A Day in the Life

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Sunday, September 20th, 2020

Brian:  Having fun sharing ice cream with one of my ministering families in our "ice cream car."

Kathy:  Love sharing ice cream with my good friend, Carol, who is 89 years old!

Ty:  I enjoyed helping Eliza assemble and play with her new birthday robots this morning.

Michelle:  They call me Coach Payne.

Afton:  I love FaceTiming my curler grandma.

Eliza:  I had a great birthday yesterday!

Kathryn:  I'm getting really good at reading and writing. (Happy birthday presents)

Calvin:  "This is a green Corona Virus and a blue Corona Virus and a blue Corona Virus and a blue Corona Virus!"

Josh:  Wrestling and playing with Ellie after her nap.

Elizabeth:  I love it when Ellie wakes up from her nap happy!

Layla:  It's rare now, but sometimes I take a nap during quiet time and nobody can wake me up.  So Mom just joins me instead.

Ellie:  When you climb up but realize you don't know how to climb down.

Joseph:  Jayna can't reach her toes to paint her nails anymore, so I offered to do it for her.

Jayna:  I still have over three months to go, but I'm already feeling ginormous.

Dallin:  Salmon Sunday!  I am starting to enjoy salmon now!

Courtney:  I hope I still like shopping at Costco even after working here!

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Thursday, August 20th, 2020

Brian:  With my dad and boys before my mom's funeral.

Kathy:  With the family at Gladys' grave site.

Ty:  We have to check on Calvin nightly now to make sure he doesn't spend the night on the floor with the light on.  At least he fell asleep 12 inches from the door instead of right in front of it today. 

Michelle:  We've been slowly introducing different aspects of homeschool over the last couple weeks.  Today we did our second science lesson about the different states of water.

Afton:  Waiting to see if my building was strong enough.

Eliza:  I built upon a sure foundation. (Helaman 5:12)

Kathryn: Tonight we learned about building on the solid foundation of Christ so that Satan's whirlwinds (or blowdryers) can't knock us down.  (Helaman 5:12)

Calvin:  I tried on my new wetsuit today.  My parents got it so maybe I won't hate the water as much on our upcoming trip since I won't be as cold.  But I think it's a great fashion statement.  I wore it all day with a few brief breaks to air out.  

Josh:  I played a piano solo for the closing song at Grandma Gladys' funeral today.  God Be With You Til We Meet Again.

Elizabeth:  Layla and I had a Chick Fil A picnic in the back of the car since there is too much smoke to sit outside.

Layla:  Mom and I went shopping today and I got a new dress.

Ellie:  I love bedtime stories with Grandpa!

Joseph:  Enjoying lunch with family at Riverton Park after Gladys' funeral.

Jayna:  Dallin was nice enough to give me a little shoulder massage after dedicating Grandma's grave.  

Dallin:  I was a pallbearer at Grandma's funeral.

Courtney:  Marx and I are going camping!  Wish us luck!

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Monday, July 20th, 2020

We have a special guest appearance for our blog this month!

Grandma:  Just enjoying sitting outside and crocheting!

Brian:  FHE activity--playing Rummikub with Grandma!

Kathy:  FHE treat--we introduced Grandma to Karie Anne's!  So good!

Ty:  I've spent the week in Niger and Mali moving French troops all the way to Timbuktu.

Michelle:  Afton's turn to stay up 15 extra minutes, and she chose to watch part of an episode of Relative Race together.

Afton:  Since Mom won't let me use her makeup, I made some myself out of sidewalk chalk and water.

Eliza:  We had a fun time playing at the park today.

Kathryn:  Mom didn't notice me napping for a few minutes after coming into the room.

Calvin:  I was a bigger helper stirring this delicious curry when it was on the stove.

Josh:  Did my Pioneer 10K!  Beat my goal of 45 minutes!

Elizabeth:  Josh and I matched in our work clothes today!

Layla:  If you can't see the black beans then you can't taste them.

Ellie:  I love playing in the pool!

Joseph:  We've been watching the Marvel movies in chronological order with my mom every week in her theater room.  Tonight we watched Iron Man 2.  The treats are super important!!!

Jayna:  The babies were begging me for some McDonalds nuggets for lunch today, and I caved.  They were delicious!

Dallin:  Plasma day!

Courtney:  Marx is even more interested in my dinner than usual.  He's still a good boy though!

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Saturday, June 20th, 2020

Brian:  I was able to go on a lot of bike rides while we were in Utah!

Kathy:  Visiting my Dad--Corona style!

Ty:  I planned date night this week.  It was Properly Planned Prior to the event.  Pizza in a Park in Pirmasens, where we also Played on the Playground, and Prioritized and Planned for future Potential trips Prior to leaving Europe.  It was Perfect.

Michelle:  My Mother's Day gift finally came in, and we had a great bike ride today!

Afton:  The trail we rode today was so pretty.  I told Mom she HAD to take a picture!

Eliza:  First I tried to fix my bike chain.  Then my nose itched.

Kathryn:  Riding bikes makes me happy!

Calvin:  Look Mom!  No hands!

Josh:  Family swim time!

Elizabeth:  Picking some plums fresh off the tree!

Layla:  So tired and snuggling Dad on the way home after a fun day.  #nofilter

Ellie:  We found some wild blackberries on our family run this morning.  I really enjoyed them.

Joseph:  Happy future Father's Day to me!

Jayna:  This is the lot that the Cannon house is going to be built on.  We're moving to Lake Point, Utah, next year!!

Dallin:  We went paddle boarding today, and it was packed!  It was fun--we haven't paddle boarded for about a year!

Courtney:  It was a hot day, so it felt good to be on the water!