Here comes August

Every year our neighborhood has a celebration at the park for National Night Out. It is fun because the kids get to meet police officers and fire fighters. Usually, I face paint at the party, but nobody officially asked me, so I took the night off! The firefighters showed up 15 minutes after the party ended, but since I live right next to the park, we were still able to catch them! No firehose this year...they were on duty, but still lots of fun.

Awe, it looks like they love each other!

Lucy sitting pretty.

I think Elliott is driving somewhere exciting. He is a fire fighter in spirit already.

I love this because I had just given Lucy the "girls can be firefighters too talk", and here she is! YAY!
Elliott calls police officers, Ambulance drivers, paramedics, and fire fighters super heroes. He was very excited to meet some.

Home again

Yay Lucy!! I missed you and am glad to come home to you. She has had many dramatic breakdowns since my return, but I am even grateful for those I missed her so much!! Last night, she was hanging out in my room and she played dressup in my clothes!! You might not think it's a big deal, but she has never done that before and I loved it. I need to buy better clothes so she can play super-fancy dressup! Everyone needs a feather boa and fake pearls for their daughter to dress up in, right?





So cute.





Here she is watching her new pet. Dad caught her a praying mantis while I was gone; cage and everything. This would not have happened if I was home, I promise you. This is especially interesting because the most scared i have ever seen her is when she saw a mantis when she was 2. She came running in the house hysterical because she had seen a bug with a scary triangle head. "Don't like it head!"
Dad bought crickets for it, but it doesn't like them. Me either.





He caught a grasshopper from the backyard, and the mantis jumped right on it. Gross. Not my favorite pet ever, but Lucy likes it. What a gal.

P.S. I love how you can see the old family picture through the cage and Kimball's face is so appalled by the whole thing!
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Leaving Pocatello

Goodbye croziers! Goodbye Papa and Gramma! Bye Christian and Aunt Charice! Bye Uncle Kimball! Love you!





One more play time.


Finding shelter during the rain.


And a good place for monster truck dirt rallies.


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Back in Poky

We are in Pocatello with Ruth and family at my parents house. I should do service for her more often! Charice and Christian are here and Elliott is happy to have another monster truck enthusiast to play with. Miss you Daddy and Lucy!


An apple with Christian.


Monster truck rally time!


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I scream!

Today we went to the Logan zoo with the Croziers, and then it was off to Sub Zero ice cream. Elliott especially liked the dry ice like mist that quick froze the ice cream. He ordered rootbeer ice cteam with marshmallows Yummy! It was a super fun day, but I do miss Lucy and Daddy...see you soon, love you!

















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In Utah

I am in Utah helping out my baby sister. She just had a two year old get out of a half body cast, had a baby two weeks ago, and she is going in for oral surgery today!! I am tagging Heather who is on her way back to Boise now. So, I get to help out with the two cutesy little guys ever... Bummer for me!





Here is Elliott enjoying nap time after eating at the Bluebird Cafe.





Little baby Kason!!





Karver and Elliott enjoying each other from the start.

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Camping gag reel

When I was preparing the pictures for the last post, the kids and I discovered a feature called "bulging". Oh man, I was weeping I was laughing so hard! The kids loved it and it was just one of those fun mommy moments where we were all having fun and laughing together. I decided to share the love. Mostly just so we can look at them and laugh again! (I hope this is ok with you Joy! You look almost as cute as me!)