Showing posts with label traditions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label traditions. Show all posts

Thursday, October 4, 2018

General Conference

I love conference and love to make it special with food and activities. Its so nice to be home, relaxed and listening.

We like to set up a small tent like King benjamin, faced their tents to him and lots of blankets for a fort. Lots of random coloring pages, cross word puzzles, a possible quilt to tie, 
printables for small kids,  #1 teenager notebook, #2 teenager notebook
More challenging wordsearches   
Learn to paint Watercolor beaches/ocean


One time the girls tallied up specific words (Jesus, testimony, church, scriptures, etc...) that were spoken, that really got them listening to the words the speakers were saying, I think we even gave them a penny for each time they recorded it.  They were really motivated.

A week before - buy the groceries for everything
                        - make the chex mix, fruit and veggie dip the week before conference.

Thursday or friday  - assemble the breakfast french toast and let sit in fridge 
                                - cut fruit and veggies
                                - cut carrots, potatoes, onions for beef roast

 I like to have mostly healthy snacks-

Veggies
1. red and orange peppers
2. celery
3. carrots
4. baby tomatoes
5. cucumbers
6. with veggie ranch dip


Fruit
1. strawberries
2. grapes
3. oranges
4. bananas
5. kiwis
6. apples- prepare a few days before- I like to cut 5-10 apples in advance and let them sit in a ziplock bag with lemon juice, then they don't go brown.
7. any type of berries- raspberries, black berries
8. caramel to dip apples in
9.  Coconut Fruit Dip ((added 9/28/21))


Snacks
1.  Chips and guacamole- 1 avocado, dash lemon juice, salt and pepper, 1/4t diced tomatoes, cilantro,
garlic
2. crackers, beef log, and cheese
3. chex mix (added 9/28/21)


and with some treats and some BREAKFAST
1. Pumpkin Muffins
2. Baked Whole Apples
3 .Baked sliced apples
4. Baked Apple Oatmeal or the other Best Baked Choco Chip Oatmeal

10/6/24
This was the first time Katie was gone at college and lily went with a friend (Anne Marie Fry) to Idaho. So it was chloe, luke, dad and i. 
Chloe wanted- fruit platter, fun pages to color, deviled eggs
Lily likes to have- neef roast, cinnamon rolls, strawberries and fruit dip, beef stick and crackers, smoothie bowls, roasted potatoes


Monday, December 12, 2016

Gifts

A wonderful and thoughtful family member asked what to get the girls for christmas besides clothes. She asked if they are ready for a tablet? Of course my kids would love that to read and play games on.  But it doesnt add positively to our family dynmaics - connecting and creating memories with each other or being physcially active and helps us create healthy habits for the future? I know it would be great for my 10 year old and all the reading she loves to do, but maybe a little older.

So I'm brainstorming ideas
Maybe a membership to kangaroo zoo, art lessons, sewing lessons, rock climbing lessons, cooking lessons,


Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Traditions

August- Tuesdays in august are free at the Curiosity Museum at Thanksgiving point at Lehi, UT, Museum of Curiosity

October
1.   Black Island Farms for a better price- organize a church group during the day, between 9am-12pm, b/c then it is $5 a person instead of $10 in the evening. Fill out the field trip form
2. Cross E Ranch  in SLC, begins around september 20 - Oct 31.  ​​$16 for 12 and up, $10 kids. Corn Maze, Corn Maze Games, Real Pumpkin Patch, Sunflower Field, Feed & Pet Animals, Watch Pigs Race (times click here), Play on Jump Pads, Zip Lines, Mega Slides, Hay Pyramid, Hay Rides, Mini Wagon Train, & More!
3. Red Rowleys Farm in Santaquin. September 24, 2021 running thru October 30, 2021, All Day Admission Monday – Thursday is $10.00 per person.  
All Day Admission Friday and Saturday is $13.00 per person.  Family Pass: for 5 or more people is $1.00 off per ticket, Large Group Pass: for 15 or more people is $2.00 off per ticket, 
Includes wagon rides to the Back Forty and back to the Barn, and unlimited access to the corn maze, pumpkin patch, apple cannons, giant slides, race tractors, hay pyramid, tractor train, corn pit, jumping pillows, and zip lines.  
4. Green Acres Dairy  A. Sunflower Festival- (only about a week) August-September, $15-8, walking through sunflowers
B. Pumpkin patch mid september to october 31, $10-$12 Mon-Thurs 4pm-9pm, Friday 4pm-11pm, Saturdays 11am-11pm

November- thanksgiving Pattberg family temple trip

December-
1. The Grand America in SLC window stroll

2. SLC temple square events

3. Caroling in the neighborhood or to a retirement center