Thursday, July 17, 2008

Good Ol' Utah

 We had the privilege of being invited to my sweet cousin Danina's home for lunch with her and her husband, Brandon. We had such a wonderful visit and a delightful day! They recently moved to the family student housing at the Univ. of Utah. Where else is there student housing where there are possibly more childen than students? In good ol' Utah, that's where! There was an awesome playground in the courtyard of their complex (their ward is made up of just the people in their "court" -amazing!) It was a blast from the past for me to go up there; it doesn't seem like all that long ago that we were living near there. What a flood of great memories! We enjoyed our lunch and popsicles as well as our share of rides down the slides and then we headed off to "Heritage Park" to see the "This is the Place" Monument and pioneer village. It was FREE Family Fun Day, that's right, FREE -from train rides, to pony rides, to pizza and ice cream, everything was FREE -HOORAY! We explored and tried out many pioneer activities, even chores (I'm glad we still don't have to wash our laundry by hand) ! In trying to explain the pioneers to Alexis on the way there, I told her they lived a long time ago. She asked if they were like dinosaurs. I giggled and said no but that they weren't alive anymore. When we arrived, I pointed out an "actress" in pioneer clothing to show her what they used to wear. Alexis responded, "Guess that pioneer didn't die yet!" The next "pioneer" she saw prompted her to comment, half under her breath, "looks like that one didn't die yet either!"  as if to suggest she knew better than I did. I wonder what she thought about that place after all. We had a great day! Thanks Brandon and Danina! 

Ice Cream with "Bacca"


Hooray for Arctic Circle! Who can get enough of their chicken fingers or Fish 'n chips or their fantastic shakes or how about a refreshing lime rickey...oh, and don't forget the infamous fry sauce! 

A Day at the Amusement Park










Wednesday, July 9, 2008

All in a day!

This slide show are pictures of the activities we did on just our first afternoon at my mom's house. My kids are going to be so bored when we go home! 

Happy Birthday Quinten!


14 years old! Quinten is such a great uncle! The day we arrived, he came home from his buddies house just to play with his nieces and they have been keeping him busy ever since! Love you "Quicket"!

Allie's Blessing Day!



It was so nice to be with our families on such a special day! 



                                                   Here we are, picture perfect as usual. :) 

Fourth of July Weekend!

Happy Fourth of July! 


Playing with cousins

Fun with fireworks! 
(And yes, Aubrey burned her finger with her sparkler - "I told you so!" )






Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Goodbye Garbage Man

We made it Utah! The drive was pretty good overall (one potty stop on the side of the road, one exploding diaper -luckily during a rest stop, complaints of "bed sores" from the car seats, pit stops that lasted WAY too long, and the usual poking and teasing in the backseat). We are REALLY glad we did it over two days instead of all in one; we would not have survived that I'm afraid. We had a wonderful Fourth of July weekend at Adam's parents' home and have now migrated a few minutes up the street to my parents' place and Adam has returned to Fresno. If we were there today, it would be time to take out the garbage cans as tomorrow is garbage day. My girls LOVE the garbage truck and every week for the past year, they have run out the door to wave at the garbage man and he picks up our trash. He has seen them in their PJ's, nothing but diapers, cute hair, messy hair, and all of these with smiles on their faces. He has watched our garden grow and our family expand. Last week as we waved and he yelled out to us "see you next week" I thought I should chase after him to let him know we won't be there for the next month, just so he's not disappointed. In spite of our weekly "greetings," I didn't feel I knew him well enough to announce that my house would be alone all day and so I kept the info privy. Perhaps we make more out the event than he does but in our house, with three little girls,the  simple pleasures are the best... even when they involve a garbage truck! 

(I will post pictures of the beginning of our Utah adventure as soon as I figure out how to use a MAC. I have a memory card full already!)  

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Look what I can do!


My wonderful cousin, Meredith, shared a fun website with me that is full of ideas, tips, and tricks for doing girls hair. Since I have three little girls, I figured I could use some new ideas. We've had a lot of fun and since Lexi always wants to "see" what I've done to her, I've taken a few pictures and thought I'd share them with you. Here is the link to this fabulous website: www.shedoeshair.blogspot.com

Another great website full of fun tips and ideas for moms is www.supermomcentral.blogspot.com
This one was started by my good friend Lauren. What a great way to contribute to the world by sharing your great ideas. Thanks Lauren!