Isabelle's first ride (on two wheels)

Isabelle was fully confident that she was going to just go out and ride her bike without the training wheels. Her parents kept telling her she would need help at first. She was more right than us because it only took two tries and she was doing just what she had set out to do. We couldn't believe it. I was even worried about the bare feet but she never even fell.

Starting Out

She's Off

Dad makes a few adjustments(and Belle strikes one of her famous poses)

She is Free

Isabelle's First Day at Pre-school (2nd year)

I took these pictures of her in front of Miss Jodi's house and started posing all on her own. We love you Isa!

Noah's First Day of Kindergarten

Noah's first day of Kindergarten, I can't believe how quickly it came up on me. He had a really good day and was totally ready for it. I love Kindergarten because it is so much fun. His teacher is Miss Gurney and he loves her.

First Day of 4th Grade

August 20 was Alexa's and Sage's first day of 4th grade. This is their third year in the Spanish Immersion program. This was also the first year that they went school shopping with me and they definitely had their own opinions about what they were going to be wearing to school. It was lots of fun for us.

Lake Powell

These are some pics from our fabulous vacation at Lake Powell in July. They are less than two months old and that is real progress for me. We went with Grandpa James and Chrissy and her four youngest boys. It was totally enjoyable for me especially since my children are getting "older" and more self sufficient. Sage got up on skis for the first time and poor Alexa couldn't even try because of her broken arm. Thank goodness for the waterproof cast. We spent one entire day going up to rainbow bridge where we took the family picture. I haven't been there in about ten years and Chrissy and I decided once a decade is about right for making the trip. Thanks Grandpa for the best week of our summer. We love you!

Harvest

These pictures are summer but we had so much fun harvesting our garden this year. This was the first year we did corn and Alex now says it is his favorite thing to grow. We had so many beets that we had to was them off in a wading pool and that was only a fraction of them we did that day.