Dancing Queen

I'm posting this video purely to provide Patrick some comic relief in the middle of a busy day.

I recorded this video of our little dancer when she didn't know I was in the room. Now - this is talent that just can't be taught! :)

All "Grewed" Up

Yesterday was Katelyn's first day of preschool and she couldn't have been more ready or more excited!

5:30 am - Katelyn wakes up to exclaim that she "grewed" during the night and is ready to go to preschool

8:30 am - Katelyn, Jake, and I had all miraculously showered AND had breakfast with little drama. (That's quite a feat considering mom isn't a morning person!)

8:35 am - Katelyn makes a phone call to her dad and also to wake up her Grandma Laurie (7:35 her time) to exclaim that she is ready to go!

8:40 am - We're out of here and actually going to be on time. (Another feat!)

Isn't she pretty with her new Ariel "packpack"?

Mom, seriously, you can leave now!

We have been preparing for this day for a long time. We have tried to teach manners, obedience, socialization, etc. She was totally prepared and thrilled to be there. She couldn't wait for me to leave and she didn't understand why some kids were crying.

One problem - we failed to prepare me! I tried to be so brave. I had no idea that walking away from her classroom would reduce me to mush. Don't get me wrong - I'm excited for the free time, it's not like I have never left her before, and I'm sure that absence makes the heart grow fonder, but I wasn't prepared for the overwhelming feelings of wanting to keep my little girl little.

I'm sure today is the first of many years of tears! I just hope the mothers who were handling it better than I was didn't notice the tears that were leaking out from behind my sunglasses!

Last Fling Weekend

We just celebrated our LAST FLING (Labor Day weekend)! Our city has a little fair called Last Fling which is so fitting because we are getting ready to hibernate for the winter! We met Patrick Friday after work and went to the fair. So dirty, so greasy, and so fun!

Katelyn won this great prize from the duck pond. It even squeaks -YIPEE!!!

She wanted to try out the jumper! She was so proud of herself that she wasn't even scared.
(She might have been a little more scared if she had seen the woman behind her.)

Saturday we went to the zoo and had a blast. THEY touched stingrays (it's not likely that you will ever see a picture of me touching an animal!)

Yes, Jake was there too! Isn't he cute!

Katelyn loved the kids zoo, but her favorites were the monkeys and elephants.


SATURDAY NIGHT AND A MYSTERY VISITOR!

Saturday night we went to dinner with some friends. Some friends of ours had a weekend visitor (old mission companion) that happened to be a friend of mine from Rexburg! We went to dinner and then came back to our house for some ice cream and played Rock Bank like teenagers! SO FUN!

Can any of my Rexburg friends name the man with the mic?

We rock!

Mystery guest = Andrew Hill and his wife Andrea

Cause for Celebration

We are always looking for a reason to celebrate so we celebrated the release of the new Ariel movie! Reason enough - right?

Katelyn and her friend Bekah baking Ariel cupcakes!

Lots of finger licking!

And then off to Walmart to buy our new movie!
Yes, we are spoiled!