Ty's First Day of Preschool

Ty loved his first day of preschool. He had no problem with me leaving, just said "Bye Mom!" Probably because of his nursery experience at Church. Though he never cared when I left him in nursery either. He's just a very confident little boy. One of the mommy helpers told me that he was great, and that he had the "most energy" of all the kids. Could that be code for obnoxious? I hope not. When I arrived to pick him up 2 hours later I asked him if he was ready to go home. He replied "You go to your house, and I'll play." He wasn't ready for the fun to end!

Zuma Trip 2008

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We had a great day at the beach with the Chronis family. The waves were great, the water was clear, and the temperature was perfect. Our kids all have someone who "matches" in age, except for Ty but he's very self-occupying. It was a great way to end summer vacation.

Family Portrait August 2008

Well, this was pretty good considering we only took 2 shots. It was an impromptu family photo shoot when we were at the Los Angeles Temple for some friends who were being sealed. Too bad Kim's eyes are closed!

Our visit with the Dixon family

We sure had a great time meeting Elder Dixon's (Brandon's) family. He and Elder Hoyos were our favorite missionaries of all time and they were the most amazing companions. He's been home for over 2 months now, (back in Utah), and he and his family were on their way to a family reunion near San Francisco, and we got the chance to have them over for dinner and a visit. What a wonderful family!

More Photos from Paige's Sweet Sixteen Party!

Paige's Sweet Sixteen Party

Well, with all the car accident drama, I never got around to blogging Paige's sweet sixteen party. We had a dance floor outside with a disco ball, fire pits around the pool, balloons in the pool, lots of streamers, lots of food, Guitar Hero on the wii, and LOTS of Paige's friends, and family. It was a great party, and I think everyone had a great time. Paige has a lot of good friends.

"Mormon" Prom

Paige with a few of her girlfriends before going to "Mormon" Prom. For those who don't know, it's like regular school prom, but there's a dress code, and rules of conduct, and even though it was at a nice place, a local golf course with a nice dinner, it was a lot cheaper than school prom. They've been having it for a few years now, and it seems to be a hit.

My Cub Scouts' Mother's Day Project

Well, I wanted to come up with something original for my cub scouts to make for their mothers for Mother's day this year. I decided to make "posey pins". First, I bought a box of mini bubble wands at Michael's. They are intended for weddings.

Next, I had my husband cut them down with this little saw he has, down to about 1 1/2 to 2 inches long.

Next, we stuck on an adhesive pin-back, smeared tacky glue all over the rest of the bottle, rolled it in tiny glass seed beads, then rolled it in a good quality glitter (Martha Stewart from Michael's), and let them dry.

After they dried, we tied ribbon around them, and on Mother's day, the boys are instructed to go cut a flower from their yard (or have Dad buy a bouquet), and you put a little water in it with the flower, and Mom has a wearable vase, rather than corsage!

The boys had fun making them, and I think Mom will actually like to wear it!

Paige's broken arm

This was the worst injury resulting from Paige's car crash. She was driving Madison and Conner to piano lessons (with Travis in the car of course) and they were involved in a head on collision. We're amazingly blessed that this is the worst that happened.

Disneyland 2008