First Day of School and Garden Harvest

I can't believe I have a kindergartener. Lydia had a great first day of school. She really likes her teacher Miss Paul. I am excited for her, but sad for me. It's hard to let go.
It looks like she takes after Dan, he always closes his eyes in pictures.
Just some nice pictures that Dan took

This is our huge sunflower. We had 4, but 2 of them broke off before they bloomed. Lydia earned $3.00 helping me pick veggies from our garden
Now we just have to snap, clean, and can them.

I'm going to the zoo, zoo, zoo, How 'bout you you you

We took the girls to the Hogle Zoo this week. Believe it or not, it was the girls 2nd time to the zoo, and my first time to a zoo. We all had fun, although I must admit, looking at the animals made me sad. I know they are well taken care of, but I can't imagine having to live in a smallish enclosure when I should be living in the great plains of Africa (for example). We didn't tell Lydia where we were going, we just said we were going for a ride. When we got there and she finally figured out where we were, she was so excited.

All aboard the Choo Choo Train

Looking at the elephants, I know it is a funny shot, but I thought it was cute

Annabelle and Daddy checking out the elephants

Riding the Rhino

It's hard to tell in this picture, but the turtle is balanced, underwater, on one foot. It looked like he was doing yoga or Tai-Chi or something.


I think I enjoyed looking at all the cool plants more than the animals

This is an alligator from New Orleans that has some genetic mutation that makes it white. He looks mean, but he was actually just yawning. I am fairly sure he wouldn't hurt a fly. The whole time we watched him he had a fly crawling around his face and into his mouth and he barely moved and inch.

Checking out a snake
More alligators

I must admit, looking at the giraffes was pretty amazing. I think they have very pretty faces. We felt bad though, because they had flies crawling all over them.

I am not sure what that look on my face is. I think it is probably sheer joy because riding the carousel was the last thing on our list before going home.
Enjoying the carousel

Fun Stuff

Dress up with the dog
Making homemade noodles
Cheerleader in training

Camping!

We went on our first family camping trip this weekend. We went with 3 other families to Currant Creek Resevoir. It was a lot of fun. Ready to go
At The Dairy Keen in Heber
Camping=Relaxing
Eliza love to blow kisses
"Row, Row, Row your boat"

The girls slept surprisingly well
Talk about a bad hair day
Lydia wasn't so sure about the canoe at first. When we first got in, she kept asking to go back home. Annabelle however, loved every minute of it. She helped me row, and kept singing "Row your boat." She didn't want to get out when we were all done.
Poor Joe tried to take his pitbull Lily out for a ride, but Lily decided to get out and flipped the canoe. Joe had his phone and camera in his pocket.

Froggy Went to MIA

Help! I am trying to remember the words to "Froggy went to MIA." can you please look this over and leave any comments about changes/additions? Thanks.

Froggy went to MIA, mmhmm, mmhmm
Froggy went to MIA, mmhmmmmmmmm
Froggy went to MIA,
Just to pass the time away.
Mmhmm mmhmm mmhmm

There he met Miss Mousey Stout mmhmm, mmhmm
There he met Miss Mousey Stout, mmhmmmmmmmm
There he met Miss Mousey Stout,
Miss Mousey I’d like to take you out
Mmhmm mmhmm mmhmm

Miss Mousey will you marry me mmhmm, mmhmm
Miss Mousey will you marry me mmhmmmmmmmm
Oh Miss Mousey will you marry me for time and all eternity
Mmhmm mmhmm mmhmm

Oh dear Froggy I love you so mmhmm, mmhmm
Oh dear Froggy I love you so mmhmmmmmmmm
Oh dear Froggy I love you so
But first of a mission you must go
Mmhmm mmhmm mmhmm

So Elder Froggy went knockin’ on doors mmhmm, mmhmm
Elder Froggy went knockin’ on doors mmhmmmmmmmm
Elder Froggy went knockin’ on doors
Baptizing people by the scores
Mmhmm mmhmm mmhmm

Then one day the letter came mmhmm, mmhmm
Then one day the letter came mmhmmmmmmmm
Then one day the letter came
Oh dear Froggy things just aren’t the same
Mmhmm mmhmm mmhmm


Do you remember your best friend Jack mmhmm, mmhmm
Do you remember your best friend Jack mmhmmmmmmmm
Do you remember your best friend Jack
Well we just went to the temple and back
Mmhmm mmhmm mmhmm

Poor dear Froggy was so depressed mmhmm, mmhmm
Poor dear Froggy was so depressed mmhmmmmmmmm
Poor dear Froggy was so depressed
He sat on a railroad track to rest
Mmhmm mmhmm mmhmm

Then one day a train came mmhmm, mmhmm
Then one day a train came mmhmmmmmmmm
Then one day a train came

Mmhmm mmhmm mmhmm