All About Mothers according to kids

Happy Mother's Day!

I found this booklet our church congregation gave to all the mothers back in 2004 with funny answers from lots of Primary children to the following questions. I'm mostly focusing on my kids' answers but I'll share a few other funny answers too. (Not all families were featured on every question in the booklet.)

Why did Heavenly Father give us Mothers?

"We are spirits up in Heaven and we come down in our mother's stomach," Everett (5)

"Because we love them very much," Susanna (3)

"So they could tell us what to do," Garrett (9)

"Because he loves us and we need someone to take care of us," Lincoln (7)

How does a Mom learn to be a Mom?

"By being a Mom," Jan (11)

"They don't really learn," Courtney

What was your mother like before she was a Mom?

"Just like me but she could snap her fingers," Kiersten

"Who knows," Sam

What should Moms do in their spare time?

"Sleep," Everett

"Help me practice my handstands," Sequoyah

What does your mom say over and over to you?

"I love you," (#1 answer)

"Go in time-out," Sam

"I wanna see pajamas on when you come upstairs," Riley

"To practice my violin," Lincoln

What happens when your Mom turns 50?

"I dunno," Garrett

"She has a birthday," Jamison

What is your Mom really Good at?

"Everything," Genny

"Going on raw," Jared

"Swimming," Susanna

What is the Strangest thing about your mom?

"She likes the house clean," Genny

"She likes zucchini," Gunnar

"She only likes clean rooms," Annie

What do you think about your mom's cooking?

"I think it's sometimes bad," Riley

"Great!" (#1 answer)

"It's good but unusual," Michelle

What is your Mom's greatest weakness?

"She's not a very good-what do you call those one people that fix cars-mechanic. She burns her hand," Nicole

"She's not very good at buying butter, cause I like plain butter," Marcie

"Going off RAW," Jared

Comments

Hansen Family Reunion 2026, Wednesday and Thursday

We had another Hansen Family Reunion at Bear Lake! In total, there were 93 of us there with 11 missing--our biggest yet! We enjoyed seeing everyone and catching up a little bit. Here are some pictures. My goal was to get a picture of everyone, so if you don't see a picture of yourself, keep scrolling. Also, more individuals coming on the post for Friday. Sorry for the weird angles on some of them. Michelle made dinner the first night, chicken and vegetables with Michelle's specialty--lots of sides and plenty of leftovers. After dinner and clean-up, we had a FHE lesson outside on the lawn with Melanie in charge of the lesson after a few raucous songs. The newest addition to the family, #103. On Thursday morning, Kent and Melanie chaired breakfast with eggs and sausage and plenty for everyone. The cook with his breakfast sandwich: After breakfast, some of the group went rock-climbing, courtesy of Everett, David, and Susanna while more people went on a hike--the Limber Pine Hike....

Visiting Susquehanna: The Priesthood Restoration Site

On our way home from Palmyra, we decided to go a couple of hours out of our way to visit the recently opened Priesthood Restoration Site along the Susquehanna River. This is where we believe that Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery received the keys of the Aaronic Priesthood from John the Baptist which gave them the authority to baptize. This site also has the restored Isaac and Elizabeth Hale home where Joseph and Emma lived for a year as well as the home where Joseph and Emma lived on their own. We spent a couple of hours there and I wouldn't have minded a few more minutes but we had a long way to go that night. It's a beautiful setting, very much in rural Pennsylvania. However, on the day we were there, cars at a racetrack nearby were detracting from the peace and quiet. I'm guessing that's not as big of a problem on weekdays. The Hale Family was quite well-off for their day so their home was probably nicely decorated with wallpaper and carpet. ...

Nauvoo Pageant!

I have been a negligent blogger this last month. My reason is that we have been super busy. At the end of July, we went to the Nauvoo Pageant. We were able to participate once again in the Gold Cast like we did in 2007 and 2014. We picked up our daughter at the end of her cross country camp in Price, Utah on our way out of town. Then we drove to our friends' house in Golden, Colorado near Denver to stay the night. It was fun to reconnect if only briefly. The next night we were in Lawrence, Kansas, visiting my brother and sister-in-law and their family. That was also fun but short. We left the next morning, attending nearby church before taking off. We arrived in Nauvoo around 4pm with just enough time to have dinner at our cabin before going to our orientation at the pageant building. The next day we went to the pageant building to get our costumes and to learn how to do our hair in the 1840 styles. ...

Search This Blog