Primary Performance

This is one day I wish I could bring a camera into the chapel! It's been 4 years since I've been able to see my kids perform in a primary program.
We missed the year after hurricane Katrina because we had almost no primary and I left Mississippi right before they finally decided to do one, and 2006 and 2007 the kids happened to be with Parker on primary performance Sunday, so I've been looking forward to this all year! Shari was asked to give a talk about looking forward to her Baptism. She did a beautiful job and had the longest part in the program. Rebecca had a part about Alma and how Heavenly Father answered the prayers of Alma and his people when they were in bondage. It was so beautiful because I know she has such a strong testimony of prayer. Adrian's part was about preparing for his mission by being faithful and obedient! I was so excited because most days he says he'd rather play football than go on a mission. It was Adrian's first primary program and he used to never sing, so it was extra special to see him singing along, knowing all the words. Charlie got through his part without making any funny sounds into the microphone or cracking any jokes, but the congregation still managed to laugh a little because he's just so darn cute.
I breathed easier once Charlie moved away from the microphone but little did I know it was just the beginning. They started singing Called to Serve and Charlie had no idea what the words were so he just sang AAHHH as loud as he could. He stayed on rhythm and tune and when they got to the "onward ever onwards" he knew the words so he sang and danced. The funny thing was they had him right next to the stairs leaving the stand so I was scared the whole time he was going to dance his way down the stairs. He didn't know the words to any of the other songs so he continued to wow us with his beautiful AAAHHHs and everyone around us was laughing so hard. Not to mention the fact that he didn't always stop singing when everyone else did. At one point he was so wiggly he knocked his chair down the stairs next to him and soon after that a member of our bishopric had to stop him from hanging off the front of the stand. Then Charlie was invited to sit next to the bishopric and he was bribed with a mint so he sat still for the rest of the program.
Sacrament meeting goes by so fast on Primary Program Sunday.

My next favorite weekend story also has to do with my rowdy boys. On Saturday night the boys were playing rowdy with Dan so he decided to have a "who can hit the lightest" contest. So Charlie hit Dan really light and then Adrian hit Dan even lighter and then Dan shoved them both and knocked them on their backs. They thought it was so hilarious because, apparently that is how boys like to play. We thought at that point they got the joke and would hit harder in the next round. Dan challenged them to another contest of who can hit the lightest and they were both super careful and Dan knocked them off their feet. By then me and Dan were laughing so hard and Adrian yells, "Dad keeps letting us win!!" They wanted to keep playing and loved getting knocked over and everytime they won! I just love boys.