AUGUST 15, 2013 -- MILL WORM SCIENCE LAB

MILL WORM SCIENCE LAB

AUGUST 15, 2013

After cake decorating, we moved onto bugs.  Daniel had a science experiment involving "millworms" but I had no idea where you found mill worms.  Thanks to some help from Mr. Google, I called the pet store, learned how they were purchased and requested Dad to make a stop off at the pet store for some live mill worms.  It was an interesting event and 

some of the kids named their little friends!

I made sure that they were all removed from the house at the end so that I didn't have an infestation start in our food storage!!!  We all agreed that the millworms did not like the frozen paper towel and they preferred the moist and dark "climate."

AUGUST 14, 2013 - COUSIN CAKE CREATIONS

COUSIN CAKE CREATIONS

AUGUST 14, 2013

We had so much fun with a visit from Kaitlyn and Ashley Richardson!

There was some great "girl cousin time" happenin' here in Arkansas!

Cake Decorating day was one of the highlights!

AUGUST 12, 2013 -- SCHOOL SUPPLIES ARRIVE!

SCHOOL SUPPLIES ARRIVE!

AUGUST 12, 2013

We have been anticipating the arrival of the UPS truck at our front door and the day was met with great glee and squeals!  Each of the kids had 4 boxes each of school supplies and manuals, books, science experiment supplies, etc.  It was like Christmas!  We had all read started school, but it made it so much easier to finally have our books!!!

Mason is quite excited to start kindergarden!

AUGUST 2013 -- TEMPLES UNDER CONSTRUCTION

TEMPLES UNDER CONSTRUCTION

AUGUST 2013

With our visit to Nauvoo and learning about the building of the temple there, it is very much like David to come home and to start building temples!  He has looked at pictures of almost every existing temple and has built quite good replicas with his white dominoes.  Daniel likes to join in the fun, too!

AUGUST 10, 2013 -- RACHEL'S #14

HAPPY BIRTHDAY #14 

RACHEL

Rachel is finally #14 and can go to youth dances!!!

Gifts from Bethany

Gift from Daniel

Boots from Dad and Mom

 Rachel wanted cupcakes for her birthday cake!

We got to celebrate it with Aunt Tami, and cousins.

FINAL NAUVOO PAGEANT POST -- JULY 2013

FINAL NAUVOO PAGEANT POST

JULY 2013

So I promise, I think, that this is the last Nauvoo pageant post.  I went through the picture CD that they gave us of all the pictures taken at the Nauvoo Pageant by the official pageant photographer.  I make a collection of pictures that included someone from our family and other pictures that had meaning to us.  It is a LONG post of pictures, but I want them recorded!

I will try to tag who you should look for in the picture!!

Good luck finding them!

Barge on the Mississippi River

Downtown Nauvoo

Nauvoo

Nauvoo Temple

Nauvoo Junior High

Registration -- Richardson Kids in background

Connie, Stephanie, Benjamin and Vernon

Stephanie

Stephanie working to get into the pageant

Taking pictures for our ID badges

Vernon getting costume fitted

Rachel holds Mason and Rebecca makes new friends

Benjamin and David

Orientation

Core Cast

Core Cast

Daniel and buddy making contacts

Rebecca helping a friend

Vernon helping with puppet show

Joseph in the Pioneer Band

"River City to Iowa -- All Aboard!"

Train Scene from "Music Man"

Family Talent Show

Bethany -- our star!

Daniel and Bethany

Rebecca says, "Where'd ya get it!"

David says, "But you Gotta Know the Territory!!!"

Richardson Family

Rebecca and Rachel

Bethany

Vernon

David

Elder Oaks visits the pageant

Dance Rehearsal

The "Whistling Boys"

Dad on the left of the men -- a trunk carrier

Mom on the right in orange stripes

The youth!

"Whistling Boys!"  Daniel on the front left

Mason in center in the red shorts

Our family circle dance is the upper left corner - Connie in orange stripes

Final pose for the Welcome Dance!

Elder Oaks

Elder Oaks and the Stage Crew

Mason sharing something -- maybe about Blues Clues?

Parley

"Robert Laird" and "Hyrum Smith"

Stephanie and Rachel at center

David making friends

Daniel in red next to Connie and Vernon -- building the city

Rebecca in front kicking her leg

Joseph's back on the right in purple shirt -- in the militia

Daniel in red shirt with red flag

Daniel  on right with red flag

Joseph in purple shirt between "John Taylor and Stephanie

Joseph in purple shirt

light towers

Stephanie in purple

Rachel in braids in front of stephanie

Rebecca and David on left side, standing

Daniel and David running on stage on the left side

Joseph is the 2nd boy from the right, jumping over a trunk

"Whistling  Boys" with Mr. MacPeace

Our family in the healing scene.  Dad is laying down sick

Vernon in dark vest in the militia

Vernon's back, building the temple

Mason on the very far left -- "penny children" with Eliza R. Snow

Bethany on the far right giving a great laugh on stage!!

Bethany is a helper with the little ones during this scene.  Here she motions for Mason to follow!

Joseph, Vernon and Connie in front to the right of the crowd

Dad in the center back in the round dance

We loved the bagpipers -- mom is right behind the piper on the left

Rachel in the center responding to Emma about the dance

Rachel does the Irish jig -- 2nd from the left on front row

Dad and Mom on far left.  The end of the Evening Dance and Irish Jig

Relief Society Sisters sewing shirts for the men and panels for the temple

Vernon helps build the temple -- standing and facing left

STICK BALL GAME!

David is the batter!

Go David!  David is up on Joseph's arms!!!

Mason is on the left on both of these pictures, in the overalls and hat

Vernon is in the mob scene

Joseph standing with hat over chest with Benjamin to his left

Stephanie is the runner for the far right panel

Daniel in blue vest -- Brigham Young's son!

David and Mason sitting on far right, Daniel standing in the center back

Benjamin and Joseph in back on far right -- the girls in right front 2 rows

Mason in class -- far left