Sewing Adventures

This is my latest creation.  My friend told me how to make pillowcase dresses, so I thought I'd try it.  This wasn't made from a pillowcase, though, but it's about the same size.  I thought it was pretty cute since it was a work in progress and had no pattern.  Cheap is good too.

Happy Anniversary

So, today is our Fifth Anniversary.  I put a few pictures together as a brief highlight.  Enjoy!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

By the way, Ganon is the best husband and father Ever!  I am very blessed to have him in my life.  Here's to Eternity Together.

Provo Parade

This 4th of July we decided to have a small family celebration.  After the Balloon Festival, Ganon rode his bike (with his trumpet strapped to the baby-bike-seat) downtown.  The Utah Freedom Band was going to perform on the parade route, but not in the parade.  The kids and I joined him with the jogging stroller shortly before the parade.  David and Rebecca had lots of fun listening to the band play some upbeat tunes while the nearly-100 parade entries mosied by.  The kids liked the fire engines, the horses, and the big balloon animals.  I think David's favorite was Curious George.  There was a banner across the road near us so it was exciting watching the animals duck underneath.  I caught one of these times on camera. 

We were too far from the road to get any candy (the kids were shy and couldn't eat most of it anyway).  David took good care of Rebecca by pointing out the up-coming attractions.  It was a fun morning for all of us.

  

Balloon Festival

What is this supposed to be?


One of Provo's well-known traditions is its annual Balloon Festival. It begins at 6:30 am on July 3,4 & 5. Hundreds of people gather at the break of dawn in the large field across the street from our house. Yesterday we heard the music, but we didn't look out the window until after the balloons were mostly gone. This morning I woke up and went to the field to take a few pictures. Ganon woke the kids as the balloons lifted off. They were able to see everything from their bedroom window. It was pretty fun to hear them chat about all of the different balloons and which ones were "about to land on our house." The kids enjoyed it, but I'm glad that they were able to watch from the comfort of their pj's since the excitement only lasted a few minutes.
David Loves Smokey the Bear!

New Quiz

I am a Snapdragon What Flower Are You?

"Mischief is your middle name, but your first is friend. You are quite the prankster that loves to make other people laugh."

So, I don't know if I believe this one, but I thought it was fun. Try it, and then send the results to my comments section.

Stake Picnic

Our Stake had a Picnic at Lions Park.  The kids had lots of fun eating hot dogs, snow cones, and cotton candy.  Rebecca let me paint her face and Ganon helped David build a Rocket.  They had some PVC pipes hooked up to an air compressor that would shoot the paper "rockets" about 100 feet into the air.  It was lots of fun.  Unfortunately, paper rockets, like balloons and stickers, don't last forever.

Zoo Day

On Saturday my parents took us to the Hogle Zoo. The kids had lots of fun exploring and seeing the animals. David was anxious to see everything while Rebecca had a hard time leaving one animal to see another. We're glad that the expedition was a success. Thanks Grammie and Grandpa!

We decided to try the train.... There was only a little bit of crying....


David and Rebecca both loved the baby giraffe.

They also liked the albino aligator. Rebecca kept saying to David "It eat me."