Family Pictures

We recently had a service auction with our Relief Society sisters. We needed pictures done and are lucky to have some wonderful photographers in our neighborhood. It was a heated bidding round, I had to beg, borrow, and steal points, but I won! Thanks again Heather!!

Happy Halloween

From: Quasimodo, Esmeralda, a Phantom, Elvis and Tinkerbell!

Baptism Day

Gavin was baptized on September 25th, we had a great day with all of our family who came to support him. Now prepare for picture overload. I took him up to the amphitheater in American Fork to get some pictures for his invitation. He posed every which way I asked him to and didn't complain once, it could have been that he was threatened with his life, but whatever works! I must say, he is one handsome kid!







After the baptism we headed to Pizza Pie Cafe in Highland for a celebration lunch. Josh and Molly were thrilled to be there :)



Not sure where we picked this guy up from, but he is pretty good at refilling drinks. Growing a moustache, not so much!

Eight is Great!

Gavin turned 8 on September 17th, we had a fun party at Kangaroo Zoo and he got the Pogo Stick he was wanting.

Pre-School

Today was Molly's first day of Pre-School (neighborhood play group). She was so excited to wear her backpack and play with her friends. Today they learned about the color red and the number 1. When she got home I said "so you learned about the color red and what number did you learn about?" She replied, "the number S". I would say things are going good so far!

First Day of School!

Lava Hot Springs

We took a little trip with Josh's side of the family up to Lava Hot Springs, ID. While there we floated the river, played at the pool, and celebrated Josh's 34th birthday.

Before heading home, we drove 20 miles up the road to Soda Springs. When Josh was little his Grandma Wilde would take them there and make soda pop. We had some Kool-Aid mix and the kids had fun drinking carbonated punch. The photos at the top should be at the bottom. P.S. I hate blogger, I can't move my pictures around anymore, anyone know how to do this?

Molly's "Genus Alice" Birthday Party

We just celebrated Molly's 3rd birthday, hard to believe she's growing up so fast! When I asked her what kind of party she wanted it was usually princess. A few weeks before her birthday it changed to "a Genus Alice" party. It took me awhile to figure out what she was talking about, but I finally got it. She had been watching the cartoon Alice in Wonderland movie quite a bit and I remembered the scenes with all the flowers, they want to know what kind of flower she is. Here is a quote from the movie:

The Rose: Just what species or, shall we say, genus are you, my dear?
Alice: Well, I guess you would call me... genus, humanus... Alice.
Daisy: Ever see an alice with a blossom like that?
Orchid: Come to think of it, did you ever see an alice?
Daisy: Yes, and did you notice her petals? What a peculiar color.
Orchid: [sniffing Alice's hair] And no fragrance.
Daisy: [chuckling, as she lifts up one side of Alice's dress] And just look at those stems.
The Rose: [as Alice slaps the Daisy's leaves away] Rather scrawny, I'd say.
Bud: I think she's pretty.
The Rose: Quiet, bud.

So there you have it, she wanted a Genus Alice party! What the heck?!? I decided to get some teapots and tea cups from the D.I., spray paint them, and put ice cream toppings in them. We hadkool-aid bursts with a "drink me" tag and "eat me" sugar cookies. I made a 3 of Hearts cake, Queen of Hearts and Cheshire Cat cupcakes.

The greatest part is that there is NOTHING Alice in Wonderland available at any party supply store. She asked for Tinkerbell dress-ups, which she got and has worn almost constantly since, and luckily the Disney Store had a set of plastic Alice figurines. If only she had asked for a Tinkerbell party as well, how easy it would have been! It was fun and she loved it, so that makes it worth it, right??

Handcart Trek

At the end of the school year, the entire 4th grade participates in a handcart trek. Owen had a great time helping pull the handcart, crossing a small stream, and learning how to throw an atlatl. He did not want to eat the lunch provided (beef stew, corn bread, and peach cobbler), so when I went up to Mitchell Hollow to serve lunch I brought him a lunch from home so he wouldn't starve. Poor kid would never have made it as a pioneer!

Road Trip

1 Fruita Fat Tire Festival

1 puke in the car

2 cool buttons made

3 free bike bells

1 Clunker Crit

1 dinosaur bike rack to climb on

2 double beds

5 trips to the pool

1 scary slip under the water in the hot tub

2 continental breakfasts

1 Mike the Headless Chicken

1 dinosaur museum

1 puke on the side of the road

4 stops in Arches National Park

1 enormous fit thrown while hiking in Arches

1 giant bus of Chinese tourists

1 picture taken by a family visiting from Holland

2 books read

5 fights over using the iPod touch

1 stop at Ray's Tavern

4 1/2lb. cheeseburgers eaten at Ray's

2 car naps

74 pictures taken

600 miles traveled5 smiling faces (most of the time!)