Kindergarten!

Schultuete

I made each of the girls a schultuete, a German tradition, for the first day of school.

It was filled with school supplies and a few treats. Meg and Katie had fun opening them at the breakfast table.

August Days

We've been spending our last few days before school starts enjoying some summer pleasures...

Farewell to Friends

We had a wonderful time with our friends who came all the way from Ohio to visit us.
Emma, Katie, Meg, and Ethan had so much fun playing together,

eating treats,

watching trains,

and roasting marshmallows (flowers) over a "campfire".

Thanks for visiting! We miss you!

Water Fun

Today we went to Red Rock Crossing. It was a beautiful, warm day - perfect for playing in the water. The kids had a blast and didn't want to stop-even for lunch.

Emma, Katie, and Meg

Rain Again

We woke up to loud thunderstorms during the night and the rain continued to fall all morning. Jen and I decided to load up the kids and head to Bearizona.

The animals didn't seem to mind the rain.... we saw plenty of bears, baby bears, wolves, bison, and sheep.

Isn't Ethan just the cutest??

AZ Tourists

We are having a wonderful time with our dear friends from Ohio, whom we haven't seen in 3 1/2 years! We're having fun doing all of the touristy things. Today we had a picnic lunch in the mountains and rode the skyride to the top (almost) of Arizona.

Ethan, Meg, Katie and Emma

Rainy Days

We've had lots of rainy days here lately.
Today we had a tea party and went for a walk in the rain.

Utah Trip

I'm finally posting pictures from our Utah camping trip that we took last month.
We had a wonderful time and enjoyed the beautiful scenery.

Katie and Meg had lots of fun riding their bikes through Red Canyon and several other trails.

Katie named her bicycle "Speedy" and Meg named her bicycle "Ambulance"... they loved riding fast down the hills!

Mountain Streams

Brian Head Peak

We enjoyed the spectacular views from Brian Head Peak.