School pictures

Here are the school pictures. Sorry I haven’t kept up with things. When the kids start going to school everything always goes crazy for a few months.

They are getting big and doing wonderful.

August

With Sarai’s birthday, school starting, and Burton’s and my anniversary, August is always a fun month for us.

Amazing Jakes with Grandma and Grandpa Wright, Velika and Jason, and Jeffery and Anne. With bumper cars, laser tag, carnival rides, all you can eat salad/pizza/ice cream, it was a blast. Thanks again grandma and grandpa.

I found some Halloween costumes on sale. They look so good. I hope they still want to wear them for Halloween.

Angela and I hiked up Squaw peak… took us about… I can’t remember, I’ll have to ask her again. I hope she remembers. It was fun though. I hope I can do it again soon. It’s just hard to go away from the kids. Maybe more when they are bigger.

Sarai’s birthday cake. I learned much from making this cake. It was fun and she liked it a lot. I shouldn't drive an unstable cake with frosting out to San Tan Valley on a hot day again... probably why it cracked. Oh well.

We made pizzas out of sugar cookies, strawberry jam, twizzlers, and coconut. They were yummy too.

Peter started climbing stairs. oooo fun! not so much, had to put up the baby gate… he’s fast, if I turn around he’s up those stairs in a second.

We made our own doll house with furniture and a tree to help set the scene. The girls helped a little and have enjoyed playing with it. The best part… it only cost a cardboard box and some hot glue. So awesome!

July

4th of July. Our ward did a pancake breakfast with a parade in the parking lot. It was really fun for the kids. I dragged out all the colored ribbon and hot glue and we decorated their bikes. That was also fun for them.

 

 

Peter’s still growing and Dariya learned needle point. She is so smart I love teaching her new things.

Swimming with aunt Brenda.

Random June

Peter being cute and cool.

Started using the solar oven… saved our house from heating up as much and worked wonderful. Very yummy.

Peter started standing up.

Dariya did swim team and Sarai did swim lessons.

My Turn on Earth

Tonight the girls help perform “My Turn on Earth” with some of the families they do dance with. They went to it a few months ago and learned most of the songs that night. They loved watching it. But performing it was really fun for them. Although, I think Sarai is sick; she wasn’t her happy self. I hope she feels better tomorrow.

Peter Movies

Yeah!  He’s Crawling…. wait that means…. doh!

Burton playing with Peter

Sarai Playing with Peter

He’s growing so fast and We’re enjoying every minute.

Sacramento trip

I love to go to California and see my grandmothers. We didn’t have a car big enough so Burton got to stay home and play with friends.  This summer my dad offered to pay for gas so we could go. It was the same price as 1 plane ticket; which he would have paid to get himself there, but this got us there. He even helped with the kids whenever he was with us. Dad had to drive most of the way since I was in the back keeping Peter from screaming; he doesn’t like being in the car seat long. The trip there was 15 hours, back was only 13… detours and more potty breaks.

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First thing the girls had to do was water all of Grandma Jo’s plants. She always has the most beautiful yard. I remember pulling weeds for her when I was the girl’s age.

 

 

 

While we were there Peter got a rash, I finally went and got an antihistamine and it cleared it right up. It never bothered him or anything. Thank goodness I had grandma to keep me calm and give me ideas.

  

The Jelly Belly Factory! You get a tour that takes about 40min with samples all along the way. Then they give you a free bag of Assorted Jelly Beans at the end. It was fun.

 

Then on to Fairy Tale Town:

  This is the program from the last time we went… it’s pretty much the same.  They built this place when my dad was a kid and he went to it. Then when I was little my mom and dead took my siblings and I also. Now I get to tale my kids.

  I love Fairy Tale Town. I could write all day about the wonderful things there.  My girls LOVED it too!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That’s all folks…