Okay so does anyone struggle during sacrament meeting with their kids?? I'm sure I'm the only one ;). Honestly, up until about 3 months ago, I would have rather run a marathon than sit through sac mtng with my kids. And I even felt like I was the mom that came 110% prepared. From loading up on the quiet church activities, coloring books, snacks, beads to string, home made picture books...YOU NAME IT. But why was it always so miserable if I was always so prepared? I'll tell you why. BECAUSE I HAD TOO MUCH STUFF. After talking to a friend of mine who has 3 kids same age as mine, I decided to try what she does. And that's bring NOTHING. I didn't want to cut cold turkey so I started out by JUST bringing one little snack for each kid (b/c you have to have the same thing for each kid to avoid fighting of course) and then ONE COLORING BOOK FOR EACH KID. Let me just tell you how well improved our sacrament mtngs have been since then...BLISSFUL!!! There's way less fighting, bickering, and just less noise in general. Today was the first time we showed up with NOTHING- not even a snack for each of them. Once again, a successful Sunday! Alright- successful would be an overstatement- but definately one of the best ones we've had! Any other suggestions to make church a more pleasant experience??
O.K. Ladies! Here is the book for you if you...sneak more fruit and veggies in your kids meals! I love this cookbook and the recipes are yummy! Try it, you'll love it and get new ideas for the kiddos! Great meals for the entire family. Dad's like them too!
