We Found the Watch BTW

JUNK!

SO...we have been searching for Scott's watch for the last couple of days. It was his dad's and so it has a lot of sentimental value. We decided to look in the couches...no watch. But, we did find some interesting things(not all pictured here)! The really funny part is that this was only one couch! The other one didn't really contain anything worth mentioning. Two pens, a copy of our house key, fingernail clippers, a beaner, a burette, the usual insane amount of cheerios and other assorted cereals, several toys, $2.61 in change that doesn't include a fake quarter, and a pair of handcuffs that I got in my stocking as a gag gift from Scott two Christmases ago. I think this means that we need to clean out the couch more often!

I know, I know...FINALLY

I think that I came down with another case of writer's block...I see everyone else's blogs and they write these amazing novels, don't get me wrong, I love to read them. I just get intimidated and I don't feel like I can write anything without a picture to go with it. I try to every once in a while, but they are never very long...ANYWAY...it's been three weeks since I posted last and we haven't been taking too many pictures and so that's why it's been a while. This first picture is a canteloupe that we got from our garden! I was extremely proud of myself. We've had a few more since then and they've all been really tasty.
The other day I decided that Park was ready for a bath without his special chair. This decision was mostly based on the fact that he was constantly trying to climb out of the tub and the chair was just too much leverage for him and he'd nearly toppled out a number of times. I think he likes baths better this way because he get's to move around all he wants. Annicka thinks it's great fun too.
Man! We have some cute kids! What's a mother to do? One day before I know it we're going to have to be beating the boys and girls back! Those little devils!

Lots of fun!

Well, here is the end product of the garden. Not too shabby for our first time around in this EXTREMELY clay ground. Annicka eats all of the peas and every morning she asks to go out and get more. We've gotten 10 or 12 cucumbers so far, with plenty more on the way. And we are waiting for our canteloupes to ripen. The tomatos are smalls but very tasty. Infact I made some fresh tomato and basil bruschetta with our spaghetti dinner we had tonight...I finally figured out what it is about tomatos that I can't stand...it's the skins. I skinned the tomatos that I made the bruschetta with and it was really good. I still can't eat tomatos by themselves though.
Park's favorite thing to do right now is scream. He loves it if you scream back and he'll go forever if you'll keep doing it too.

Well? Which one is which? Annicka was probably about a year old or so when we took this one below. And Park is nine months right now. In fact this pic (above) was taken tonight with our spaghetti dinner. It's not very often that I let him make a mess like this and spaghetti is so much fun. Annicka wouldn't hear of not taking a bath with Park and in consequence Park came out cleaner than he went in, but I think Annie came out dirtier than she went in.

Back to work.

Well, Scott went back to work today. I don't think Annicka remembered that he had to do that anymore. I've started taking my General Ed class for health and PE and so I have to work out four times a week. So I decided that jumping on the trampoline with my daughter counts. After fifteen minutes I was HOT and so we turned on the sprinklers. Man, did we have a blast! That is definitely a workout that I will be repeating.

Apparently Park has found his way into the Tupperware cupboard. I found these on the camera just now. He sure looks awfully small inside there. And yes, his tongue is almost always sticking out.

Vacation?

Well, this week Scott took the whole week off. The main purpose was that it was our 5th anniversary yesterday and he decided, why not just take the whole week? So, here is our mid-vacation update. Monday we took a hike up to Donut falls up Big Cottonwood Canyon.
We didn't realize it until half-way up, but Annicka and Scott were dressed very similarly. Scott even had a butterfly on his shirt too.
Annicka did amazing for her first hike. It was 1 1/2 miles round trip and she walked the whole way there and part of the way back! She is now an official hiker. Later that night we went to my dad's house for dinner and FHE. Annicka had a great time and is still talking about Grandpa being silly, and how playing with Seth was, "really fun, huh!"
Yesterday Scott and I got to go to a Bed & Breakfast for the night...so we obviously won't be posting any pictures from that. THANK YOU Maureen for coming to stay with the kids on a moments notice! Today we have been relaxing and water restrictions out here were finally lifted and so we had the kids outside and Annicka was swimming in the pool.
Park really wanted some cereal, but the plastic baggie was getting in the way.

LAGOON

Well, this last Saturday we went to Lagoon. It was a first for both the kids and Scott.

This is the first ride that Annicka rode. As you can see, she did fine sitting there...until the ride started to move and then she freaked out. The poor kid had to be coaxed onto any other ride the rest of the night and she wouldn't go on one unless Scott or I was with her.

Mmmmmm...yummy icecream sandwiches.

The train was one of two rides that Annie absolutely loved! Her cousin Xidis loved it too. They had animals along the way like tigers and zebras and kangaroos.

The Merry-go-round was Annicka's other favorite ride. She rode it twice in a row. Park enjoyed it too.