Last Day of the Lagoon Season!

So we thought it would be cold, rainy, and miserable, but it turned out to be warm and awesome! There were NO lines! In fact, most of the rides had empty seats. It was a blast. Brodey isn't going to understad why he has to wait in lines the next time we go back :)

Happy Halloween!

Lake Powell

"Funny Faces"

Brodey just started preschool with five girls in our neighborhood. All of us moms take turns teaching about once a month, or so. Today, preschool was at Brodey's house! He could hardly wait for his class to arrive :) We learned all about the letter F! We had so much "fun"! Here is Brodey, and all his "friends" doing "Funny Faces". We also made some "fish" out of paper plates, sang Old MacDonald had a "farm", played with "farm" animals, had some "fishy crackers" for a snack, played the "freeze dance" game, traced some "fall leaves", and decorated "frames" for our "funny faces" picture...and to top it off, all the girls got to take home a "fancy bag" full of the crafts/art they had made and some "flower stickers". It was a blast to watch Brodey learning and discovering new things today. His little brain was running a million miles a minute! It is always so rewarding, as a mom, to watch your own children grow and learn. What fun.

Heritage Park

Brodey, Hazel, and I, had lots of fun at Heritage Park today. It was a wonderful opportunity to learn about the pioneers and all they have done for us. I am grateful for their faith and self-sacrifice which has brought me, and my little family, so much happiness.

Summer Fun!

Brodey has 4 stapels in his head...

One of my best friends just moved to Chicago, yesterday! As we hugged each other goodbye, I promised that I would update our family's blog often and consistently :) That's going to be a large commitment for an "only-post-once-every-four-months-person", like myself. But, however, the commitment has been made....so I'm going to give every effort to keep it! And, luckily, as of recent, I have a pretty good story to kick off my new commitment!

Sundays have become Brodey's favorite day of the week because on Sunday, his dad isn't at work or doing homework, and therefore spends oodles of one-on-one time with Brodey; Brodey soaks up every minute! Yet, on this particular Sunday, as my husband and son were wrestling (with their usual intensity), Brodey jumped onto Jared's stomach and fell backwards, leading with his head, right into the corner of the return vent adjacent to the baseboard. OUCH! Brodey began to whimper, and Jared quickly picked him up, giving him a few "toughen-it-up-pats" to help Brodey brush it off like a man, but suddenly the blood came gushing, and Brodey's orange shirt had now turned red. Jared yelled for a gauze...and that's when I came running to the scene (with great distress in my voice and half of my chest exposed having leaped to the first aid kit right in the middle of nursing Hazel). About 3 hours later, after a quick trip to the instacare, the wide gash, atop a plump goose-egg on the back of Brodey's head was numb with litocane, and fastened back together with 4 staples. Brodey did a great job at the doctor's office, though. I was very proud of him for being so strong and brave! He even said thank you to the staff, on our way out the door...ha ha! I've posted the evidence below...