Forts

It's General Conference weekend again. 

The girls kept asking if I was going to make carmelittas again. I did.

They also wanted to make a fort to watch conference. 

I didn't want tall chairs in front of the TV, then Clay & I would not be able to see over the fort.

They came up with this idea. Worked great!

Both the girls fit under there with their pillows and clipboards with activities on it. 

General Conference

Time for our weekend watching General Conference again. The girls like to get their little "stations" set up for watching. They were working on their Rainbow Loom bands -making bracelets and things.

General Conference Weekend

Twice a year our church holds a General_Conference. There are 4 sessions (+1 for the men), 2 hours each, over the weekend. It is an opportunity for us to receive direction and counsel from our prophet and other church leaders.

While I know this is what I need most spiritually, it can be a challenge to sit for 8 hours. So I have developed a bit of a strategy to make it an enjoyable weekend for all of us.

Cheez-itz for Conference_Bingo

Crayons to color the ties of each speaker

Oatmeal_Carmelitas as a reward if the girls are quiet

popcorn and M&Ms for snacks

7-layer dip for lunch

dinner in the crock-pot so I can sit and listen

Then on Saturday evening is the extra session just for the men. I put the girls to bed, grab my iPod and go into the basement to scrapbook while Clay is at his meeting.