Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Training them young

Since moving to Las Vegas, our family has become big fans of In N Out burger (come on, how can you not be a fan?). Well, we have this little antenna topper that looks like a soda cup from In N Out. It somehow ended up in the toy basket and Lucy has discovered it. She has just figured out how to drink out of a straw, and discovered this little cup. She doesn't just play with it, she carries it around and will take a sip every so often. She thinks there should be something in there for her to drink. It is quite hilarious and she is just so pleased with her little self. She is 10 months old and doing all sorts of fun things. She is officially crawling (no more army style), she is pulling herself up on things, she has her first two teeth (I am trying to get a picture, but her tongue is somewhat problematic), and she is enjoying new real people foods (she likes graham crackers, corn on the cob, chicken, and marshmallows). This is a fun stage and we are so glad to be a part of her new discoveries.

She is just parched

Having a sip Refreshing
She thinks she is so funny

Monday, August 24, 2009

First Day of Kindergarten

Well, the first day of school has finally arrived. Leah has been ready to go for weeks and she was excited for the big day. She kept calling today her "special day" and asked if anyone was going to say congratulations for her "special day." I told her if she finishes kindergarten she will get congratulated, but today we would wish her good luck. She went right on in and had a fantastic day. They read a story about a raccoon on his first day of school. He was a little afraid and a little shy, but he made it through the day because of the advice from his mom. The kids colored a picture about the story and sent home their handprint. It was quite tender. They learned the rules for the playground and played hopscotch. All in all, I think it was a success. The only one to get emotional was Annie. She said that she missed Leah and wanted her to come back. Brian even got to sneak away to see her off. It is official, I have a kindergartener.
The traditional porch picture

Getting some love from the wise, old owl

Giving Annie a comforting love
Leah with her friends from the ward, Mallory and Elizabeth (who are both in her class)
Proud mom on the first day of school
Brian wearing his Del Sol shirt for the first day back
Posing with the cute neighbor girls
Marching into the classroom
Waving good-bye to mom

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Utah Extravaganza

We were in Utah for almost two weeks. We crammed in lots of fun things and it was fun to spend time with the fam. Here is a quick run down of some of activities we participated in.

Oquirrh Temple Open House Joy's RN graduation-my mom is awesome!!! Annie enjoying a s'more
Yum-o-gotta love the mallow, graham, and chocolate
Old Faithful
Peek-a-boo at the cabin in Asthon Climbing the pig at the Frostop in Ashton, IDLucy enjoying a kid's meal treat-OREO The SWEET Candy Factory tour-it was fabulous (Lucy has a beard net on her head) Enjoying the Pionner exhibit at the Treehouse On the boat at Pineview Snoozing on the beach Leah taking a plunge Annie hanging on the beach Making the best of the broken boat situation

So proud of herself for sneaking a Capri Sun and drinking from it
The new dragon ride at Lagoon
Brushing a ginormous cow at the fair
Getting our redneck on at the Demolition Derby
We also went to a Raptor's game where Leah received a ball from the 3rd base coach. She got three autographs and then signed her own name on the way home. We went to Bear World, which was phenomenal, but I forgot my camera. We went bowling, ate at lots of our favorite haunts, had a BBQ with friends, tried a fun new ice cream shoppe, partook of numerous snow cones, and stayed up too late. It was quite a trip, and we had a blast.