Kamri's dance performance

I put Kamri in a 2-month dance class put on through the city.  It was a modern/contemporary dance class.  She's been begging me for dance so we did it.  But she actually didn't really like it. This was the only one that was being offered and it turns out that neither one of us is a big fan of the contemporary dance style.  She liked going but afterward when I asked if she had fun she never said she did.  They actually didn't teach much because it's all about the kids' "interpretation of how they're feeling".  Blah, blah, blah....Kamri needs structure so leaving it up to her to do whatever she wanted resulted in running around in circles to the music - literally.

The last day of dance the had a "performance" to show the parents what they learned.  She learned to run around in circle and then stop and pose on the floor.  But she had a smile on her face while doing it.

Miles was bored and just laid down on the floor.

A family night out....

This is what Ben sees every time we're in the car.  We have another daddy's child on our hands.  She is attached to Ben just like Miles was.  Whenever we are in the car she is always looking up behind her to get a look at Ben.  He wanted to have record of the view he sees when he looks back (when he's not driving of course ;)    )

 This is the view from my side

Ben loves the outdoors.  He grew up with the woods as his backyard (literally) and being outside in nature just makes him feel good.  So we try to get up to the canyons as often as we can during the summer/fall months.  Since we moved we had to find a new spot to visit.  We found this great spot off the road where we can climb down some rocks and spend some time by the river.  

How sweet

how happy to be able to throw things without getting in trouble.

How handsome!!

How strong...

I was watching Asia and taking pictures and decided I wanted to try and get a self portrait of the two of us.....Do you know how difficult it is to do with one hand while the other is trying to keep from dropping her and getting her to atleast look in the direction of the camera.  Quite impossible actually....

She kept leaning her head into my nose.  This is one of her favorite things to do now.  Lean into your face when you're looking at her.

and sticking her fingers in your mouth if she sees it open

Bet she'll cooperate when she's with Dad.

She actually like the cold water.  When we put her feet in she would pop them back out but then lower them back in and laugh.

Sara was at a friends' party so she wasn't there but here's most of our family.  We couldn't get Miles to stop throwing rocks long enough to turn around and smile cut we got him to look in my direction whilst throwing.

So fun!

Big day for Evan

On Saturday Evan was baptized!!  He was so excited and like most had been looking forward to this for a long time.  A couple weeks ago he asked me if you start to be judged for your sins when you're baptized or when you turn eight.  It was a pretty thoughtful question I thought.  I guess he just wanted to know if he had to start being "good" right away or if he still had a couple weeks before he was responsible for his choices. 

He looked so cute that day.  He and Kamri along with the other boy being baptized and his siblings sang "When I am Baptized" while Sara accompanied them.  

  After he came out of the water and Ben and he were in the dressing room Ben said Evan looked up at him and said a sweet little thank you.  He's such a sensitive boy and I love when these sweet moments happen.  

It was a wonderful day!  We missed you Mom and Dad.  Our bishop from our old ward came to the baptism and he mentioned to me how weird it felt for him to not have my mom and dad at a family event since they are at everything.

Afterward we had everyone over for a fruit pizza bar - sugar cookies that everyone then topped with topping and any fruit they wanted.  I don't know why we haven't kept the tradition going, but growing up we always had root beer floats after our baptisms.  I thought about it but don't know why I didn't do it.

Evan's primary teachers

Then we just hung out afterward.....

....literally.  The kids were climbing trees.

 I made Evan a baptism book to keep track of information and his thoughts and pictures of his baptism.  He was so good at making sure he filled it all out and had Ben and me write our thoughts about it in his book.  He has also decided he's old enough not to play with things during sacrament meeting and has stopped packing his "Sunday bag" and just listens to the speakers.  He's even asked me to make him a scripture journal like Sara's that she takes to church to take notes.  I guess eight-years-old is the magic age.

Another craft day...

A couple weeks ago our craft was making the medals for Evan's Olympic birthday party.  we just used salt dough to make the medals and then painted them with gold, silver, and bronze paint.  After they dried I wrote the events on them and Evan wrote "Thank you" on some gold ones to give to everyone so everyone would get a gold.  Then I attached a red ribbon to each.  It was fun.  I've decided to find more ideas to use salt dough. 

Here's how they turned out.