Ashley's 8th Birthday

Well today is my little girls 8th Birthday. 8 is a big deal, I cannot believe how big she is getting. I remember the night she was born.

It was a Thursday night and Adam was at a Scouts activity, I put Samuel to bed and knew I was in the beginning stages of labour. When Adam got home I told him that is was most likely going to happen tonight so he started timing contractions as we watched TV. I remember being upset because Samuel would not be my little baby anymore. But I was also excited to meet the new addition. We did not know the sex of the baby, so everyone was excited to find out what the baby was. We soon called my Mum to come over to watch Samuel. Adam's parents were in England for his cousins wedding so we did not contact them just yet.

We left for the hospital at about 1:00am, we made a quick detour to Adam's parents house because Adam forgot to grab some change so he could call them. I remember sitting in the car wishing Adam would hurry up, I didn't want to have the baby in the car. The contractions were happening every 2 - 3 mins by then. We finally arrived at Modbury hospital where I was immediately taken upstairs. Adam was left behind to fill in paper work and move the car. He quickly joined us and it was a good thing he was quick because I soon started pushing and then out little girl was here. We had only been at the hospital for about 1/2 hour. She was beautiful, at least to us. She had the normal baby squishiness and looked a bit like her poppy. She took a dummy straight away and we did not get it off her for another 18 months.

As I reflect on that night, I think how blessed I am to of had 3 beautiful, healthy children. They are all unique and special in their own ways. As Ashley has grown she has defiantly turned in to her own person. She is a determined, bright and generous person. She is always thinking of ways she can help people, especially her teachers at church. She always develops a bond with them that last beyond them being her teacher. She is a girl who knows what she wants and she is an expert at the LOOK. I see myself in her so much, but I also see a beautiful young women blossoming. She is such a girly girl and I feel bad sometimes as I am not. It is a good thing she has a dad who loves to buy her dresses and pretty things. She loves to play with her younger brother Joseph, they get along so well and this is partly due to the fact that she like bossing him around and he lets her to a certain extent. This has been their relationship since the beginning. Samuel does love his little sister, but he will not be bossed around by her so this can cause a bit of contention, but I am sure this is true of most families. Ashley is a blessing to our family and I would not have her any other way. I love my little Princess.

Catching up

Well so much has been happening and I just don't get time to write it all down. It is now week 7 of term 3 and Joseph has started school. So I get to spend my days at home by myself. I've got to admit that I quite enjoy it. Not than Joseph was a problem or anything like that. But not having ot go out for the Kindy run or having the TV on all day, just being able to sit and eat my lunch without haivng to share. It is nice. It took Joseph a little while to get into a routine and after the first week he decided he had had enough of school. It was a nice place to visit but not to stay. So it took another week or so to convince him that school was fun and that he should not miss out. It helps that his teacher is really good. What didn't help was that he kept falling over and banging into things. I think in the first 2 weeks I got 4 yellow slips from the office telling me that Joseph had hurt himself. Thankfully that has stopped.

Samuel is doing really well, he is picking up on his reading. I found him the other day in his room reading a book. He has now decided that he would like to try and read the Harry Potter books, we will see how he goes with the first one. His glasses seem to be making a difference and we have noticed the change in him.

We were having a few rough weeks with Ashley, 6 year old girls just don't seem to be very nice and she was having trouble finding a friend, but that is all sorted now, well at least for this week. She has found a nice little girl to play with and they seem to be getting along well.

Broken arms and School visits

Well the last time I blogged was just after the last holidays, and here we are nearly about to start some more, in about 2 weeks. This term has just flown by, we have had broken arms, school visits and much, much more.

Joseph turned 5 in May and has been going to school on Wednesday mornings until just after recess. He loves it, he keeps asking me when he will get to bring a reader home and i can just see him soaking it all in. Every week they come home with something they have made, we have had a mask, a teddy bear and a monkey. He is in a class with about 15 other children and 12 of them come from his kindy. So he doesn't need to worry about making new friends not that I thought this would be a problem for him. He's speech is coming along really good now. He is remembering to start his words with correct sounds and he is getting much slower in his talking which makes it easier to understand him.

