“Go Red!”

Kate’s a soccer star now. It pretty much happened over night…

The day of her first game, Kate made sure to teach the mom how to appropriately cheer for her. “You have to yell, ‘Go, Kate, go’!” she instructed. It’s a good thing she taught us because all game, every game, she makes sure she can SEE us watching, and HEAR us cheering for her, which we do. We’re very much in the Kate Fan Club!

Team cheer (the two boys on both sides of Kate are pretty much her team’s Saving Grace):

Intimidation:

“Soccer Power!”:

BFC’s:

Kate’s also learned a really valuable lesson from soccer: Treats at the end of any sporting event make playing worthwhile.

Well…except for that ONE game. Someone apparently forgot their assignment and Kate thought it was a real tragedy. She came crying, “There’s no treat for The RED!!” There were tears. Many of them.

A Big Day

Too pretty for words on her first day of 4-year-old preschool:

The mom is feeling a little blue today.

A Swissian Evening Away

Another school year is just around the bend. The Dad took us to the Zermatt for one last getaway before the intense preschool curriculum reigns yet again.
Midway, Utah isn’t much more exciting than a pool visit, a few carousel rides, bakery treats, yodeling;) and a Mexican meal at Tarahumara…so that’s precisely what we did. And we enjoyed ourselves.

Miss Kate always loves the helltels and a life of luxury. I honestly think this was the very first time she didn’t cry while leaving a hotel…that’s how much she loves a vacation!

Such the little pageant girl with that wave

Now, Cole, on the other hand, that’s questionable. Don’t let the smiles fool you; SUCH a grumpy boy this trip! I’ll go ahead and blame it on teething this time around, but geez, we’ll need to work on that.

Cute as can be, but a real spitfire!

 

As for Dave and me, we liked our room. It was magic. After a few test runs of a vacationing with a new baby, Dave felt inspired to upgrade to the Villa, which sported a couple of rooms, a kitchen, and a lovely split bath. Bless him! While we can’t always afford rooms like this, it made putting the kids to bed so much easier this go around. If only we could vacation this lavishly all the time…

Well done, Mr. Blackhurst. I think we are now ready for preschool!

Utah Museum of Fine Arts

“Kate, look at me.”
“Kate, over here!”
“Look at the camera. I want to get a picture of you with that mummy.”

Mom snaps the pic right as Kate cries, “Is there really a mummy inside?!!!”

~Is her face not classic? So hilarious!

It was such the perfect time to visit. With a popular Utah artist, Le Conte Stewart, temporarily on display, as well as some Egyptian artifacts, I’d say we timed it just right.

L-Cole with one of Le Conte’s pieces.
R-Kate’s attempt at pulling the same silly face as the sculpture.


L-Seeing this dude in a suit brought me back to Old Town Pasadena where they have a similar statue made by the same artist.
R-They even give kids a backpack of related activities to complete throughout your visit to the museum. So cool (at least Kate thought so).

E, I, E, I, O!

Old MacDonald invited us over. Cole, in particular, learned some valuable lessons:

First, discover your fears.

Second, face them (click on the box if the video doesn't show up)…

Fluffy animals can be scary

And third…parents can be mean sometimes.

But that doesn’t mean we don’t love you, Baby Boy!

The Unthinkable Has Occurred

We got family pictures…

…and I love them.

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