Old MacDonald

Quick story...
Luke asked Morgan to sing "Old MacDonald."
Morgan sings: "Old MacDonald had a farm. Ee-i-ee-i-o. And on that farm he had a ....."
Morgan pauses and awaits Luke to fill in the blank.
Luke sings: "Super Luke"
They both sing: "Ee-i-ee-i-o. With a blast-off here and a blast-off there,...etc. Old MacDonald had a Super Luke, ee-i-e-i-o."

Luke even introduced himself to our cleaning lady's daughter today as "Super Luke." He is at the funniest stage now. I will keep you posted with more funny things that he says!

Happy Easter

Happy Easter Friends and Family! This Easter has been one of the most memorable. On Thursday night we began a new tradition. As a family we talked about the Last Supper, Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, and His Betrayal. We had unleavened bread and grape flavored Tang (our substitute for grape juice here in Dominica) as Morgan taught us about Jesus instituting the Sacrament. Then on Friday night we talked about the Savior's crucifixion and how they laid Him in a tomb. In Primary today, Luke learned about Jesus' resurrection and he kept saying: "They took His body" referring to how Mary first responded to the empty tomb. We hope to expand on this idea of making each day of Easter weekend special and a time to remember what the Savior has done for each of us. We would love to hear any ideas that have worked for your families!

Morgan, Kristin, Luke and Miriam Fife in Dominica

Friday morning the 3 little boys got together at our apartment to dye and decorate eggs for Saturday's Hunt.
Saturday our Branch's Egg Hunt was held at Cabrits. Luke was so excited to be with his friends. Here he is creating his own game of hopping down each step. He had quite the following of kids after just a few moments of playing. He's a great leader already!
Blake Benson is teaching Metz and Drake how to play baseball.
Luke and Miriam just waiting to get the hunt on!
Metz, Drake and Luke- the 3 boys! They are waiting to climb the hill and begin the Hunt!
Wow! A plastic egg! Luke would only keep the plastic eggs even though he found several hard-boiled eggs. He knew that candy was inside the plastic ones and nothing that he liked inside the other kind!

Hmmm....this one's a keeper.
Miriam loved finding eggs too.
Look another one!
Most eggs were on the ground, but the keen Luke was able to find this one in the tree.
Luke and Miriam with their eggs.

The 3 boys showing President White what they found.
Mmmmm, this bag is so tasty!
Mmmmm...this plastic egg is so tasty. I have just about given up on keeping objects out of Miriam's mouth.
Miriam loved the rice crispy treats that Sister White brought and I loved the one that Luke didn't eat!
We hope that your Easter was as special as ours. We love you all and miss you terribly.

Early Easter Carnival

This has been a baking weekend! Friday night I helped with RSO's (Ross Spouses Organization)Spaghetti Dinner by baking cupcakes. Luke and Miriam just couldn't resist eating a cupcake while I was frosting them. After they finished eating/destroying their cupcakes, I was so grateful that I had taken all their clothes off beforehand...Miriam was by far the messiest...
Then on Saturday, I had to bake cookies to take to the RSO Easter Carnival as well as hard boil eggs for the Easter Egg Hunt. There are no plastic eggs on the island so we all contributed eggs for the hunt. Here are pictures from the Carnival....

Luke got to make his own bunny hat.
Miriam loved wearing hers for all of 10 seconds...
Luke and Grace participating in the water balloon toss. Notice how carefully Grace tosses it to Luke...

then Luke throws it with all his strength at Grace! Obviously this was the throw that popped the balloon. They loved it!
Kids always find things to play with...

Luke decided to play inside the Ball Toss bin rather than throw balls into it.
Miriam wanted to go inside too, but Luke defended his fort well.
Now time for the Egg Hunt. I didn't find an Easter basket here so I had to get creative with Luke's water jug basket.
Luke was really good at finding the eggs in the sand.
Uh-oh. Competetion for eggs...
"What am I supposed to be doing again?"
Miriam inspecting the eggs that Luke found.

Rainy Day Fun

Please sing the following to the tune of: "Oh, What do you do in the Summertime?"

Oh, what do you do when it's raining, when all the world is wet? Do you build sheet houses or dress up in masks, or have treats that you can't beat? Is that what you do? So do I.

Please forgive my lame lyrics but I am not a lyricist by any means. We have had a few rainy moments lately and here are pictures from my efforts to keep the kids entertained.

Luke loves drinking from his "big boy cup." We love the milk moustaches that he gets as you can see here.

Luke loves to make sheet houses. I think he likes them better than the Thomas tent that he got for Christmas. Ah, the simple things are often the best.

Even Miriam thinks it is fun to play inside while we read stories and have snacks. Maybe it's just the snacks she likes.
Mom and Luke being silly.
Luke's new costume accessory is Morgan's snorkel mask.
Luke is telling Miriam the importance of having a great disguise if you are going to be a Super Hero.