October: Max Loses his First Tooth

Max mentioned that his tooth was wiggly. When we looked we found a very loose tooth, but he didn't want James or I to touch it. The next morning it had fallen out and was no where to be found.

He told me that the tooth fairy was just pretend so it was okay but he still drew a picture of a tooth to put under his pillow. I printed a tooth fairy certificate and left him a dollar.

He was excited to see it and we went to the dollar store where he bought bath boats for he and Zane.

Zane didn't want to be left out so I took pictures of his teeth as well.

September

The boys love the waterfall at our new home.

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We got scooters for the boys for their birthdays and they are really enjoying them.

Zane randomly wears his spiderman costume whenever the mood strikes him.

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Cousin Brooklyn stayed with us for five days and the boys had fun having a little sister.

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The boys were even more excited than usual to go to the Discovery Museum because of the Bob The Builder Exhibit.

They worked hard together to send a message across the building to James.

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We took a school field trip to the Natural History Museum.

The boys especially enjoyed the horse exhibit.

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This month's UTVA activity was building a Minecraft city out of boxes and playing kickball. I am so grateful for the UTVA activities which give Max a chance to have fun with other kids and also learn to follow teacher's instructions.

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The boys were able to explore inside a police van and meet a police dog at the Tooele Library Superhero Day.

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Our truck broke down and we had to decide whether to fix it or trade it in. Since moving to Tooele we have been thinking about trading in the truck for something with better gas mileage and this was the push we needed to get it done. James did the research and decided that the Nissan Juke which is compact, gets good gas mileage and  has all-wheel drive was our best bet. We are upside-down on the loan quite a bit and the car is tiny compared to the truck (and it is white) but we are very happy with the gas mileage.

The boys had fun helping Dad to wash the car.

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It was no surprise that Max chose trains as the focus of 1st Grade ALP project.

To research we visited his favorite place in Tooele; the train museum as well as the Golden Spike National Historic Site where the Transcontinental Railroad was completed.

For the project he built a model train out of boxes and used the two Lego trains from Golden Spike to demonstrate the meeting of the trains. One of his favorite things during research was watching the video "Charlie Brown: Building of the Transcontinental Railroad." 

August: Ogden Temple Open House

We met Kate, Mike and the cousins at the Ogden Temple Open House.

It was such a fast tour that I didn't feel that there was much chance to feel the spirit. The best part was walking through the sealing room and Max remembering some of the details of when we were sealed as a family. Even Zane, once he heard Max talk about it, seemed to remember being there before.

July

Tooele Train Museum

One of Max's favorite things about living in Tooele is having our very own train museum in town.

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Madelyn's Blessing

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Tooele 4th of July Parade

The Boyds wanted to enjoy a 4th of July parade so drove to Tooele to enjoy the parade with us.

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Goodbye To the Boyd Family

Aunt Colleen, Carol, and Kathy invited us to a goodbye dinner at Chuck-A-Rama.

They used to take us there every summer when we stayed with them so it was nostalgic.

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Random happenings throughout the month...

* Madelyn (Boyd) stayed with us for a few days and the boys enjoyed having a little girl around.

They were very helpful taking care of her. Max especially loved giving her a bottle.

* The boys always love having Logan and Korben over to play.

* The boys love going to yard sales with me on Saturday mornings.

One of our fun finds was a Spider-Man couch.

May

James' work gave us tickets to go to a Salt Lake Bees Baseball game. 

It was the first time the boys had been to a sport in an arena.
They had a ton of fun! And of course, even at a sports event there is a train that you just have to ride.

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As always my boys spoiled me for my birthday.

James picked up my favorite Cafe Rio salad along with delicious Cold Stone.
They each gave me a beautiful piece of jewelry to go in my brand new jewelry box.
The bracelet from James, the heart necklace from Max and the clock locket from Zane.

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We decided it was time for the fun of a trampoline.

Even though we hoped to be moving soon we decided we should put it up and enjoy it for the summer. The boys love it!

OUR HOUSE IS FOR SALE!!!

After almost two months the house is finally listed!

Happy Birthday to me!

April 2014

Max's 2nd Year LPM Recital

I am so amazed at all that Max has learned in his music class!

After watching me paint my toe nails the boys asked me to paint their toes.

Zane likes to sit on my bed and watch movies.