Nathan the Helper

Nathan has been dying to help paint. He finally got his chance. Ryan was so very patient with him and let him help in the basement, on more than one occasion. Well, it is all done and Ryan's office and Nathan's playroom are down there. I love having all the toys downstairs. I can keep the tv room and Nathan's room lots cleaner this way. Plus Nathan has a place to go that is just for him (for now anyway). We are slowly getting everything rearranged and hopefully I will have Natalie's room ready soon. I am in the process of finishing her quilt, 10 more squares to quilt. Then as soon as I move all my junk to my new office/craft room, I can get her room all ready for her. Very exciting! Time is going so fast.

Soccer

So we have some great friends in the ward that got Nathan signed up for soccer. Neither Ryan or I are very knowledgable with the sport but Nathan and Rhett get along so great and he was going to play so his mom got Nathan signed up too. I am so glad. Thursday was his first practice. We hadn't talked with him about any rules or how you play or anything. You should have seen him. He paid attention to his coach and did so well. Today we watched him play his first game. There are six kids on his team. Three play at one time so there aren't too many kids to compete with. It was great. He had fun and got lots of exrecise. He has a great coach. She is so on the ball and prepared. The kids listen to her and I think they will all really have a good time.

Nathan's 1st Day of Preschool

Nathan was so excited to start school. He actually started on the 7th of August and is loving it. He gets to go with his friend Emma from our neighborhood and has already met many new freinds there as well.

This is the first activity they did on their first day of school. He gets to take something for show and tell every Thursday and really likes doing that. In a couple weeks he gets to be the VIP for a week. I get to go in and tell about him and the things he likes to do. I'm not sure what else it entails but I'm sure we will find out. I'm glad he is with kids his age and able to learn at the same time. I think he really likes it and I'm so glad.

Blessing Dress

I decided to work on this baby's blessing dress while Ryan was at Scout camp last week. So that is what I did with my Friday Night and most of Saturday. I taught myself to smock first. It is actually quite easy and a lot of fun. I haven't ever really sewn clothing from a pattern unless of course you count the cowboy vest and chaps I made for Nathan last Halloween. This was a bit different. But the directions for sewing were very clear and I was able to do it. The pictures don't really do it justice. But here they are:

Bees Game

We were lucky enough to get some tickets to the Bees game last night. Our seats weren't half bad, right behind home plate on row 14. They were even better than Thurl Bailey's tickets. He was sitting in the same row but more towards first base. Okay maybe that doesn't make them any worse. We also got a parking pass that allowed us to park right across the street from the entrance. When we got there the first inning was over and the Bees were down 0-4. But the Bees did not let us down. In both the second and third innings they scored 5 runs and easily won the game. It was fun to see so many runs. We even got to see several home runs. Nathan really enjoys baseball. He kept asking if we could play when we got home. We tried to explain how late it would be when we got home. Especially since we stayed for the fireworks, which turned out great and the fun run. Nathan was able to run the bases just like the players. He thought that was the best part of all.

Lagoon

This was Nathan's and my first trip to Lagoon, ever. It was nice to go with a veteran. But it was, let's say, hot! But thankfully we brought our swimming suits and were able to cool off at the lagoon a beach. And thankfully Ryan's mom came along to go on the various rides I was unable to go on. We had a great day and got to do a lot. We even caught a show. Nathan convinced me to buy one of the refillable bottles and so we did keep hydrated. It was a fun day. Here are some of the pictures. Don't pictures just say it best? Nathan's favorite ride was the egg drop. He loved it.

Lake Powell

First of all the day before we left for Lake Powell Nathan had his first dentist appointment. I know I'm a terrible mother. I kept forgetting to put him on our insurance so I finally remembered this year and well, it went great. The dentist says he has excellence teeth and very good hygiene. if you ask me I think he just got good genes. But we found a great dentist and Nathan was so good I couldn't believe it. He is now doing really well keeping his teeth nice and clean. So here are some pictures I took while we were on the lake. Ryan skiing on his new ski. We actually found the smoothest water in last chance this time. Warm creek didn't live up to it's usual perfection.
After a few days on the boat Nathan was dying for some cartoons. This touch sure comes in handy.
Ryan did much of the driving.

Emily got Nathan this crab that he eventually named Bob. Isn't it cute?
Nathan was once again king of the spray bottle. He loved to spray himself and anyone else in shooting distance. It kept us all a bit cooler.
Here is Jason learning to do a front flip on the wake board. I didn't get a picture of his wake skating, maybe Emily can supply one for a visual. But let me tell you it was so funny. He thought he'd be funny and strip down to his speedo. When he got up on the wake skate we all died laughing. Too bad the water was so bad he had planned to do a toe touch for us.
Nathan has really taken to the water this year. No fear here. He would get in to cool off even if nobody else wanted to get in. He did the funniest head duck where he would get ready hold his breath and then 5 seconds later dunk his head in the water. It was pretty funny to watch.

This year we decided to try the restaurant on the dock. We actually ate there twice. Once for lunch and once for dinner. The food was quite good but the wait for our food was long. But it was a fun change of base. All in all we had great weather and no bad sun burns. The heat didn't even bother me and we all slept well at night. Bonus.