Everyday life...

Life is good here in Kentucky--these pictures show a little of what its like around here on most days!


Ellie loves eating apples--the whole apple!










Kelsey and her best friend Makai Morgan (Holly Lundberg Morgan's little girl) playing dress ups! These two are about as girly as it gets when they're together which is good for Kelsey so she learns how to play something other than Star Wars. She knows every character's name just because she hears Cameron talk about it non-stop!


Cute matching dresses for our sweet girls!


Cameron--our smart Jedi kid who is just soaking up all the stuff he's learning in kindergarten like crazy!

FALL IS HERE!

We LOVE the Fall here in Kentucky! The weather is perfect, the countryside is beautiful and there are lots of fun things to do here in the Fall. Today we went to an Apple Orchard (or the "Apple Patch" as Cam and Kelsey called it) and picked some apples! The kids thought this was really fun--until the bees started swarming around our picnic lunch. Cameron and Kelsey did not like that! But...we have lots of apples to make some yummy pies and treats now!
It was a fun, beautiful day!

Cameron is 6!

Cameron had his 6th birthday and his Star Wars Birthday Party! The Star Wars Party was great! Cameron and many of the kids came dressed in Star Wars attire--but it was a pretty hot day so the costumes didn't last long! We had "Yoda Sodas", Star Wars cupcakes, and edible light sabres (pretzel sticks dipped in red and green chocolate). We played the following games: "Pin the Light Sabre on Yoda", "Destroy the Deathstar" where the kids had to throw a beanbag into the ventilation shaft like Luke, "Save Princess Leia" where the kids had to pop a balloon which had a picture of Leia trapped inside the balloon, and "Stormtrooper Bowling" which was 2 liter bottles with a picture of a stormtrooper on the front, and a "Jedi Obstacle Course" which was fun. We made light sabres for each kid out of those pool noodles which we cut up into 3 pieces and wrapped black tape at one end for a handle. Of course--the boys mainly just wanted to whack each other with the light sabres the whole time! We were so busy keeping the kids going we didn't take many pictures of the party--but here are a few pictures of Cam opening up some of the sweet Star Wars toys his friends gave him. He's in Star Wars heaven! Remind us next time to think twice about inviting 15 boys to Cameron's next party! It was worth it though to see Cameron have such a fun time with all his great friends here in Kentucky.

Kelsey our Ballerina

Kelsey had her first
ballet class yesterday!




She's been wearing her
ballet slippers and
outfit for weeks now
waiting for this day!
She did really well and
it will be fun to see her
learn. Jaimee's been
teaching her some of
her ballet moves!
Kelsey is quite a girl.

Big Time Bday

Cameron is turning 6! Ha! Given the way that Cameron's interests have blossomed over the past year, we feel that there is only one way to appropriately celebrate his birthday this year. The picture is Cameron's bday invitation. You're all invited.

Game on!!

Cameron has started the Fall Soccer Season on the Eagles Team. He's got a totally sweet uniform this year and has some great kids on his team. He likes to play, except its hot and sometimes his mind wanders to imaginary Star Wars battles happening on the field, but he's trying and having fun so thats all that matters. To Cam--really all that matters is the snack and drinks at the end of the game. Hey Drew--try and beat these sweet soccer moves!

Temple Drawing

This morning Cameron drew a picture of the temple. Not bad eh? That's Moroni at the top of the spire. Cameron is looking out the temple window (on the left). The red drawing on the left is an "anonymous" brother helping his "anonymous" sister up off of the ground (I think that she might be bleeding ... oops). What do you think? If you click on the picture, you should be able to see a larger version of it on your computer screen.