No More Training Wheels

Late last spring Emilee asked her Dad to take the training wheels off her bike. So summer came around and we didn't go outdoors unless it was absolutely necessary. Needless to say when we went on a walk a couple weeks ago Robert was still holding on to the bike as Emilee wobbily made her way down the street. Then last week Robert went out to the garage to clean out the car after our trip and Emilee pulled out her bike. She just started riding around like a pro.

Zach with his scooter.

Emilee is now taking a pom, cheer & tumbling class. I signed her up because she wants to learn how to do a cartwheel. Since she has a friend in this class she thought this would be the best class to take in order to learn how to do the cartwheel.

Alyssa now 1

Alyssa turned the big 1 today (Friday). It was sort of a crazy day because Emilee had a short day of school due to parent teacher conferences. So there was a lot of going to and from the school today. Luckily the weather has started cooling off. We are now in the low 90's. A couple weeks ago Emilee told me that she knew that Alyssa would be turning one this month, but she wanted to know when she would be 12 months old. Kids says the funniest things. Alyssa opening the gift on her own. I think she would have been able to open it entirely on her own but her older siblings had other ideas.


The cake before Alyssa got her hands dirty.
I don't think I have ever seen a one year old enjoy their cake as much as Alyssa.




See Alyssa in action.

Zach now 3

Zach is now the big THREE. We had some pictures taken for his birthday. He is just so photogenic that we have to show off his mischevious smile with everyone.

Summer update

So much has happened in the last couple months so I decided to do the slide thing to show some of the "goings on" in our family over the summer. The kids took swim lessons in our pool during the month of June and did very well. Zach is now making his way half way across our pool when he swims from the step to me. Emilee's diving has improved since last year. We had a good time in Utah visiting family and checking out some of the sights. Alyssa hit her 9 month mark while we were there. She is now standing and she has even started cruising around the furniture the past few days. I am so in trouble.

Zach turned the big 3 today and had a really good day. All he asked for his birthday was for streamers on the door and to go to the car wash. We played the wii tonight and he couldn't have asked for anything more....except for more cake. (He wanted it for breakfast, crazy boy!)

Emilee started Kindergarten on Wednesday. She's at school for just under 7 hours a day and she loves every minute of it. We walked home from school on Wednesday when it was a 108 degree day and we all about died from heat exhaustion. We all had waters that were completely gone about 3/4ths of the way home. We immediately called our friends and invited them over to swim. We spent almost 2 hours in the pool recovering after that walk. I now park at my friends house that is around the corner from the school and walk over to the school so we won't faint out there in the heat. Hopefully things will cool down in about 6 weeks so we can walk again. Crazy weather!!!

Wii Succumbed

Wii did it!! We finally broke down and bought a Wii. Actually we have been passively looking for one since, well before Christmas. We have not seen one anywhere. They recently built a new Costco close to our home. Their Grand Opening was June 6. A family that Robert home teaches bought one on opening day. When we went last Monday to buy Emilee a pair of Sketchers for $10 and a rotisserie chicken for dinner, Robert happened upon the Wii right when we walked into the building. It immediately found it's way into our cart and now it is hooked up to the TV. The amazing this is watching Emilee play bowling. Her score was well below 100 when she first started playing and it has progressively gotten better this past week. She played my cousin the other day and beat her 121 to 117. Emilee had 2 strikes at the end to put her ahead. Yeah, Emilee!!!

Alyssa 8 Months

Alyssa is now eight months old. Where has the time gone? She is now stays upright when we sit her up without falling over. The only time she has sat up by herself was when we went to get her out of the crib and found her sitting in the corner. She's only done that once. She is getting around the house with ease. Emilee keeps losing toys because Alyssa is finding them and putting them in her mouth. When Robert finds them in Alyssa's mouth they go directly to the trash. It's hard to be a big sister.
Check out her two bottom teeth.
You gotta love the "growl" face on this girl.

Another TAG

Tag, you're it!
Thanks Becky for tagging me.

A. Attached or Single? Attached

B. Best Friend? I can’t name just one!!!

C. Cake or Pie? Pie

D. Day of Choice? Saturday.

E. Essential item? Eyeliner

F. Favorite color? Red

G. Greatest accomplishment? Graduating college

H. Hometown? Mesa, Arizona

I. Indulgences? Chocolate.

J. January or July? January in Arizona/July in Utah!

K. Kids? 3 little silly ones.

L. Life is incomplete without? My family, friends, & the gospel.

M. Marriage date? August 2, 1997

N. Number of Siblings? 1 Sister.

O. Oranges or Apples? Apples.

P. Phobias or fears? I tense up whenever someone pulls up to close behind the car. After being rearended 3 times enough is enough already. Geez!!

Q. Quotes? BHS seminar spiritual thought for my graduating class: It is better to aim for the stars and miss than aim for a pile of manure and hit it.

R. Reason to smile? Emilee, Zachary, and Alyssa hugs & kisses

S. Season? Autumn

T. Tag three friends? Whoever wants to play along.

U. Unknown Fact About Me? I can’t think of one about me, but since Zach is still awake with me I’ll share one I just found out about him. He giggle so hard he starts snorting when you run your fingers through his hair.

V. Very Favorite Store? Michaels

W. Worst Habit? Going to bed late.

X. X-ray or Ultrasound? Ultrasound, cause the images you can see on them are so cool!

Y. Your Favorite Food? According to Emilee it’s potatoes.

Z. Zodiac? Leo