Another on bites the dust

Addy lost her 3rd tooth on Saturday night. Isn't she cute? Goodbye bucktooth, hello new tooth!

First Day of School 2010

I can't believe I have a 2nd grader. Addy was so excited for school this morning. I can't wait until she gets home to hear all about it.

I have my copy, do you have yours?

My friend Amy and I went to Wal-Mart at midnight on Monday to get our copy of Mocking Jay. Wal-mart only had 13 copies, so we were pretty lucky to get our hands on one. Now, I must go read.

Out With a Bang

The luggable loo...don't ask

Sister Wirtz trying out the potty

kaber toss

On Sunday I was released from the young women's presidency. It was a sad day. I love the girls in our ward, they are just awesome. I have loved working with them, but it was time for some changes. I was also given a new calling, ward camp director. I was thrilled, I still get to spend time with the girls, and I love camp. This last weekend I went on a campout with our young men and young women. We camped in the west desert with all of the bugs. When we arrived, we were buzzed by one of our young men leaders. He is a member of the air national guard. He was flying that night so he came and buzzed us. It was awesome! We had 10 young women go and they didn't want to be split up, so all 10 of them slept in one tent. The boys put up our tents and so the leaders tent was right next to the girls tent. After getting settled, the kids played a church trivia game in groups. Then the young men in charge shared their favorite scriptures. Brother Grover shared a story from his mission and shared his testimony. He's an awesome guy. Then it was time for ride that pony and other games. I think we finally headed for bed around midnight. Having the girls so close to our tent and hearing them giggle kept us awake. We (the leaders) had so much fun talking and sharing stories. We meaning the girls and leaders didn't get to sleep until 4 a.m. I woke up about an hour later and finally got up and dressed around 6. The bugs were horrific and I could hear them swarming around our tent. After very little sleep, we had breakfast and then rotated through the various stations. We shot black powder rifles, .22's and shot guns. We also played some games that required team work. We also threw tomahawks and knives and had a kaber toss. Besides being too hot, it was lots of fun. The kids in our ward are great and just so much fun to be around. I left my calling as 1st counselor with a bang.

Sisterhood of the Traveling Van the Finale

A bird nerd quilt for mom

close up of the bird nerd quilt

My favorite quilt

another favorite

and another favorite

This sculpture was mesmerizing, it has water flowing through it.
My claim to fame, I went to school with the guy who made it, cool huh?

puddle jumping

statue...no, he is not naked, he has a speedo on.

For our last trip before school starts back, we chose to go to Springville. I know, real adventurous. We went to the Springville art museum for the quilt show. There were some gorgeous quilts there. I think I need some quilting lessons. After looking at the quilts, we wandered out to the sculpture garden. We didn't realize that it was raining until we walked out onto the patio. Addy and Sydnee loved running around in the rain checking out all of the sculptures. After the museum, we went to the Cracker Barrel restaurant for lunch. It was lots of fun to be able to just sit and chat. The rain was coming down so hard that we were there for quite a while. The rain slowed down just enough for us to run to the car. When we arrived home, it was nap/movie time. Camille and I started planning our next adventure. I have had so much fun with my sister this summer, it was sad to have it end. I can't wait until fall break for our next adventure, lava hot springs.

Sydnee Says...

Sydnee told me the other day that when she grows up she is going to be a sugar mama. She then told me she would have long, blonde, curly hair and dress really nice. I asked her what a sugar mama is, just so I was clear. She told me that she will be a mom who eats sugar all day, any time she wants. Her kids will be able to have all the sugar they want too. I guess we'll see what happens.

Sydnee sat on Ben's lap and asked to see his feelings. Ben was a little puzzled. She asked him to open his mouth so she could see his feelings. Oh, she meant fillings.

We make our car payments at the credit union. Sydnee told Ben when he got home that we went to the credit reunion.

Sydnee says the funniest things.

CSI: For Parents

Exhibit A

Exhibit B

Alright all of you parents out there, answer this. Looking at the pictures here marked exhibit A and exhibit B, do you think they were accidental? My CSI for parents helped me to distinguish that they both were not accidents. What do you think? Exhibit A is the results of trying to wash dishes with 3/4 bottle of dish washing detergent. It's hard to see, but there is about an inch of soap on top of the cutting board. Exhibit B: Addy claimed she accidentally put her elbow on the tube of toothpaste and some of it squirt out. The result: Addy was found guilty on both charges and was sentenced a $5 fine and 1 day of hard labor. Join us next time for CSI: For Parents.