Preschool for Hinckley

Hinckley is also enjoying preschool this year. He goes with his friends Aly, Ryah, Micheal C, and Micheal M.

First Days of School

Okay, so I am really slow posting these pictures, but we had to cancel our internet for a few months, but now I'm back and hope to catch up quickly. This year, Ammon started kindergarten at Thurston, Elementary. His teacher is Ms. Goodly, and he loves it. He gets to ride the bus with his good friend Daanish. I thought it would take him a while to warm up to the idea, but he was ready to hop on the minute he saw another boy waiting at the bus stop. I must admit I cried the second day when he jumped on the bus so eagerly without even giving me a backward glance--so grown-up. But now he blows me a cheerful kiss everyday from his window once he gets seated, and I can handle that.

Max enjoyed trying rice cereal

Max has been dying to eat real people food for a while. He grabs at everything I eat and puckers his lips, and sometimes I can't help it and let him try and lick what I'm eating, but now, as he is officially 5 months old, I let him have some good old rice cereal. It was quite an exciting family affair (Ammon really wanted to feed him), and of course we got it all over his face, but he has been doing a lot of sticking out his tongue ever since.

Ammon's "Incredible" Art

I am in the habit now of getting paper bags at the grocery store because of Ammon's ceaseless need to create art. However, I am now truly excited because sometimes I am beginning to understand the art. Once you know what this piece is titled, you'll see what I mean, but you'll have to ask me :)

Max rolls from belly to back

Max has been rolling this one way for a couple of weeks now, I just forgot to post the pictures :) It's really too bad, because now I won't remember specifically what day he first did it. If only I could sleep through the night I might have a brain!

Ammon's 5th Birthday!

Kirtland Trip

Speedy the turtle

Speedy was really fast for a turtle. And he was super cute too. He loved to race around the piano legs and under the couch. Dad found him on the side of the road and brought him home, and we let him swim in the bath and couldn't believe how much dirt fell off. Then we built him a nice habitat with a pool and rocks to climb in and out of the pool. Then Mom got on the internet to research how to feed Speedy, and she found out that 90% of reptiles and amphibians carry salmonella, which doesn't make them great pets for young kids. Needless to say, Speedy was taken to the stream behind our house, where he seemed very happy. He was a fun 3-hour pet :)

Ammon's pet Froggie

Ammon caught this baby frog at the botanical gardens. Sadly, he only lived about 36 hours, but Ammon had lot's of fun with him, and really enjoyed catching flies to feed him.

4th of July

Max loves his saucer

Max's crazy Fro!

It just doesn't stay down!

Blue Juice Mustache

Hinckley's favorite summer beverage. What can I say? He's true blue through and through!

Butterfly catcher

Ammon caught this butterfly with his bare hands.

Hangin in the Trees

Our New Piano!

We got this piano for free! Casey had helped some friend's move a piano they had found for free online on Wednesday, and had gotten a terrible bruise on his leg while doing it, so Sunday we were out walking the neighborhood and saw them out in the yard, and decided to stop by and tease them about how Casey was still "suffering" from helping them. Their neighbor's mother also happened to be out, and heard us talking about their great new piano, and she told us she had a piano we could have for free inside. We went in a took a look at it, and then Casey brought it home the next day. We are overjoyed! It really makes our house feel more like a home already.

Jumpin in the Jeep

Ammon and Hink with friends Ben and Lydia.

Our very own Baby-the-hut

Max is 2 months old

Check out our old blog

For previous posts (fall-07 to spring-08) check out our old blog. There is a link at the top :)