So I know you've already talked about how your family doesn't really watch tv, but with her [Lucy] being a bit younger than the others and home while they are gone at school all day, what does she do? Does she just play all day or does she watch even a little tv? {from this post}
Oh man this question makes me realize how far this girl has come. She was so emotionally unstable for a while that the only thing that would keep her happy was Dora and for that I will always be in love with that little Spanish-speaking gal. We had that show recorded and even had it on an iPhone ap to make the car bearable. We were in survival mode and I thanked my lucky stars for Dora every day.
That was before Lucy's imagination took over and made her prefer that over any television, even Dora. Maybe her partial OCD behavior keeps her busy too. She will spend lots of time arranging things by color or size, and she loves, loves, LOVES to color. We have those wipe-able books you use with dry-erase markers and she loves to trace letters and carefully erase them over and over. She has also become pretty social lately and asks to play with friends a bunch so she pretty rarely watches television. Although the television bugs me for my big kids (the Disney channel drives me crazy...sorry for any Disney channel lovers out there) I know there are so many great, educational things on television that are awesome so I'm so glad we moms have that as a back-up once in a while.
I love your round-ups because they remind me to take picture of every day real life happenings. Can I ask what kind of camera you use? Your pictures always turn out really well but I do realize a good camera only does so much and the rest of it is your own skill.
The answer to that one is back here.
These next few are all from the same person on kinda the same topic:
Do you find it hard to find modest clothes for your children & are they ok about wearing them? (I have a friend with an 11 year old daughter & finds this really hard.)
We find clothes pretty easily, especially since we get some nice hand-me-downs :) I think it must be what they learn in church because I don't think they would wear immodest things if I bribed them (not that I would, of course), but I think it's funny that they are so modest without me ever really talking about it. Now, remember my oldest girl is currently 12...I'm sure there are probably some battles to come, but for now I sure like what they choose to wear.
What do you do after church on a Sunday?
Sundays are family days. We watch old family movies, have a big dinner (which the kids usually all help make), go to the park, etc. Every once in a while Elle or one of her friends will invite a bunch of families to the park and we all bring dessert to share. I love Sundays.
How do you cope with your children's friends if you're all doing something?
This can be tricky in a neighborhood like ours, but we have a rule that friends have to go home by 6:00. My kids know that very well and most of their friends do too. I hate telling them to go home when they forget the rule because I don't want to push them out but Dave and I are pretty protective of family time. We also have certain days where I proclaim that it's just a "family day."
How do you keep in touch with your Mum, Dad & brothers & sisters? Do you all send a joint e-mail?
I used to send joint emails...we all did, but I was really religious about it. It was kind of my journal of what was going on because we lived so far away from family. Now this blog does the trick and everyone in my family has a blog too so that is a great way to stay in touch. Being up at Bear Lake for a big chunk of the summer really helps too. We are here now and I sure love being able to catch up with so many people.
Are most of your neighbours LDS?
No, although our specific neighborhood does have many families of our same religion, most of them are other religions and the ones I know I adore. I think it's tough because we have such a natural way of meeting the ones of our same religion at church and activities, and it's a little more difficult to meet everyone else. I keep thinking we need to do a big neighborhood party like we did a few years ago so we can meet more new move-ins that aren't right next to us. I think we''ll wait 'til the temperature dips below 110 degrees though :)
Have a wonderful weekend! And please know if you have sent in questions I haven't gotten to I really will get to them eventually. I love them because many of them make me really think whether I am really deliberate about that specific thing...some of them make me really re-evaluate how Dave and I parent. Thanks for sending in so many good ones!