Utah

We got to go back to Utah for Lou's wedding/family reunion/Bear Lake. I wish we had had more time to hang out with friends and whatnot but with everything happening it was hard.

We were able to squeeze in a weekend at Bear Lake with MJ and kids, Deb and her little slitherin' Lizzy and Steve and Kristy and Mika. My mom and dad were even able to sneak up for a day.

The pool was a lot of fun for the kids but the beach....the beach was a LOT of fun. The water was perfect. It was hot but not your-gonna-fry hot. Almost too hard to leave.

Back in Utah we were able to sneak out to Temple Square for the afternoon before the wedding crazyness began. I used to work for Temple Square Hospitality so I was there all the time between the JSMB and the Inn and the Lion House so it was cool going back.

Mike and Connie had rockets for us to design and shoot and shoot they did! Being the curios moron that I am, I shot myself with a rocket and it hurt. I should have shot Dan instead and then asked him if it hurt. That would have been smarter.

It was cool to see Lou and Justin who were married married in the Bountiful Temple, my temple.

The End.

Chick-fil-A Face Painting

Natalia got her face painted at Chick-fil-a the other day and when Alejandro saw her, insisted on getting his painted as well. He patiently waited in line and sat still for the duration. Amazing.

Then later, we decided to do a little painting of our own. It didn't turn out very well and I had the impression that maybe I should leave the face painting to the professionals. What do you think?

Some friends from church had a bunch of people over for bbq for the 4th of July weekend and there were tons of kids. Alejandro is definately into roughhousing. Enjoy!

Clay as a manipulative for math.

Step 1: Tell your kid "Get the clay out of your brother's hair!"

Step 2: Remind them: "No, those little balls of clay are for counting, not for stuffing up your nose."

Step 3: Tell them again: "Hey! I said to get that clay out of your brother's hair!"

Step 4: Ask yourself: "Do I really want to try this again?"

Indy Zoo

There always seems to be something new at the Indy Zoo. This year they brought us Kimodo Dragons. They are HUGE! and when you look at them and them at you, you know why called them dragons.