Hawaii and Summer Fun

We've been able to do lots of fun things over the past few months. In early May, we spent a week with Mom and Dad at their Waihoai timeshare in Kauai. Obviously it was very enjoyable; we would usually go with the kids to the beach or the swimming pool in the morning, and then do some other activity in the afternoon. As you can see, Bryce especially enjoyed being "master of the buckets" -- he liked to transfer water from one bucket to the next, and sometimes mix in some sand. A couple of times, we took Emma out knee-deep in the water, and let her feed frozen peas to the fish.

Aside from Hawaii, we also enjoyed Stan and Virginia's visit later in May, and went with them to Chico to visit Stan's parents. They seem to be in very good health for their age. Emma enjoyed the company of Misty Rose (the dog), though she was disappointed the cat was too shy to come out.

Anyways, here are some new pics. Hope you enjoy them

A few of our favorite things

Lots has happened since last post. Rather than typing in everything that has happened, we will simply post several pictures that represent some of the highlights over the past 4 months. These fun times include playing with friends, playing with cousins, enjoying the holidays, playing dressup (which both Emma and Bryce enjoy....for now), going to fun parks, and, of course, eating.

Emma and Bryce had lots of fun this year with various Halloween activities. As already mentioned in the previous post, we went to the pumpkin patch (Emma still says in her prayer "We thank thee for going to the pumpkin patch"). We also went to the Ward Halloween Party and Trunk or Treat. Emma dressed up as Little Bo Peep, and Bryce was her lost sheep. After going home and allowing Emma to change costumes (tell me about it), I went back with her to the Elder's Quorum Party, where we posed with the Grim Reaper for bottom photo, and went on a "pumpkin hunt" -- kind of like an Easter egg hunt.

In addition to that, Emma had a Costume Party at her pre-school class. At the end of class, the kids marched in a parade, and got to sign some songs for senior citizens and the kids parents at the Community Center (co-located at her pre-school).

It was a fun Halloween.