Samuel has had a very eventful couple of months. On a Monday morning I had dropped everyone off at school and kindy, I was getting ready for my Relief Society Presidency meeting when I got a phone call from the school. The told me that they thought Samuel had broken his arm and could I come and get him. So at 9:30am I went back to school to get Samuel. We can home and I called Adam to let him know what was going on, he told me to take Samuel to the hospital and he would meet us there. So off we went back to my work. We were not waiting long, we were out of the hospital by 12 noon. He had broken his arm down near his wrist and had a temporary cast on. We had an appointment to come back in a week to get the fibreglass cast on. Samuel was a trooper, he went to school the next day, I think it was more to show the cast off then anything else. He was pretty tired after that so he got a day off. He only had his arm plastered for 3 weeks which was good. He was very happy to get it off, so was I now he could finally shower properly.

We went and got the kids eyes tested the other week and discovered that Samuel needs glasses, so we went and tried some on. It was quite hard to find a pair that suited him as he has quite a big head so he didn't fit the children's sizes but was too small for the adults sizes. We eventually found two pairs that we all liked and now we are just waiting for them to come in. Today Joseph and I go to get ours eyes tested. Joseph kicked up a stink when he didn't get glasses so we will get his eyes tested. Hopefully he does't need them, Ashley's eyes were perfect, so she was also upset she didn't get glasses.

Out and about in the holidays

So school holidays are over again, and life is about to get back to normal. I love my kids and love it even more when they play nicely together. They have not been too bad the last two weeks, there have been some nice moments, like last Saturday when I didn't see Ashley or Joseph for the whole day because they were happily playing together. But there are also bad moments like fighting over whose turn it is on the Wii. I am happy they can go back to school and have more things to do. The first week of the holidays we didn't really do anything but this last week we were out for 3 days. We had a primary activity, the kids did all kinds of crafts. They painted boxes and doorstops, they made jewellery and strung string on blocks of wood. They had fun. We also went on a picnic with one of my friends from work and her boys. The kids got along great. They have never met before, but there were no problems. Then on Thursday we went to a play Cafe with Lachlan coming along. The kids had a ball, the only bad part was when they all had to get off the equipment because another kid wet their pants. We went home not long after that so it didn't effect us much.

Today I am getting ready for Church and my last day as Music leader in Primary. I am getting a new calling. I am happy about my new position, a little bit sad about leaving primary, I love the kids and the sweet spirit they have. I have learnt so much from them.

Such is life, moving so fast

Well life is just moving along. Lots is happening and everyone is very busy. This week we all went to the dentist. Well the kids did anyway. I am happy to report that all is good, no problems with any of them. That is a huge relief, our teeth are so important but also very expensive if something goes wrong with them.

The kids are all doing good at school, we had a CYH appointment for Joseph because he is nearly at school. They checked his hearing, eyesight, height and weight. He is doing good in all areas except his weight. Apparently he is severely underweight. She was going to refer me to a nutritionist but I told her that he is not lethargic and he has heaps of energy and she said that was good. So he just seems to burn up any food that he does eat. The other kids are progressing at school, they have both gone up levels in their readers and they are getting more homework so that is good. They are all enjoying Gymnastics and seem to have lots of fun. The club has doubled in size, another group merged with us so we have more kids but we also have more instructors.

Adam is really busy at work, but he is also busy with Church stuff. Adam and I are the Session Directors for TFY (Time for Youth) this year so that is keeping us both busy. There seems to be an endless list of things to do. It is in July so hopefully the second half of our year will be less busy.

Well thought I would just finish with a few funny photos -

We love our dog she is a part of the family. We even send her out to work. LOL

Christmas, School Holidays and sickness

Well what a couple of weeks, I cannot believe that there are only 2 more weeks of school holidays and that Christmas has come and gone so quickly. We had a fantastic Christmas, the kids loved their presents, I also loved mine, Adam decided to surprise me with the 12 days of Christmas. So one Sunday I got up and their on the table was a beautiful plant with a card attached. He continued to do something every morning, so that when I got up at 4:15 am there would be some special surprise waiting for me on the table with a little poem attached to it. It was great I really looked forward to getting up and seeing what there was. He also spoiled me on Christmas day. We had a great morning with just the kids and us, the kids were able to play on their new trampoline, and investigate all their new toys. We then went to Aunty Margaret's for Christmas dinner. It was great, everyone was their and the kids had a ball.

