ARTICLES OF FAITH!

Here are our adorable children before church today.

Sunday is a special day for many reasons. But today was Parker's special day. Today he became the first SUNBEAM in our ward to pass off ALL 13 of the articles of faith!!! We are so proud!

We started reciting the first article of faith at bedtime as part of our family scripture study routine. In 2 days he recited it back to us. This began in the middle of January, 13 weeks ago. He has been able to memorize each article of faith in a week. Brady and I have had to learn them as well. It's been fun to watch him grow. After he memorized the 12th article of faith, which is considerably shorter than the latter ones, he questioned, "Is that ALL?" This experience has showed us that children are sponges and can learn so much.

During this whole experience, Alayna has started to work on the articles of faith herself. She knows 1 & 2 at age 2 1/2. She even showed the deacons in Brady's class her skills. The 12 and 13 yr old boys were indeed impressed, and perhaps even a little inspired to work harder.

And here's little Evelyn. She was so happy to see the sunshine after the cold rain. It seems like it's been so cold and winter has been so long. We're so proud of our little clan. They sure are a joy and a blessing. :) (excuse the wrong date stamp)