Jog-A-Thon

Cameron did a great job at his school's jog-a-thon last week. The track was 1/6th of a mile and he made it around 8 times in 20 minutes! He had a great time jogging and walking with his friends.

When he first came outside, I noticed that he was in "awe" of something. Finally he said, "Mommy, look at all of the construction barrels and cones!" He loves construction and especially cones so he had the greatest time touching them (in the middle of the jog) and hugging them afterwards.

I have to add a cute picture of Kylie too. She was collecting flowers at a friends ciente anos fiesta (15th birthday party) and loved giving them all to mommy.

State Fair

Cameron and Jen came home with ribbons again. This time from the Utah State Fair. Cameron got a 1st place ribbon for his iris fold dolphin (scroll down to see the card and video) and an honorable mention for his drawing of a power line repair truck. Jen got a 1st place ribbon for her Salt Lake Temple iris fold. (This pic is with her county fair ribbon.)

Jen also did a demonstration of iris folding and a free Make & Take. Here is her card making blog with pictures and even some free patterns: http://cardsbyjen.blogspot.com/








The kids favorite part of the fair was the pony ride. It was pretty late at night and the kids looked like the ride was going to put them to sleep but they both said it was their favorite part.

Idaho!

Jen's Mom and Dad are selling their home in Middleton, ID and are moving to another home in a nearby town. Jen and the kids went to visit one last time and it was a wonderful visit (until Jen got sick the last day there). We met Grandma at work and headed over to the coolest park in Boise - Ann Morrison Park. We fed the ducks and geese, played in the water fountain, and played at the playground. Grandma spent lots of time taking the kids on walks and playing with them. It made us really wish we still lived near Boise and we are seriously considering moving up that way. We are saying prayers and keeping our fingers crossed that Dennis can find a good job up there. There is plenty of housing (8000 houses on the market not including rentals) so the cost of housing is cheaper there than here in Utah. It would be so nice to be close to Grandma and Papa again.

School's In!

Both of the kids have started school. Cameron started half-day kindergarten on September 1st. His teacher is really nice but is taking 6 weeks off to have a baby really soon. Cameron really likes school and seeing his friends but seems to get amnesia when he gets home. I'm going to have to volunteer one of these days so I can see what he does there for 3 1/2 hours.

Kylie started preschool on September 6th. She only goes for 2 1/2 hours 2 days a week. Even though she is only 3, her teacher has another little girl her age in class and they are both doing great. She is learning to write her own name and starting to recognize letters. She is also becoming quite the little artist. She is drawing a kitty cat in this picture.

Mommy is enjoying her two afternoons free each week and planning to try copyediting or go to the temple more often. Just having two afternoons of quiet is really nice too though.