Our new grass is also going really great. We got some new plants for christmas and I haven't killed even one yet. I have a habit of killing plants but I have told Adam it is because they have been inside plants and I have to much control over them, outside they can do what they want. Anyway they seen to be doing really good. Adam has to mow the lawn every week it grows pretty fast but it does look good, now we just have to do the rest of it.

We also went to see the Panda's, they were fantastic, they were still in their inside enclosures but we could see them fantastic. We couldn't get good photo's though the glass was too reflective. The kids loved seeing them, they were each given a mask as well.

Well now with the sickness part. Ashley started getting this really horrible cough just last week and it has turned into the flu kind of. Joseph started feeling sick on Saturday, he was fine one minute then literally the next minute he is complaining of a headache and promptly feel asleep. On Sunday I started to feel sick I was off work on Monday and Tuesday but I went back today. The doctor is not sure what it is but she said it sounds like the symptoms of the flu. On Sunday night when it didn't get below 30 I was in bed with chattering teeth, freezing cold. I seem to of shaken it off now and hopefully it will stay away.

Catch up

Well what a couple of weeks. We have been flat out busy. Firstly Samuel was baptised. I would put photo's up but I don't have any yet. Mum took some so I just have to get them off her the next time I see her. The other thing we have been doing is putting grass in our back yard.

A couple of weeks ago Adam came home and started digging up the

back yard. He pulled out pavers and took out a rose bush and then we moved over 2 tonnes of soil. We then purchases 3 tonnes of good soil and put this down and then we had to compact it and get it flat. This process took about a week, on Friday we went and picked up our grass. We ordered 16 sq mtrs of grass and it is fantastic. We got Kikuyu because it is really hardy and drought and pet tolerent. It makes such a difference to our back garden. We have only done a small section and we will continue to do the rest in small sections. We cannot do it all at once because Piper still needs to go somewhere. She loves the grass, as we were laying it she came out to have a look, she sniffed it for a second and then started rolling around. We had to get her off after a minute, and now have put a small fence around it. It is not meant to get any traffic for 14 days. We are watering it quite heavily and in this heat I will be doing it a bit more. So here are our before and after pictures -

Baptism

Well this week is going to be a pretty big week for us. This week Samuel, my first born, is turning 8. Now turning 8 is a pretty big deal in our house. The reason it is a big deal is because Samuel will be getting Baptised. His birthday is on Friday, and on Saturday we are having his baptism. He is so excited about it, we have been building it up for him. As a parent it is exciting and scary, scary to think that I have a child who is 8, also it makes you think 'have I really taught him enough'. As 8 year olds we do not fully comprehend what we are doing when we get baptised, I think it doesn't matter how much you try and teach them. It is something that has to develop within them. They have to develop a love for the Church and its teachings and then choose themselves that they want to follow its teachings. Baptism is just the first step for them on that long road. So I am excited that Samuel is able to take that first step and that I will be there to help him afterwards. Samuel has had some really good teachers at Church and he has had some good example set for him by his cousins. All his cousins who are old enough have been baptised, Samuel has watched each of these baptisms and it has increased his excitement for his own. So that time is finally here. As I said on Saturday we will gather with family and friends to see Samuel get baptised. I am so proud of him for this decision he has made.

7 o'clock and all is well

I am happy to say that all is well at our house. Adam has been traveling for the last week or so and he is finally back. The only good thing about him being away was that I got to take 3 days off work. It was nice to sleep in till 7:30am and not rush to get up or go anywhere. I still had to take the kids to school but we had plenty of time. I was able to have breakfast before I went out the door, I was even able to have a shower. I am happy he is back though, he went to Canberra for a couple of days and he went to Brisbane for a couple of days. It was nice to have the bed to myself, but then it was even nicer to share my bed when he came home late last night. I think the dog has missed him the most. He is her favourite person, when he came home last Thursday from Canberra she pushed past all the kids and got to him first as he came through the door. She is really a big softy, but you had better watch out for her big butt when she is trying to get to Adam. She is really funny on Sunday night I had the house to myself, the kids were sleeping over their Nanny's house and Adam had left for Brisbane. Instead of coming to sleep in my room she sulked and went and slept in the boys room. She was looking for them. When they got home the next day the first thing she did was sniff them all to make sure they were alright. We love our Piper.

