crazy hair day

Oh, how I love this boy!

who!?

So I am always quoting funny things that my kids say. Well this time I have something funny that the little girl we carpool with said. She is in kindergarten with Adam and the other day I was driving them home from school. Here is how the conversation went (I will just call her L since she isn't my child):

L and Adam: We got a new music teacher.

Emily: Oh, that's great. What is her name?

L (Adam wasn't interested in the conversation anymore): I am not sure.

Emily: Well, is she nice?

L: Yeah, she is pretty nice, and sometimes kind of rude. (Pause) She is a lot like Nancy Pelosi.

Emily: Did you just say Nancy Pelosi????!!!!!

I almost had to pull over I was laughing so hard! Is that not the funniest thing you have ever heard! I visit teach this little girl's mother and have heard her say many times that they have to be careful about what they say in front of her - she tends to repeat things. So apparently there has been some recent conversations about Nancy Pelosi at their house lately...

doors, cookies, walks, and a pretty girl

I painted my front door and I couldn't be more pleased. I think it looks so pretty. I especially love it with my autumn wreath!

We decorated pumpkin-shaped sugar cookies for Family Night last week. It was pretty fun.

The kids had Fall Break last week, so to keep them busy one day I took them for a walk along the Jordan River Parkway. Because everyone and their dog was at Gardner Village checking out the Witch display (which is always pretty great) we basically had the walkway to ourselves. It was a perfectly beautiful day. We even encountered a praying mantis on Lily's back (which she almost accidentally squashed because she freaked out at the idea of have a "bug" on her). The kids threw rocks and ran and jumped (as displayed in one picture) and even played on the playground at the end of the trail. It was a fun activity.

My favorite of the "jumping" pictures. Lily was a little ahead of the other two and I love her braids flying up behind her. They loved this tunnel that went under the road!

"mmmmm....we really wan to get to the water...but how?"

Aren't these pretty? They were all along the trail.

Success! Adam finds a way down and the rest of us followed shortly there after.

Lily is just such a darling girl. And she has the prettiest hair of anyone I know - I am super jealous. She looked to pretty yesterday after school and I wanted to snap a shot of her. She is NOT a good sport when it comes to getting a normal picture. She likes to be caught in the action of something fun and pull a great pose. It is always cute. But once in a while I would like to get a nice mellow shot of her - I don't know that I ever will - she really protest.

She is trying so hard not to smile - stinker!

Again, don't smile or your face will crack!

mmmm...looks comfy doesn't it!

My 92-year old Grandma Dearie fell Sunday night and broke her ankle. They couldn't set it correctly and so Tuesday night she had surgery on it. This whole ordeal has left her pretty weak and disoriented. As a result my aunt felt like it was important that someone be with her as much as possible. So Wednesday morning I took my turn sitting with Grandma. My sister-in-law Melissa was kind enough to take Grace and David for me while I was at the hospital. Apparently Davie wasn't going for a nap in the playpen so Melissa got him up and snuggled with him on couch. After a few minutes he decided to get down and wander a bit - this is where she found him next; out cold on her kitchen floor! Isn't that funny. She said he slept like that for about an hour!

As a sidenote: I think aging is a cruel joke - especially at 92! That is why I have decided that I going to take up sky-diving and bungee jumping around 85....

good times in cali...

We had a GREAT time in San Diego this year! We rented a beach house with Scott's siblings and it was perfect. It was only four houses down from the beach. We had such a blast. Here are some of the highlights!

In Las Vegas on the way down - this at the Bellagio Gardens.

At Balboa Park. This was about as much of a family picture as we could manage.

All the Hill grandchildren - mine were not being cooperative.

Getting pedicures with my sis-in-laws. It was so much fun!

Adam playing with Dad and the uncles in the waves.

Mmmmmm...lots of ice cream!!!!

At the tide pools. Lily loves to strike a pose and Davie loves having his pigs in the water!

Davie and Cousin Eden. They are buddies. Callie and Brian need to be careful - I may come and steal her one night. I fell in love with her (and my other little niece Sarah).

Aunt Callie is amazing! She was doing all these fun jumps with the girls - this isn't even the best one of her - it was just the cutest of all three of them!

Flying Davie!!!!

Of course you have to smooch when you are at this statue! We tried to pose like them but I was just not getting it. Our way works better for us anyway...

This place had 99 cent fish tacos - they were tasty!

picture time

Since clearly I am not on top of blogging on a regular basis, you will have to get these really long posts with tons of pictures. So here is what we have been up to .

Adam started soccer and quickly got bored once any kind of structure was introduced.

Windy day at the water park. It was still really fun - Gracie especially couldn't get enough of that big red slide in the background.

Mmmmmmm....salsa made with garden fresh tomatoes in all their wondrous heirloom varieties!

Mmmmmmm....spaghetti

Seriously, the cutest baby ever!

Lily's first day of school. Isn't she cute!

We took the kids on a day hike last week. It was very uphill, but so beautiful. I think Gracie could have gone all day!

Gracie LOVED throwing rocks in the water.

Adam's first day of kindergarten. It was cold and rainy, but the rest of week was nice. He seems to be liking it.

Scott's birthday was on Wednesday! Lily made him this awesome birthday crown and he wore it proudly.

Davie's favorite spot to play! I find him here a lot.

Scott took the two big kids on an overnight backpacking trip. He said the hike was a little longer and harder than he expected, but the kids still did a great job. They all had such fun - but we missed them!