Reverently, Quietly . . .

Today in sacrament meeting a two-year-old girl struggled to get past her six-year-old brother.  He was guarding the aisle and keeping her in the row by bracing his feet against the bench in front of him.  It was one of those magic moments in a sacrament meeting when the speaker has the congregation's full attention and they were hanging on his every word.  The two-year-old flung out her arms, stomped her feet and shrieked in frustration. The child's mother whispered, "Don't hit your brother!"  She replied in a loud and angry voice, "I didn't hit him, I kicked him!"

Sheesh, those Richards kids.  I don't know why those parents can't teach their kids how to behave at church.

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Natalie In Motion

Someone just sent us this picture of Natalie from her last soccer season.

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Christmas 2009

I think everyone in the family would claim that Christmas this year was a hit.

Summer knew exactly what to do with a doll and bottle.  She hasn't stopped since.  Amanda received the exact same doll and it has been hilarious to watch the two race their strollers around the house or argue whose doll is whose.

Amanda helped me unwrap my new tie.  Can you see the chocolate on her chin?  It was the first thing she opened and she wasn't interested in anything else until it was gone.

This kid couldn't help but smile.

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Halloween 2009

I know it is late, but I had to show off the costumes that Lisa made. Note the quality pioneer dresses on Summer and Amanda. She also made the puppy costume for AJ.

As for Brendan, a $15 Darth Vader costume was more than worth it.

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Gotcha!

So my sister Heddie was married this summer to a guy that we all love (Ryan). Of course, someone had to decorate the car. All I can say is that the picture above shows evidence of who did the deed... ;)

I swear that Brendan and Natalie were there just to "watch".

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