Kitty Love

Oh, how Jenna loves Toxi.  I'm not totally sure the feeling is mutual...

While Toxi is a fairly naughty kitty, he does have some redeeming qualities.  Namely, he tolerates Jenna very well!!  (If only he weren't too lazy and actually got up and moved before Jenna squashed him!)  Irish, on the other hand, only comes out at night!  She may be a naughty kitty too, but at least she is relatively smart.

Cave Run

We went to the Stake picnic today at Cave Run.  It's a little over an hour away, so it's not too far from our house.  Jenna had a great time playing in the water, John enjoyed the sun and playing with Jenna, and Andrew and I relaxed in the shade under the umbrella.  There is a great little beach and swim area here.  The roped off swim area never gets very deep so it's perfect for kids.  A lot of friends from the ward showed up and we had a great time.  Next year we want to camp out the night before and do some hiking and exploring in the morning.  It is such a beautiful place!    

Poor guy...looks like he's burning up!

"I'm flying!"

I think this might be our only family picture...

Walking from the beach to the picnic area.

Andrew - 6 Weeks

Bouncy Seat

There has been some confusion as to who belongs in the bouncy seat (and the number of occupants at a given time)...

Andrew - 4 Weeks

Andrew is 4 weeks old!  He's a very happy and good baby.  Although I wouldn't complain if he improved his nighttime schedule a little bit!  :)

Lame Duck Triathlon 2011

This was John's second go at the Lame Duck Triathlon. He knocked 15 minutes off his time from last year. He did the half mile swim in 22 minutes, the 9.1 mile bike in 32 minutes, and the 2.6 mile run in 25 minutes. His final time was 1 hour, 25 minutes, 1 second. He did great!! He got a group of 5 guys together and they all had a great time!

I went along again this year to cheer for John and take pictures. By the time John finished, I felt like I had gotten the same workout as him! It was not easy keeping a kid and a baby happy, looking for John, and taking pictures. This is evidenced by the fact that the only pictures I have are AFTER John has finished the race! John may have finished in 1 hr, 25 min., but it felt like 3 hrs to me!!



John, Jenna, and our neighbor's mom.  Jenna is having so much fun?!



John and Jenna waiting for John's friends to finish.  Jenna is still having so much fun!!

Waiting at the finish line for John's friends.  Jenna is still having a GREAT time!!

John, Jenna, and Linda.  Jenna is having SO much fun!

Even Andrew got to come along for the fun!

So glad for the playground!!

A smile!!  We have a smile!!

Another smile (sort of)!!  Can you believe it?!  I guess chocolate chip cookies can do that to a kid!! 

John did great.  He had a lot of fun and was able to cheer on his friends and watch them all cross the finish line.  And I learned a very important lesson...get a babysitter next year!!  

Swimming

Jenna started swimming lessons this summer and had a blast!  The first couple of lessons weren't much fun because Jenna wasn't very comfortable in the water and it was really cold.  But Jenna loves the pool.  She jumps in, she kicks, she splashes, she goes down slides, she lays in the shallow parts, and she goes under the water.    

 

She loves to jump into the pool...regardless of whether there are arms waiting to catch her.  She smiles as she jumps and then screams "Yeah! Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah" and turns around to try and swim back to the side to do it again. 

She kicks her legs and tries to paddle with her arms. Hopefully next summer she will really be swimming.



This one's for you, Grammy!!  :)

It's always fun to play with the toys!



Jenna loves this little slide!  She sits at the top with her hands in the water then then scoots her behind closer and closer until she starts sliding 

Andrew enjoying (?) the pool. 

Since Andrew was born, John has been taking Jenna on special Daddy/Daughter dates to the pool and she loves her time swimming with Daddy and getting McDonald's ice cream cones on the way home.  Every day Jenna asks if she can go to the pool with Daddy!