Travel Log- S Dakota

In addition to our 4th of July trip, we also saw Rushmore with my husband's family.

I hadn't seen the Black Hills since I was a child. It was a fun destination.

Joys of July

Happy 4th of July!

We played w/ cousins, water, and sand!

We visited the temple in Nauvoo, Illinois.

We love the temple.

And D is now 10!

Dad's birthday

Ice Cream Cake

playing with cousins

Lots of fun!
I also took a 5-hour detour to Boise so my G'ma could meet the baby. But, I forgot my camera & bought a disposable one. It's kind of fun doing it the old way where it's a surprise waiting for the film to be developed to see how the pictures turned out...we'll see...

Growing so fast

D w/ his pinewood derby car.

Fancy girl with her fancy drink.

I like how these two look together.

Isn't he a good lookin' kid?
Now for the new trick.
"Ok... is everyone watching?"

"I got a step in there. Woah. Kinda hard staying up here."

"Yeah! I'm cruisin'!"

Top 10 List

Handsome hubby is 3 years away from 40. We decided to make a list of the TOP 10 things each of us would like to do by age 40.

Here's his:
1- Run 5K
2- Learn Charlie Brown piano theme
3- See the view from Pikes Peak
4- Build a playhouse
5- Complete a bike race
6- Attend a comicon
7- Visit 5 new temples
8- Read a book in Portuguese
9- Build another bed
10-Research 40 ancestors from his family history
(So, "40 by 40")

(Updated to add picture of our 5K- we jogged the whole way- no walking- which was our goal. It was fun!)

Birthday Girl!

We played several games at the 1st birthday bash today. One was "Who's that baby?" Only 2 of these are the birthday girl. Grandma & Grandpa came. We played kickball. She looks a little worried that her team might not win, doesn't she? We bribed some people in the park to pose as our friends. We had pizza, peaches, pop... ...and of course CAKE! We also played a game where the baby chooses an item with deeper meaning for her life. It's a cool Korean tradition for 1st birthdays. Guests could guess before hand which item she might pick. (String = long life or tailor, Bell = harmony or musician, Cup= full life or chef, Jar of Coins = prosperity or business, Paint Brush = Sees beauty or artist, Book = knowledge or scholar) At first it looked like she might go for the book. But then she picked up the cup of rice...SO A FULL LIFE! Her friend chose the bell. Happy 1st Birthday, Sweetheart!

Cousins & Cubscouts, etc.

@ Redrocks We hosted these cousins this week. It was SO FUN having them visit. My nephew wanted to build a snowman. It turned out great considering how powdery the snow was. We also went swimming, hiking, played in a real cockpit, drank hot chocolate, & played games. My nieces got a kick out of the baby & vice-versa. They got lots of smiles & laughs out of her. Before they came, we had a Circus-themed dinner for cubscouts. We had balloon twisting, carnival games, corndogs, clown skits, & a photo booth. Here are a couple cute circus ringmasters: We had a dinner with some of their friends that live here & we recycled the circus props. (I should have taken more pics!) Our house often feels like a 3-ring circus. Now we're a circus with a piano- which certainly adds to the noise, I mean, to the fun!