Comfort food

I made pancakes this morning.



And now that you're done dying of shock... I get to show you the highlight of my morning. William picked up his pancake, took one bite, and then used the rest of the pancake as a blankie to suck his thumb with. So adorable.





I might be making pancakes more often.

The Royal Treatment

Lindon has a princess festival at the most adorable 'real' castle, and proceeds go to charity. (princessfestival.org) When I heard about this, it was a no-brainer. Even my going-on-5-feet-tall 6yo Micaela still dresses up - she's still my girliest girl.



They "rode" in a magic carriage, saved Rapunzel, curtsied before the king, tried on Cinderella's slipper, and danced with the prince. It was amazing.

Happy Birthday Jason!

Now you're OLD! Ha Ha.
Jason turned 30 on August 9th. He very unselfishly got up early with the kids and did the whole morning routine because I was off running my first half marathon - what a guy! But it doesn't stop there - that afternoon, he put on a smile and came to my extended family reunion. I'm going to have to assign him an honorary birthday later so he can get the full experience for his thirtieth!



And he let the kids help open his presents. One in a million. :)

Reunions & Arranged Marriages

Stephanie brought her kids to visit last week, and it was so good to see them! (cross-ref Steph & Jason's link) Thanks for making the trek down to happy valley!






Look at this girl - what a cutie!



Sarah and William had fun getting acquainted. (Their marriage is already arranged, much to the dismay of all the other baby boys out there...)




We love you guys!

Just because..

Really, where else would I show off a few of my latest kid pics? Doing it here keeps me from annoying people in person..





I take way too many pictures. I have over 800 pictures just from the first week of August. Seriously, so many pics. ;)