Coloring for Dad

Ashley and Emily were so excited tonight to color a picture for dad. They both shared the crayons and the paper really well. And both needed to sit on dad's lap when they gave it to him. Ashley called the picture 'colors' and Emily called it 'sand'. They both love their daddy!

Happy Birthday Maegan!

This is me as a 27 year old. I had a really fun birthday with lots of people calling and stopping by to say they cared about me. I had a family party on Sunday night with Steph, Jameson and Spencer. And Monday night we had Amy, Tiffany and Hannah Foster come down and party. Bryan blew up 50 big balloons and decorated the house, he made breakfast, dinner and apple pie dessert for me, and gave me some fantastic presents. I got a new haircut and a full body massage and a whole bunch of fun upcoming date nights. We start swing dance lessons on Thursday and go the symphony on Friday. I have a very thoughtful, wonderful husband who makes birthdays so much fun! Thanks to everyone who thought about me on my birthday- it was the best!

Autumn Aspen Loop

The girls new favorite game is throwing rocks and sticks in a river. We had a really fun time!

I love my pony!

We had a family play day last Friday. Bryan took the day off work and we went to Thanksgiving Point for Barnyard Boo. They had Halloween games, a hayride, pony rides and some farm animals to feed. Emily took 2 pony rides and Ashley took 1/4 of a ride. After that we went to drive the Aspen Loop where we took some fantastic pictures! Then we went to IKea and did some shopping. Emily was having so much fun she asked if it was Christmas.
We finished the day off with a babysitter putting the kids to bed and Bryan and I went on a fun date! For our date we ended up in Barnes and Noble reading THE FUNNIEST BOOK! It is called SignSpotting 2. Whoever ends up getting that for Christmas is one lucky person. We both laughed for an hour straight-it was awesome!

Pie Eating Contest

Our Elders Quorum had a Fall Festival the other night. I took the kids since Bryan was out of town. They had face painting, pumpkin carving and tons of desserts. They also had a pie eating contest. I noticed that there were only men signed up and so I decided to represent the ladies and I signed myself up, much to the delight of my girlfriends who were cheering me on. The contest was to see who could eat half a pie the fastest without using hands. I chose strawberry rhubarb and looked at the other 8 contestants and decided I was definitely the least likely to win but I was sure going to try. The guy who won was the EQ president, a skinny tall guy but guess who came in second place? ME!! My neighbor Bob afterwards looked over at me and said, "Maegan you are a better man than me." I loved it! The only downside was whipped cream up my nose, and that Bryan didn't get to see me. Even better would have been that I beat him in the race too. Next time...

Zoo Field Trip

We went to the zoo as part of our learning about our earth and all the animals in it. We had 4 moms and 10 kids- it was a little crazy and a lot of fun. We went in the morning and got to watch some animals eating breakfast, heard the howler monkey, and of course we all loved the train ride. The pictures are of the kids climbing on the tiger statues. The group picture has the 5 preschool kids in the middle of the group and the Ashley picture shows her fantastic impression of a tiger growl.

Cute Kids

Here are the girls in the backyard. They were in a great mood after dinner one night.

Wes is Engaged!

My brother Wesley just got engaged to Kristen. He popped the question on the beach near Huntington Beach, CA on September 29. They plan to get married in San Diego temple in the summer 2008. This picture was taken July 2007 in Hawaii. Wes graduated from UofA and is working for VanGuard financial in Phoenix and Kristen is finishing school in Tucson at UofA. They are a cute couple!

Chocolate Painting

Emily having fun finger painting with chocolate pudding during Joyschool. It was a day of discovering our 5 senses. We even got to taste it as we painted! Emily loves painting and eating- a perfect activity for her. And we all like joyschool (Ashley sometimes has a hard time). There are 5 kids and 4 teaching moms, which means I teach 3 days each month. The prep is a lot, but the results are lots of fun. I really like the curriculum- it's so not like normal school with letters and numbers. It's about becoming aware of the wonderful things around us (our bodies, our world) and learning crucial social skills (honesty, imagination, service, communication, etc). I like the other moms in the group, I like the low costs, I like playing/learning along with the kids, I like the time off when I am not teaching, and I like still being involved with education. In other words, we are having a great experience and having fun too!