Sunday, July 27, 2008

To Grandmother's House We Go

The next stop of the Summer of Fun tour was Grammy and Pappa's house. Horray! We were so excited to be back! We played in the pool in the backyard almost everyday. We also played with Zoey a lot, too. Now Reece thinks that dogs are called Zoeys. Anytime she sees a dog she shouts, "Zoey! Zoey!"

One of the days that we were visiting we had a pool party with some of our cousins and friends. It was so much fun splashing and playing in the pool. The kids were laughing and wrestling and playing the whole time. These are just a few of the great pictures that we took.

The Big Race



We went to Cedar City, UT for the big race again this year. Jerry and Dallin both ran the 100 meters, Jerry ran the 200 meters, and Dallin did the long jump. Both competitors did very well. Overall, we had a great weekend. We went swimming in our hotel pool, we hung out with my cousin Kallie, and we visited Burger King on a number of occasions. Jerry and Dallin even had some fans come to watch their races. Sherri, Calee, Rachel, and Alex all came to watch the race. It was really fun hanging out with them for the day. Sherri is such a great sister for coming to race. We will definitely have to see one of her races sometime.


Kallie and Josie / Calee and Dallin

What if we had five kids?

Carl, Chantel, Crew and Jax came to visit the first weekend of June. It was so good to see them! We hadn't seen them since last October, and the kids had changed so much. Dallin and Crew were instantly best buddies and were inseparable the whole weekend.

Carl and Chantel went to a wedding in Vail, so Jerry and I got a little taste of what it would be like to have five kids (5 years and younger). I have to admit that before hand, I had sort of decided that three was enough, but now I definitely want to have at least one more. We took the kids to a nearby lake for a picnic. It was challenging keeping all the kids out of the water, but we had so much fun! Then we came home and had a pretend camp out in the living room. The next morning, I was thankful for 1pm church, because getting five kids ready isn't easy, but we made it! (Only about 10 minutes late!) Crew and Jax are such good kids, they made the weekend a breeze.


We had a really great time when their family was here. Now we need to go to California for a visit, because we miss them already!

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Lost in Grass

We had some excitement at our house tonight. Dallin lost his first tooth. He has been worrying that he would lose it in his sleep then swallow it and die. Luckily that didn't happen. Instead he was wrestling with his dad on the grass and it popped out.

(Why didn't any of my teeth ever just "pop" out. I remember dental floss and slamming doors, but not one just fell out of my mouth. How would it be?)

Well, obviously it is very traumatic for your tooth to just fall out. Dallin came in screaming and crying. My first thought was the someone was badly hurt. When he finally calmed down enough to tell me what was wrong, I found out he was just upset because he lost his tooth in the grass and now the tooth fairy wouldn't come. Luckily, his wonderful mom came up with the great idea of writing the tooth fairy a note, which he did. Now that tooth fairy has to not only find a tooth in the grass, but she also has to round up a dollar, too, something hard to come by in the age of debit cards.


By the way, Josie thinks that she might be missing a tooth, too.

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Our Town



We took a fun little hike to the top of a rock that overlooks our town yesterday. In case anyone is wondering what our town looks like, this is a shot of the downtown. Pretty big, huh? Anyway, now you can kind of picture things when I talk about where we live.


This other shot is a rare picture of Reece smiling. It doesn't happen very often. (She smiles a lot, just not for pictures.)

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Memorial Weekend


Mom, Dad, and Grandma Joan came to visit for Memorial Weekend. It was exciting to have our first visitors since we moved here. We went to Castlewood Canyon for a short hike. Even Reece hiked this time. We had a great time all weekend and we were sad to see them go. Only one more month until our trip to Utah! Horray!

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

GirLee Girls Featured on Craft Blog

Hey, check out this blog www.everydaybeautiful.typepad.com! Our GirLee Girl shop was recommended. I just started using some new fabrics in my shop, so check out the new merchandise!