Hannah

So this post is all about the Hannah girl.  JCPenney offered free haircuts for back to school, so we took Hannah in.  She has super thick hair but she is getting to where she wants to comb it herself.  They cut it and then they did some layers and thinned it a little bit.  This was to make it easy for her to comb which makes it easier for us all.
 

 

Then of course she wanted her picture taken.  Isn't she so cute!  She told us we had to take her picture because the one on the wall is too old.  It's true, it's about two years old.

She is in first grade and was very excited about it.  And then just a couple of days before school started she fell and broke her arm.  So yes, she could comb her hair, not so much now.  She had just learned to tie her shoes so she could wear her new ones to school, not so much now (yeah for sandals!).  And of course, what is the first thing they work on in first grade?  Penmanship of the alphabet.  And yes, that would be her right arm that is in the cast.  Her biggest bummer was when they put the cast on they didn't give her a choice in the color, she wanted green.

I had wanted to include one other picture in this post, but couldn't find it on the computer.  This is not her first cast, she had one when she was one also! 

Lagoon Fun

Sam and Hannah got to experience Lagoon.  From what I have heard they loved it.  Hannah is our thrill lover and Sam won't be outdone by his sister so he is game to try things.  I didn't go, I only have vague memories of going to Lagoon on senior day so I don't have any comments to add. 

 

 

Goshen Days

Here are some belated pictures of our trip to Goshen this summer.  They hold Goshen days to coincide with my sisters birthday.  Convenient for her, she gets fireworks and a parade!  We camped in her front yard.  The kids had a good time.  It was fun to get out and see her and of course there was AMAZING food!  My personal favorite, a grilled corn guacamole.  That was so good, thanks for the leftovers, I loved them!

Ben and Martin had fun playing in the dirt together.  Martin didn't even mind that Ben was pouring sand on him.  They were both covered in dirt. 

Here is Ben chilling out, waiting for the parade to come.  You can see Sam at the edge of the picture, somewhat patiently waiting for the parade to start.  The first thing in the parade, after the flag and possibly fire marshal (I can't remember for sure) was the only real float: the Santaquin royalty (apparantly Goshen doesn't have it's own royalty, or float).  When they came by, happily waving, Sam asked why they weren't throwing candy.  Then you can hear these girls comment to each other, they don't like us because we don't have any candy to give out.  My thought was, you would have had better luck if the primary hadn't been marching later in the parade.  That's where all the little girls of our group were at, the ones who would have appreciated the pretty dresses.

And here would be the primary contingent.  Michelle decided that once she reached us, she was done marching in the parade and watched the rest with his.  Here you can see Katryn in blue and Hannah behind her.  We went back to my sisters house after this and divided up all the candy among the kids.  In cleaning the kitchen today we found we still have quite a bit of it.  Stale taffy anyone?

Other fun things from this trip, there were sheep wondering the street.  It was awesome.  The kids loved that aspect. Thanks for letting us come and play!  Maybe we will come next year as well.