Toes :)

Back to School

We are back in the swing of  things around here. 

I have a 5th grader!  It is Kyle's last year in Elementary School. 

First day!  Blake is going to 2nd grade, so weird.  Both boys love their teachers, so that is a relief.  It will be a great year!

Dallin gets to go back to preschool, which he loves. 

He is enamored with his new backpack.  Here he is waiting...

He ran right in,

 

and showed her his backpack.  :)

 

Afterwards, he was loaded up with goodies.  Mrs. Jones is such a wonderful preschool teacher.  Dallin has a great time there.  

An Oldie but Goodie

We still do "Cars Slide" at our house. 

Here is Kyle, 7 years ago:

I think Kyle loved cars more than any other boy when he was little.  He knew their names, "Radiator Springs Lightning" and "New Mater."  He loved lining them up! 

And here is Dallin, he doesn't care as much if they are all lined up.  He just loves the fun of it.  Cute smile!  Love you Dallin! 

It is pretty noisy, these metal cars crashing down to the bottom of the stairs.  But since we haven't yet put in our new floor or re-painted the walls, I am not too worried about it. 

 

Everyone has fun!  Maybe next year, Julia will love this too. 

My little Jewel

My Mom!

My beautiful Mom came to visit!  It was so fun! 

She met baby Julia. 

And of course the boys took her metal detecting.  They showed her their pin pointer and all their gear.  I think they found a penny or two. 

 

She took us all out to dinner on Friday night.  We went somewhere I had never been before, Goucho Grill.  I have a new favorite restaurant.  It is a Brazilian grill where they bring around meat for you to try.  On the way in, Blake found a 2 dollar bill!  His eyes are always peeled for money.  He gave it away to our waitress, who was very pretty.  :)

Dallin asked her to get on the trampoline, and she did.  They all giggled and had fun!!

Dallin especially loved Grandma Pam.  He followed her around everywhere! 

All the boys! 

 

We had a great time!  :)

Girl Clothes

It has been pretty fun to have Julia.  She is such a good baby and it really is different having a girl.  The clothes have been so fun!  I put her in a pair of jeans for the first time a couple of weeks ago.  She hasn't fit into them until now. 

 

So cute!  And these little shoes that my mother in law made me!  Oh my cute!  Little Mary Janes with a pink flower! 

 

She also made these cute little sandals, yellow and gray.  Aren't her feet cute! 

 

Bear Lake

We had so much fun at Bear Lake with my sister in law Melissa and her kids.  It was so good to go and do something with the kids.  We both have had a busy summer.  Me with a new baby and her having BRAIN SURGERY!  So crazy, thankfully she is ok.  In fact, she is amazing! 

Bear Lake is so safe, the water is shallow so the kids can have a great time. 

 

Of course the boys brought their metal detectors!  :)

 

Digging up treasure!  Garbage more like.  Blake actually cut his finger on an aluminum can that he found.  :(  But the thrill kept him coming back for more. 

The baby was really good, she just hung out.  :) 

 

It was a super fun day, so glad we went together.  :)

Blessed

We blessed baby Julia today.  She was so cute in her little outfit! 

 

She was blessed to have a clear mind and understanding of the commandments.  Also, Brian blessed her to be a happy kid.  Doesn't she look happy here: 

I sure love this baby girl. 

 

We had lots of family and yummy food, which made it even better.  It was a wonderful day. 

Discover

She is starting to figure out her hands :) 

Don't You Want to Have Lunch at Our House?

Blake was playing with his food: 

 

See what he spelled?  Yep, poop. 

 

At least he is happy about it.