Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Tubes...revisited

Savannah survived another surgery yesterday...getting her second pair of tubes put into her ears. She is always so brave; however, after coming out of the anesthesia, she didn't say a word, but had big crocodile tears streaming down her face. She had a couple of days of some good R & R, she is on the mend, and will be back to school tomorrow. Thank heavens...really.

The other pictures were taken this past weekend at the church primary activity..."LDS Idol." Very clever and fun. Lots of the children performed a "talent" which ranged from piano performances, to a Sunbeam doing sommersaults across the stage. It was wonderful and everyone enjoyed themselves! Annie and Savannah showed off their hula-hooping skills to "Round round get around" by the Beach boys, Savannah played a piano piece, and Kate made us proud with her delicious peanut butter cookies!

By the way, has anyone found any good tips on keeping children 5 years and under quiet, much less reverent, during sacrament meeting on Sunday? I'm at a loss, after wrestling my children for a good hour, and knowing that straight jackets and duct tape are not options. HELP!!!

Have a wonderful week!

4 comments:

Melissa said...

I'm am glad Savannah is on the mend! She is quite a trouper! Tell her we are thinking about her!!
Love the LDS Idol! What a fun activity! Love you all!

cherie said...

oh, i'm sorry to hear about more tubes. not fun. but i hope it helps her feel better. she's such a sweetie.

as for tips for sacrament meeting, i wish had more advice. we are a three ring circus. last week, lincoln decided he'd climb on the chairs around us during the prayer. of course, our eyes were closed but i opened them to see him falling off. i sprung up in the middle of the prayer to grab him. what a ruckus!! the super-human motherly reflexes are alive and well! ;)

i have learned one thing though. when we arrive about 10-15 minutes early, it allows them to get their wiggles out and us to relax a little before the meeting starts. it always seems a bit more manageable when we are early. but.....getting there early, that's another challenge altogether!

Berly said...

I don't know what to tell you. I feel like I have tried everything and it is drving me nuts. We had a FHE on reverence and than when they were reverent they got a reward when we got home, and that seemed to work kind of. But, once again at a lost.

April said...

Just grin and wait it out...just about the time they are old enough to sit still and be quiet all on their own, Adam will be back on the bench with you!

My Savannah needs tubes again as well...she keeps failing her hearing tests. Seriously...they are so similar it is weird! Is is the name?

David bought tickets for the BYU homecoming game on that weekend we were thinking of driving out...he is so excited. So I guess maybe we're going to have to wait until after your baby comes...maybe next year? Yikes I hate to say that. Maybe Christmas break, we could fly the girls this way...and give you a little break? Although, they're probably your biggest helpers. Let's just keep talking about it.