark, so we had a hard time seeing them, but it was fun as always!!

Bat Watching in Austin

This time the bats come out at 8:15 and we really could see them.

Answers to the Kindergarten Quiz

1. "adjustment has been rocky and not too good yet" describes Sarabeth's first days of school.
2. Dallan took 100 juice can lids on the 100th day of kindergarten. He was original. Most kids took pennies.
3. John was crowned King of Kindergarten at the end of the year
4. Edd rode his red wagon all over Glencairn.
5. Joe threw up on the night of the first day, making quite a mess between the bed and wall.
6. Patti traded thumb sucking for a new bike with training wheels
7. Eldon went to Kindergarten at Langham Creek H.S. since the elementary was too crowded
8. Paula stole milk from the back of the lunch line. Actually, one day the teacher said Paula could go get a milk. Paula took that to mean ANYDAY she could get milk at the back of the line.
9. Dan went to school on Halloween as Johnny Appleseed.
10. Patti went to school with pneumonia.
11. Dallan is the kindergarten kisser.
12. John was the one I lifted on to the bus in the pouring rain. John got this one right, so he must have remembered.
13. "Sarabeth is polite and mannerly and the teacher loves her." my journal
14. Edd got on the bus for Kindergarten with JaLynne Lemons. At BYU JaLynne set up Edd's first date with Anne.
15. Joe excelled at field day by finding his own shoes and putting them on all by himself and running back to the edge of the circle.
16. Eldon has always been a Longhorn, even though his first days of being a Lowery Longhorn were spent at Langham Creek H.S. At UTA he still considers himself a Longhorn since UTA does not have football.
17. Dan was a bad boy- hiding under the table etc, but when we moved he became a good boy.
18. When I told Paula I was making her an Easter dress when she was in Kindergarten, she said, "so what."