THE HAMBLINS

Ever since we started reading the Book of Mormon with the kids everyday, they have gotten to know Nephi, Laman and lemuel more. One time, when Caleb and Ethan didn't want to do their chores, I jokingly told them: " Fine, I'll call you Laman and Lemuel then". They reacted violently! A bright Idea came to my mind... I made these Nephi and Laman/Lemuel tags. You get the point. If they are good and obedient like Nephi, they get "nephi tags", if they are disobedient and whiney, they get Laman/Lemuel tags. Anybody who earns 10 Nephi tags gets to have a special date with mommmy or daddy ( their choice). But if anybody earns 5 Laman tags, they loose all their Nephi tags and scubs the toilet as a consequence. So far, Caleb is has earned a date with daddy already. The other two each lost their nephi tags and took turns Scrubbing the bathrooms.

Josh and I were looking for some pictures I could scrapbook tonight and could not find them! I started panicking! With all the changes we have been doing in our house and office, we thought we lost them permanently. That stressed me out last night. Josh was so sweet to give up his "me time" to help me retrieve them. Good thing I have some stored in photobucket. I haven't been so grateful for blogging in my life! I am thankful for all the memories I have recorded so far. I decided I need to do this more often since I can"t scrapbook all the time. And it's faster this way.
So here's some pictures I have collected with my new camera Josh gave me for my birthday. I have to admit that I haven't made any effort to read the manual and the suggestions on how to get good pictures. I'll get there somehow. This is a good start. these may not be in order:)
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The children's time with dad are spent doing chores in a fun way. They even fold their own clothes and put them away. Although I spend time teaching them how to do their chores properly. Josh gets a good use out of them. My kids have learned how to put their dishes away, unload the dishwasher and rinsing the dirty dishes to put in the dishwasher. They get ready for the day, tidy their rooms and makes their beds. it has gotten better now that their older. being the clean and neat freak that i am, i have learned to lower my standards a little bit and not let the imperfections bother me, so then I don't have to do all the work.
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These are our Halloween pictures. Kaylee is a lady vampire ( daddy did the make up). The boys were cowboys. I got their costumes at the dollar store. Score! The boys loved Them!
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This was at church. Kaylee already finished her donut. What a piglet!

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My little designer. This is one of her Christmas presents. Kaylee loves to work with fabric and crayons. She is aspiring to be an artist. I told her it can be one of her hobbies but i told it might not be the best choice for a career. I don't know she changes her mind a lot. At this point she wants to be a nurse like mommy. One time, she told that she wants to be a cashier at the grocery store and asked me if it is a good career... As you might have guessed, we had a long talk about college education and things that are more important in life. What a precious girl. All I can do is guide her and hope that she will find her way.
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This is another of Caleb's sleep attacks. Josh suggested that i should put all his pictures sleeping on every corner of the house that we have gotten. I think it's hilarious!
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Ethan and my ipad. He learned my password just by watching me. I wonder when he will start showing interest in reading. This kid has his own time for everything. He was potty trained on his own, does his own workbook, he doesn't sit for 2 minutes to listen when I teach him but still turns out to be smart. He seem to lean more by observation. Every child is different I suppose. I just got used to the older two has started reading when they were three.

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The Kids flipped when they saw this train going around the tree Christmas morning. All the flu symptoms they have been experiencing through the night on Christmas eve were forgotten. What a wonderful surprise from tito Dave.