Sick, Sick, Sick

Well I think I told you in my last post about Joseph being sick, I am not sure if I mentioned Samuel, he came down sick as well last Wednesday. This Sunday it was Ashley's turn. She was fine while we were at church, then church finished and she complained of being sick. We couldn't leave because Samuel had his interview for getting baptised next month so I just lay her down on the sofa in the foyer and waited. She was fine, we got home eventually, she was running a temp and I am happy to say that she only threw up once. I was in bed and did not have to clean it up, I didn't even know about it until the next morning when she told me. Any way she stayed home from school yesterday still running a temp. I would give her panadol and she would be fine for 4 hours, she would forget she was sick. Then it would wear off and she would remember. So 3 Barbie movies and a bit of Panadol later, she is at school. So I feel like I have had a week of sick people, it doesn't help that my hay fever is shocking at the moment. It is like the cold that never goes, with itchy eyes. Hopefully it is nearly the end of Hay fever season.

Well I have started making Christmas cards. I don't have any pictures because I left them all at Mum's house. I went over there last Friday and got caught up making them that I didn't realise the time and had to rush to school because Samuel's class was running assembly. They did a really good job and luckily I made it in time.

My big 6 year old

Well last Saturday Ashley turned 6. We had a very busy day on Saturday and we knew we wouldn't get time to do anything for her birthday so on Friday I took her out by herself. We dropped the boys off at school and grandma's then Ashley and I went to the Zoo. We had lots of fun it was a beautiful day. We looked at all the animals she wanted to see, we had some lunch and an ice cream. Then she got to pick out a special present for her birthday. She had a really good day. It was fun to just spend some time together just her and me. i don't get to do that enough, spend one on one time with each of them. I think I am going to have to make a bigger effort to do that especially for Samuel and Ashley. Joseph gets a lot of one on one while the kids are at school.

So anyway we had a very busy week end with stake Conference for Church. On Saturday morning we helped out at a community centre at Gawler, then Adam and I both had meetings. On Sunday we all had our big meeting. This was when Joseph got sick. We got to church early so Adam could set up a few things and everything was good. We picked our seats, we were right at the front. Samuel was in the primary choir. We sat through the meeting and Joseph fell asleep on my lap, I thought this was a bit weird and thought he might not be feeling well. Anyway he slept for about an hour, then he work up went out to the toilet and then came back and sat with Adam for a couple of minutes until he started making a horrible noise. I realised that this was him about to throw up. Well the last thing I wanted was for him to throw up at the front of the meeting one seat behind the dignitaries, with everyone watching. So I scooped him up and practially ran with him out of the chapel and down to the toilets. We were lucky and made it in time. So the poor kid was sick the rest for the day. But he is fine now which i am happy about. I really hate it when one of the kids are sick. I feel really helpless, there is nothing I can do for them except give them panadol and keep them cool or warm.

So it was a fun and tiring and busy weekend.

Sports Day

Last week the kids had Be active day at their school. Now it is not called sports day and there are no prizes or ribbons and no one wins anything. Apparently competition is not good for kids so they have got rid of it. But anyway. The kids had Be Active day and they had a blast. There were parachutes, earth balls, tug of war and fireman mats. Lots of parents stayed around to help and the weather was perfect. Here are a few photos

The Sound of Silence

Isn't silence grand, at my house at the moment the only noise I can hear is my Dishwasher going and some work men out the front. The kids are all back at school and life is getting back to normal. I like the school holidays, the fact that we don't have to rush around getting ready, we don't have to do homework or find things to take to show and tell. But I also like school days when I can drop them all off and have 3 hours of peace. Yesterday I used my time wisely, first I had to have breakfast, this consisted of a diet shake in front of the computer, then my walking buddy (Piper) and I went out for a walk together, then I had to come home and do my ironing. When I say mine I actually mean Adam's work shirts. Now I don't mind ironing, I just hate it when i forget to do it and then I have to do it in a rush or Adam ends up having to do it. My mother has set me a very good example she always made sure that my dad had a shirt to wear for work and church. This is one small thing I can do to help Adam at work, I like to contribute in small ways. Trying to make the house tidy, making sure dinner was ready, making sure everyone had clean clothes. I think that by doing all these small things I am contributing and making our lives a little bit less stressful.

Now today I am not doing much yet, it is freezing outside so I think my walking buddy will have to miss her walk today. I have washing to do but I think it is going to rain, I will still do some, but the dryer is not as good as the clothes line and it costs more. I have to admit that I hate putting clothes away, I always wait until I really have to and I am afraid that time has come.

