Friday, August 29, 2008

first day of school


The first day of school-what a great day. The girls woke up early, showered, did their hair all cute, wore their new outfits and donned their new backpacks/bags. As a special treat Jim got them McDonalds for breakfast (ok truth be known, we were out of eggs and pancake mix and the thought of cooking/smelling eggs that early in the morning was more than my morning sickness could handle! so thanks Jim!)
They were really excited but even more so to be reunited with their best friend: Jody the Bus Driver. I love the stories about Jody's life that they bring home- (and I am sure they excahnge equally as personal stories)


It was a really smooth day and I got so much done-the house has never looked better. I took a moment to enjoy the silence- Until I got a call from a friend in Draper asking if we needed to evacuate. I had no idea what she was talking about until I stepped out on my back porch-Holy Smokes!
I took these photos and sent them to Jim. When I didn't hear from him immediately I called to see if he got them- he was busy watching a fire in West Valley-needless to say, the pictures turned his attention elsewhere!
The fire is contained and everyone is safe. I am so impressed with how fast the emergency crews got to work. It was amazing to me as I watched the helicopters and planes drop water and retardant and to see the fire trucks on the mountain as well as fire trucks from other places manning our stations here. I Love them and the price they are willing to pay for our safety. I want to bake them bread or cookies or something. Write a thank-you note or sing them a song. I am so grateful for people who are braver than I and for people who care more about others than the misanthropist in me!

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Flash Gordon



Other than my siblings- did anyone else spend their childhood Saturday nights watching this movie and loving every minute of it? The 80's tale of a football hero who ends up saving the world and his girlfriend Dale from the evil Ming who has green blood (the best part is at the end when he gets stabbed and it oozes out).
It was on TV today and I tried to talk Kirsten into watching it with me-she would have nothing to do with it. Bummer too because it's a really good movie. I'd have to rank it right up there with Time Bandits, Cannon Ball Run and Airplane. Again, really good movies!

Thursday, August 14, 2008

guess who's pregnant. . . again

not sure which is better: the fact that my sister did an awesome job doctoring this up or the fact that this was an actual picture taken with real people. . . who look 17.

Either way-it's awesome!!!

Monday, August 11, 2008

pics

I was cleaning house on my phone-ya know, getting rid of old text messages and pictures when I realized I never posted about these precious pics. So I will spare you the stories but rather just give you captions and let you enjoy the photos.
Anna's class talent show group-they did a lip sync and dance

yo! yo! yo!

She ate all 10 of them!

Favorite people

Lilly's first family road trip



Holiday canned food drive that Anna organized in the neighborhood


Lilly's first voting experience




Grandma Ann and Lilly coming home from Logan



Jim fresh out of knee surgery



My mom: the face of Time Out for Women