A Day Out With Skye

Long ago, we planned a day my wonderful, amazing mom could watch Jack so we could take Skye up to Snowbird to do all their fun summer activities without one of us constantly having to chase the little guy around.  That day was today, and of course, wouldn't you know it?  It had to be bad weather.  We did manage to have a quick picnic lunch, take a short walk through the trees, and get a goofy picture set up for Oktoberfest (below) before the freezing cold and the rain forced us to abandon ship.

 However, we still had the whole afternoon ahead of us so we decided to head down to Thanksgiving Point.  They have this great Tinkering exhibit right now that was tons of fun.  We started with these sand wheels.  All of us took a turn making designs. 

This is one Lance made.

 And then Skye did all of her favorite things like posing with fossils...

and dinosaurs...

 making lands for dinosaurs...

 and digging for dinosaurs!  I feel bad we missed out on time in the mountains, but time at the museum with our creative daughter was lots of fun, too! 

A Cute But Messy Boy

Most of the time, this kid LOVES to eat! And he loves to get messy.

 You've gotta love washing the hair with pizza sauce! We sure love this cute, messy kid!

Skye's Fun Weekend

Skye had quite the fun-filled, adventurous weekend.  It started off with her going with Lance to his annual summer barbecue and pool party at his boss's house in Eagle Mountain.  After that, the two of them went to Provo Canyon to go camping with friends.  Here's Skye, Jocelyn, and Elizabeth.

So beautiful!  Lance got some great shots! 

 After coming home for a short rest/nap, we headed back into the mountains to Mueller Park with our friends, the Warners.  The kids found this huge slug in the river and Courtney decided to adopt it!

 All the kids had so much fun being outside!

 Of course Jack's favorite thing was throwing rocks in the river and getting wet!

 Ahhh, aren't Lizzy and Skye so cute?  It was great to be in the mountains with friends!

Memory Grove

Having fun at Memory Grove!

Climbing with Skye

We finally took Skye climbing with all the gear--harness, climbing shoes, and rope!  We went to a climbing gym in Ogden to help teach her how to get lowered safely.  She learned quickly and had a blast so now it's off to the mountains for some real rock!

Harry Potter's Twin

So, what do you think?  Harry Potter's twin?  So crazy, seriously.  Skye looked like this when she got home from school the other day.  When I asked her about it she said she ran into a door at school she thought was open all the way, but it was actually closing.  And that's the mark she got from it!

 And not to leave out our other kid, here's Jack!  He know how to pose and say "cheese" for pictures now.  Isn't he cute?

Back to School Already

Skye started school last Thursday.  Her school started year around this year and unlike most of the other parents in the area who were absolutely outraged, I was really looking forward to the year around schedule.  However, the first few weeks of summer break flew by so fast, I was starting to think maybe the short summer wouldn't be so good.  But then the last couple of weeks before school started, nearly every day I would tell myself, "Yeah, this is why I was happy for the short summer and year around!"  So in the end, school started just in time!  Here's Skye in her cute, colorful, new outfit the first day of school.  It was a little bright so she didn't give her best smile, but she's still cute!

I can't believe my little girl is already in first grade.  It had been so quiet around the house with her at school all day.  It's good in a way, but it's also sad to see how fast your kids grow up. 

 She was pretty exhausted when she finally got home from school that day.  It was a hot, long day!  But a nice, cool ice-cream bar helped to cheer her up.  Those first two days were a bit of a struggle, but hopefully she'll find her groove and get excited about school again!  Now, what are Jack and I supposed to do with all our spare time?!

Happy 30th to Me!

Last summer I decided I wanted to do something big for my 30th birthday--I mean you should do something big for your 30th birthday, right? As I thought about it, I decided I wanted a redo of my bridal pictures in a way.  I've always regretted not having a more professional photographer take them and our wedding pictures.  Some of them were good, some of them were okay and some were not good at all.  I also thought about how much I've changed since I got married so I didn't want to just wear my wedding dress (if I were getting married now, I would probably choose a different dress).  So I decided for my 30th birthday I wanted to buy a dress and have some good pictures taken in it.  At first, I started looking at modern formal dresses, but kept finding myself looking at medieval/lord of the rings style dresses because really, that's still who I am and I love those kinds of dresses!  So I found a place that makes dresses like that and narrowed it down to my favorite and the one that seemed the most, well, me, ordered it (custom made to my measurements), and found my photographer.  She is my neighbor/friend/relief society president and she is an amazing photographer!  We went to Memory Grove last week and had a great time!  So here I am as a medieval or elvish princess!  

These are just some of my very favorite shots.  What do you think?  Any favorites?

Isn't Amy a superb photographer?! I love her!

I love my dress!  I think I will end up taking it all over the place for pictures!  They may not be professional and nice like these ones, but it will still be fun!  I hope those of you who know me well have enjoyed them!