A Really Good Day

I went on a field trip with AnnaKate. I've never been on a field trip with her. My mom or Nate are always the ones that have gone in the past. We went to the Utah house. It was very educational. I think I enjoyed it more than AK. The bus ride was very hot and loud.

Summer's last parting gifts

I bottled 19 courts of grape juice yesterday. That's like 19

Awesome Mom Trophies

I can add to my food storage room.

Gweny and Sarah were playing in the sun room and could see one of our apple trees out the window. There were 3 apples that were still on the tree. Gwen was so excited. "mom look! I want apples!" She took my hand and pulled me outside. They were the yummiest apples I have ever eaten.

I picked a bouquet of nasturtiums. I planted these from seed this spring. They smell so good . I love to go out into my yard and find these gifts of nature. It makes me feel blessed and happy.

P.S.

My blogging skills are at a kindergarten level. These pictures are in the wrong order and arranged dumb. I can't figure out how to fix it and I need to go to bed.

Sweet Sare Bear

Have I mentioned that

Sarah Caroline Morris is so lovely and sweet?

She has a low mellow voice, and a calm chill energy about her.

Her face is so round and her nose turns up and her eyes are just a bit chinese-ish.

All of these features combined make the cutest face! She doesn't really look like me or Nate. I am quite in love with my Sarah.

She is named after Nate's mom, Caroline Smith Morris and Nate's mom's mom, Sarah Brown Smith. What wonderful ladies to be named after, lucky girl.

Yesterday I took Emmaline on a special mommy daughter date. We had lunch at Cuttler's and then rode our bikes on the legacy trail. It was so pretty. We were loving it until I had a minor catastrophe. I needed to GO. Fortunately Em's piano teacher lives by the trail. Unfortunately she wasn't home, her husband was. I got over my embarrassment and he was nice enough to let me use their facilities.

I brought my camera but forgot to take a picture of us biking on the trail. Instead I'm posting a picture of Emma when she was about 5 or 6. This is the age my brain seems to have frozen her at. It is hard for me to believe that she is not this little girl anymore. She is 10 and 1/2! Emmaline is making me realize that my kids childhood is going by so fast and I better be enjoying it while it lasts. This morning she was getting ready for church by herself, the rest of us were in bed. I could hear her singing that Dixie Chicks song Ready to Run. Her voice sounded so pretty, I didn't know she could sing like that. She is NOT this little girl anymore.

I have a terrible head cold today. I'm even missing church because I feel so yuck. I hate missing church. I miss the spiritual and emotional boost it gives me when I can't go. Although, it is pretty awesome being home ALONE. The last time I was home alone was at least 6 months ago, and before that was when I was pregnant with the twins and when your pregnant your never really alone. You have someone kicking your bladder or ribs or something. Yesterday I brought in the kids water table toy from the patio and put it in our wheelchair accessible shower. This shower rarely gets used and it ginormous. Perfect for the twins to play. We'll see how long I can have it in the house before the twins (Gwenyth) figures out how to turn the shower on.

Summer fun at the Hyrum house with my side of the family

We all love to Jet Ski









Luke loves playing with his "big boy cousins" My sister's boys Zack and Ben are in this photo.













Sarah and Gwen loved taking their naps on the beach this summer.

I think that is Gwenyth walking on a lovely trail down from the house.

AnnaKate's Baptism

Darling AnnaKate was baptized this July.