Kite Festival

We took the kids to a kite festival down in Spanish Fork last week. I was a little bit skeptical about how much Parker would like it, but he loved it. He even got to make and fly his own kite. He never wanted to stop flying his kite once he got it up in the air. It was a lot of fun and I think we will try to go again next year. Anyone want to come along?(:

Parker making his kite.

Parker's first time flying a kite!

Andrew and Parker

The princess being her usual cute self.

A view of the kites

Utah Lake

Last Friday we went with Andrew's family to Linden beach at Utah lake. It is a great place for little kids because the water is super warm and shallow. Parker and Makenna love the water so they couldn't have been happier. Parker played in the mud and Makenna had a splash-fest.(:

Parker's first day of Preschool

Parker started preschool last week. It's weird to think he's big enough for preschool already, but exciting too. He really loves it. I'm so glad that I decided to put him in. Here he is on his first day of "school".

Doing puzzles in his classroom

The traditional stand by the front door before you leave for school shot.

The trip home

We took three days to get home to Utah, which I think saved our sanity. The kids were great for having to be in the car for as long as they were but I definitely don't want to have to do that again for a while.(: Along the way we stopped at Andrew's aunt and uncle's house and my aunt and uncle's house. It was nice to see our families and the kids loved playing with their cousins. Here are a few pictures from the trip. I didn't get any pictures at my aunt's house because by then, the camera was lost in a pile of stuff in the car and I couldn't find it.

Andrew and Makenna with his cousin, Todd, and Todd's little girl. The girls are only a few days apart in age.

Makenna with great-grandma Tyler.

Parker with his second cousin, Jack. They had the best time playing trains and trucks together and they even happend to have on matching shirts! I guess great minds think alike.

Home Sweet Home

We're home! We just got back to Utah yesterday so we are still trying to get everything unpacked and put away but it's SO nice to be here! YAY!(:

Our baby girl is growing up...

Yesterday Makenna said her first word, "bye-bye". I waved at her as she was crawling out of the room and said, "bye-bye". She turned around, waved, and said it right back! She has only said it once since then, but I am sure that pretty soon we won't be able to get her to stop talking (like her brother!) She also decided that yesterday was the day that she was going to pull up to standing on the couch. It's only Tuesday and it's already been a big week for her!(: She's our little princess and we love her so.

Parker quotes, swinging, and leaves

A friend of mine posted some funny things that her daugther said on her blog and it made me think that I should write down some of the stuff that Parker says. Here are two of the funnier things he's said so far today:

-Parker talking to me about Andrew, "He's kind of a silly man."

-Parker asking why there was yellow on a green leaf that he found, "Did the sun eat through it?"

What a goofy kid.(:

We took the kids to the park last Sunday and Makenna got her first ride on the swings. She loved it! She smiled and giggled the whole time. I'm not surprised because she has always loved movement and being on the go. Parker found some leaves on the way back to the car and, as you can see from the pictures, Andrew knew just what to do with them.(: