The things I missed

My camera decided to slowly die throughout the month of July. First I thought it was the battery, but alas no, the whole case had opened and I would need to replace it with another one. Anyone who knows me knows I must research as nasuem. So I thought I needed an update of the pictures untaken of the past month or so.

Last week, Nate set up the tent and he and the kids camped out. I nabbed the tent from my parents house about a year ago. They have extras and so I relinquished the big one. It's lovely and purple and has four rooms. We were relieved that we put it up in the back yard for the first try. It wasn't that it was really difficult, we just are slow. Next time we put it up we will hopefully be in the woods somewhere and be faster.

The camera died after one picture of Jack's last baseball game. He loved playing this year and wants to practice pitching everyday until next year so he can be the pitcher.

I only got two pictures of the trip we took up to Oregon for my Grandfather's memorial service. Granted, I didn't have a lot of time to be taking pictures with the quickness of the trip and all the stuff we did while there, but a lot of family was there and together and I will have to see if my mom got any good shots I can snatch.

Again, the kids and I went to Oregon for a week at the end of July. I wanted to snap pictures of my mom's dogs being terrified of Isabella and Sophie. They didn't mind Jack, but little girls are very scary you know.

And then there is all the day to day stuff, Sophie has started standing a bit, Jack playing Star Wars in the front yard. All the pillow and blanket forts in the living room, and a baby quilt I made for my new niece.

But the good news is I finally bought a new camera, just a point and shoot for now, and Nate has been busy snapping pics of Bella and I on the soccer field and Jack's first day of third grade. I have just about finished reading the book that came along with the camera (I know, I am the only person that reads that book) and will be back into the photo posting again, rather than borrowing other peoples pictures.

New Niece!

Welcome to the world Violet! The kids are excited to have a new cousin, number 14 overall for them. Violet was born last Saturday, and even though she and her mom had a rough go of it, she looked great. I am excited she and Soph will be in the same grade in school.

And speaking of school, Jack and Bella met their teachers yesterday. Both are sooo excited to begin the school year. I, on the other hand, feel like summer went by so fast I have whiplash. We still have a big list of stuff to get done around here before colder weather sets in. But in the mean time, I am going to just play with the kids and hang around with them. Jack and I have some Clone War plans we need to get to, and Bella and I may need to get a few accessories for Cinderella Bear while she waits for school to start (Why is it taking sooo long mom, let's just go today! I know my teacher is there!).

Until then, looking forward to seeing little Violet this weekend! Look at those cheeks!

She Flew

In May, our ward had an auction to raise money for the youth. One of the items up for bid was an introductory flight lesson. I bid, I won, I flew! Holly and all the Woodlings graciously escorted me to the Provo airport in the early hours of the day. I felt giddy with excitement, concerned about the size of my derriere when I saw the size of the seat in the plane, and thrilled when we gently lifted off the ground. The pilot-Rich-was a hoot. He let me fly more than I had hoped for and answered all my questions easily. We flew over Utah Lake and over our neighborhood in Lehi. I had forgotten to mention to Nate to come outside, but a few neighbors actually did see the little plane circling above. I loved it, I keep trying to figure out a way I could do this every day!