Saturday, July 31, 2010

36 years young

We spent a perfect day with Jim and Birgit at Lagoon! We had a our own food there for a yummy picnic & birthday cake. The weather was not too hot. The lines were not too long. The Wicked was not too scary. Okay, I lied about that last one. It was really scary! But we all had a great time, especially Rebecca, who had been dreaming of this day for about seven previous "sleeps".

And before we even pulled out of the parking lot:

our sweet tired girl.
Happy Birthday, Jorg! We love you to pieces!

Our old and dear Friends

Aaron Abbot came to visit from Idaho (Jorg's mission) in May. What a great guy!
Chris, Kim and Caleb Viveros came from California to stay with us for a few nights in July! It was so cute to have little "Baby Face" toddling all over the place. Heidi, Abby, and their kids met us at my parents house to hang out with the Viveros for a while. It was fun to see everyone.
And a couple of weeks ago I met up with some of my dear friends from High School. We stayed at the Olive Garden laughing, crying, and sharing experiences for over three hours.

Jorg and I are both blessed with great friends in our lives!

Coffee the fish


I just got this uploaded but it's from July 3rd, out on the lake in Grandpa's boat!

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Just Playin'

On Pioneer Day we swam at my parent's neighborhood pool. Kim got these shots of Rebecca jumping, jumping, jumping off the diving board! And here is her blog post with a movie clip. It all started when we were swimming a few weeks ago and she watched some teenagers doing tricks off the diving board. We were trying to leave and it was hard to peel her away, since here eyes were glued to the kids jumping off the board. She even watched them through the chain link fence as we walked away. She had it in her head that she wanted to jump off that board! I told her she first needed to learn to jump off the side of the pool without holding my hands, which she had never done before.
So on this day, she got brave (probably since Jorg was there) and just went for it! She not only jumped off the side of the pool, but she spent a good half hour jumping off the diving board. She would not stop for any breaks, and would not accept help from anyone while she climbed out of the pool each time. Pretty brave, I say!

Also, here is a picture of her playing with the toys she picked out at the neighbors yard sale. Care Bears! I would've picked them too! She was so excited...
Oh, to be a kid again...We Like It!

Rebecca + Robbie


We had a play date last week with Rebecca's little friend from nursery. Rebecca is "head over heels" for Robby! He was a good sport.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Farm Country



Sunday, July 18, 2010

Summer Fun

a family walk in the rain
playing with friends:
Stella and Rebecca
Maggie put pudding on her sandwich bread when we weren't looking...so cute...

Swimming in the Yard

Family Photos




Saturday, July 17, 2010

Photo Booth Fun

Some of Jorg's business associates use Macs. Jorg never has. But now he is doing some IT work at Trivani. So it was important that he bring home a MacBook so he could get familiarized with it. Horray!
Rebecca begs to do Photo Booth so now we have a new incentive for her to do...anything we want! I guessing her toys will be put away a little neater and her teeth will be cleaner and her bed will be made every morning...







...at least for a little while...
We Like It!

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Independence Day Weekend

in pictures...




And a quote to live by: “I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.”
-Abraham Lincoln

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Go Deutschland!


shirts from Birgit

Provo Marriot

Jorg had a conference with Trivani last weekend. Rebecca and I tagged along. We swam, ate out, went to see a movie, explored downtown, and read. I was able to make it through a whole novel while she napped.

our little adventures:

And a treat from the Sweet Tooth Fairy:

We Like It!