Happy Birthday Gifts

Thanks Uncle Jared and Aunt Alice for wonderful birthday gifts.
Noah loves his soccer ball.
And Ella Joy was thrilled with her ruby slippers.

"Nothing better than an ice cold pop while wearing my
favorite red ruby slippers."

"Oh Todo I dropped my pop!"

"So my pop fell on the ground do you think I could take
a bite of yours?"

"What was is it they said about clicking my heels together?"

BYU vs. AZ 09/01/2007

This video had a better game summary. Go Cougars!

First Day of Kindergarten

Many moms talk about how they cry when droppping
off their child at their first day of kindergarten. I must
confess I did not. And to be completely honest if there
weren't so many little people walking down the halls I would
have down cartwheels out of the school.

See you at 3:15 !

Ready for school!

A more telling picture of how the morning went.

Noah is sporting a shirt that is "too thick around the
neck" and shorts that are "too loose" and socks that
are "too tight and feel weird on the toe" and shoes that
"have something in them."

Climbing Mount Major

Noah Turns Six

Free Pop for the Birthday boy

Noah, Krista, Annacate, and Conner Michael
As soon as they heard the icecream truck they
chased him down the street. Krista caught him just in time.

Happy, happy birthday!

Swimming in NH

"Come on Ella Joy let's go for a swim."

But I heard that it's REALLy cold."

"No it feels great."

"Please don't put me in there again!!"

"Okay, we'll just do my toes, right?"

New Hampshire

Why I love New Hampshire

1. The crystal clear cold amazingly refreshing lake. I love swimming in it!
2. Kayaking
3. Eating outside every meal
4. Reading, sleeping, playing, swinging in the hammock
5. Camp: there's nothing like it!
6. The history: my grandmother came here and stayed in the very same house
7. Early mornings
8. The rooster alarm clock
9. Never getting dressed
10. Choo Choos--can't beat the Big Breakfast
11. The Saturn--our neighbors giant, inflatable ball that is anchored in the lake
12. Blueberry picking
13. Seeing my sisters,cousins, aunts, uncles
14. Uncle Tracy's fishing trips
15. My mom's awesome dinners every night!
16. The best camp director ever! Thanks Helen for a wonderful stay.

Kayaking adventure with KiKi

Noah kayaking solo

New Hampshire truly relaxes everyone

KiKi, Shey Shey, and me