Jungle Jim’s Playland

Last week while carpet was being installed I took the kids to Jungle Jim’s Playland with my sister and her kids. It’s a little old (I went there when I was a kid) and small (only a few rides) but still a blast for little ones.

I forgot my camera but my sister got these two shots on her phone.

 

 

Yesterday morning I woke up to Madeleine standing at the top of the stairs crying frantically. From what I could understand it sounded like she had a dream that we all went to Jungle Jim’s and left her home alone. She was super sad!!!

They’ve been asking to go back and luckily we’ll be returning for a cousin’s birthday party next week.

Tidbits on a Tuesday

 

Things have been pretty busy around here. Here are some tidbits of information.

The house is coming along. It took almost 3 weeks to get the tile in but it looks so great. The painting is half done, we get carpet on Friday, and Saturday will be spent cleaning the outside of the house and planting flowers. Then we’ll be ready to officially put our house on the market. We so excited and nervous at the same time.

I’ve only looked online so far for houses. I keep going back and forth between newer and older homes. They each have advantages and disadvantages. Newer = Less remodeling/decorating, young children as neighbors for the kids, and possibly a nicer neighborhood. But also “cookie cutter” neighborhood, houses are close together, unfinished basements, and small yards with virtually no landscaping. Older = just the opposite of those things.

We’ve been pretty busy with our photography. In our queue to be blogged are: Valley of Fire landscapes, Smith & Edward’s junk yard, my niece’s bridals and wedding, a high school senior session, some missionaries, and portraits we took of Bishop Carolyn Tanner Irish, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah for Utah Business Magazine.

We watched “Bright Star” a couple of weeks ago and it was so good. It is Jane Austen-esque and oh, so romantic. It is only rated PG so it really is romantic, not lusty like so-called romantic comedies.

And here are some random family pictures from February, March, and April.

Rob’s mom’s birthday party:

  Miscellany:

Easter:

Wanna Come?

We’ve decided to go camping for three days/two nights over Memorial Day weekend. Does anyone want to join us??

This is our itinerary:

Visit the Bonneville Salt Flats

2 nights camping in Great Basin National Park

Lehman Caves

Visit Little Sahara sand dunes

Visit Eureka ghost town

Doesn’t that sound fun? Let us know if you wanna come!

Bowling Buddies

I’d been trying to think of something fun for Nate to do regularly over the summer to help fill the VAST amounts of time. Everything costs a fortune and we may be moving anyway, so I was a little discouraged. But then my friend, Kelli, emailed me a link to sign up for FREE bowling!! PERFECT!! If you’re interested in signing up your kids, go to KidsBowlFree.

We went this morning with our kids and had a really good time. The place was empty, the kids had a blast, and it’s always a sanity-saver to hang out with a friend.

I hadn’t taken any pictures for a while so I thought it’d be a fun thing to photograph…and it was. But it’s really hard to take pictures of little kids bowling. Obviously.

What every girl does in a bowling alley…it’s completely normal…

    

Madeleine looked so cute in her little bowling shoes!

After Madeleine got bored she wandered into the arcade and I followed towing Kelli’s baby. It was fun to have a new subject to subject to my flash. Family can see more here.

Here’s a sneak peak at the arcade shots I took. I’ve always thought arcades were creepy and this proves it. To see more, click over to our photography blog.

Julie’s History Questions 8-12

When and where did you meet your husband?

January 2002 at choir practice my first Sunday in a student ward. Then again a couple of weeks later at the ward’s FHE he came up and introduced himself to me again. He hadn’t remembered we had already met and chatted for a few minutes before.

When and where did you get married?

December 17, 2002 in the Mt. Timpanogos Temple. 

Where did you go on your honeymoon?

The first night was at the Marriott in downtown Salt Lake. Then the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas for a couple of nights and then to an uncle’s vacation home in St. George for a couple of nights.

Where was your first home?

Rob’s parent’s basement for 10 months.

How many moves have you made during your married life? Where?

Four. West Salt Lake, avenues in Salt Lake, student housing at the U, Layton Utah townhome.