Giovi is 4TEEN

I can't believe Giovi is FOURTEEN! Just yesterday she was my baby. But I am so proud how beautifully she's been blooming. She is kind, loving, and a good friend. I am so proud of the young adult she is becoming!

We celebrated her with good food and a movie night with her friends. I decorated the clubhouse with all my Halloween decoration and I prepared a “concession stand” with popcorn, pizza, and chocolate bars. Mind surprised Giovi with a Swig station. The kids had SO MUCH fun! 

And of course we had our traditional Halloween dinner.

We love you Giovi. Forever and ever.  

General Conference weekend

 General Conference is my favorite weekend of the year. I get excited to just be with my family, under the blankets, listening to beautiful messages of love and hope.

I have always thought it is important to get my girls excited for General Conference as well, so I would always plan something fun for them. For years I made them Conference bags, but this year I wanted to try something different.

This year I set up a General Conference store where they could earn money throughout the two days of conference by being reverent, actively participating, taking notes, singing, etc. They could visit the store and spend their “money” right after each session. It was so fun and the kids loved the idea! I might do this again next year.

After the last session of General Conference we had our traditional Ice Cream Sunday.

Timp Halloween

Today was Timpanogos Halloween Parade, and it was very weird (and sad) not to see Giovi there. After Bianca’s turn I would always wait for Giovi’s class to come out. It makes me even more sad when I think in a few year I won’t have Halloween Parades to attend to anymore. 

After the parade I checked Giovanna out from school so she could come to Timp and help with a class activity I volunteered for. Bianca was so happy to see her there! She is very luck to have a sister like Giovi who likes to be involved in her life.

I planned a craft for the kids- a witch’s broom made out of pretzels. It turned out really cute and the kids loved it. 

Crazy Hair

 For this year’s crazy hair I did an easy Ghost buns on Bianca’s hair. She looked so cute! She told me three other friends had the same hair and they had a lot of fun together as three little ghosts.

By the end of the day the ghosts were gone and she had only the buns left (well… quite). But who cares, right? It is crazy hair after all!