Pumpkin Patch

Field Trip with Matthias preschool

Haircut!

Mandy was in town and I asked for her help to make Hannah's crazy, wavy mullet into something adorable. And she did. Because she is amazing.

Doesn't Hannah look so pretty? She's so grown up. I keep asking where my little baby is going. Her response, "I'm growing up. And I'm not going to be a boy. I'm going to be a mom. I'm growing up."





**yes, there is no tile in the bathroom. Taylor and his dad thought it would be fun to rip it out at midnight in July and not replace it until Christmas.

Ruffle Bum

Love this little skirt for Hannah. And the white leggings are our favorites. The other day I was trying to convince Hannah to wear jeans and she said, "I don't like those. With a button. I can't put them on by myself."

Alien Conquest

During an intense game of Alien Conquest (boys jumping around on the trampoline lasering aliens) I brought up some conversation...

Me: Why are you shooting the aliens?
Boys: They are bad.
Me: But what do you think they do when they aren't fighting with you?
James: Just sleeping. And then they fight.
Me: So all they do is sleep and fight?
Boys: Yeah.
Me: What about their alien families? Won't their moms be sad if you shoot them?
...blank stares...
Me: What if they are dads? What about their kids? If you shoot them who will take care of their babies, the little alien babies?
Hannah: I will. I'm the princess. I will take care of the baby aliens.
...boys' blank stares continue. thinking, I'm sure "what is she talking about babies for?"...

New Dress

All the other little girls in nursery have poofy, twirly dresses and all of Hannah's are more slender and fitting because that's now I've made them. So we sewed up this nice twirly dress. The skirt turned out super full (great that I ordered 4.5 yards of the wrong fabric, whoops.)

The Quarry

We found this awesome Splash Pad near our house (about 30 minutes). It's totally worth the drive and the $1 entry fee. There is also a beach and a water fall. The water cannons and the slide are a huge hit with the kids! They loved going here.

Go Turtles!

Since our family mascot is the box turtle we have been trying to get to the Bishop's house to see Walker, his giant turtle, when he was actually out of his home. Sister Bronson called Friday morning to say he was out and about so we ran over to take a look. Their daughter got Walker about 15 years ago when he fit in the palm of her hand. Now he is huge!

Also the missionaries live with the Bishop so the kids always love waving to them upstairs (they were home for lunch) and sometimes they throw chocolate out the window at the kids. We also got to pick some pomegranates off the tree!