Water Fun

We had some fun playing in the water at the Splash Pad up in South Ogden last week. Caden totally loved the water. I loved that I didn't actually have to be in the water with him since Abby doesn't seem to be a fan of the water yet.

I know what you are thinking...isn't that cute Abby is giving Caden a hug....

yep she is, but only to get a little bit closer to that rice krispie treat!

Our Week in Pictures

Here are just a few pictures from our week.

Abby showing off her new outfit from Grandma Skidmore.

Coloring together. I love Caden's intense look...he was making sure he got everything on his page colored blue.

We went to the zoo. They have a lot of new baby animals including some leopards, tigers, a giraffe (my personal favorite) and a baby elephant. We were hoping to see the elephant but they didn't have it out yet.

Caden's fascination with buttons was indulged once more at the zoo.

So despite all my best efforts, I never seem to be able to get both kids looking and smiling at the camera at the same time. This was the best pic on got of them sitting together on the carousel.

Happy Anniversary

Eli and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary last weekend. Eli spoiled me by taking me out to the Melting Pot for dinner and then we went to a movie, The Time Travelers Wife. Eli was a good sport to sit through a sappy chick flick. Anyway it has been a great 5 years...I am looking forward to the next 5.

Our wedding day at the Bountiful Temple August 21, 2004.

Some more August Birthdays

In addition to Abby's Birthday we also celebrated Eli's birthday on the 14th and Grandma Nancy's birthday on the 15th. Happy Birthday!!!

Eli and his cake, chocolate with buttercream frosting and blueberries...yummy.

The kids got to stay up way past their bedtime on Dad's birthday. They both helped decorate a Happy Birthday banner.

Grandma Nancy celebrated her 70th birthday with a Murder Mystery Night. It was a blast!

Happy Birthday Abby!

We celebrated Abigail's 1st Birthday today! I can't believe how quickly this year has gone by. Abby is such a wonderful addition to our family.

Here is my Top Ten List of things I love about Abigail!
1. the way she tilts her head to the side when she smiles.
2. her curls
3. chubby legs
4. snuggles
5. her waddle walk
6. her curiousity
7. her independance
8. how she points at books and squeals with delight at the pictures.
9. 10 perfect fingers and 10 chubby toes.
10. her bear hugs...they are simply the best!





Caden lucked out that both Grandma's got him something so that he wouldn't feel left out. He got some cool airplanes from Grandma Skidmore and this spinning light from Grandma Baldwin.



Abby loved her new phone from Grandma Skidmore. It goes well with the new play purse she got.



Abby snuggling with her new bear from Aunt Amy!



Helpers...lucky for Abby she had 2 helpers ready and willing to help with the unwrapping.

(Just in case anyone is wondering, no she didn't burn her finger.)

Aquarium

Yesterday the kids and I decided to head into Salt Lake for the day. We stopped by Eli's work and had a picnic with him for lunch and then we headed out to the Aquarium in Sandy. The Aquarium is small but was the perfect size for the kids. They both loved it...did I mention that they loved it??? We will be going back for sure.

Abby's favorite were all the bright colored fish. She just kept pointing and laughing every time the fish would go by.



This was the open tank that had the manta rays and other small fish in it. Caden loved the water, of course.



Personally I thought the octapus was the coolest thing we saw. It was neat to watch it climb up and down the side of the tank. As you can tell from Abby's position, she wasn't that sure about it.







I think this was Caden's favorite part. He loved pushing the button for the frog sound.