CTR 4

So, Jake and I are members of the Sunset Ward in Tacoma. A few months after being there we recieved our first calling as a couple. Teachers in the primary for the little four-year-olds!!!! I was really excited, little kids are so adorable!!!!!! (Or so I thought). Jake was not too excited. We figured this was a hint or  a"wink wink" from our bishop, nudging us to perhaps want one of our own. If this was the plan, it has backfired. Although we love these kids, they can be little terrors! lol. We definitely didn't know what we had been called into. Little Gus is our wild child. And of course, the other kids feed off of his ADHD-like attention span. The rest of the kids are sometimes well-behaved, and of course the girls are little angels, but trying to teach a lesson to them is pretty hard. Here are a few pics of our wonderful class!

Here is Heather and Rhett cleaning up our crumbs from our treats for the day, and then on the right is Gus and Rhett, being their crazy selves (:

Here we are, outside for our easter lesson........yeah, WORST IDEA EVER! Do NOT take little four-year-olds outside, especially if you're trying to teach a lesson!!!!!!!! NONE of them can pay attention for more than 5 seconds. haha. We unfortunately had to round the kids back inside for the lesson. After being outside, there was no calming them down. We finally gave in and took them outside for an easter egg hunt.

These kids LOOK so sweet and adorable, and for the most part they are, but their little dark side can come out pretty easily. From left to right: (Guest), Adin, Rhett, Gus, Heather, Chloe. 

 Here is Rhett and Gus, role-playing the kings in our story. This lesson went surprisingly well, having the kids interact in the lesson really helps keep their attention.

 Like my cute plates?! The kids had to choose healthy foods for their bodys. Word of Wisdom lesson. The kids were acting like Daniel (as in Daniel and the lions den) when he was invited to eat at the Kings table. Like Daniel refused the Kings rich meat and wine, the kids did a great job choosing their cut out healthy foods! And Rhett had a fun time being the king.

Even though it's tough to get through the lesson each week, these kids are pretty great. I feel bad for Jake cause he usually has to deal with the crazy boys while I teach the lesson. However, we have learned that the kids are motivated by treats, (like gummy bears) games, and interesting stories with pictures. (: (: Learning a lot! Hopefully we will be a LITTLE bit prepared for what having kids will be like.