Utah State Fair

It was the first time the girls had been to a fair, well Victoria went when she was 1.5 yrs old and Elizabeth was in my tummy, but this is the first time they will remember.
We had a blast and it was so fun just being together and enjoying time together.

We took the girls to the working farm, where they milked a cow, fed the cow, gathered apples, drove a tractor, brushed a sheep, planted seeds and then picked their crops, gathered eggs, sold all their goods and got money to spend in the store. They thought it was pretty cool.

Then we got some kettle corn, snow cones, elephant ear and lemonade.
We went to the Sea Lion show and that was so fun. The girls loved to watch them act silly. We had our picture taken with them, Rose and Kim. They laid their heads on our shoulders and I held Rose's head.

We went on the Ferris Wheel as a family. The girls played two games; the hammer game and duck game and won 2 prizes each. Then the rode on the carousel, train and wiggle worm.

As we were leaving we stopped by all the animals because Victoria would not leave until she got to see them. They were able to pet a baby cow who was only 3 weeks old. They saw the goats, sheep and cows...for milking and beef.

On a lighter note...something not so funny happened at the fair. So, as you know Elizabeth is potty trained. So, I take her to the bathroom and I find a nice surprise that I stick my hand right in. I know that I do not need to tell you what it is but it was so not funny. So, my little girl had to go commando at the Fair.

Where has time gone?

Well, both of my little girls are in Ballet now. Elizabeth has been wanting to go for so long now and now she is a part of it too. The first day I took pictures of the girls before class and now that I sit here and look at them, I am crying. I remember 1.5 years ago when I took Victoria's first ballet photo and now that I see Elizabeth, she looks just like her sister did. Where has time gone, that I now have two big girls and no more babies. It breaks my heart for so many reasons. I love these two girls that I carried for 9 months more than I could ever tell me or show them.

Well, Ballet went GREAT!!! Mrs. Melissa was impressed with how much Elizabeth already knew. The girls did act a little crazy the first day but we talked afterward and that will not happen again. They just love each other so much that they cannot stay away from each other, they are always touching each other and loving each other. Elizabeth had a blast and she is so excited to be like her sister in Ballet now.

Play Structure

Louis and I have been wanting to get the girls a play structure for the back yard but have been waiting. Well, we found one that was on sale and we bought it. It took Louis about 2.5 days all together to get up, almost all by himself, I helped a little bit. The girls have had so much fun on it already. They were even having fun when we hooked the ladder and slide to the trampoline to use. Now they have a slide, swings, glider, monkey bars, picnic table and club house. They had some friends over to play on it already. I am glad that we have it so, I don't have to worry about germs at the playground, you who know me will understand. Even Victoria said today when I asked her to wash her hands after playing on it, "Mom, you said I won't get germs from it." I guess I am a little OCD about germs but that is OK. Anyway, lots of fun for the girls and I know that they can be in the backyard playing I don't have to be there too. Thanks Papa for building it for them.

Just starting out

Slide and ladder on the tramp

The monkey bars, main area and swing arm

The girls playing while it is still under construction

The finished product.

1st Day of Pre-school

Victoria started her first day of Pre-school at Challenger Private school. When she woke up, she said that she did not think she was old enough to go to school yet. I told her that she was and then she was very excited to go. When we went to orientation the week before I was crying but the day we dropped her off I was so excited for her. We walked her into her class and dropped her off with her teacher, Mrs.Adina. We first just drove through the parking lot and left. Victoria was mad and wondered why we did not drop her off at school. I knew that she was not going to cry or have a problem going to school. When we picked her up, she got in the car and started to tell us all about her day. She drew a circle and then colored it and stayed in the lines. She said they learned about the letter, "M". She goes Tuesday and Thursday, half day but we are thinking of send her Mon-Fri, half day. She said that she loves school and cannot wait to go back. I cannot believe that my baby girl is old enough for school. Louis said, "I still remember that little black head coming out of you and now she is in school." Time flies by so quickly.

Walking to her cubby with teacher Mrs. Adina

Principal, Mrs. Mandy walking her to the car

Hogle Zoo

We went to the Zoo with Kimmie, Chaz and Charlee. We got there early enough that the Tiger boys were up playing with food. We watched baby Zuri play around in her enclosure and then her mom splashed her with mud. The kids rode on the carousel and then we all went on the train. We had lunch at the Zoo but the kids wanted to play more than eat. I took the wagon and at first nobody was riding in it and then all of a sudden I had 3 kids in it. It was fun. We saw the Gorillas and the new Gorilla, Husani was so cute. He was standing up just looking at the kids through the window. Elizabeth loves the Gorillas. It was so much fun to spend the morning with my dear friend who I never get to see. Victoria loved seeing her friend too and spending time with her. Chaz was a great helper with Elizabeth, he took good care of her.

Thank you Shafer family....can't wait to go to Lagoon together.

Petting Zoo

We went to Gardner Village's Petting Zoo with Adrienne, Avery, Easton and Gracen. The kids LOVED it so much. First they went on pony rides and had to much fun. Then we went to see the animals. They saw; goats, pigs, ducks, bunnies, chickens, a Llama, turtle, bull, donkey and an Ostrich. Avery was chasing the duck trying to pet it and he touched it a few times. Victoria tried to touch it but was a little scared. Then we went walking around and looked at the pond with fish in it. Went into a candy store and found some candy from my childhood and it was so yummy. Then we had lunch at the Bakery. Victoria was spinning the chip holder around and it fell over onto the floor. Everyone sat and had much and then had cookies. The kids were so crazt while eating I thought we were at the zoo. We always have fun with the Bybee family.

Dino Museum

We went to the Dino Museum with Annie, Hannah, Sophie and Jonah. It was so much fun. We lost Hannah for a second and then the next minute we lost Sophie. We decided that we needed to talk to the girls because it was VERY busy there. After that we had no more missing children. The girls loved looking at the dinos together and talking about them. We went to a 3D under the sea movie about prehistoric animals. Victoria and Hannah were a little scared. But Elizabeth and Sophie just watched the movie with no trouble. Jonah was busy doing other things and was not interested in the movie. All the kids played in the sand, digging for bones. Little Jonah and Elizabeth thought it was funny to throw sand at everyone. Then at the water play area the 3 older girls played together while Elizabeth and Jonah talked to each other. Jonah kept hitting Elizabeth and I showed him how to be nice. I video taped Elizabeth showing Jonah this and then Jonah hit her again and she told him no and again how to be nice. It was so dang cute as he just let her do it. All the kids had a great time with each other and I cannot wait until we get together again. I loved talking with a good friend and being in great company. Thank you Palmer family.