Emily the First Grader

Emily started first grade this week. I can't believe that she is in full day school now! Time has really gone by so quickly. She has been so excited to start school, to see her friends and to meet her teacher. I already miss seeing her during the day, but I am happy for her, and love seeing that she enjoys school so much. Here are the same questions I asked her last year, and that I will be asking every year. It is fun to see how her answers have changed. Love you Em! Oh, and I just couldn't pass up putting on the ABBA song, lol! Enjoy!

What is your favorite color? Pink and Purple

What is your favorite sport? I love the Utes, same as Daddy ........ What is it called? Football?

What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play with my scooter, going on walks.

What are you most excited to learn at school? Reading and meeting new friends

Who are your best friends? Haylie and Elsie, and I have a lot of friends, I can't say them all!

What is your favorite food? Pizza, chicken, and shrimp - I love shrimp the mostly most!

What is your least favorite food? I don't like.......I don't know I think I like a lot of stuff, I don't know what I don't like.

What is your favorite animal? My favorite is the elephant because it starts with an "E" like Emily, and "E" is my favorite letter.

What do your like to do at home? To be with my family and play with my brother and sister.

What is your favorite book? I don't know, I like all my books. But I really like Ariel

What is your favorite movie? Wall-E

What is your favorite place to go? I like to go to the cabin at Bear Lake, Disneyland and Sea World, oh and my Grandma and Grandpa's house.

What is your favorite thing to say? "I love you"

What do you want to be when you grow up? A nurse, just like my mommy.

Last trip of the summer

Every year we go camping with Mike's family, and after we went last year and got rained on the entire time, we decided it was time to do something different. My friend Carole at work owns a cabin up at Bear Lake and rented it to us. We had such a great time, and decided we will be doing it again next year.

This is on the front of her cabin, so cute!

Brett and his cousin Connor after a long day of running around and just being boys!

Emily and I went horseback riding with the Zieglers and the Smith family. We loved it! Em was on her own horse, Shoshone, and talked to him the whole time. She had such a great time, although she kept saying Shoshone sounded more like a girls name than a boys. :)

Emily and her favorite cousin Ashley on her horse Captain.


That afternoon we went up to Minnetonka caves with Paul and Alex. We had a great time. Mike carried Savannah for one way and I did it on the way back, whoa - that girl is getting heavy! There are 444 steps in Minnetonka!

On Saturday we went to the Lake. Cheryls family rented a boat and we rented Sea-Doo's with Shauna. It was so much fun! Savannah had a great time wandering up and down the beach.

Brett fell asleep on the boat. We had such a great time and we look forward to next year!

Business Trip with Dad

We went with Mike on a business trip to Boise. It was fun to meet some of his customers, and to see the area. The kids had so much fun at the park that was right next to our hotel and of course the water fountain! The best things in life are free, and as Emily put it, "Family is the best thing."

Lagoon!

We went to Lagoon last week on Stake Lagoon day, and had a great time. Mike and I loved watching the kids go on everything. It was so fun to see their excitement as they stood in line, their faces when the ride starts, and the pure enjoyment of it all! We didn't even miss the fact that we really didn't even go on too many rides, not unless it was with the kids!

We all went on the Log ride, it was always one of my favorites growing up and the kids loved it.

Mike and Brett, right before they went up...up...up! I think the expression on Brett's face is priceless! He was a little nervous.

Savannah on Bulgy the Whale, every time she went around she would say, "Whoaaaaa, Whoaaaa, Whoaaaa". Mike and I were cracking up!

The last ride of the night. We stayed until closing time.

Savannah was a bit tired, and I think it had been a long day for her.

Laughing at the Talking Owl.

Em and Brett ready for take off.

Does anyone else remember when this ride used to make cool beeping and outer space type sounds? Too bad they took it away!

Emma and Banna in the elephant.

And of course, Rattlesnake Rapids! Savannah was too little to go so Mike and I each took a turn with the kids. We got soaked!

Fishing Trip and Provo Falls

Mike is going to laugh when he sees that I posted this pic, but I couldn't resist! We went up to the Uintah's last weekend and had a great time. Of course it was pouring the whole way up and we were worried we wouldn't be able to fish. We ended up at Lilly Lake and had a great time with Mike's brother, Dad and nephew.

Savannah's first look at a fish, she wasn't too impressed. A little freaked out about the whole thing, actually.

One of Brett's first fish. He and Emma both caught nine and Mike after awhile stopped trying to fish and just helped them out. Reminded me of fishing with my Dad, he kept so busy helping my sisters and I reel in, let the fish go, put new bait on, get our lines released from snags that he hardly ever caught any! Thanks Dad!

Savannah kept entertained by playing with the lucky green power bait we caught all of them on.

Emily reeling in a fish. She was so patient the whole time, wanted to hold the rod really still and was the last one to reel her line in at the end of the day. I think she could have stayed there the rest of the day. Brett on the other hand, loved reeling in the fish but was a bit bored during the waiting for a fish to bite.

On the way home we stopped at Provo Falls. It was so beautiful! Have you been there lately? We hadn't, and the kids thought it was amazing. This is a picture of the lower falls that Mike took.

My little rock climber. He had so much fun scaling the walls, then he would do it again and again. Wish we could have some installed in our backyard, it would provide hours of entertainment!

Mike sitting by the water with Savannah. She loved relaxing and watching the water go by almost as much as Mike did. There were beautiful flowers growing everywhere out of the rocks.

The kids and I by the upper falls. It was such a wonderful day!