Googly Eyes

Fall Leaves

This toy has been worth it's weight in gold. All I have to do is open the door and fill it with water and I get to sit and put my feet up.


She actually took her diaper off and crawled right in.






Nathan has been walking quite a bit on his own but he loves his walking toy.


Anything that can sit on top of her head is a hat.

I took the kids and the dogs to "Bark at the Park". Can you believe we have a fair for dogs? Instead of rides the dogs line up for dog entertainment like fetching a ball as they dive in the water, and chasing a fake animal all around a huge field. Well the kids enjoyed ice cream and Alyssa got a dog painted on her cheek.

Bye Bye Summer

We are a couple of weeks behind in blogging. It is now too cold to play in the sprinkers although Alyssa still asks for it.











We are building huts these days. Both of them love to be under blankets and sheets.
I have heard almost nothing from Alyssa but "Picture for Grandma" and "Grandma coming" for about three weeks now. So I am taking the kids up today to see their Grandma and Pi and give them all of the pictures we make for them.
Alyssa can do it herself. It doesn't matter what it is, she can do it. Don't even try to help her put her clothes on, she can do it.

Alyssa likes to tackle Nathan. He smiles most of the time but sometimes she can be a bit rough. Nathan is starting to hold his own though.



Alyssa doesn't always go right to sleep when I put her down for a nap. I found her sleeping on the floor about 45 minutes after I put her in bed.

Monster Mash

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Carpinteria State Beach

Last weekend we went to the beach and had a fantastic day!

The kids had a great time in the sand. Nathan thought the water was too cold but we had to drag Alyssa out of the ocean when her lips turned blue.

County Fair

I remember the county fair in southern Utah and believe me it was not worth talking about, so I was very hesitant to spend the money to take the kids to the LA County Fair. What a surprise! We had a great time and Alyssa did not want to leave, ever.




The rides cost a dollar on the day we went so we didn't think it would be too bad taking the family. The height limit for kids to ride alone was 36 in. Unfortunatly Alyssa is 34 and 1/2 inches so Michael and I took turns riding with her. Yes, that makes two dollars a ride. Alyssa went on this slide about 5 times. It was fun but 10 bucks really? Oh well, she LOVED it!
Michael was so nice to let me take this one...

...and this one.
I cut myself out of this pic. since it was so awkward for an adult to sit in the little roller coaster. My back was so sore for a week. Thanks Honey!

A couple of kids in the ward got first and second prize for their turkeys and got over $3,000 dollars for them. What are we doing teaching?

There were water pumps with rubber duckies in a trough. Nathan enjoyed watching and Alyssa had the time of her life pumping the water and watching the ducks slide down.


For those of us who are not fond of sand think of doing this, corn. OK, so you can't make sand castles but you also don't have to get it out of your ears and other fun parts when you get out either.

Alyssa thought she liked pigs until she touched this one. They shave them before they sell them so they are very prickly. So much worse than a week of not shaving your legs.
The kids got to dig up and plant potatoes.








Alyssa got to milk a cow! So it wasn't real, don't tell her.