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Friday, March 5, 2010

"Ants on a Log"

You've all heard of it, right?
This was one of my most favorite snacks as a kid, so I thought I'd try it out on Brianna when her friend Emily came over to play.

Brianna's not a peanut butter fan at all, but she does eat celery and raisins, so I thought giving the whole concoction a cute name would get her to eat it (along with seeing her friend Emily try it - peer pressure can be very helpful). It worked - she liked it! Though, in the second picture, I think she's a little confused at Emily, who just licks the PB and raisins off, and wouldn't eat the apple skins. Brianna started copying, but I nipped that one fast. I don't wanna deal with weird eating habits from my kid - I have enough of my own. Smarty pants Emily does teach Brianna some good habits though - she was counting the "ants," telling me what color everything is, speaking in full correct sentences, and jumping with both feet off the ground! She's just 6 months older than Brianna - it's amazing what a difference those 6 months make! I'm hoping in these next 6 months Brianna will make a lot of progress in every area and we can squeeze in as much QT as possible - because then her two siblings arrive, and I will literally have my arms full!
Here's another picture of them having fun together:

6 comments:

Jules AF said...: I want some celery and peanut butter now.; March 5, 2010 at 9:14 PM
Unknown said...: I had never heard of ants on a log before, but that is probably because my mother knew that I dislike (immensely) both peanut butter and raisins. But it does look like a fun "treat" for kids!; March 5, 2010 at 11:16 PM
Chelsea and Cody said...: Awesomeness.; March 6, 2010 at 5:23 AM
Debbie said...: Jenny went one better and REALLY served her kids ANTS! I think chocolate covered. Cute idea though and its great to humor them through good eating habits.; March 6, 2010 at 9:39 AM
Malerie said...: I love that swing picture. What darling girls!; March 6, 2010 at 10:47 AM
Jordan said...: I have missed out on a lot of posts....havent checked blog in two weeks! Looks like everything is going well! Love the pic of you and brian you look beautiful; March 7, 2010 at 7:18 PM

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"The Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear than we can manage at the moment, though to us it may seem otherwise. Just as no temptations will come to us from which we cannot escape or which we cannot bear, we will not be given more trials than we can sustain."
- Neal A. Maxwell

"It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters. We become enamored with men's theories such as the idea of preschool training outside the home for young children. Not only does this put added pressure on the budget, but it places young children in an environment away from mother's influence."
-Ezra Taft Benson

“Perhaps there has never been a time when we had greater need to pray and to teach our family members to pray. Prayer is a defense against temptation. It is through earnest and heartfelt prayer that we can receive the needed blessings and the support required to make our way in this sometimes difficult and challenging journey we call mortality.”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Live the gospel as conspicuously as you can. Keep the covenants your children know you have made. And bear your testimony! Don’t just assume your children will somehow get the drift of your beliefs on their own.
-Jeffrey R. Holland

"We hold in our arms the rising generation. They come to this earth with important responsibilities and great spiritual capacities. We cannot be casual in how we prepare them. Our challenge as parents and teachers is not to create a spiritual core in their souls but rather to fan the flame of their spiritual core already aglow with the fire of their premortal faith."
-Neil L. Andersen

"Certainly there are times when getting the family together to read the scriptures does not stack up as a spiritual experience worthy of a journal entry. But we must not be deterred. There are special times when the spirit of a son or daughter is just right and the power of these great scriptures goes down into their heart like fire. As we honor our Heavenly Father in our homes, He will honor our efforts."
-Neil L. Andersen

President Hinckley admonished both men and women to be nurturers. He said, ‘How much more beautiful would be the society in which we live if every father . . . and . . . mother regarded [their] children . . . as gifts from the God of heaven . . . and brought them up with true affection in the wisdom and admonition of the Lord.’ ”
-Susan W. Tanner

"Children are like trees. When they are young, their lives can be shaped and directed, usually with ever so little effort. Said the writer of Proverbs, 'Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it' (22:6). That training finds its roots in the home. There will be little of help from other sources. Do not depend on government to help in this darkening situation. Barbara Bush, wife of former U.S. president George Bush, spoke wisely: 'Your success as a family, our success as society, depends not on what happens at the White House, but on what happens inside your house.' "
-Gordon B. Hinckley

“I give counsel to husbands and wives. Pray for the love which allows you to see the good in your companion. Pray for the love that makes weaknesses and mistakes seem small. Pray for the love to make your companion’s joy your own. Pray for the love to want to lessen the load and soften the sorrows of your companion.”
-Henry B. Eyring

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-Margaret S. Lifferth

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- M. Russell Ballard

“As parents, we should remember that our lives may be the book from the family library which the children most treasure. Are our examples worthy of emulation? Do we live in such a way that a son or a daughter may say, ‘I want to follow my dad,’ or ‘I want to be like my mother’?”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Security for our families comes from learning self-control, avoiding the excesses of this world, and being temperate in all things.”
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Friday, March 5, 2010

"Ants on a Log"

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