Monday, November 29, 2010

Christmas Photos 2010









My "go-to" photographer, Lindsay, moved to AUSTRALIA this past year. Seriously, Australia?? I found a friend here in our ward who takes photos as a hobby so I asked her to shoot some of my kids for our annual Christmas photos. She did a great job and got some cute shots and was WAY more patient than I would have been.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Vasquez Rocks









We took the kids to Vasquez Rocks, a county park about 20 miles from our house. We took a picnic lunch and did a little light hiking after that. The kids LOVED IT. Jackson was so cute. He kept saying "I like this place Mommy!" over and over. We tried hiking to the top but I got too scared with the kids so we got to the top, almost. The climb down was a bit trickier than the way up. I guess we have deprived our kids of having an outdoorsy lifestyle with my strict "NO CAMPING" policy. Maybe we should make a few exceptions??? We'll have to see if I can find any campgrounds with showers, flush toilets and beds.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Allie's New Glasses




About a month after school started, the kids came home and told me that they had eye exams at school. I didn't really think anything of it until I got a letter in the mail a few weeks later that said Allison didn't pass her exam and that she needed to be taken for a comprehensive eye exam. We did that last week and sure enough, Allie is far-sighted. On Saturday she and I went to pick out glasses. These are the ones she liked the best. Doesn't she look cuter, smarter and older?