Last night was about the same, but only little different. Robert and I were laughing our heads off. I'll walk you through our FHE.
Opening Song: Brooklyn- "Home"
Opening Prayer: Me
Lesson: Robert- He retold a story told at conference by Elder Holland. It's the story of the seven year old boy who disobeyed his parents and crossed the river looking for the cattle so he could go to the movies. If you didn't hear it or want to hear it again, here it is. Click on Saturday afternoon, scroll over to Elder Jeffery R. Holland and the story starts at 8:40.
Robert had previously told the kids that after the lesson, our activity would be to play "Mother May I". Honestly I couldn't remember how to play, and they way we played isn't how I rememberd, but here's how we did it. Whoever was "mother" called on someone. For example: Jacob, you can take 4 baby steps forward." Then Jacob would have to say, "Mother May I?" and then after Jacob would get a yes, he could go. It sounds simple enough, and while Robert went first to show the kids how to play, it went fairly smoothly. Brooklyn forgot to say Mother May I once and so did Jacob. Then it was Jacob's turn. His turn lasted forever because he only let people take baby steps. If he told you that you could take 3 giant steps forward, then when you asked, "Mother May I?" He'd say, "No". At this point, Robert and I were giggling quietly. Brooklyn forgot to say Mother May I a couple of more times. After a very very long turn, It was Brooklyn's turn. Twice in a row she made Jacob take only babysteps and Jacob complained. We reminded him that was his favorite step to make people take. He also forgot to say Mother May I the time she let him take 3 giant steps so he had to go back. Actually, he forgot to say Mother May I almost every time he'd start getting close. Robert and I were laughing at this point. When it was my turn to be Mother May I, Jacob and Brooklyn forgot to say Mother May I almost every time. Especially Jacob. Robert and I were laughing SO hard. I was almost crying. It doesn't seem funny now, but it really was.
At the very end of my turn, Nathan who had been in there with us, suddenly reappered with a towel. He went up to Robert and handed him the towel and stuck his tounge out. We were laughing harder because he wanted his tounge wiped off. He seemed a little distressed and we figured he got into the seasoning Robert left on the table. After the game ended I went into the kitchen to get him a drink. The smell of pepper was over whelming. I don't know how much pepper he ate, but he drank a lot of water. His mouth seemed very hot. Here's a picture.
And that was our FHE last night.
Oh and for a treat, we ate ice cream from Sonic.
6 comments:
that will teach him to not play the game at FHE! Poor little guy. The right way to play that game is to have the "mother" on one end and the kids on the other side. the when it's your turn you say "mother may I take 5 baby steps" or whatever. then the mother can say "yes you may" or "no you may not" you can olso play that if the mother says no she can say "but you can take 3 baby steps." at least that's how we used to play.
That's how I rememberd to play too.
Fun times for your kids to remember! (Although I'm sure Nathan will try to FORGET his experience with pepper. Yikes!)
Who ever knew playing "Mother May I?" could be so fun!
Unbelievable...... I cannot believe you didn't hear from Nathan sooner after all of that pepper! HA!
Yup, that's pretty much how FHEs go alright. At least it didn't turn into a water fight. I'm always thankful when that doesn't happen.
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