Fall Updates…

Dear Family…This has been quite an eventful last few months.  The biggest changes occurred with my “transfer” for work to a busier location.  The kids seemed to handle things pretty well, at least after the first week.  We really like the extra space that we have in our “new” place.

Misc. Pictures: Amanda went through our baby clothes, we found Kayla’s blessing dress and it looked surprisingly big, so we decided to try it on, and it fit amazingly well, so we just had to take a picture.  Before we left we tried to do as much as we could that we needed to get done or things we liked to do in Jerome.  Also, Glenn’s dental exam (he was very nervous most of the time)

For Halloween we went to a pumpkin patch and the kids got to ride (or at least Kayla did).  We got lots of little decorative pumpkins and some to paint with Glenn and the rest of us.  They had a petting zoo, Kayla liked it, but Glenn didn’t like the loud noises some of the animals made.

Here are some picture of our move.  There were lots of complications with our actual move day.  Not having to do with anything we hadn’t done.  First the rental company told us the previous tenant had just barely moved out the previous day, so they hadn’t been able to clean the apartment, which means we couldn’t move our things in (which means we had a moving van full of stuff with no where to put it, and I had to be back in Jerome the next day to work, plus moving help was coming that day to help out).  Also, we were told that the first month’s rent we paid had to be done via money order (something they neglected to tell us), so we wouldn’t be allowed to occupy the premises until that was paid.  Amanda had to stop on the way and get that taken care of with both kids in tow.  In the end things worked out alright, the previous tenants were actually pretty clean, so they agreed to just do the worst areas (kitchen, bathrooms) and then we could move in that afternoon.

Shortly after moving in, there was a pretty bad snow storm (8+ inches) which is much more than this area usually gets.  We didn’t have a snow shovel or anything to clean off the sidewalks, but the kids enjoyed getting out in the snow.

Glenn and Kayla have really liked our backyard.  It has lots of places to walk around and play with cars including some dirt and mud and bumps.  Glenn didn’t get a fancy cake like last year, but he got to decorate cookies at Gma B’s house. Dad took a large cardboard box and drew a little town on it for his cars to drive around on.

Christmas the year was fun.  Glenn got some extra trains and more track pieces, and he really likes it.  Kayla got some more girly toys, but still prefers Glenn’s cars.

We also decorated a gingerbread house (Glenn’s request) and they got some stuff for fun baths (foam soap and water colors)

Lastly, our Buckeyes won the National College Football Playoffs.  We didn’t get to watch the game on TV, but we listened to it live on Columbus radio.

End of Summer…Fall Approaches

Our last post ended in June.  We have had lots of other fun things we did as the summer rolled on. So, again in chronological order here goes….

So in July we were able to go to visit my sister Lin and go to the Opera.  While we were there we also got some family pictures done, as well as going to a parade.  We did, and always do, enjoy going to the opera for its musical diversity and caliber.  Glenn & Kayla loved visiting with Aunt/Uncle & Grandma & Grandpa. PS-the portraits are still in development, we’ll get some of these out after they have been finished up.

Then in August we attended my family reunion.  We had fun doing smore’s, hamburgers, weenie roast and some fun games.  Then the next day we went to a local lake and had lots of fun.  Glenn REALLY loved the water and spent almost the entire time splashing and playing.  Amanda and Kayla spent time in the water too, and also watching Glenn swim.  Paul got lots of time in the canoes/boats since a lot of the younger grandkids wanted to go out, but needed adults to go with them, and there were only a few adults that wanted to go out so much.  Pictures to come.  My sisters took all of them, so I’ll post some when I can get them.

Then as usual there were lots of good rain storms in august, and that made big puddles in our parking lot.  Glenn (and Kayla too) enjoyed playing and splashing in them.

Here are a couple of videos of the  fun

Glenn playing in puddle

Glenn & Kayla

Later in the summer Amanda’s Parents and sister came to visit.  We enjoyed having them and were able to show them some of the interesting sites in the area.  We started with the Snake River Canyon, and Twin Temple, and the final destination was Craters of the Moon NM.  It was fun to explore all of the fun and interesting landscapes there.

Around Amanda’s Birthday we traveled to a Dinosaur Park in Ogden.  Glenn had been talking about dinosaurs for a long time because of some of the TV shows he watched.  So we decided to visit it.  He really liked touring it, especially the playground and the dinosaur digging area, where you could unearth a stegosaurus fossil.  We also got to stop by for a quick look at the newly redesigned (and impeccably so) Ogden Temple.

Other misc., smaller things that happened this summer

The county fair parade went by our house (as usual) and we got front row seats, and lots of candy.  Though the fire trucks/police cars all came first, which freaked out Glenn, so we had to convince him hard to stay for the rest of it.

Even though we don’t have a private backyard, we do have a backyard we can go and play around with the kids.  one time we were out there the neighbors, teenage boys, were playing soccer or something and using the fence as goal, so Kayla was curious and went over to watch.  The wide angle picture makes the backyard look MUCH bigger than it really is.

Glenn was having lots of trouble going to bed after we put him in bed.  Especially getting into the window which we told him countless times not to.  So sleuth dad did some investigative work and was able to catch him in the act, putting the camera under the door.  We eventually decided we needed to change his bedtime, and after looking at professional recommendations, we had been trying to give him more sleep than he needed. (No wonder he didn’t go to sleep).  So now he gets to stay up and our (or 2 if he behaves).

Other fun pics, not really having to do with anything in particular.

one of those “clothing optional” days

New shirt for Glenn we ordered online-was supposed be in his size; looks more like a dress?!

“kids in a blanket”, or as Glenn calls them, burritos.

It’s nice, we are close enough to the church to walk in warm weather.

As mentioned before, the kids really like being in this window seat thing, love watching all of the traffic below.

Kayla has really started to be a book lover.

Her hair is getting longer and longer.  Usually sits pretty still to have it done, with the help of videos on phones.

Glenn still likes his train set.

But cars are still his favorite.  This is at a cousins house.  He played here for hours.