Ali's First Day of Pre-school

Ali started preschool. She has Ms. Jodi who is the same teacher Lydia had. She is wonderful. Ali has already made some new friends, like the girl with the curly hair and the girl with the orange hair like mommy.

This pose is her "Ariel" pose. Oh, the things they learn from Disney princesses.

Now it is just Bryant and me three days a week for 2 1/2 hours. Nice.

Are you a celebrator, crier, or both when your babies go off to school?

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Yes, I'm behind again. Please keep looking after the first post. I can't believe summer has gone already. I'm excited for fall though.

What was your favorite thing your family did this summer?

Lydia's First Day of First Grade!

That's right ladies and gentlemen, Lydia has survived the summer and made it to first grade. She was a little nervous about the cafeteria, but went to school very excited to show the world that she knows everything. There was a big party at the bus stop where breakfast was served and excitement ran high. Lydia has settled in well, learning a lot, and has made some great new friends.

Pioneer Day

We got to spend Pioneer Day with Aunt Shannon. It has been so much fun to have her here in Utah with us. We went to Pioneer Day Extravaganza in Provo with the Christensen's. I didn't bring my camera though. We did a lot of fun crafts and had some good food. If you ever get a chance to go, it's great and it's free! Then we had a bbq with Aunt Shannon and lit our fireworks. We also had ice cream and peaches. Yummmm. Shannon took all of these pictures. I'm glad she did, but that's why she isn't in any of them.

Family Hike

Tim's brother and sister-in-law came to town. We had so much fun visiting with them. They have boys both Ali's and Lydia's ages.

The Rest of Oregon

Yes, we did visit with Tim's siblings in Oregon as well. We had a great time visiting with cousins and seeing more of the PNW (Pacific Northwest). Many of their cousins are older than my kids, but older cousins were very kind and welcoming with our kids. We put a sprinkler under the tramp on a nice warm day.

Bryant liked the sprinkler on VERY low and just sat and played with the streams for a long time.


The girls loved playing Just Dance on the Wii at Uncle Brent's.

We also went on Aunt Joelle's boat, played at the park, and went on a hike! Thanks Joelle, Brent, and Andy for the wonderful time and the great hospitality. We'll have to do it again soon!

4th of July/Oregon Coast Trip

We met up with most of my family at the Oregon Coast over the 4th of July weekend. We camped at Fort Stevens State Park. Fort Stevens is a World War II military fort. It is very large and fun to explore. The campgrounds are a little south of the fort, and even though it rained the first day, we still had a blast exploring.




We also got to spend some time on the beach each day. I LOVE the Oregon Coast. It is very beautiful! Also on the beach where we were camping there is the skeleton of an old English ship that ran ashore in the early 1900's called the Peter Iredale.




Then on the 4th we went to Seaside and dug a pit and had a bbq/bonfire and fireworks on the beach. It was such a perfect way to spend Independence Day! Bryant couldn't get enough of the fireworks, so it was good that we were surrounded by them for about 2 hours. We had a great time with cousins and strengthening our relationships with my family. We love you guys!