First Day of School

Max started school on Tuesday. He was so excited! He had a rough day the first day, he always kind of struggles with new things. But the other days he has had a lot of fun. He loves his teacher Mrs. Stowe. She is great and has been very understanding and willing to work with Max. She put him in a class with another child that can read and they are going to start a reading group so that they can work on their reading level while the other kids are learning the basics. Today he sat down with me at lunch and told me all about what he does at school. His favorite thing to do is the art projects. Here is a picture from his first day. He is also sporting his new glasses. Lately I can't get him to smile with out scrunching up his face .

The band aid is covering a sore on his head that started as a mosquito bite but he kept picking at it.

The Boys Backpacking Trip

Bret and Max went on a backpacking trip this past weekend in the High Unitas with Ben, Charlie and James. They had a great time. They left early Fri morning and came home on Sat night.


When I asked Max what his favorite part of the trip was he said it was hiking because he got to wear his "water backpack." When I asked him what his second favorite thing was he said sleeping in a tent.

Bret said that his favorite part of the trip was when he was fishing and Max was sitting on a rock near by. Max called Bret over to come and sit by him. He said, "Dad, this is a really great place." Then he told Bret how much he loved being there with his Dad. Bret is so glad that Max shares his love of the Uintas.



While they were hiking they passed some pack Llamas and as they passed one of them almost got Max.


They had a great time and I am sure that this is going to become a yearly tradition.

They Grow Up So Fast

It sounds like a cliche to say that but sometimes it just catches you by surprise how grown up your kids have gotten. I have a nightly ritual to look in on my kids before I go to bed. They always look so sweet when they are sleeping and I love watching them sleep for a few moments each night. Last night when I peeked in on Maddie she looked so grown up. I couldn't believe how big our baby was getting. She looked so cute all snuggled up to her pillow so I called Bret in to come and look at her and we decided to snap a picture.


While I am on the subject of Maddie, I want to post a couple pictures I was going to put up last week. A few entries back I showed some pictures of things Max had made with Lego Duplos, one of which was a rhinoceros which has become one of Maddie's favorite animals. Last week Maddie was downstairs playing and she came up with a Lego creation she had built and said, "Look, I made a rhinoceros!" It was so funny, she is always trying to be like her brother and do the things he does. Here are some pictures of her AWESOME rhino made out of Legos.

Lagoon Day

Bret's work had a Lagoon Day this past Friday. We took William with us and our nephew Charlie (Ben and Christina's son). It has been a several years since we have been to Lagoon. We had a lot of fun. Max, Charlie and Maddie loved the rides. I was surprised that none of them was afraid of any of the rides at all. When we first pulled into Lagoon William started crying because he was so excited and Max saw all the roller coasters and said, "I want to ride that one and that one and that one." He is too small for the roller coasters but there were a lot of kids rides. I was surprised at how many there were that Maddie could ride on. Her favorite was probably the carousel she was so excited that she got to ride on a kitty cat.


Max and Charlie were just tall enough to ride the Bat so they went with Bret and William and they loved it.



They also loved the Dinosaur Drop and the Lady Bug Loft a new kid ride that is like the rocket only a lot smaller.



They also had a lot of fun on the log ride.


I went on the Wicked ride with William. Neither of us had been on it yet and we were both pretty nervous to go. While we were waiting in line William kept saying "They say that sometimes wicked is good." It was a pretty crazy ride, I thought I was going to fall out of my chair. About half way through the ride William started covering his face with his hands and crying. But when the ride stopped he uncovered his face, sighed and said, "I think we need to try that again now that I know what to expect." So we tried it again and it was better the second time. We had a great day and the kids got nice and warn out and they have talked about it every day since so I am sure we will be going back next year. Max is hoping he will grow 6 inches so that he can go on some roller coasters.