UH OH!!!

Calli was standing up in her crib after her nap this week!  It seems too early but then again, she is SEVEN MONTHS OLD today.  how can this be?  She was screaming because she didn't know how to sit down.  Derek has been a hoot this week.  One night the moon was a gorgeous orange ball in the sky.  He told me the next day that he thought it was decorated for Halloween and that the aliens did it.  Then, one morning we all went in for May's Parent Teacher Conference and everyone had to come by and talk to the baby.  Derek asked, Why does everyone like our baby?  And I said, because babies are special.  And he said, No mom, it's because our baby is the cutest baby in the whole world.  (SWEET BOY!)  May's conference went very well,  She is in the highest reading group and gets along with every one.  Her teacher really enjoys her.  Bryant and Emma started a little basketball clinic this week and have been practicing some here at home.  I went to a baby shower this week without Calli and REALLY enjoyed the novelty of going somewhere without the baby.  I also really enjoyed the ladies and grown up treats...lots of fun and laughs.  Brett was called as the Webelos leader and had an activity this week.  Today was our Primary Program.  Derek stood up and said, "I can follow the prophet by being nice!"  It was perfect!  May said, "Jesus Christ set a perfect example for me.  I can follow his example by serving and loving others."  Perfect!  Bryant said, "I can prepare early to be worthy to go to the temple.  I have been given guide(d)lines to show me how to do this.  Perfect!  And Emma bore her testimony of the first vision and sang a duet "I Wonder When He Comes Again," with her friend Natalie while Natalie's twin brother played the piano.  It was really pretty.  My sunbeams also did a nice job with their parts.  One of my sunbeams is a hoot...very busy.  I told Brett that she is this insanely intelligent spirit stuffed into this little body that wiggles a lot.  She fell off her chair not once but three times!  One of the times I was moving her chair and she decided to sit down...whoops!  They are a joy.  It has been a nice week but I wish the weekend was a few days longer...