Second week of the holidays

Well I must admit the second week of the school holidays has gone quite good. On Monday we had a public holiday so yippee I didn't have to go to work but I still got paid for it (how nice that they pay me to sleep). The rest of the day was spent organising Ashley and Joseph's bedroom, they just cannot seem to contain the mess. So with daddy's help they have minimised. I don't know how happy there were about this but I don't think they get a choice. Other than that it was a very nice and relaxing day. Also this week my mum has been having one child a night, so I have only got two kids at home. It is nice and quiet for me, probably not so quiet for her. Also this week it was my nephews birthday so we all went around to my sisters house for a family dinner. It was nice to catch up with everyone. We hadn't seen everyone for a while and all their babies are getting bigger. I got to hold my niece Addison and I have to admit I think I am her favourite Auntie on this side, she keeps laughing at me and smiling. At church the other week she burst out laughing, she just cracked up, now this is a baby who was only about 8 weeks old. I have never heard a baby that small laugh, but she did. She either thinks I am the funniest looking person she has ever seen or she just loves me so much she cannot contain her excitement at seeing me. I agree with the last statement fully. So now school holidays are nearly finished I will be happy to get them all back into school even though it is only for 9 weeks. Now is my favourite time of year Christmas preparation. I love making cards and decorating the house and cooking yummy things for people, now if I could just pass on that enthusiasm to Adam we would all be happy.

Holiday Fun

Well it is School holidays at the moment and while the children are quiet, I have decided to blog. We have had quite a busy week or so leading up to the school holidays. Last week was my sister's birthday and my mother in-laws birthday. I was doing a lot of party preparation for Joanne's birthday (mother in-law) and forgot to ring my sister. I did send her an email as an apology, so if she is reading and wondering why I didn't call her that is why, I also didn't call after that because she was quite sick and no one wants to have to sit on the phone when they are sick. So sorry Brooke hope you feel better soon!!!! Well onto Joanne's birthday. I think it was great fun, we had a 60th birthday party and I think everyone enjoyed themselves. Their was dancing, food, drink and good friends what more could you ask for. Yesterday we went over to her house to open her presents. On the night Joseph had asked if he could help her and was told that he could come over another day and help her. Well we called on Monday night to inquire when a good day to come over would be and caught her in the act of unwrapping them. That was fine though she re wrapped them and Joseph didn't notice any thing wrong.

Last night Adam decided to take me on a date and we went to the drive-in, we also took the kids with us, but they had to sit outside the car. We turned the car around, opened the wagon door and put the seats down. This makes quite a large space to lie in. We put a mat down for the kids and they had pillows and blankets. It worked out quite good except I fell asleep in the second movie. We saw G-force and Up. I fell asleep in UP I had been up since 4am though so I am sure I can be excused. The kids enjoyed themselves. I am glad we went to the drive-ins to see them as they were not that good and it only cost us $30. Now Samuel is sleeping over a cousins house and my house is nice and quiet. I might go and have some lunch.

Samuel

It was nice this weekend to go to our own ward and just stay at home after and do normal Sunday things. For the past couple of weekends We have been going to different wards for church, the kids miss going to their own primary classes and I miss talking to some friends. So this week is was nice. They went to primary, enjoyed it and I got to speak to friends. I asked them all later that night what they had learnt. The younger two told stories and spoke about what they did in class but Samuel could not tell me one thing that he learnt. He seems to be going through a phases at the moment. On Sunday morning when I asked him to get dressed he told me he hated church. I asked him why, his response 'I don't know'. I really just think that it is the fact that on Sunday he has to dress up and sit still for 3 hours listening to other people speak. Because at home when we are having lessons and discussions he is quite happy to join in. It was funny a couple of weeks ago we taught the children the story of the boy who cried wolf. We had been having some lying problems and we were hoping this would address the situation in a way the kids could understand. Samuel had a really good idea he took me into the other room and suggested that we do a little play of the story. It worked really good. He was the boy and I was the villagers and the other kids really enjoyed it. So I don't think he really hates church, just that it is boring sometimes and no one wants to be bored.

