Pancakes by Alan

Alan was trying to create his own pancake mix the other day. His mix however, was just flower and water mixed up in his little sister's play dishes. So, last night I let him make some real pancakes with me for dinner. He had a lot of fun. If he likes to cook other things like he does pancakes, I think I'm going to like having my kids get older. I'll let them do all the cooking!

Couch Slide!!

I thought this was so cute. Kaitlyn really enjoys making a giant slide out of our couch cushions. She even lines up the pillows from the couch on the edges of it.

Illustrated Stories from the Book of Mormon

I just bought the new version of the "Illustrated Stories from the Book of Mormon". At the risk of sounding like a commercial, I just have to say how much I love these books. They illustrate the entire book of mormon, not just the stories, and they don't skip anything. It really helps when we're reading them!! We read the scriptures every night before bed, and we use the pictures from these books for the kids to look at as I read the actual scriptures. My parents had the original set back when I was growing up, and I have memories of reading them to myself before I went to bed. It is the entire Book of Mormon Illustrated in 8 Giant volumes. They have beautiful full color pictures on each page and scripture references that go with them. In the books, they summarize the scriptures so that it's easier for us to understand, but we read the actual scriptures to help our kids get used to the language. My kids really enjoy them, and they actually look forward to scripture reading every night!! I found them used on ebay for $53 plus shipping. (They were barely used, they still smelled new and there was nothing wrong with them.) You can also still find them at LDS bookstores new for around $200.