Splash Park

Summer is ending and we're taking it for all it's worth. And yes, I totally didn't bring a swimsuit for Madilyn because I thought it would be too cold. Not much of a boy-scout mom I suppose...

And a few more pics

This happened one day when Madilyn really wanted to help... So I thought I found the perfect job for her. I let her pound cornflakes and breadcrumbs in a sealed plastic bag to go on the chicken. It was going so well. I was congratulating myself on being an awesome mom. And then I looked down.

Because I couldn't resist...

Maddie fix

This is an old pic I got from a friend. But I thought it was cute and needed something for the rela

tives who haven't seen her in a while. :)

Tagged... and late

Ok, I think it has been almost a month since Cori posted her tag. Let's hope she is ok with the "Better late than never" mantra.

I am - - - alone... Madilyn is sleeping and this is the part of the day where I get to be totally selfish with my time.
I want to be - - - published. I even started a personal enrichment class from BYU on creative writing. Now I just have to bother getting pen to paper.
I need - - - an umbrella. It's raining here... in August.
I wish - - - my kid would sleep past 6:30am on any given day. (Hate to one up you by a 1/2 hour Cori, but it's true. )
I'm scared - - - that I will never get the title of my car from the CA DMV. I think they have a personal vendetta against me.
I will never forget - - - Living with my college roommates. We don't talk as often as I thought we would - and see each other even less, but they still seem a little more like family than just friends.
What the world could do without - - - rude drivers. And cockroaches :) Is that joke too old since Kassie did this weeks ago? (And it will only make sense if you read Kassie's post). I think I got over the cockroaches after we co-habitated in Brazil. And they weren't wimpy cockroaches. These were the size of your thumb and they could fly... at you. It is a testimony builder just to have lived through it.

And for those of you even vaguely interested, we played tennis on our anniversary. Madilyn chased balls for us. And that weekend we went to dinner and painted pottery, which apparently no one else's husband will do. Every time we tell someone, the wife says "oh, I've been wanting to do that but Joe won't go." So send your husbands to Ryan. He'll tell them it was actually fun. Well at least if I'm standing next to them he'll say it.

Once upon a time...

Once upon a time, about three years ago, I sat in the Redlands temple with my perfect guy. And after the temple worker had him spit out his gum (into her hand, no less) we had one of the most beautiful days of my life. (Hopefully his too). This is the guy who gets up with Maddie when I'm too wiped out, vacuums my car as a surprise, and thinks my lame jokes are kinda funny.

So I need some good anniversary ideas. I'm sure all of you incredibly creative people have some great ones. I want to do something that will make him feel awesome.

And since I haven't updated this in weeks, I'm in no danger of him reading this before the 13th. That is laziness paying off.

Also - Happy Anniversary to Annie and Brent who share the same day with us!

Thanks in advance for the clever ideas.

Back from Utah

We survived! We made it back from our road trip to Utah to see Scott and Nikki Spjut get married. It was a beautiful wedding and it was so much fun to see our Spjut family. I especially enjoyed getting to spend time with Ryan's aunts, uncles and grandmas. The last time I saw most of them was at our wedding. And I was a bit distracted that day.

We also got to see some of our college gang - which was really nice. You have to say something for friends who will come to Salt Lake early on a Saturday morning. Those are class A people. Sorry for the ones we missed - but we're coming back for Christmas, so we'll try again in December.

Here are some pics of all the good times...

We were happier than we look - I swear.Ryan and his sister Kylie.Liberty Park carousel with Grandma.This is what she looked like as we pulled into the driveway at home. I don't know if you can tell - but she has chocolate everywhere.

At the park we were excited to introduce Madilyn to our friends. But she was mostly interested in the Welsh's dog. Here are some pics of when we did tear her away.

Also... as a PS. We're going to make the blog private. If you'd like to view, just send me an email with the email address you want. Thanks!

Breakfast in the Park

The good news is we're going to be in Utah next weekend for the wedding of our sister-in-law-to-be. Even better news, we're getting people together at a park from the good ole days to catch up and have fun.... and to find out how many people that spy on us through our blog are willing to be outed for a little free food.

The not-as-good news is that we only have time on Saturday morning. So we'll be there from 8:30ish to 10:30ish. If you're going to be in the area and aren't averse to the early morning - we would love to see you. Email me for details, or if you can think of anyone else who is living in the area!