For the Saturday sessions of General Conference we stayed at home and tuned in on the radio. At first I tried to keep the kids quiet, but after the first session I realized THIS is one of the reasons they have the talks so readily available in so many formats; because parents with little kids just can't listen to all the talks and feel the spirit and get what they need to get out of them with all those kids running around. So instead I focused on helping the kids enjoy the special time. For session one I made lemon poppyseed muffins - they weren't very lemony so in my mind they weren't very good but that didn't stop the kids from eating them. And instead of coming up with big elaborate activities I printed off a 36 page packet I found online (The Ultimate LDS General Conference Packet - you can google it I'm sure) which Joshua totally loved and Abigail liked well enough. For Lukas I printed off all the coloring pages from the Nursery manual (you can download them all online) so that he could have a conference binder too, which is very important if you are two years old and you have older siblings. He wasn't terribly crazy about working in his, but was very proud to have one, so it was worth it.
For the Sunday sessions we drove up to my in-laws in Midway and watched on their TV. My MIL's sister Denise was there and that was fun. The kids really took to her right away. In fact, she and Lukas developed a special bond, I think. Joshua kept working on his conference binder, Abigail relaxed and half watched/half doodled, and Lukas was all about the toys. Later, My MIL's brother and his wife and two of their kids (from Switzerland) came over and we all had dinner and enjoyed each other's company. I don't actually think I have any pictures of Mark and Liz and the family, but I promise they were there.
And not to forget, my MIL's other sister, Doris, and her husband Mike out of England were down the week before for a visit and that was really fun. Doris and Denise were the last of my MIL's siblings I hadn't met yet. So now I know them all and when I send out my Christmas cards this year I'll know who I'm sending them too! :)
For the Sunday sessions we drove up to my in-laws in Midway and watched on their TV. My MIL's sister Denise was there and that was fun. The kids really took to her right away. In fact, she and Lukas developed a special bond, I think. Joshua kept working on his conference binder, Abigail relaxed and half watched/half doodled, and Lukas was all about the toys. Later, My MIL's brother and his wife and two of their kids (from Switzerland) came over and we all had dinner and enjoyed each other's company. I don't actually think I have any pictures of Mark and Liz and the family, but I promise they were there.
And not to forget, my MIL's other sister, Doris, and her husband Mike out of England were down the week before for a visit and that was really fun. Doris and Denise were the last of my MIL's siblings I hadn't met yet. So now I know them all and when I send out my Christmas cards this year I'll know who I'm sending them too! :)
Fab! It's great to meet the relatives! I only have your MIL's brother left to meet of the siblings now! Sounds like a lovely conference! I gave up on listening too! but i did catch some great bits, cant wait to read it all!
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