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ll the body work they did that it was okay in the end we saw newsies as a family used grandma s christmas money for those tickets it was fun to go as a family but i don t think we were bowled over i think good seats make a difference and the story was hard for the younger ones to follow the dancing was good and emma was in love with the cute boys so it was a worthwhile family activity in the end we ve done a little mom and me playgroup with some friends i like it because it kind of forces me to do organized activities with levi i was in charge of may s activities and decided to go visit the big cat zoo we have here in liberty lake it s a rescue facility and kind of small and sad but we had a good tour guide and it was a fun way to spend an hour the boys went on a father son camp out which was a struggle due to 400 activities on friday and saturday ryan missed gabe s regional mile race in order to get out to the camp out with seth and levi before dinner they had a good time with friends and dads but about 2am ryan showed up at home he said levi was a ridiculous tent sleeper and spent the whole night thinking the snoring dads were actually bears dad i scarred a bears out dere dad so ryan packed up and headed home our ward and stake got reorganized in the last two months we lost about 1 4 of our ward and then a few stakes ryan and i kept our callings primary 1st counselor and scoutmaster ym 1st counselor but the smaller ym yw has been an adjustment for everyone our stake lost 2 wards and got a new presidency uncle kevin is the first counselor and we got to sit in for the setting apart it was a really near confirming experience for all of us we had a crazy hot spring we were even swimming in early may but as is spokane s tradition the last day of school was rainy and freezing and kind of put a damper on festivities seth s end of school tunnel was indoor and the outdoor party was soggy but i wanted to include some pictures and prom emma went to mormon prom with a guy she didn t know super well but said it was the most fun dance she s been to she got to go with her friends cassey and alexis and their dates and of course she looked gorgeous mothers day always lovely because everyone works hard cooking and we get to do my favorite sunday things which includes walks around pretty gardens jane had her 13th birthday we celebrated on the day with food and lunch out with dad and fruit pizza and presents she had a birthday breakfast party a few weeks later with friends we did a pancake bar they loved my homemade pancakes and some silly party games she has the nicest group of girls her age while gabe was running regionals ryan and i had a little alone overnight getaway in seattle because we have kids old enough to stay home we did a fun run yummy breakfast and some fun seattle sightseeing before we headed to the stadium to watch our boy run this is already too long and super boring and i m sure i missed stuff but it s better than nothing right at 10 36 am 1 comments monday june 6 2016 parenting teenagers newflash parenting teenagers is different than parenting little kids this is probably so obvious but for the sake of journaling i thought i d write about my feelings about it i ve been doing it for a few years but i feel like the last little bit older teenagers 3 at a time has really changed how mothering feels for me it s harder i think but probably only because i m a routine person i spent 10 15 years learning how to parent little ones and now i have to learn something new parenting big kids is so much more cerebral i think it s less physical pick up the kids wipe their noses buckle the carseat watch them at the park and more mental thinking through interactions deciding on consequences stifling urges to control etc i will never understand people who say they need outside work so their brains don t turn to mush mothering requires so much hard mental work for me especially now i feel like with little kids it was clear they need to be respectful they need sleep they need to eat good food they need to learn they need to get out and do interesting things they need to learn to contribute i felt like i was really good at setting up systems and being consistent so that those needs were met not that i was perfect but i felt like i kinda knew what i was supposed to do with teenagers i have no idea what i m supposed to do here are some questions with which i wrestle and in the end usually have different answers for different kids do i care if his hair is long how much input do i have on modesty should i make them redo this crappily done job or just let it go is a curfew really important how much do i check and give consequences for grades how much do i push getting a job an eagle scout an extra curricular activity how much do i require them to be with the family should 15 17 year olds be allowed to take road trips how do i manage those cell phones how do i handle poor driving do i set limits on the sports they play i am not a helicopter parent by any means but i m also very rigid in my head on how i want my kids to be so i m constantly trying to balance those two competing characteristics i want to be involved enough but i don t want to force them to conform to my very narrow ideas i m learning that i feel most frustrated when i make who they are and their behavior some sort of reflection on me and my parenting so i m trying to notice when that dumb way of looking at things is driving my interactions with them