September Stuff

We went to the zoo last Saturday for my cousin Tiffany's birthday. We watched a bird show, rode the merry-go-round, and looked at lots of animals. The new carousel and the train ride were by far their favorites. And so I wonder again why I go to the zoo when all they seem to want is the rides and I could just go to the fun center in Wal-mart or a park.

We are loving having Bryan work at home! The kids come and bother him at least once a day to give rocket rides in the laundry basket, open a sealed jar, push on the swings, take them on a bike ride, or sit on the whoopee cushion and he does. He only complains about the noise every so often. He took Ashley on a lunch date today and Emily will get her turn tomorrow.

I am still running twice a week for 3 miles. The hope is that the calories I burn will somehow compensate for the treats I find myself eating. Bryan found a cure for his sore knee (IT band) and he has started running again. We are looking for a race to run and we'll invite all when we find it.

Bryan is playing flag football with the church. The girls really look forward to his weekly games. Last time they dressed-up some cheerleader outfits with pom-poms and were ready to go cheer for dad only to find out his game was too late for them to go.

Football & Preschool

Emily got to go to her first college football game last Saturday with her daddy. They drove down to Provo with Bryan's friend Jono and his 4 year old Cami to watch the BYU Cougars. We prepped Emily beforehand by teaching her about the fight song with the band, telling her about wearing blue at which she promptly changed her clothes to be all blue and got her a backpack full of snacks, a tambourine and coloring books. The cougars got 41 points and so she had lots of chances to sing and cheer. For the first half of the game she would stand and proudly beat her tambourine along with the marching band to the fight song. Then she got to see Cosmo on the field and fell in love. Dad- a REAL cougar! She really wanted to go down to meet him and she gave him the credit for the 'roar' she kept hearing. She also got to eat a slurpee and a hot dog. She had the best time ever!


Emily's first day of Joyschool Preschool was on Tuesday September 2nd. www.valuesparenting.com is where we get the curriculum and the list of the values that we teach. The first joy is about the body followed by joy of the earth. Each mom teaches two days in a week and then it switches to a new house. There are 5 kids: three 4 year old girls and a 3 year old girl and boy.
Ashley was pretty happy while Emily was gone because she got all of mom's attention. I tried to make it really fun for her so she and I played playdough together and she helped me fold socks in the laundry. My favorite Ashleyisms lately: "Cordi-boy" for Corduroy the bear, "magazines" for magnets, and when I ask her a question about where is something elicits "I just don't know!"