FHE

In our family, on Monday evenings we have what we call 'FHE': Family Home Evening. We sing songs, have a little gospel lesson, maybe do some sort of activity, and eat a treat. We have a nice little FHE chart that one of Devin's sisters (thanks, Tamara!) made for us that gives direction on who's to do what each week (lots less fighting that way, unless someone sneaks over and changes the chart to suit what they want to do that week...) Here are some funny FHE anecdotes of times when first Josh taught the lesson, then Andrew:

Josh taught the lesson one Monday when the missionaries were here. He did a bunch of Role Plays (or, as he called them, Rock and Rolls). He would say, "Now, for our next Rock and Roll..." Ha! We were all trying (some were not succeeding) hard not to laugh out loud. For one, he set up a stuffed bear across the room, made everyone stand up (now, mind you there are 10 missionaries, plus the senior couple, plus the 6 of us...), close their eyes, and move toward the bear while he hummed next to it to help us find it. We all found it, then he said, "Ok. Now for our next Rock and Roll..." We probably did four 'rock and rolls' without much point until he finally said he was done. It was hilarious!

A few weeks later, Andrew taught the lesson. He stood up in front, smiled a lot, and when prompted (I asked him what his lesson would be about) he said "Jesus." Then he smiled some more, said something about "Jesus loves me", then jumped up and said, "I'm done!" and ran to sit down. Probably the shortest lesson in history! He's such a cute little guy! :)

The kids really look forward to Family Home Evening. And, let me tell you, it's always full of surprises!