7.28.2012
12 Years!
7.25.2012
Pioneer Day
Pioneer Day always begins a day early for us! We head downtown to reserve our prime spot for the parade and end up sleeping out on the street downtown. It's always exhausting...but fun for the kidlets and they love it!
When we first got there, Christopher had been down there since the night before and was running on very little sleep; when he gets tired, he gets annoying. Haha. Lyle wanted to relax on the grass and Christopher wanted to stick the grass in his ear!
Which, he thought was annoying! Christopher thought it was hilarious, though.
The city had passed a rule that nobody was allowed to set their stuff out on the grass until 6 pm the night before the parade and me, being the rule-abiding citizen that I am, sat in the car crocheting and reading for about 4 hours. Ava played with her fan in her chair for awhile.
And she LOVED playing with her Uncle Christopher! The rest of the night all she has to do was look at Christopher and she would start giggling. I love the happiness in this picture...it's one of my favorites!
I'm not sure why this picture is sideways and I cannot figure out how to rotate it. Ava watched Tinkerbell in the car for awhile before she got bored and asked to get out.
At some point in the afternoon, Fox 13 news came by and asked for an interview. We threw one of Christopher's Uncles under the bus and made him be on camera. Hahaha.
At dinnertime, we all walker over to the new Harmon's at City Creek. When we walked in, Aubre and I heard the Hallelujah chorus; just look at those shelves! Utter organization and neatness.
Once it began to get dark, we all blew up our air mattresses and got ready for bed. Christopher, Lyle, Sean and Ava and I walked down to the 7-11 for drinks and treats about 11:30 and by midnight were ready for bed. Miss Ava had other ideas though. She ended up not going to sleep until 2 am! Sleeping out on the street does make it hard to actually sleep; there are always cars going by and other people sleeping out who play all night long.
I was soooo close to sleeping with her in the Pilot because she just could NOT stop looking at everything. She fell asleep about 2 am and then about ten to 6 we were woken up by three garbage trucks roaring up the hill and a KSL reporter talking with some of Christopher's family; so, Sis only got about 4 hours that night.
She loved hanging out with Christopher though! She wanted him the entire time! They would giggle and giggle.
Lyle's Aunt Vicki always comes down for the parade in the morning with her kids and her sister and mom. We also saw Scott! He was riding in the back of a pickup truck photographing the marathon runners early in the morning.
The Chick-fil-a cow came around to give out coupons and Ava immediately hid in Christopher's shoulder and covered her eyes. She was not about to get a picture with him!
But, as soon as the cow walked on, she was okay with waving goodbye...
...and saying "peace out".
Ava's clingy-ness has reached epic proportions lately. She wouldn't even sit with Lyle for two mintues so I could get pictures every once in awhile. It's endearing and I love that she loves me...but sometimes, it would be nice if she would sit with him for longer than 10 seconds.
I always find it amusing that our religious leader who heads the parade (this year it was President Henry B. Eyring) gets a standing ovation...but the Mayor gets nothing...not even a smattering of applause. President Eyring had more security than the Mayor did too.
Sean and Morgan LOVED giving high 5's to the police officers as they rode their motorcycles down the parade route!
I saw a story on the news about this float and how they built it (with a crane) and I couldn't wait to see it! I wasn't disappointed. This was easily the coolest float there. The dirigible looked like it was really flying! And if you look closely, you can see three people sitting in a handcart, hanging below.
Ava had to wave at every float that went by. She wasn't super happy about the load sirens, but liked the marching bands. She's funny that way.
After the parade, we went to Aubre and Christopher's house. We wanted to go swimming, but the weather did not cooperate...too many rain clouds and lightning. So, we sat around for probably two hours trying to decide what to do with the rest of the day. We finally decided on eating at Golden Corral (delicious!) and spent about 40 minutes at the splash pad by the Valley Fair Mall. Thankfully, Ava slept the entire time and I held her so I wasn't in danger of being held over the fountains like Aubre and Lyle (remember what I said about Christopher when he's tired?). It was all in good fun, and everyone had a great time. Once we finally got home, we unloaded the car, took baths and fell in bed. We love the tradition, but it seems like the older I get the longer it takes me to recover! Totally worth it, though!
When we first got there, Christopher had been down there since the night before and was running on very little sleep; when he gets tired, he gets annoying. Haha. Lyle wanted to relax on the grass and Christopher wanted to stick the grass in his ear!
Which, he thought was annoying! Christopher thought it was hilarious, though.
The city had passed a rule that nobody was allowed to set their stuff out on the grass until 6 pm the night before the parade and me, being the rule-abiding citizen that I am, sat in the car crocheting and reading for about 4 hours. Ava played with her fan in her chair for awhile.
And she LOVED playing with her Uncle Christopher! The rest of the night all she has to do was look at Christopher and she would start giggling. I love the happiness in this picture...it's one of my favorites!
I'm not sure why this picture is sideways and I cannot figure out how to rotate it. Ava watched Tinkerbell in the car for awhile before she got bored and asked to get out.
