Saturday, September 19, 2009
Picking Apples
We've got an apple tree in the backyard and the girls are fascinated with it. Ieli got out a ladder the other day and let the girls climb up and pick some of the apples. He really likes to get out the camera and pretend to be a photographer :) he does a pretty good job!
Friday, September 11, 2009
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!!
Well, life has been BUSY. In July I applied for a job at BYU-Provo, and I kind of felt like a traitor doing it :) They called me in for an interview and I must have said something impressive because they offered me the job. It's a part time faculty position as an instruction librarian. The job consists of doing the same kinds of things I have done before, so I am happy about that. I am three weeks in now and I really like it. I work with some great people and it feels good to have adult conversations again :) So needless to say I have been AWOL from blogging trying to adjust to being a working mom again.
Another big change is that Mallina started preschool! The public elementary school here has a free preschool program and we were lucky enough to get Mallina into it. It is needs-based and she actually had to be tested to see if she would be accepted. We were worried on the day of testing and told Mallina to dumb it down :) Should I be happy she was dumb enough to be accepted?! LOL, I will brag and tell you she had one of the highest scores and is at risk of being kicked out if another kid comes along who scored lower. We all had a good laugh at her having to be tested though....anyway...the school is only a block away from my parents house and its actually the same elementary school I went to when we lived here. Go Tigers! :) She absolutely LOVES going to school, just like I knew she would. She could have started going last year and would have been just fine. She loves the interaction with other kids and she is becoming a pro at cutting things. It's crazy to think she is old enough to be going to school, but at the same time I know she is ready for it. Honestly, time goes by entirely too fast.
And the last change is with little Eva. she is getting so big and she is so smart (yeah, I know I'm probably biased). I have been at home with her since she was 10 months old and she is VERY attached so my mom and I were both worried about her reaction to being left by me when I went to work, as well as being left behind when Mallina goes to school. She has adjusted so well though, she doesn't even bat an eye when I leave in the morning, thank goodness! She wants to go to school with Mallina though, and since my mom has been taking Mallina to school she has had to handle that. We use potty training as the excuse for now...you can't go to school unless your potty trained, right? I don't know what we'll think of when she actually is potty trained and still can't go though.
So, there you go, a nice little update on our family. Hopefully I will figure out how to balance all this again...how did I do it when I worked full time? Anyway, here are some pictures from Mallina's first day of school. After I got home we took the girls to lunch and treated them to a dipped vanilla ice cream cone :)
Another big change is that Mallina started preschool! The public elementary school here has a free preschool program and we were lucky enough to get Mallina into it. It is needs-based and she actually had to be tested to see if she would be accepted. We were worried on the day of testing and told Mallina to dumb it down :) Should I be happy she was dumb enough to be accepted?! LOL, I will brag and tell you she had one of the highest scores and is at risk of being kicked out if another kid comes along who scored lower. We all had a good laugh at her having to be tested though....anyway...the school is only a block away from my parents house and its actually the same elementary school I went to when we lived here. Go Tigers! :) She absolutely LOVES going to school, just like I knew she would. She could have started going last year and would have been just fine. She loves the interaction with other kids and she is becoming a pro at cutting things. It's crazy to think she is old enough to be going to school, but at the same time I know she is ready for it. Honestly, time goes by entirely too fast.
And the last change is with little Eva. she is getting so big and she is so smart (yeah, I know I'm probably biased). I have been at home with her since she was 10 months old and she is VERY attached so my mom and I were both worried about her reaction to being left by me when I went to work, as well as being left behind when Mallina goes to school. She has adjusted so well though, she doesn't even bat an eye when I leave in the morning, thank goodness! She wants to go to school with Mallina though, and since my mom has been taking Mallina to school she has had to handle that. We use potty training as the excuse for now...you can't go to school unless your potty trained, right? I don't know what we'll think of when she actually is potty trained and still can't go though.
