No Rain On Our Parade

Yesterday was the Anniversary of our little town. It is the 37th or something like that. I can't remember the exact number. There was a nice parade down the center of town. We decided to take the kids. Oh what a beautiful day it was. The weather was perfect. We chose our seats towards where it began feeling lucky that there was lots of open seats there when there was so many people across the street. I know why now. We were in the direct sunlight and the people across the street where seated comfortably in the shade. It wasn't bad a first but after about an hour we were really starting getting hot. I broke out the sunscreen and covered the kids. Good thing I keep some in my diaper bag. Anyway, the parade was really fun. Ellie and Emma were excited about all there was to see. Ellie liked the horses and camels, yes they had real life camels. The human society group was fun to watch as well with all their little doggies walking down the street. We ended up leaving after and hour and a half because of the sun and kids getting cranky. It was a nice way to spend a Saturday morning. Later that evening we went down to the Fall Fun Festival that our town holds every year for the children. It was okay, you have to pay for anything you want to do. That was the only bad part. Anyway, we had a busy day but lots of fun.

My Little Princess

Ellie hasn't been much of a princess lover. She never really cared about watching princess movies such as Cinderella, Snow White or Sleeping beauty. She really loved her Shrek, Monsters Inc. & Finding Nemo. Lately she has been quite interested in Little Mermaid, which I'm glad about. Anyway, some friends of ours gave her this trunk full of princess dress-up clothes. Ellie tried on all the little outfits and I got some cute pics of her. It's just funny to see her in them because she is such a tomboy.

Pumpkin Carving Fun

We had some Halloween fun last night for FHE. First, there is this house a few streets over from us that goes all out to decorate their front lawn for Halloween. Lots of skeletons, ghosts, pumpkins, spiders and other scary things. It is very cute, I mean SPOOKY. We went for a walk to check it out. Ellie loved it, kept saying "Wow". Afterwards we came home to carve a pumpkin. It's the first one for Ellie and Emma. Mommy and Daddy haven't done one in a long time either but it turned out nice. It was a nice way to spend the evening together.

Home Depot Day

Here are some pictures from our fun at the Home Depot Day project. Ellie, Daddy & Grandma put together this cute little fire truck. Emma had fun playing with a balloon. All the children get cute little aprons and a pin to stick on their apron for each project that they participate in. Our Home Depot holds these activities on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month. It was a great way to spend a Saturday morning.

Las Vegas Again

We just got back from another exciting trip to Las Vegas. Thanks to Aunt Patty we got to stay on the strip for two nights free. She gets these rooms comped. We went with my In-Laws and had connecting rooms. Our room was nice. We had a strip view and were able to look out the window and see the water show at the Bellagio. Ellie was so excited to see it. We really wore ourselves out walking just about the whole strip in one night. One of the highlights was going to the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay. It is the huge Aquarium right on the strip. It was fun for the kids to see all the fish and most especially the sharks. One of Ellie's favorite movies is Finding Nemo and she loves the shark on there named Bruce. She kept calling all the sharks Bruce. Emma and I enjoyed watching the jellyfish. The next day we went to a place called Pump it Up. It is this really fun place full of inflatables to jump on and slide down. Adults are allowed on everything too so there we were right along with Ellie and Emma jumping and sliding. It was so much fun and a very good workout I might add. Just in case your wondering, Michael had the week off. Back this way the kids get a fall break as well as a spring break. Kind of nice. Anyway we had a great time. I've included some pictures of our adventures.

Finally, Some Relief

Oh my goodness. We actually had a day yesterday in the 80's. I was able to turn the air conditioning off for the entire day. Up until then we were still experiencing triple digits. I was starting to curse the heat and trying to think of a way to escape, only kidding. It truly felt like fall. We spent the morning at the Home Depot doing their kids workshop deal. Ellie got her own apron and made a fire truck. They were also having a safety type fair with real fire engines, police cars and police boats. Ellie got to sit in all three. They also had their inflatable jumping deals for the kids. Free hot dogs, popcorn, slushies and drinks were also part of the deal. It was a nice way to spend the day.
The kids were worn out when we got home so were were able to put them down for naps and watch the afternoon session of General Conference. I remember as a kid dreading this day thinking how boring it was to sit there and listen to the talks. Now I look forward to it, especially when the kids are asleep and I can actually listen.
I've included some video of Emma. She is really trying to crawl. I love to watch her get up on her hand and knees and rock back and forth. She will put it in reverse pretty good but has trouble going forward. I'm sure she will get the hang of it soon. It is so fun to watch her grow and learn.