She also tried hot chocolate for the first time and loved it.
Sarah loved the swing.
She spent lots of time building stuff with legos.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Fries, Hot Chocolate, Naps, and Legos
I think Leah had fries for lunch three days in a row.
She also tried hot chocolate for the first time and loved it.
Sarah loved the swing.
She spent lots of time building stuff with legos.
She also tried hot chocolate for the first time and loved it.
Sarah loved the swing.
She spent lots of time building stuff with legos.
Halfway Mark
It hit me, as we were planning out our activities for the rest of the week, that our trip is almost over. The time has gone by so quickly...
When we return to our normal lives, I'll post lots of great pictures. In the meantime, here are a couple of the girls enjoying Grandma and Grandpa's bean bag chairs in the nice warm house. It snowed yesterday, and there is more snow predicted for tomorrow.
Leah is upset, because she wanted Sarah to sit in it all by herself.
After Leah was satisfied with seeing Sarah pose for a picture in the bean bag chair, she let Grandpa get her situated. He put in the Disney movie Ratatouille. She didn't make it past the opening credits, but he ended up watching the entire movie.
When we return to our normal lives, I'll post lots of great pictures. In the meantime, here are a couple of the girls enjoying Grandma and Grandpa's bean bag chairs in the nice warm house. It snowed yesterday, and there is more snow predicted for tomorrow.
Leah is upset, because she wanted Sarah to sit in it all by herself.
After Leah was satisfied with seeing Sarah pose for a picture in the bean bag chair, she let Grandpa get her situated. He put in the Disney movie Ratatouille. She didn't make it past the opening credits, but he ended up watching the entire movie.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Sophie
Leah spent most of her time looking after Sophie. She would anxiously await for Sophie to come upstairs in the morning, and then she would say, "MORNING Soph!" with a huge smile. She took her on walks, made sure she had water, and lots of exercise. She pretty much chased her around all day.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Great Grandmas
I'm so glad my girls were able to meet my Grandmas. As one of the oldest grandkids on both sides of my family, I cherish the few pictures I have with my great-grandparents, even though my memory of them is very vague.
As far as Grandmas go, these two ladies were the best. They loved all of us Grandkids, and they always made me feel special.
Meet Billie Lou Croshaw Carrier.
Interesting fact: Her parents wanted to name her something else. Her Grandpa changed it to Billie Lou when she was blessed as a baby.
When I was growing up, her house was always stocked with oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, red licorice, and scotcheroos. She encouraged us to be creative, and always had an endless supply of paper for us to draw on.
While her memory isn't as good as it used to be, she still is always able to bring a smile to my face. Leah played with tiny green animal figures hidden in blocks and alphabet puzzle pieces at my Grandma's feet, while Grandma recounted how she had four kids in five years. I might have heard it a few times, but I didn't mind.
Meet Betty Jean Warner Sides.
Interesting Fact: She is a twin and the oldest of eight children. Her twin sister was very prissy and boy crazy. My Grandma was not. In fact, when they were 16 my Grandma tied her twin up to a tree in an attempt to thwart her intent to run off and get married.
Grandma Sides lives just around the corner from my parents, and we often wandered over to her house when we were craving something sweet. There was always vanilla icecream in the freezer, and more often than not a homemade pie on the counter.
She loved to cook. Up until last year or so she canned every season--peaches, tomatoes, beans, mustard pickle, chili sauce. I guard her cinnamon roll recipe as a family secret. Everyone wants a copy of it when I make them around Christmas time.
The last year has been a tough one for Grandma Sides, her physical health is deteriorating. As a result, her kids made a difficult decision to move her to a very nice assisted living center where she gets 24-hour care. We tried to visit her everyday. Leah had fun eating her licorice, butterscotch candies, and vanilla wafers. I might have enjoyed eating them even more than her.
As far as Grandmas go, these two ladies were the best. They loved all of us Grandkids, and they always made me feel special.
Meet Billie Lou Croshaw Carrier.
Interesting fact: Her parents wanted to name her something else. Her Grandpa changed it to Billie Lou when she was blessed as a baby.
When I was growing up, her house was always stocked with oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, red licorice, and scotcheroos. She encouraged us to be creative, and always had an endless supply of paper for us to draw on.
While her memory isn't as good as it used to be, she still is always able to bring a smile to my face. Leah played with tiny green animal figures hidden in blocks and alphabet puzzle pieces at my Grandma's feet, while Grandma recounted how she had four kids in five years. I might have heard it a few times, but I didn't mind.
Meet Betty Jean Warner Sides.
Interesting Fact: She is a twin and the oldest of eight children. Her twin sister was very prissy and boy crazy. My Grandma was not. In fact, when they were 16 my Grandma tied her twin up to a tree in an attempt to thwart her intent to run off and get married.
Grandma Sides lives just around the corner from my parents, and we often wandered over to her house when we were craving something sweet. There was always vanilla icecream in the freezer, and more often than not a homemade pie on the counter.
She loved to cook. Up until last year or so she canned every season--peaches, tomatoes, beans, mustard pickle, chili sauce. I guard her cinnamon roll recipe as a family secret. Everyone wants a copy of it when I make them around Christmas time.
The last year has been a tough one for Grandma Sides, her physical health is deteriorating. As a result, her kids made a difficult decision to move her to a very nice assisted living center where she gets 24-hour care. We tried to visit her everyday. Leah had fun eating her licorice, butterscotch candies, and vanilla wafers. I might have enjoyed eating them even more than her.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Hogle Zoo
The weather was perfect, and the zoo was nearly empty.
Leah was speechless almost the entire time, except for when she insisted on riding the giraffe. I'm always quite surprised at how much she loves animals. Even as a baby she was naturally drawn to them.
Leah was speechless almost the entire time, except for when she insisted on riding the giraffe. I'm always quite surprised at how much she loves animals. Even as a baby she was naturally drawn to them.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Beautiful Utah Autumn Weather
The weather here has been beautiful. We've spent lots of time outside at all of the nice parks in Kaysville playing basketball, going down slides, and feeding the ducks.
David had to go back to work, and we miss him so much.
We hope to go to the zoo before the weather starts to get chilly.
David had to go back to work, and we miss him so much.
We hope to go to the zoo before the weather starts to get chilly.
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