So, there you go, a nice little update on our family. Hopefully I will figure out how to balance all this again...how did I do it when I worked full time? Anyway, here are some pictures from Mallina's first day of school. After I got home we took the girls to lunch and treated them to a dipped vanilla ice cream cone :)
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Family Pictures
Last Sunday after church I enlisted my mom to be our photographer for some family pictures. We hadn't had any taken in a while so I figured we should document that I actually do exist, since I hide from all cameras. So, here we are, in all our glory.
This is a cute shot of the girls, but I wonder what Ieli is thinking, he looks like he is in pain.
And just us girls :)
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Riding the train
Last Saturday we were trying to think of a fun yet inexpensive thing to do as a family. the girls love trains and Utah has the Trax public transit train so we decided to test it out. Needless to say it was a big hit. We rode it from Sandy up to Temple Square, and at every stop Eva would say "I want to go again!" When it was time to get off the train there were some tantrums, but I got some good shots of the temple before we headed over to the Conference Center. We took a tour and got to go up to the rooftop, which is beautifully landscaped. On the way home we had a little detour because we failed to pay attention to which train we got on, but we had some lunch and got back on the right train. If you have kids and have some time to waste I recommend taking a train ride!
And I have to comment on one of the things on the rooftop of the Conference Center, they have a mural up there made from granite, it is the coolest thing. They have compiled images of all different people from all different time periods that have been sandblasted into the stone. At the top it says "And this gospel shall be preached unto every nation, and kindred and tongue, and people." from Doctrine and Covenants 133:37, and as the tour guide pointed out, you can see yourself in the reflection as well. I though it was SO cool. There is a picture in the slide show, but here is the close up shot - you can see my reflection in it:
And I have to comment on one of the things on the rooftop of the Conference Center, they have a mural up there made from granite, it is the coolest thing. They have compiled images of all different people from all different time periods that have been sandblasted into the stone. At the top it says "And this gospel shall be preached unto every nation, and kindred and tongue, and people." from Doctrine and Covenants 133:37, and as the tour guide pointed out, you can see yourself in the reflection as well. I though it was SO cool. There is a picture in the slide show, but here is the close up shot - you can see my reflection in it:
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Sweet Peas
I have a few more pictures to share from Mallina's birthday. We re-decorated her cake and put in new candles and sang to her again on Sunday, her actual birthday :)
The only non-blurry pic of Eva, I think she is singing.
My parents' yard is very large, they have an old shed out back that has the old run down look that a lot of photographers like for photo shoots. I need to learn how to edit them to look "old" too. Another "feature" of their yard is a fence and irrigation ditch lined with sweet peas. They were my grandma's favorite flower so my mom wanted to get a shot of the kids by them. When I told Eva we were going to take pictures, this is where she stopped and posed :)
And here are my "sweet peas" posing in front of the sweet peas.
The cake, the second time around.
Mallina re-decorated it herself.
It think its pretty funny, even though it looks kinda gross.
Mallina re-decorated it herself.
It think its pretty funny, even though it looks kinda gross.
Jaxson with one of his transformers. LOL
The only non-blurry pic of Eva, I think she is singing.
The birthday girl :)
My parents' yard is very large, they have an old shed out back that has the old run down look that a lot of photographers like for photo shoots. I need to learn how to edit them to look "old" too. Another "feature" of their yard is a fence and irrigation ditch lined with sweet peas. They were my grandma's favorite flower so my mom wanted to get a shot of the kids by them. When I told Eva we were going to take pictures, this is where she stopped and posed :)
And here are my "sweet peas" posing in front of the sweet peas.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Par-tay
Ever since we came to Utah and saw all of the horses in the fields around here, Mallina has asked and asked and asked to ride a horse. We made her dream come true for her birthday this year. The Thanksgiving Point farm gives pony rides and she got to ride 5 different times. She was in heaven :) It was a small party, just the four of us and my mom and my nephew Jaxson. Eva didn't like all of the animals very much, she kept saying "no no! leave me alone!" it was pretty funny. And she only lasted through one horse ride before she started crying. But Mallina and Jaxson loved it.
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