Now on Display

Today after school, we went to the local museum. They have a display of local artists right now and included a few pieces from the elementary school. One of William's paintings from last year was selected for the display. It is called "Under the Sea".



Then we had Cub Scout Pack Night and Landon was awarded his Wolf Badge. Way to go guys!

"Twinners"

Last Sunday morning, Sophie decided that her white blouse looked like my white blouse and that if we both wore our boots and denim skirts, we could be "twinners". Well how could I say no to that. Landon took the crooked pictures and they really opened my eyes to the fact that I need to paint and re-decorate our space here. I really never expected us to be in this house this long. Stay tuned for more on that. We need to do the bathrooms and the master bedroom first.

Henry Doorly Zoo

Saturday morning, after the boys soccer games, we headed up to Omaha, Nebraska to the Henry Doorly Zoo. This is a great zoo. The animals have a lot of room to roam. We have been so busy lately. We needed a good family day.

Here are the kids with an orangutan statue. The real orangutans there are awesome. We stood and watched a few of them for about 30 minutes. One orangutan had a long stick that he was using to reach through the fence and pick up popcorn that people had dropped. He was very skilled and patient.


Here is Sophie with some rhinos in the far background. My pictures from the day aren't very good. I am not so skilled and patient. Maybe I should have let the orangutan give it a shot.


Here is Audrey reaching for a butterfly in the butterfly exhibit. She really enjoyed the whole day. I can hardly believe that she will be a year old this week.


And here is one of the boys in the jungle exhibit. Come and see us, family and friends. We'll take you to the zoo.

These boots were made for walking

Thanks for the great boots, VanFleet Family. Sophie LOVES them and would sleep in them if I would let her.

Memories

The kids had picture day this week at school. Remember what that was like. "What should I wear?" Here are some classic yearbook photos from my family.


















LOL. My friend Amanda did this on her blog and I got such a kick out of it that I copied her. I wanted to yearbook more of you, but I have already wasted more time than I care to admit on this nonsense.

Did anyone guess them all?

Back To School

Sophie's first day of pre-school.



And here they are after school. All three of them go to the same school this year. Landon will be at the Middle School next year, so this will probably never happen again.


The kids going back to school is definitely bittersweet. It is good to get back into routines and learning, but I am going to miss them. And I can't believe Sophie is old enough for pre-school. That happened way too fast. But she loves it. No turning back. The boys enjoyed their first day too. What will Aud and I do?

Cute Sophie Quote: "And mom, we went to recess. Recess is the name of the park that lives by the school."

Lots of Pictures From Our Trip Part II

A few more from Southern California







Baby Samuel's Blessing Day






Bear Lake, Utah