My little fishies

Yesterday the kids started swimming lessons again. They have not done lessons in about 2 years. The reason we stopped was because we moved to Canberra. The kids really loved going and I am glad they have started again. They have been really excited all week, and we were trying to make a big deal about it for Joseph. I wasn't sure how he would go. Last time he went swimming was when he was about 2 and he was in the babies class so I would go in with him. So after school we all went to Big W and picked out some goggles, this got them excited, we then went home and did our homework and then put our bathers on. They were bouncing around with excitement by this time. Finally it was time to go, the noise in the car on the way was very loud. All of them trying to talk at once saying how good they were, what they were going to do and other boasts like that. So we got to the pool got our classes sorted out and then we started. It was really good. Samuel was in a class by himself, Ashley only had one other boy in her class and Joseph only had another girl in hers. None of them had a problem getting in least of all Joseph, he was raring to go. He went in he swam, he went under and he even jumped off the edge. He loved it. The other kids also had a ball, unfortunately they were both down the other end of the pool so I couldn't see them so well. But they were both going under and swimming well. Ashley even got a certificate for going under water. So all in all they had a ball. The best thing of all when we got home, we had dinner, got pj's on and went to bed. They were asleep in seconds, it was fantastic.

I am not your friend anymore

I have not written in about a week and just wanted to do a bit of a catch up. On the same day as Father's Day it was my mum's birthday. I find it quite hard to get presents for my parents, so this year I got creative. I had made a chocolate flower arrangement for my brother in-laws 30th, so I decided to do a more feminine one for my mum for her birthday. I must say I was quite impressed with how it turned out.

Of course the kids had to be in the picture as well.

So that was what I did for my mum. I quite enjoy making things like that.

On to other things, Joseph today learned a hard lesson. He has been going to kindy full time since the beginning of this term. He has been really enjoying it and has made some friends. This is where the problem was. This morning he got to kindy and said hello to Matthew. Now Matthew is his best friend at the moment. So after he got his hat on he went over to play with Matthew, only to be told that he couldn't play with him because he was playing with someone else. Now Joseph was fine until I came over to say goodbye. He came over to be with this sad little face and with his little lip wobbling told me that Matthew didn't want to be his friend anymore. He was so upset, his little heart was breaking. He had been so looking forward to playing with his friend. He cried on my shirt for a couple of minutes and then we went inside to play with the computer. Hopefully when I go back to pick him up everything will be fine. My heart just went out to him, that he had to learn this hard lesson. Matthew was not nasty about it, he was just playing with someone else and when you are 4 you can only play with one person at a time. I am sure that this will not be that last time my children have friend problems. I just hope they are resilient enough to get through all that is thrown at them.

Fathers

Well this weekend we have had Fathers Day. So I just wanted to say a little bit about the Fathers in my life.

First is my father, he is the best dad anyone could ask for. He has massive amounts of patience, he is always kind, he can always say something to cheer you up. He is a fantastic listener. With my dad you can take a long drive without 2 words being spoken and it is not uncomfortable. He is always willing to help, he has the skills and expertise to bless his family. He is often found on the weekends at other peoples homes doing electrical work. He willingly gives up his spare time and I have never heard him complain about it. When he lost his job, he didn't moan or groan about it, he just got on with life. He doesn't hold a grudge. He is fun to be around. As a kid I had so many opportunities to have fun from extreme sports like Jet Skiing, to just having a tickle fight on Sunday afternoon. He has introduced to me most of the music I love now. He wants to spend time with my children. I remember when Samuel was born, dad was in the hospital everyday having lunch with me. He changed the worst nappy you can get and he told me it was such an amazing feeling having a grandchild. Words couldn't describe it for him. But most of all he loves me unconditionally.

Second is my Father in-Law, he is a man who is always willing to help us. We have been in tight situations and he has always been there to help us out. If we ever need advice we can go to him and get an honest opinion. He has accepted me into his family without reservation. He is interested in what is going on in our lives and in our children's lives. He always wants what is best for us and I know that he loves us.

Lastly is my husband, the father of my children, he is such a support and friend to me. He is a fantastic father, he can always get Joseph out of his bad moods, he knows just what to say to Ashley to make her happy, and he plays with Samuel just to make him happy. He always has time for the children, even when he is busy with work or church assignments he will pause when one of them comes up to him and give them a hug. He love singing with them, our children know all sorts of music through him. He is teaching them the gospel principles and setting an example for them to follow. I love him, the children love him and I know that he love us.