First Day of School

So today was Savannah's first day of Preschool. She is going to Miss Holly's Preschool. She was so excited to go. Ever since we got her into preschool and told she was going she has been asking non-stop when it starts. She would start to cry because she wanted to go to school. Last night I told her she had to go to bed early so we could get up for school in the morning. We got done with dinner, had FHE, scriptures then she went and got her jammies on, teeth brushed and was ready for bed. Chad and I told her goodnight and told her we would see her in the morning. It was 8:30pm. About a half hour later we hear footsteps upstairs. The toliet flushed and those footsteps did not go back to their room. Chad told her to come downstairs. She made it to the landing and I could tell she was about to cry. I went up and asked her what was wrong. She said she was sad because the sun was not coming up. Chad and I tried so hard not to laugh. She finally fell asleep and was up ready to go in the morning. We took some pictures and were off. When we got to school, all the kids were so excited. It was fun to see them all. It was not too hard for me to leave and say good-bye. (Am I a bad Mom for saying that?). When I came back to pick her up all the kids were wanting to show their moms their stuff right away. They had a treasure hunt and learned all the rules of preschool. It should be a fun school year. Savannah and Miss Holly

Waving Bye to Mom

Savannah and Semanee after school

Little bit of Summer Fun

We went up to Flagstaff the other weekend to get out of the heat. It was 98º at 10am when we left Phoenix. When we arrived in Flagstaff it was 78º. So much cooler and nicer. We really enjoyed the day just hanging out as a family. We went to the childrens museum up there but it didn't really seem too 'children' oriented. But we had a good time looking at Dinosaurs and such. We really enjoyed the smell of pine and the scent of the upcoming storm. It rained on us really hard while we had dinner. The temp dropped to 58º so we got to see if the heater, heated seats, defroster and all that jazz worked in the van. It was a nice day. But we had to come home again. It was a little scary driving home since it was it was downpouring and there was so much water on the freeway. But we arrived back in Phoenix around 7:30pm and it was still 101º. We enjoyed the cooler weather while it lasted.

Here are the girls in the tub. I know Savannah is getting a little big for tub pictures but since she and Charlie take tubs together I still needed to get those pics of her too.

If my life was a movie, what would the soundtrack be?

So, here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc.)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the "next" button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool!

Opening Credits: Every Breath You Take - UB40
Waking Up: Feels Like Tonight - Daughtry
First Day At School: Fireflies - Faith Hill
Falling In Love: Forever's as Far as I'll Go - Alabama
Fight Song: Fun, Fun, Fun - Beach Boys
Breaking Up: Georgia Rain - Trisha Yearwood
Prom: Happy Working Song - Enchanted
Life's OK: Home - Daughtry
Mental Breakdown: How Bad Do You Want It - Tim McGraw
Driving: How Forever Feels - Kenny Chesney
Flashback: I Loved Her First - Heartland
Getting Back Together: If You're Going Through Hell - Rodney Atkins
Wedding: Jump, Jive & Wail - Brian Setzer Orchastra
Birth of Child: La Tortura - Shakira
Final Battle: Kill Myself - Tim McGraw
Death Scene: Man I Feel Like a Woman - Shania Twain
Funeral Song: Mayberry - Rascal Flatts
Credits: On My Own - Les Miserables

Some actually fit, that is so funny. Others not so much. So there you go ... Anyone want to buy the soundtrack of my life????

Consider yourself tagged if you haven't done this one before and you'd like to.

Pioneer Day

So I am almost a month late on posting. Things have been a little crazy here and I have just been a little lazy with the posting. In honor of Pioneer Day I took the girls and a few friends from the ward and we went to the Pioneer Museum here in Arizona. Wow, it was 110!! We were melting. I had no idea it was so big. We could see if from the freeway but didn't know there were so many buildings up there. The kids had fun but were really hot. They got to see how a nail was made at the blacksmith. They had fun with the 'water fountains' that were more like sprinklers. I went to see if the water was cold and it shot like 30 feet. It really helped the kids to cool down. Once we were cooked we took them to McD's for an ice cream cone. They do some shoot outs and such when it is cooler so we will have to head back in the winter when we don't melt. But a good way to honor those mighty pioneers that settled here in AZ. I am glad that I was not one of them at the time. I think I would have killed over without any A/C!!!

Some of the pics I just got into the mood of the old west and loved the old stuff. Sorry if you think they are dorky but I think they are cool. :)

The kids on the steps of the 'band stand'.

This is the nail that the blacksmith made for the kids!

I just loved this sign! Luckily we did not come across any.

So there is a little bit about our Pioneer Day!

Charlotte

These are Charlottes 7 month pictures. Or well they will have to do as 7 months since she is already 8 months and I didn't get around to getting real ones. So this was us having fun in her room with the camera. I love black and white can you tell??