Hooray!

Someone slept through the night last night and it wasn't me...

This beautiful girl slept from 8:30 to almost 7!!!!! Wahoo! (I should really be knocking on wood right now.)

Summer activities

We had such a busy summer (with baby of course) that I never put up pictures of some of the fun activities we did.
We went canoeing at Tipplefork in American Fork Canyon. The boys enjoyed the fun of the canoes while Izzy enjoyed the mud. (I missed the mud picture, but my sis got it, so maybe I'll post it after it's printed and scanned in - reality - I probably won't post it.)


We hiked up to Stewart Falls with my family. The kids did really really well although Izzy tried to convince Scott and I that she couldn't possibly keep walking several times. On the way back she walked ahead of us with some of her cousins and she didn't ask for help once. I was quite proud of her.
While at the falls we found a few creatures. Ryan found a snake and I found two ticks...on Ashley's blanket!!! Needless to say, when we got home I made everyone bathe, I put every article of clothing in the wash and I said a little prayer. (Ticks give me the creeps!)
Other than that it was a great time!

Izzy's Faith

Izzy and Ryan are having a movie night with some of their friends tonight. Izzy just went to get it set up and couldn't find the remote. She asked me to help her and after about 30 seconds she said, "Maybe we should pray." I was about to tell her to look a little harder but I stopped and we knelt to pray. She asked me to say the prayer. After the prayer we both stood up and started looking again. Then she said, "The last time I saw it was when I was playing with Emma and Gabby." Then she walked to that spot and said, "Here it is!"
She went to turn on the TV and I stopped her and reminded her that we needed to say a thank you prayer so we knelt again. This time she said it. Among other things she said, "Please bless God that he will be thankful that we found it."
I giggled inside and after the prayer gave her a kiss.
I love how my children remind me every day to do what I am trying to teach them to do.

More Ashley

These are progressive pictures from Karate this week. She is such a delight.


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Isn't she just about perfect?
She is growing by leaps and bounds. She is talking lots and a little more loudly now. She has laughed a few times (to my and Ryan's delight - we were the recipients of that treasure!) and she continues to charm us.
Oh how lucky we all are!

Ashley and Brigham

I got to babysit my friend's little son, Brigham last week while she took Ryan and coached his soccer practice. Ashley is two weeks older than Brigham. Deanne and I were waiting for our babies (somewhat patiently) at the same time. Anyway, the babies were so good. They laid next to each other on the floor and talked and smiled. I realized they were laying too close to each other when Brig clocked Ashley with his flailing fists. I loved being able to snuggle both babies (at the same time was a little challenging). I've decided that I'm not sad that I don't have twins right now. I'm sure you adjust and are able to do it, but it would be really challenging to balance the two babes.

Pinewood Derby

The cubscout years have begun. Ryan was ecstatic to receive his first pinewood derby kit at scouts a few weeks ago. He and Scott had a lot of fun cutting and sanding (thanks to mom and her tools). He painted it how he wanted. Scott got lots of tips from neighbors who were pinewood derby masters in their cubscout days. End result: Ryan was delighted to be first place!! He thought it was a fantastic evening (of course). >Scott also brought home an old kit from the neighbors so Isabelle was able to make her own car. She loved designing and painting it (it was already cut) but wasn't as interested in racing.
It was a fun night for them which is good because we have more years to come!

Who knew I could be a Shopaholic?

I guess I just had to find the right venue (and the funds to go with it).
Ryan received a book store gift card for him birthday and we just barely used it this weekend. We spent about 40 minutes browsing through all sorts of books. I really had to contain myself to not try to make him choose ones that I wanted to read with him but he ended up choosing a couple I would have chosen anyway.
If I had a million dollars - I would have a big library like Beast in Beauty and the Beast - complete with ladders :).
I love bookstores...and libraries...and reading by myself...and reading with my children...My name is Sunny and I'm a bookstore shopaholic.