Shayla, a Prissy Tomboy

Shayla loves to dress up and play princesses or mom to her dollies, usually wearing make-up or jewelry. She loves to carry around her purse and play in my high heels and talk on her little cell phone. You'd think that she was the epitomy of prissy; however, she still has the tomboy attitude that she has always had. Going outside to jump in the mud, riding her bike in the puddles or with daddy on his motorcycle, and helping him in the garage are some of her favs. This particular picture was when she was helping me put together the bike trailor for the first time. I have come to find out that there comes a time in a girl's life when she needs to learn to fix things, and with Shayla's help we did it!

Gavin, the Bookworm

Gavin loves to kick back on my bed and look at books. He babbles like he's reading and for some reason, has enjoyed looking at them upside down lately. His new favorite words are "uh-oh" and "yeah." It's funny because I will give him some choices on what he wants to eat and he pushes away each item until he finally reaches the one he wants, then he grabs for it and says "YEAH". SO cute!

Eris in "Treasure Island"

Eris did a fantastic job as a seagull in the Missoula Children's Theatre production of "Treasure Island". It was amazing that the entire show was put together in 5 days. She sang and flapped around the stage in her cute little seagull outfit. Unfortunately my camera battery died just before I was allowed to take pictures so I am in wait of some taken by friends. But for now, here she is in her cute make-up from the show. For more information on the traveling theatre visit www.mctinc.org or www.facebook.com/missoulachildrenstheatre.

1/2 Ironman Triathlon...FINISHED!

"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on." -Franklin D. Roosevelt

Spencer participated in the Pumpkinman 1/2 ironman triathlon in Vegas yesterday and finished in 7 hours 13 minutes. He did a great job and we are all very proud of him! The race consisted of 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike and 13.1 mile run. Come to find out it is one of the most difficult courses in the nation and he did it!

To view the pictures taken at the race visit: http://www.zazoosh.com/events/searchPhotos/362?evtId=362&query=119&x=30&y=17.
For his official race results visit:
http://www.onlineraceresults.com/race/view_individual.php?make_printable=1&bib_num=119&race_id=13790&type=result.

Field Trip to the Fire Station

Last Wednesday I took Shayla and Gavin and 3 of their closest friends on a field trip to the fire station. Spencer was on shift and gave us a tour of the fire truck, ambulance and the station itself. The kids have been learning fire safety in preschool and were quick with their answer of "stop, drop and roll" when asked what to do in a fire. Spencer put on his full gear for them to see and then they were able to try his turn-outs on too. We ended the day with official junior firefighter tattoos. It was overall a great field trip!

Mud-luscious!

"The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful." -E.E. Cummings

Of course we all love puddles but sometimes we don't fully appreciate the joy of squishing our toes in the mud. Gavin and Shayla sure had fun living it up though! Maybe the rest of us need to try it out more often.

Straight "A" Students!

I recently received Eris' progress report and was pleased to see that she has straight A's in all subjects. Her favorite subjects right now are art, math and reading but she all around LOVES school! Spencer just finished his first block of fall semester at UVU and also got A's in both of his classes. Great job!