going along with that you kind of can t make them do stuff anymore you can t make them be nice to someone you can t make them get a job you can t make them care about how the house looks you can t make them be reverent at church you can have consequences but should you for all of these things who even knows but you can t actually make them do stuff i have really good kids and they really want to be good people and so more and more i m learning that they respond best when i teach a principle first and then talk about applications for example we were concerned about cell phone use and so we taught a family home evening about temperance as we concluded the lesson we talked about our new plan to keep phones on the main level of the house and to try it for a month and get feedback and they were really good about it another thing they see you for who you really are my kids are respectful but they call me on stuff they will tell me if i m seeming hypocritical or unfair or unreasonable it s a little hard for a slight perfectionist i m trying to listen and evaluate and respond in a way that invites them to keep being honest with me it s hard there are lots of good things i can see them becoming adults and i like it all those years of wondering and now i can see glimpses also they are very funny and interesting i love when things are quiet and we can start talking and i really enjoy the conversations i appreciate especially the extra responsibilities you can give teenagers trips to the grocery store childcare help with cooking around the house projects help on trips i like their friends i like that they are better at some things than i am and they teach me sewing with emma running with gabe i really really love them and really really know i lucked out i hope i can figure this stage out okay in the end i feel heavenly father prompting me when i need it the most and i m relying on his help to not fail what a refining challenge this job is at 11 37 am 10 comments wednesday may 25 2016 quick quote levi is so na noyed basically any time he doesn t get what he wants i had no idea our family was so annoying until levi came around and informed us at 10 37 am 1 comments wednesday may 4 2016 kitchen renovation post when we moved into this house 9 5 years ago i didn t love the kitchen i didn t love the how brown and warm it was i didn t love the backsplash and after a year or two i began to loathe the tile why do people ever put tile in kitchens the clean up is so impossible but you don t buy a new house and redo anything so i lived with it i love how the kitchen is set up and how big it is i made lots of yummy food in this kitchen ryan finally got tired of the difficult easily broken tile and we decided that after almost 10 years we could justify a surface kitchen renovation we wanted clean cool surfaces leaning toward a modern look while staying true to the house s craftsman design we decided to tear down the upper level of the bar i ve liked it it hides mess and makes a great serving surface but we thought it would be more modern if it was one level and really liked the idea of having some bar seating especially since we have filled our table and have issues when we have guests over i love the blue barstools which add color and we have loved having some close to the kitchen hanging out space we decided to have the cabinets painted it s much cheaper than new cabinets and honestly what we had was quality it was way more expensive than we thought but the company had come recommended it was amazing how it lightened up the entire house we chose brushed gold modern pulls hardware and they add a fun touch we decided to do two toned paint and different countertops we did white paint on the wall cabinets with a gray almost cement looking quartz countertop the island is kind of opposite with a gray paint on the cabinets and a white speckled quartz countertop i can t even tell you the joy of not digging out red pepper seeds from tiled grout our kitchen probably stays cleaner because it s so easy to wipe down i wanted a very minimal yet interesting backsplash i chose a white medium hexagon with a very light gray grout and it is one of my favorite parts of the kitchen another of my favorite things is my new sink it s huge you can have an entire meal s worth of dishes in there and you can t even see them it honestly makes my life feel less chaotic because i can t see dishes in my sink and the wiping right into the sink instead of over a weird border lip thing heaven we picked a brass modern faucet to replace the constantly breaking one that came with the house we made a few changes to the dining room replacing the not so cute chandelier with this beaut and doing some restyling to my green hutch as far as extra decor goes we ve decided to keep it simple a few plants blue barstools and a pretty light green faux roman shade seems to be enough to add color but keep the calm quiet feeling i was going for in my new kitchen thanks for checking it out honestly you realize how talented home decor photographers are when you try to do it yourself not quite the crisp well lit kid free photos i ve seen on pinterest but oh well at 5 13 pm 8 comments older posts home subscribe to posts atom quick quote seth lost his shoes and had to wear faith s too small pair to a soccer game he was pretty miserable after the game ryan asked what he d learned from it seth replied to have a happy attitude when things are hard ryan and jessica emma at 14 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