Goodnight Sun

Over the last couple of days before putting Emma to bed at night she tells me, "The sun is going to bed now. In the morning the sun will get out of bed because it is day." Do you think I have been reading a little too much GO DOG GO to her. She loves that book. So now when I am having a hard time getting her to bed, all I have to say is, "But the sun is going to bed now." It works like a charm!

BYU Football

When it comes to FOOTBALL I am not well versed in the rules and half the time I don't even know what is going on....but it is still so much fun to watch. We went to the BYU game up at the University of Washington and sat in a section full of BYU fans. We are so thankful to our friends, the Crawfords, who organized and got tickets for everyone. It was so fun to come together as BYU fans and alumni's to cheer on our beloved BYU football team. It was quite the game and when it was all over BYU stood victorious...28 to 27!

We are training our children early to be Cougar Fans!!

It just wouldn't have been as much fun without good friends!

Back to School

With the excitement of going back to school and having yet another one of my children entering school this year I knew it was a cause for celebration. I saw these cool cupcakes in the Family Fun magazine and thought it would be a great first after school snack. Need I even say that it was a big hit! We were happy that we were able to share them with our friends at the park.


PETER entered KINDERGARTEN this year. He started out in Ms. Ashton's morning class but has now moved to Ms. Sabado's afternoon class (long story). Peter is our happy child and I knew I would have no problems sending him off to school. He didn't even look back to see if I was there his very first day. If you were to ask Peter what his favorite thing was about school so far it would be riding the bus home. The first day he got off the bus Emma just ran and hugged him. Do you think she missed him?? It was really quite sweet. We all missed that smiley boy!





ANDREW started SECOND grade this year and joined Ms. Hebert's class. He tells me that he thinks she is the coolest teacher ever. I am so happy that he is happy and that he is staying out of trouble so far. Andrew is our very smart but highly distracted child. Ms. Hebert seems to be a good match for our energetic Andrew.

The first day just wouldn't have been complete without good friends to share in the joys of a great day. This is Andrew and his best friend Noah enjoying their yummy cupcakes!

Saltar's Point

A couple of days before school started we headed over to Saltar's Point which is a quiet little rocky beach on the Puget Sound. We brought everyone's boots and had a blast throwing rocks in the water, climbing on the old logs, jumping off big rocks, and eating lollipops. I have to admit that I secretly wanted to get these fabulous pictures of the kids, however, we got there after the sun was already out and it was extremely windy. I got a few candids and just focused on having fun. By the end of our time there the boys pants were half wet from standing in the water and jumping over the little waves that came in. I didn't have my camera because I was just enjoying watching how happy they truly were to be outside. We really live in such a great place!

August Adventures

Our month of August was filled with swimming lessons, soccer camp, and playing near the sound before the school year begun. The boys both took swimming lessons at Lakes High School and we were so glad that it was indoors because there were many days of light sprinkling and overcast, cool mornings. They had such a good experience and were both swimming on their own and jumping off the diving board by the end of the summer.

A n d r e w - finally mastered his fear of the water!



P e t e r - realized that he could swim 10 feet and is quite the little fish.

During our last session of swimming lessons the boys were involved in their yearly British Soccer Camp held at our Elementary School. Thank goodness it was close to home. They both learned some good skills and had a blast. Since Peter is still five he was put in the smaller soccer group with the four and five year olds. They don't break into teams and play real games but work on ball skills and such. After one of his hour and a half sessions his coach noticed that he was waiting with me as we were watching Andrew play. He asked Peter if he wanted to play with one of the younger teams. Pete felt so special and loved all the attention he recieved from a couple of the coaches. They were so nice to explain rules of the game that he had not understood yet. They gave him high fives and really spent some time helping him learn and have fun. We will definitely be doing this camp again next year. The British guys are really good with the kids!