Thursday, August 21, 2008

Fun in the Yard & School!!!

When we emptied the pool it created a slide on the grass, when the kids figured this out they were doing all kinds of silly tricks and stunts.

Posing in the grass with grass all over themselves after sliding and jumping in the water.

Shaustia and Austin started school today! They were so excited and ready to go back. Austin thinks it is so cool that he gets to stay all day and eat lunch at school. We had back to school night last night to meet their teachers. I think it will be a good year for both of them. There are quite a few kids in Austin's class that we know, but there are only a handful that we know in Shaustia's class. I guess I was ready for them to go back too. I usually get sad when school starts again and I didn't think I was ready for them to go back. But I was just fine and of course so were they. Now we will have to get ourselves back on a schedule which will be very good and hopefully it will help Elie to start sleeping better again. Keaton starts preschool next week and didn't think it was fair that he didn't get to go today too.

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Shaustia's Baptism

Saturday August 2, 2008

Shaustia's baptism dress.

I let Shaustia pick out her dress because I decided that the dress she was getting baptized in was white and the one she wore before and after did not need to be white. She looks lovely and really likes her baptism dress that she picked out.

Our family just before we left to go to the church for the baptism.

Shaustia with her father who would baptize and confirm her.

Our family again, at the church.
We love Shaustia so very much. We are pleased with the decision she made to be baptized yesterday. We know that with the holy ghost to guide her and direction from her Heavenly Father that she will always be able to be happy and live a righteous life. Congratulations sweet daughter.

Still Summer

Elie in the pool, isn't she darling as usual!

Little Elie found out what happens when you put licorice in your mouth.

It tastes really good!!

Mom with Austin and Keaton "sleeping" on her back and talking to Elie. We were waiting for the fire to die down a little bit so we could roast some marshmallows when Dad snapped this picture.

In Utah

At the end of July Tom took a week off of work so we decided to get away and go to Utah. We did some school shopping, went to the zoo, went to temple square and just tried to relax. Of course the favorite thing for the kids was swimming at the hotel.

Keaton resting on the rhino. We chose to go to the zoo on Friday when it was 102 degrees outside. It wasn't the best day to go but the kids loved it.



All the cousins who were at the zoo. All the ones that could stand anyway. Eliana and Emily are not pictured but they were there too. We went to the zoo with Dave's family, Heather's family and Lisa's family.

It was a hot day the day we went to temple square too. Can you tell Keaton is thrilled!