Sunday, May 9, 2010

9 May 2010

Gibson took a big spill on the sidewalk and it took two band-aids to cover the scrape on his knee. He chose one Transformer band-aid and one Little Mermaid band-aid.

Helen helped Brandan spray off the window screens. Helen likes to pretend she's Cinderella while she works.

Abe's school had a science fair this week. For his experiment, Abe put some microwave popcorn in the fridge and freezer and measured how well it popped compared to popcorn at room temperature. He picked this experiment because he likes to eat microwave popcorn-- good thing since he popped 10 bags over 3 days for his experiment. His result: "Never, ever store microwave popcorn in the freezer." Or at least let it warm up before you pop it.

Brandan took Helen and Sophie hiking on Saturday.

Brandan also took Abe to a BMX dirt track. It was Abe's first time to ride on the track and he had a blast. Riding over the bumps was his favorite part. He crashed once, but only needed one band-aid (Spiderman for this guy).

Our family experienced a big change this week when Becky was called to be the Relief Society president for our ward. The house is a mess, with papers and binders stacked everywhere. Becky feels like she's back in school and it's finals week as she tries to cram enormous amounts of information into her brain. Hooray for 4 wonderful kids! They've been terrific about going above and beyond their normal responsibilities and very patient with their distracted mom. 

4 comments:

Kristi said...

Cool BMX bike track. Our kids would be in heaven. I also like Abe's science fair concept.
Glad to hear that you are adjust well to the calling. You will be great.

Anonymous said...

My sis reminded me last night that my mom was RS president while raising the 5 of us. I have great memories of my mom's complete and dedicated service--she was a great example. She also didn't let up a bit in taking care of us. You'll be so so good Becky.

Becky Henson said...

Sounds like a week full of fun activities! The dirt bike track takes me back to childhood when we rode on the tracks in Sugarhouse. Becky is lucky to have such a supportive family and I know she'll be an incredible RS president.

Rob and Amy Weaver Clan said...

Congratulations on your new calling. You will do a superb job! Hopefully it is getting a little easier now!?
i just love your family! I love reading about all the fun things you do. i will definitely have to remember the newspaper sword idea.