Franky the fast turtle

Today we found a turtle. We found it on the road and we pick it up. We put it in the truck and took it home. You wouldn't believe this: he is very fast. I call him Franky fast. I put him in a box to keep him. He is black and yellow. I will take a picture and show it to you.

Ellie

A Poem from Tallis' Book

This poem comes from one of Tallis' books. Do you have a favorite poem?

CATS

Cats sleep
Anywhere,
Any table,
Any chair,
Top of piano,
Window-ledge,
In the middle,
On the edge,
Open drawer,
Empty shoe,
Anybody's
Lap will do,
Fitted in a
Cardboard box,
In the cupboard
With your frocks--
Anywhere!
They don't care!
Cats sleep
Anywhere.

by Eleanor Farjeon

Noah Says Thanks

This is Noah's mom, writing to say a big "Thank You!" to Unky Kimball for his wonderful InsideOut music. Noah asks to listen to it all the time. We keep it in the car and Noah just loves to sing along to all of the songs. He especially likes "The Priesthood is Restored" and of course the Snowman songs. We really appreciate Kimball's talent and the way he has shared it with the world!

Exercising Faith by Mila

This week my family exercised faith. We were on vacation and many things got lost. The first time dad's camera got lost. We prayed and found it. We also lost my camera; again we prayed and saw it. I think we should all pray when we lose something.

Learning the Ten Commandments, by Ethan

I learned how to memorize the ten commandments in primary. Number one, think of the sun, there is only one sun, so there is only one God and you should have no other gods before Him. Number two, think of "moo" like a cow, like the golden calf, don't worship idols. Number three think of a tree, which has leaves, which have veins, don't take the Lord's name in vain. Number four, think of a door, like the chapel doors, remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Number five, think of a hive, which has a family of bees, with parents, honor your father and mother. Number six, think of a stick, you could kill someone with a stick, thou shalt not kill. Number seven, think of heaven, you can't get to heaven if you commit adultery. Number eight think of a gate made of steel, thou shalt not steal. Number nine think of a line, which sounds like lying, thou shalt not lie. Number ten, think of a hen, thou shalt not covet (your neighbor's hen!)

Ellie's Firefly Book

We have lots of fireflies in Virginia. One night, I started playing with them and then I caught one. We watched it for a little and I thought I could write a poem about them. I wrote three poems about them and made a book. It's called "Fireflies."

Here are the poems:

"Fireflies"

Fireflies are sparkles
That glitter in the night.
They are very beautiful to look at,
And they don't like the day.

"I Caught a Firefly"

Did you know that I caught a firefly?
It was very cool.
I caught it and opened my hands
To let it free.
And then I sat by my mom
And watched for a little bit.

"Just Sparkly"

I really like fireflies
Because they glitter.
Sometimes at night I chase them a little.
They are fun to me--
These sparkly insects.

Spencer's hard work

Hi, Cousins. How are you doing?

I have been helping my dad a lot lately. We are making a stone walkway. Ellie and I are putting the rocks together in a puzzle. It is hard work, but it is fun.

Look at the spiders we found.