Rory first took us down to the trail below the temple where he first told me he loved me. It was amazing to stand on that same bridge where just the two of us stood a few years before, and feel the difference that the seven of us made. Of course, we were trying to keep Kali from jumping in the water, and the others were busy throwing leaves down the stream - but they understood how special it was too.
We then went onto the temple grounds. It was such a beautiful day, and I was amazed at how quickly the spirit touched the kids. The kids looked around the water fountains and found their chosen rocks on the temple side. It was such a neat day to reflect on the love of our family and the special spirit of eternity you feel at the temple.
She had climbed up on the counter (she can scale anything), and gotten into MY make-up. I know the picture below isn't the best, but you can see the make-up better. She had used my mascara to color her face, arms, and feet. My fabulous lipstick, that doesn't come off for the entire day, was colored on her arms and face. I couldn't take too many good pictures because as I found her, she was wiping liquid soap on her face and got it in her eyes. It wasn't until I cleaned up that I found the wand to my favorite lipstick. She had removed the plug to the sink and dropped it down the pipe! It became quite the discovery session as I later put on my own make-up and found my eyeshadow applicators soaking wet, my chapstick lid full of water, and mascara fingerprints on my deodorant and water inside it. (Note to self: If Kali's happy AND quiet, she's probably into something.)
Later this morning I started to make bread. The girls pretty quickly were up on the counter ready to help. After getting the ingredients in we let the mixer kneed the dough. While it was mixing, the girls started playing in the flour container. It was innocent enough, they were just stirring it with spoons. So, thinking I had a great idea, I poured the left over flour into a big silver mixing bowl so the girls could play. Well, I pose the question again, "What was I thinking".
You'll notice that Kali is only in her diaper. Due to the aforementioned incident, she had water, lipstick, and mascara all over her outfit and she wanted it off. You may also be able to see the lipstick down the right side of her face, I still haven't been able to get that off. After they'd been playing for probably twenty minutes, Kali dumped a cup of flour on the counter. Sabrina's comment was, "Kali! You made a mess!" That's calling the kettle black.
Here is a bit of video I got to capture the moment.
I guess it's time to shut down the computer, mop and sweep up the floors, throw away the flour, and check on Kalista (she's been quiet for a while). You would think after almost 11 years of being a mom, and raising 5 kids I'd learn. But hey, what would I blog about then?