At some point in the afternoon, Fox 13 news came by and asked for an interview. We threw one of Christopher's Uncles under the bus and made him be on camera. Hahaha.
At dinnertime, we all walker over to the new Harmon's at City Creek. When we walked in, Aubre and I heard the Hallelujah chorus; just look at those shelves! Utter organization and neatness.
Once it began to get dark, we all blew up our air mattresses and got ready for bed. Christopher, Lyle, Sean and Ava and I walked down to the 7-11 for drinks and treats about 11:30 and by midnight were ready for bed. Miss Ava had other ideas though. She ended up not going to sleep until 2 am! Sleeping out on the street does make it hard to actually sleep; there are always cars going by and other people sleeping out who play all night long.
I was soooo close to sleeping with her in the Pilot because she just could NOT stop looking at everything. She fell asleep about 2 am and then about ten to 6 we were woken up by three garbage trucks roaring up the hill and a KSL reporter talking with some of Christopher's family; so, Sis only got about 4 hours that night.
She loved hanging out with Christopher though! She wanted him the entire time! They would giggle and giggle.
Lyle's Aunt Vicki always comes down for the parade in the morning with her kids and her sister and mom. We also saw Scott! He was riding in the back of a pickup truck photographing the marathon runners early in the morning.
The Chick-fil-a cow came around to give out coupons and Ava immediately hid in Christopher's shoulder and covered her eyes. She was not about to get a picture with him!
But, as soon as the cow walked on, she was okay with waving goodbye...
...and saying "peace out".
Ava's clingy-ness has reached epic proportions lately. She wouldn't even sit with Lyle for two mintues so I could get pictures every once in awhile. It's endearing and I love that she loves me...but sometimes, it would be nice if she would sit with him for longer than 10 seconds.
I always find it amusing that our religious leader who heads the parade (this year it was President Henry B. Eyring) gets a standing ovation...but the Mayor gets nothing...not even a smattering of applause. President Eyring had more security than the Mayor did too.
Sean and Morgan LOVED giving high 5's to the police officers as they rode their motorcycles down the parade route!
I saw a story on the news about this float and how they built it (with a crane) and I couldn't wait to see it! I wasn't disappointed. This was easily the coolest float there. The dirigible looked like it was really flying! And if you look closely, you can see three people sitting in a handcart, hanging below.
Ava had to wave at every float that went by. She wasn't super happy about the load sirens, but liked the marching bands. She's funny that way.
7.18.2012
Project Jewelry
7.17.2012
To Protect
Poor baby girl. She has become more independent lately and wants to do everything herself. It's good and bad. I love that she wants to be more independent; it's always so much fun to see her eyes light up when she learns how to do something new all by herself. But, I have to really control my urge to protect her in every situation. I'm MUCH more protective of her than I ever was with Sean. My heart squeezes whenever I hear her cry or see her eyes fill up with tears. A few days ago, she insisted on going down the front porch stairs by herself. She also insisted she try without holding onto the handrail. Before I could catch her, she lost her balance, fell down two stairs and landed on her face. Her poor nose is totally scratched up and she's constantly playing with the scab. It's experiences like this that remind me itmay not be sucj a bad thing to protect her from life's ills; forever.
7.07.2012
Money, Money, Money
7.04.2012
Independence Day
Happy Independence Day!
Today we celebrate a momentous event. 225 years ago 56 men dedicated their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to declare to the world that Freedom and our Inalienable Rights come from God, not government. They all paid dearly for making that declaration so we could have a nation of free people to be as happy as we choose to be. It is our choice and none others. God bless those men and their sacrifice for our freedom! Happy Birthday America!
7.03.2012
Happy 4th of July!
When all is said and done, my friend Jamie will have been on bedrest for 2 months. Needless to say, she's bored out of her mind and needed something to do. So, I scoured Pinterest for a craft that she and I could make together; something for the 4th of July, cute and easy. But, most importantly, something she could make lying down. The winner was...
This wreath took:
500+ straight pins
7 sheets blue felt
12 sheets white felt
7 sheets red felt
crafting wire
hot glue gun
white cardstock hearts
wreath form
and...
...over 5 hours to create!
I don't think I need to emphasize how much the tips of our fingers hurt today. Do I?
Oh, and Happy 4th of July!
7.01.2012
In the POTTY!
7 days ago, I began potty training Ava. I stressed and worried about starting for weeks. Little Sister showed me up in ONE DAY! The first day, she had wet accidents throughout the day and one stinky accident on the morning of the following day. Every time she had an accident I said, "Uh oh! We don't got pee-pee in our panties! We go pee-pee in the toilet. Where do we go pee-pee?" And Ava would say, "In the toilet!". Not sure where the idea to only say those words came from...but it worked! She has not had a single accident for almost an entire week and has stayed dry throughout the night almost as long! I'm so excited for this milestone to be behind us. Ava tells me when she needs to go potty and runs to the toilet as fast as she can. We were even out and about at a park one night for at least 5 hours and she refused to go potty in the Port-A-Potty...so she held it the entire time! What a great little learner!
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