On Saturday for Mormon Helping Hands, our stake went to Stewart Park and painted the fence surrounding the park. We used blue paint (if you couldn't tell!) and Karissa and Kyle did a lot of painting. Tyler did a little and still managed to get all that on his shirt! James needed to finish a 12 page paper, so he stayed home, and I was worried that Trevor would be a handful, but luckily he only got a drop or two of paint on him.
Meet the newest member of the Neilson family- Sparky the Hamster! The kids have been saving up their allowance to buy a hamster. They needed about $50 total (after the cage), so at $1 each per week, minus 10 cents for tithing and 10 cents for savings... it was going to be a while!
But, one day last week on freecycle someone listed a hamster, cage, ball and food-- all for free! So, we drove out there and picked up our new pet Sparky. He is really a cute little guy! Karissa and Kyle used their money to buy bedding and more food.
Sparky is named after James' pet hamster from his childhood. The Sparky stories really hit home with Kyle, and he told James "When I get a hamster, I'm gonna name him Sparky too."
