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Long time no post

There is a lot that has happened this summer. We enjoyed a great trip to yellowstone. The kids had so much fun and with all the late snow, we were able to see bears without binoculars! I would post pictures but truth be told, they are on Jason's computer and I have not yet retrieved them.

Also we finally are getting the back yard started. Hooray! Only three and a half months after we thought it would get started. They scraped a lot of rocks and weeds today and they didn't even break a machine beyond repair. We'll see what happens tomorrow.

Alice is learning how to ride her trike and she loves it. She finally is talking and singing more which is great but holy cow! She is very loud. Especially in the car. Alice is also finally attending nursery with no complaint.

Daniel is still the man with questions. He is reading better and better and we are working on getting his numbers down and reading a clock. Our latest battle is still the ongoing battle with food. He still won't let anyone eat cereal around him. We finally agreed that he could eat like the "hungry caterpillar." This week he has tried cherries, applesauce, cabbage, and peaches. He hasn't exactly asked for more of anything but apples and raspberries. One day he will right? I still have hope.

We just got back from a week at Grandma and Grandpa's house. The kids loved Bear World and playing with the dogs. They helped us plant, well Alice really liked scraping the dirt out of the bag with her fingers and into a bucket. I do have some pictures of that but alas, they are on the counter still on the camera and I am sitting on the couch. There is something to be lazy right?

I am still doing music in primary and Jason graduated from "hall dad" to ward missionary. Daniel is adorable in primary except when he cries when I don't call on him. One day he won't do that right? All these things I keep hoping for right? Well I hope everyone else is having a fantastic summer just like we are.

Comments

Megan said…
I am still laughing about 'hall dad'. Haha. Awesome.
Natalie Ockey said…
Glad to see you are still alive in the blog world. You guys have been very busy.

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