Trip to Logan

We tagged along with Nic to a conference he had in Logan this week.

We had fun exploring while Nic was busy each day. We visited the Bluebird Candy Factory, went to Firehouse Pizza, went to the Willow Park Zoo, saw the Logan Temple, had Aggie Ice Cream, visited  Gossner Cheese Factory,  visited the football stadium and explored campus. It was a fun week but we are anxious to get back home and in to our routine :)

Beth's Happy Day

"Because when you read a book as a child it becomes part of your identity in a way that no other reading in your whole life does..." from the movie You've Got Mail.

For year's I have been trying to find a book from one of my earliest childhood memories. I remember my mom stopping what she was doing, picking me up, and reading me this book. It makes me cry when I think of this special moment & memory with my mom.

From the book....I remembered a pretty girl, her mom, the girl helping her neighbor, some laundry, a kitten, and a Birthday cake. I kept trying to come up with a title...Jane's Birthday? No that wasn't it.

The internet is amazing...but how do you search for a book from my 3-year-old-mind memories. I would look around every couple of years when I would think about it, but recently it was nagging at me so badly. I wanted to have this book to read to my own girls. I started searching vintage books online, but I had no idea what year it would have been, title, auther, nothing. I knew it was old..for sure not an 80's book. I asked my parents & siblings and no one could guess off of my clues. But then I remembered that it was a similar shape and age to "Tie My Shoe" another book from my childhood.

Quick side story on that...my sister Jenny actually got me this book when I had Samantha and it was such a wonderful sweet gift to get.

 

So Nic suggested looking up the publisher and the "Junior Elf  Books". I googled that under images and there she was "BETH'S HAPPY DAY". I knew it as soon as I saw it. I bawled. The memories flooded back.

 

I can't tell you how happy I am that I now know what book I have pictured so many times. I ordered the only 2 copies that eBay was selling and I will continue to look for a couple more copies. I am so happy!

 

 



Happy 4th of July

We had a wonderful holiday filled with parade, BBQ, family time, and Great Grandma's Birthday party!

Journal Entry (kid updates for my records)

Samantha, 4 Years Old
Wants to be a zookeeper (or a policeman...or a prosecutor...or a judge)
Loves Art in the Park provided by Weber State
Obsessed with Cherry Hill & playing in the water
Insists on sleeping in just her underwear
Only eats things "plain" no sauce on noodles or rice
Still loves fruits & vegetables
Loves the library & reading
Excited for preschool this fall

Brooklyn, 13 months old
Has 8 teeth
Saying: Dad, Dog, Duck, Hi, Ba (for banana)...still no "mommy" :(
Can identify by pointing: Head/Hair, Teeth, belly, butt, foot
Favorite foods: milk & bananas
Loves waving at people
Loves seeing animals
Covers her mouth when she is surprised
Hates bath time
Very mobile and starting to climb up things
Obsessed with animal videos on youtube or baby einstein animal videos
Finally sleeping through the night!!

Our New Home

Here are the "before" pictures...

"after" pictures to come in several years when we can afford to fix it up and decorate!

 

Our house was built in 1937. It is a charming, brick, 2 story home that hasn't had many updates since it was built. For example: ancient wiring, no AC, no dishwasher, no garbage disposal. But you trade all of those things for its great old charm! Someday in the future it will be the home of our dreams, for now its an adorable fixer-upper!

 

Front of our home

 

As you walk through our front door 

Living Room 

Formal Dining room to the right of thr front door, off the living room 

 Kitchen

Our Bedroom 

Girls Bedroom 

Upstairs Bathroom 

Going downstairs 

Laundry Room 

Downstairs Kitchen (used to be a Mother-in-law apartment downstairs)  

Downstairs bedroom...for now Nic's office/mancave/watever room

with attached bathroom 

Family Room 

 

Favorite features of the house... 

 The huge, beautiful windows! So much natural light

 Arched doorways

Crown molding on curved ceilings 

Sam's Birthday Party

Samantha's 4th Birthday

For about a year and a half, Sam has asked to go to Cherry Hill and ride the dragon slide for her Birthday.  She had so much fun we had to make her leave after 8 hours of swimming.