Dinner with the Heath's

This year we have established the monthly family dinner. It is nice because there will be spurts where we see each other all the time and then 2 or 3 months where there is no contact. So, we decided to do family dinners. Actually, it started out with Byron and Jemayla asking if we all wanted to get together for FHE(Family Home Evening: A weekly Monday activity where we stay together as a family and learn more and our Savior and play games together and have treats. It is a great opportunity to slow life down and just enjoy being together as a family.) They thought it would be great to get the whole family together for this, but Jared and I thought that getting together on a Sunday for dinner would be better because then we don't have to worry as much about staying out late since it is a school night. We can meet together earlier in the day and just have fun together!

We had the blessing of Grandma Ann and Chuck joining us. I think that most of our conversation this time was on our parenting and how we react to our kids getting bullied, or their skills in basketball ( a very important sport to the Heath family, watching and playing.) and how we act when our kids wake up in the night from leg aches and bad dreams.

Of course Chad being a goof ball! Every time we are together we get in some sort of play fight. This time he told me to punch him as hard as I could in the arm. I was about to hit him when Byron quickly stopped me and told me to put my thumb on the outside of my fist. Then I hit him, he said it wasn't too bad for a girl. Then of course he punches me which result in me punching him, back and forth, back and forth, trying to catch the other off guard. I finally just punched him in the gut! A few years ago we ended up smacking each other around with his stinky sock in which I totally schooled him. (That is not an embellishment, true story, even ask Dez his wife!) We have great times together, big brother, pesky little sister! Chad always feels that he needs to prove his manhood by picking on kids that are littler than him. Eli wasn't scared though! He can hold his own.

Jordyn and Lilly are good friends. As soon as Jordyn can walk I think that they will have a very fun time together.

We rotate every month as to who hosts the dinner. It is definitely great to have family near by!