Fort Bridger

Emmy and Grandpa Jack -
Both girls had fun visiting with Grandpa Jack. Emmy played with his bead necklaces and Erin played the jaw harp.

Emmy -
We took a wagon with us for Emmy to ride in. Here she is sound asleep.

Erin -
Erin participated in the childrens games again this year. She has a lot of fun. She won a sea shell necklace.

Erin and McKayla -
We camped in "Tin Tipi" near other campers we've camped by in years past. Erin gets to meet up with the same friends each year and they all play together and have a great time. The trip went pretty well.... both the girls got sick so we didn't get to do everything we wanted to do, but we still had good weather, fun friends, activities and tons of good food.

First Day of Kindergarten

Here is Erin on her first day of Kindergarten. She said she was a little bit nervous, but when it was time to line up with her teacher... she just hugged me quick and ran right over to her class.

Home-made Dress up

I found some cute fabric and made Erin a play dress. When I finished it, Erin played in it all day long. It was so fun and easy to make. I made one for Ali too, but in purple instead of pink.

Visit with the Greats!

Today we visited with Great Grandma and Grandpa Grow. On the way to their house Erin told me that I should drop her and Emmy off to get babysat and I could pick them up later. I laughed and told her it was a visit for all of us. I think she wanted to be spoiled rotten, not just plain spoiled when I'm there with her.

Quirks...

Thinking about my quirks was hard. There are too many. I had some similar ones as Callie (Toilet Seats/Lids, Styrofoam), so I will list some that are not the same.

1. Link the person you tagged you... Callie
2. Post these rules.
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours.
4. Tag some fellow bloggers by linking them.


1. Eyeballs - Ok, so eyes are beautiful to look at, but I don't think you should touch them. Ugh, it grosses me out. I can watch scary movies, or operations with blood, but don't make me watch someone put contacts in. Jed thinks it's hilarious to trick me into seeing him touch his eyeball... Yuck!

2. Expiration dates - Aren't they there for a reason? When any of the food in my house reaches it's expiration date, I throw it away. This drives Jed crazy! It can be one day past the date... and it goes in the garbage.

3. Being late - I hate being late! It doesn't bother Jed one bit to be late.

4. Toilet paper and paper towel - When you take the last of it, please change it. But most of all, please put the new roll on the RIGHT way! So the sheets are coming off the top of the roll, not from the bottom. If I come across a roll that the sheets are coming off from the bottom, I have to change it right then. I've even done it at other peoples houses when they weren't looking.

5. I like snakes, spiders, bats, lizards etc... - I don't see anything wrong with this. Jed told me to add this one to my list.

6. I walk up and down every isle at the grocery store - When I go grocery shopping, I don't like to forget anything. Probably because I live so far away from the store. So, I make a list (usually grouped by isle) and start at one end of the store and go down every isle until I reach the other side. Maybe it's not that quirky???



Tagging: Jenny, and anyone else who wants to post their funny quirks. Callie already tagged all my Bloggers.

Bonnet & Gown

I finally finished Emmy's bonnet and gown for Fort Bridger. When Erin was Emmy's age, my Mom and I made her a leather Indian dress. Erin still wears the same dress we made, I just had to add more to the bottom to make it longer. That meant I had nothing for Emmy to wear. So I ordered a pattern for infant clothing from the 1800s... and here is the final result. I think it turned out so cute!