Mom and Dad's Trip

Mom and Dad took a trip to St. George to enjoy the weather, and because he was competing in a poster event through his school.  We knew that this was our only chance to be together just before the long haul of his last year in school.  I enjoyed the trip and wanted to visit the temple because, six and a half years earlier, we went on our honeymoon to St. George and they didn't have the temple open at that time. It was December and they were closed for renovations.  Therefore, I was really excited at the notion of going this time.  That was pretty much the highlight of our trip.

Fun at the Park

We got called at the last minute to go to the park and play with all the other kids in the ward.  We went and had a great time. Riley loved running up and down the bridge and going down the slides just her size.  Eli loved pushing her down the slide and fortunately it was low enough to the ground so as not to cause too much damage if he pushed her too hard. 

Ants Inside of Me!

Eli was sitting down eating and all of the sudden he shivered and shouted: "There are ants inside of me!"
I was concerned because I thought he might have eaten an ant. I looked closer and saw goosebumps. I explained to him what was really going on; that he had shivered and had a chill that caused goosebumps and that they weren't ants.

Eli's View

Eli's friend from the ward gave Eli this bike.  He has a hard time learning to ride it because he focuses so much on the pedaling that he doesn't look where he is going.  We found ourselves at the bottom of our street and when you look toward the top, you could see the temple.  I told him to look straight ahead and look at the temple.  When he would watch the temple, he did not crash, when he looked away, he would veer toward the direction of his vision and crash.  I asked him after he crashed, what happened and he would reply, "I looked away from the temple."

Riley's Hair.

I am so excited about this picture for two reasons.  The first is because she finally has hair to stand up. The second is,  because of all the static electricity from the trampoline, it causes her hair to stand up.  She is quite the little jumper on that trampoline and can now leave the ground when she jumps. 

New Slide!

This is Grandpa's long awaited slide. For awhile, there was nothing and so we blocked off the stairs so the kids couldn't even go up into the playhouse.  But, to Grandpa's defense, it was quite difficult to find a slide that would fit the playhouse because it was so high up. He found one on the internet and had to order two extra sections to make it fit.  We are all thrilled, especially the kids.  Riley even goes down without trouble.  One time, I was in the sewing room and saw her make an attempt to go down the slide.  She climbed up the stairs and I lost her for a moment.  I looked out the window and saw her going down head first ("Superman Style") as seen in the picture with Eli.  I was a little shocked, but she seemed okay and so I thought she must be okay.  Since then, she has learned to go down feet first. 

Park Day!

A Friend in the ward invited Eli and Riley to the park.  We went and had a great time.  Eli loves playing with Riley at the park, and sometimes when we drive next to one, he asks "Can we go to a parking lot?" He mixes the term up sometimes.