Eye Doctor Visits

BriAnn had her first eye doc visit last Friday. Her pediatrician felt it was time to get the "freckle/wedge" checked out to make sure it wasn't anything serious. It wasn't. Just a birth mark. She did really well at her exam.

I went to the eye doc yesterday as it has been several years since my last one and my glasses have a chip in them and just needed some TLC. While there, I asked the doc to do a Lasik surgery assessment, as well. No surprise to me I am NOT a good candidate for the surgery. My prescription is too far gone (I'm farsighted with astigmatisms in both eyes) to have a successful surgery. In fact, he has seen patients with similar prescriptions come out of surgery worse than when they went in. So, we talked about contacts. Acuvue has a new one out for astigmatisms that are way better than anything I've tried in the past. I wore them for three hours yesterday and get to wear them for four hours today, gradually working up to a full day. I'm kind of excited. Not that I want to have to wear corrective lenses the rest of my life, but since I'm going to have to, I'm glad contact lenses have improved enough that I can wear them again. The other bad news (besides not being able to have Lasik surgery): my right eye is getting worse. I am well over 30 and have officially recognized my body starting to fall apart! Why can't my body stay the same age I feel my mind is at? Say, 20 would be nice!

"School is Cool" Party

Trevor came home from school yesterday planning a "School is Cool" party complete with a cake and candles, games, banner and something yummy for dinner. Well, life is a bit busy around here so we only accomplished the cake while the kids "practiced playing games" on the trampoline. The cake is actually zucchini bread muffins with candles and sprinkles. The boys didn't care because they love zucchini bread and I didn't care because it got a veggie in them! This may become tradition. We will see what next year brings.

I was very grateful he wanted to have such a party because he was having tummy problems on Friday. He was anxious about how school was going. This week, however, has gone really well. We will see what happens on Friday as that is the day Trevor goes to school, but Jason does not go to work. Trevor somehow thinks Daddy and Tyson play computer or Sega games all day and wants to be home with them.

Side note: I promise that I do clean my kitchen. Jason cleans the kitchen, too. It just seems to always be messy when the perfect photo shoot opportunity arises. :}

Kent & Kids

My brother Kent and his kids spent Friday night and part of Saturday with us while my sister-in-law went to see Wicked. It was a crazy, fun filled few short hours. This is the only picture I got. We went to the park for a picnic lunch and to the Old Cannery Furniture Store and Fudge Factory in Sumner to see the trains. We ended up getting a free ride on in the parking lots on a small John-deer-powered little train. The kids had a blast! Kory was here, too, for his Army Reserves weekend. We can't wait to see everyone again. Hopefully soon...at Conference time?

First Day of School

Technically, this is his second day at school because his first day lasted all of 15 minutes and consisted of filling out paperwork, meeting his teacher, seeing where his desk is. I'm just glad I remembered the camera after school because I forgot it before. Of course, it wouldn't be a complete photo shoot if the other two didn't get pics taken, as well. I'm glad they love each other!

Marianne's Make-A-Wish

The 10-12 mile climb to Mt. Baldy and back

Fireside and Testimony Meeting
Photo Shoot

We had such a great time at the cabin with the siblings, parents and spouses. Games, hiking, horseback riding, games, stories. Just having fun!

Just us at the Cabin

Disclaimer: The following pictures are not in order of events.

Smores by the campfire

Horseback riding

Somewhere in the dark, you can see Trevor riding and steering the horse all by himself. He did really well and was grinning from ear to ear when he told me. He even kept the horse under control and didn't fall off when a loud jet flew overhead and spooked River Dance.

Union Falls
Boulder Cave-Ooh, Scary bats. Not really.
Soda Springs
The Lake -frogs, kites, water
Flying kites-the lake and the breeze flew one of the kites across the lake when BriAnn decided she was done. It was quite fun to watch it dip and almost crash, then a gust of wind would make it soar again! Lots of fun!

"The miracle isn't that I finished. It's that I had the courage to start!" John Bingham

This quote is on one of my friend's blogs and really like it. That is how I feel about climbing Mt. Baldy because of such an awful reaction to Mt. Aix 6 years ago. But, I did it and I conquered and self-esteem with regards to hiking has been restored. When's the next hike?

New Family Pics-Thanks Melissa!

Here are some new family pics we had taken the weekend of the Teddy Bear Picnic. Tyson wouldn't sit still long enough to get his picture taken. Maybe another time. Thank you, Melissa!