Goin' to the zoo, zoo, zoo, how about you, you you...

Yesterday we went to the zoo to see the new Polar Bear Exhibit, "Rocky Shores" and we LOVED it.  The funny thing is that I didn't get one picture this time of any of the animals - besides these cute ones...

The Shirley Girls hangin' out on the Rhino.

Mama bird and her babies.

Sora sucking the juice out of Bryan's apple :)  She would grab his hand to put the apple in her mouth.  I think she liked it. :)

Daddy Bear and cubs.  We had a good time at the zoo - the girls were out before we got to the freeway!

Special Delivery.  I love to kiss and squeeze and suck on those cheeks!  Sora has 2 teeth now and can sit up all by herself (although sometimes I think she falls on purpose).

Chillin' at the local splash pad.  The funny thing is that the girls would only run through the middle of the water...trying hard NOT to get wet.

First Day at Smarty Pants Preschool

Tori is a preschooler now, and she is so excited to go  - she helps pick her clothes out the night before.  Look at this smilin' mug ready to go on her 1st day!

Breakfast of Champions - no, not Wheaties this time...Cheerios!  She was SOOOOOOOOOOO excited for preschool.  I called her from work to see how it was and she LOVED it!

Heading out the door with her backpack and everything.

Laeni posing for Tori's 1st day of preschool.  Cute lil' stinker.

Getting ready to walk in to Smarty Pants Preschool!

 

Just throwing this one in there although it wasn't taken on the 1st day of preschool.
This is the progress on the Payson Temple.  Oh yeah baby, the elevator shafts are almost ready!

Good Bye Summer

In no particular order (just the order the computer and I happened to pick the pics and accidently moved them around)...here are the goings on this summer  - very briefly.  Next post will show Tori's first day of pre-school, but that will be for another day.

 

This Labor Day, the girls and I loaded up the car to watch Tori dance in a parade and young people's talent show for her dance class.  The children's parade was calcelled due to lightening (and a LOT of rain, but the weather cleared up for the talent show and carnival rides.  This is a photo of Laeni screaming her head off on the first ride.  I can't help but laugh.  All the other kids are having a blast...she has informed me that she is never going on another ride again - E-V-E-R!

 

Bryan and I went on a date to the Melting Pot and then to the musical Wicked.  It was a LOT of fun to dress up and go on a date.  Can't remember the last time that happened - maybe right after we got married and we went to the Nutcracker (almost 5 years ago)?

Sora is getting SOOOO big.  She can almost sit up by herself - actually she can all by herself for a couple of minutes before she starts to topple over.

Tori before the Labor Day parade.
(She was in one other parade, but didn't post those pics)

Father's Day we made Bry breakfast in bed and the girls were having so much fun!  They really wanted breakfast in bed too, so I suprised them and brought them a tray of food as well...they were in heaven.

LOTS of summer days with friends and popsicles.  The girls (both sets of sisters) just wait for the other pair to get home so they can play. 

Cami and her family came through town and we let the girls have a sleepover in the same bedroom - they LOVED it...maybe until we turned off the lights, then Kaylin probably didn't like it so much, but she never complained.  My girls were in heaven with their cousins.  Here they are in the cottage loft watching "girl" movie.

Our GIANT holly hocks this year.  Our friend told me she would just drive past the fence to see their beautiful blossoms stretching over the fence.

Tori's first day of dance class this year

Our trip to Washington, just for fun...and it was FUN!  Can't go home without a trip on a ferry.  Tori and Laeni didn't want a "fairy" ride, they wanted a "princess" ride.  Here is pop with all but one of the girls - Kaylin was on the other side of WA.

Bryan's first trip to Sequim and the wild game animal farm.  Here he is feeding the buffalo a slice of bread and trying to film the whole thing.

The Peninsula.  The best day we had on our WA trip...but of course the weather has been beautiful every day since we left.

Good bye summer.  We had a blast with you this year.  See you on the flip side.