Cache valley - take 2

Apparently there was an invalid reference to the pictures when I posted the Cache valley pics. I've updated the previous post.

Backwards day

The girls have spirit week this week and today was backwards day. They were so thrilled to be able to wear their clothes (and backpacks) backward. Doesn't Kaylee make this look believable?

Bryant, on the other hand was not so happy sitting in timeout - he was messing with the computer when he was specifically told not to. He's really pushing the boundaries lately...

Sara's swing

Cache valley

We went up to Cache valley this past Saturday to Lauren Johansen's (our niece) baptism. The fall colors had gone from the mountains and canyons and had started in the valley. We were on the west side of the valley between Wellsville and Mendon when I took these pictures.

Trunk or Treat

Our neighborhood trunk or treat party was last Friday at the church. The kids lucked out at the grocery store and got free candy baskets. They had a good time, but it was pretty chilly that evening.

The girls decided to be ballerinas and Bry was Spider-man (of course).

Here's Sara all bundled up.

Unexpected visit

We got a surprise visit from grandma and grandpa Hanks. They were in town for a funeral (one of grandma's sisters we didn't really know). They stayed at Aunt Lu's for a couple of days, called us up and asked if they could come over. Grandpa's doing okay after his most recent treatments. It's hard for him to travel now and will be increasingly more difficult for them to come up to see all of their family in this area. We took the opportunity and got a picture of them with Sara and Colin.

Bath time!

Time to catch up a little. Heather wanted me to take some pictures of Sara getting a bath. We tried to keep her decent. :0)

Note the really curly hair here - it's only been dried.

Catch-up #2

Part of the fun of Heather being sick is trying to keep track of the kids in addition to the busy workdays. Here we find Kaylee who decided to do her own hair. She could probably make a crown with all her barrettes.

In other news, Bryant is doing great at preschool - apparently he's one of the brighter ones in the class! He can count the highest, knows all his letters and can recognize most very quickly. He's great with colors and is working on getting along with the other kids (he's always been slower to warm up to other kids, new activities, new foods, etc). That's great news - now if only he would listen better...

Rachel is doing well at school as well. She showed me a paper yesterday which I think was her first spelling test. The teacher would say the word and the kids would have to write them down. Rachel said she was one of a few kids that didn't need to make corrections on her paper! She still struggles a little with math problems but we're working on that. She's working on 1 and 2 more than (e.g. 7 and __ more is 9) and 1 or 2 less than (e.g. 3 is __ less than 4). She continues to be a good helper with Sara.

Catch-up #1

Well, the weekend plan failed We were too busy taking care of house things. This past week has been hard on all of us as Heather has been recovering from strep. Rachel was on the antibiotics as well. I haven't really had more than a couple days off since Sara was born (I'm supposed to have two weeks off). Needless to say it's been a little crazy at work.

I'm working at home today, have downloaded the pics from the camera and will be posting a few for catch up of the past couple weeks.

Sun Bathing!

Sara is the most awake (and calm) after her baths and in the evenings when the lights are a little more dim.

Sneaking a smile while getting some tummy time.

Cousin Colin got cut out of this Whoville-icious shot. (Kirsta's pics turned out better anyway)

More to come!

Sick.

Sorry all who have been anxiously awaiting more pictures. Between work and just about everyone in the family being sick (colds and strep throat) the past couple weeks it's been difficult to get online. I plan to post sometime this weekend.