Festival Fun!

Our girl, in purple, walking & tumbling in the parade with her gymnastics group

The giant slide.

Pedal Tractor pull. They try to see who can pedal a tractor loaded with bricks the farthest.

Carnival ride.

Bouncing down the slide.

Out for a spin.

Pet Parade

Above, from left to right: Maggie the Dog, Cousin the Clown, Sword Swallower,

Lion Tamer, Acrobat, Ring master, Max the Leopard (dog).

The theme for our town festival this year was "The Circus Comes to Town." The kids dressed accordingly to walk our dog, Max, through the parade. There were about 30 contestants, our kids & dog won 10th Place!!! Some entries included 2 goats, 1 cat, 1 python, 1 duck, and a litter of puppies in a wagon. Our dog Max really wanted a piece of the duck and tried to take a nibble on the goat!

Pre-School Wears Me Out!

He always falls asleep with something in his hand.

Football
Disco ball ornament.

Wedding Planning With Sis in CA!

Sis, Me, & Mom enjoying the hilltop view at the church

Shopping downtown.

The future bride & groom.

Mom & Sis cake tasting at the bakery.

Meeting with the florist, Carlos, in the Flower District. There are blocks of warehouses like this full of flowers of every kind imaginable. It was amazing!

Waiting for the pre-school bus

The Voters were right!!!

It's a GIRL!!! We can't wait to meet her in January. I'm curious to know who voted. I was the only one that voted for a boy ~ just to try and throw you off, but it didn't work! I was soooo sick with this pregnancy, that I had convinced myself that I was having a boy. My other girl pregnancies were much easier than this one has been. Rather than reassure me, my Dr., just said I was "getting older." Keep this "old lady" in your prayers !

Perfect Weather For A Bike Race!

120 Cyclists rode through our hometown.

The High School Band Played & the whole town came to watch & cheer!

We enjoyed the race & the candy thrown out by the team cars!

(Daddy works in the office building behind us on the right.)

The cyclists were sprinting when they came in and they zoomed by.

Their average speed was 28 mph.

They were going faster than that as they passed by us sprinting!

<Remember to vote in top right corner!!!>

It's a .................................!!!!

Really Flexible! This one might be a gymnast.

This baby is bent in half with it's feet above it's forehead

and enjoys doing somersaults late into the night!

What do you think? Boy or Girl?
Yes! This is our 5th! Due in January on Aunt Annie's Wedding Day.
We are hoping for an early, but healthy arrival.

Sticker Boy to the Rescue!!!

It's more fun to wear t-shirt stickers, than to put on an actual t-shirt. I took the picture from the waist up, apparently sticker boy gets his super powers by running around in the nude. The lower part of his body looked the same as the top, just bare skin & colorful stickers. Oh, to be 3 again..... Time to teach him another lesson on modesty! He keeps saying, "naked---I like to be naked!" Pre-School starts in a week, I hope this phase has run it's course by then!!!

Kids Visit Uncle's House & Dogs

Utah Scenery

Enjoying the roadside scenery

Group photo with our Utah relatives in front of the restaurant we ate at.

More mountains!

Temple Square

Posing in front of a fountain. Temple in background.

Kids standing on garden roof of conference center. Salt Lake Temple is in the background

Family Photo

Hogle Zoo in Utah

This parrot loves to take donations!

Family, Friends, and the Bald Eagle.

The Saltiest Lake!!!!

Daddy had to be the pack mule to carry the kids up the beach because the sand was sooooo hot!

Floating in the Salt Lake

The Great Salt Lake

Road Trip

Baptism & 8th Birthday

Snuggling with brother

Our princess loves visiting with PaPa T and Granny Sue.

She is also very fond of her new chair, she even sleeps in it!

Beach Birthday Cake

Baptismal Dress

Meet the Cousins!!!

We had a family reunion in early July and our kids got to meet a "few" of their cousins. Even with all the kids pictured, there are a few more that weren't there. We had loads of fun!

Backyard Jam Session!

Neighborhood boy (in red shirt) stops by to rock out!

Stitches!

Baseball can be a rough sport. Big brother is helping him learn the basics, but spring training has it's dangers. Our youngest had to get 3 stitches under his eye. The kids were all playing baseball in our yard with a neighbor girl. The girl was at bat, and took a big swing into our little boy's face. He didn't know he was standing so close. The kids ran in the back door screaming and dragging in their little brother. His face was completely covered in blood. I was relived when I got it all cleaned up that it was just a deep wound. We got home from the emergency room at midnight that Saturday. He has had his stitches removed, the swelling is gone, and he is looking a lot better now. The neighbor girl that hit him with the bat brought over a present the next day and apologized. It was just an unfortunate accident. We haven't played baseball since the accident. We'll pick up the sport sometime on a weekday between the hours of 8am and 4pm, the local Dr's office hours, no more ER for us!

Homerun!

Our boy, in the red helmet, crosses home base for his first homerun. Unfortunately, they still lost the game. He really enjoys baseball!

Another Soccer Win!!!

Their team record is 2-0 now.