Fire Station

Wednesday we had a preschool field trip. This months big trip was to the local fire station. We are lucky to live only a 15 minute walk away from our fire station. We had a great turn out with people from the neighborhood and ward joining us.

They showed us what a fireman looks like when they are fighting fires 

and saving people during a fire. 

We got to go in the fire truck where the fire fighters ride.

My little fire fighters

Our preschool group

(James shirt has a fire fighter suit on it. Way cute!)

The SLC fire station #10 Fire truck

Elizabeth came for a visit!

Janelle and Elizabeth came into town last monday for a visit. Kaylie James (& I) were so excited to hold Lizzy. We hadn't seen her since she was born 2 months ago. She has gotten bigger and even cuter. She was completely doted on all week. Mike came into town on friday. The poor guy hardly got to hold his little girl because her aunt and cousins were always hoggin' her. 

Kaylie was of course a little mother. A role that she is constantly perfecting by practicing on James.

Lizzy loved her cousins too... can't you tell? 

James... that boy is at a hard stage right now. One minute he is the sweetest cutest thing. His big brown eyes melting your heart. He has the cutest "motherese" voice when he wants to be sweet. And then... there is the ear piercing scream, body slamming, monster that comes out and you don't know what you are going to do. Luckily it seems that the monster only comes out when he frustrated the he can't communicate better or is unable to do something himself. This hopefully means that he will grow out of it as he matures. 

He was a great cousin to Lizzy always coming to give her a quick kiss on the head and a "I lu' you" and then he was on his way. We had a couple incidents but Lizzy will live to see another day. 

Come back soon!

General Conference

Last weekend we enjoyed our General Conference weekend. My parents & Logan came out for the event. Mom went down to St. George to visit Crams. We loved hearing from the prophet, apostles and other leaders of the church. We had snacks and other activities and a tent...

 

And they pitched their tents round about the temple, every man having his tent with the door thereof towards the temple, that thereby they might remain in their tents and hear the words which king Benjamin should speak unto them;

For the multitude being so great that king Benjamin could not teach them all within the walls of the temple, therefore he caused a atower to be erected, that thereby his people might hear the words which he should speak unto them.

And it came to pass that he began to speak to his people from the tower; and they could not all hear his words because of the greatness of the multitude; therefore he caused that the words which he spake should be written and sent forth among those that were not under the sound of his voice, that they might also receive his words.

Mosiah 2:6-8

I love that so much of the world can hear the words of the prophet. These words are full of encouragement and hope in an uncertain world. 

What's In A Name?

Saw this on a Abby's blog and loved it (enough to do it) and I never do these things. I want to see everyone else's names....Have fun!

1.YOUR ROCK STAR NAME (first pet, current car): Jo Jo Dodge

2. YOUR GANGSTA STAR NAME (favorite ice cream flavor, favorite type of shoe): 

Mocha Chaco

3. YOUR NATIVE AMERICAN NAME (favorite color, favorite animal): Red Dog

4. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME (middle name, city where you were born): Leann Loveland

5. YOUR STAR WARS NAME (first three letters of your last name, first two letters of your first name): Bro An

6. SUPERHERO NAME (2nd favorite color, favorite drink): Green Izze

7. NASCAR NAME (the names of your grandfathers): Ralph Milton Valentine

8. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME (your 5th grade teacher's last name, a major city that starts with the same letter): Maguire Manhattan 

9. SPY NAME (your favorite season/holiday, favorite flower): Autumn Wild

10. CARTOON NAME (favorite fruit, article of clothing you are wearing right now): Apple Socks

11. HIPPIE NAME (what you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree): Honey Nut Fir