Back to School

Tyson had orientation Friday, but his first day was officially Monday.  He hates back to school pictures.  I don't know why.  I also don't know why he insists on wearing a sweater every day.  Even when it's 100 degrees.  Silly boy.

 And Easton started preschool today!  We are doing a neighborhood "joy school" where the kids rotate around to 1 of 5 houses each week.

He is smiling like a super hero in this picture - in case you couldn't tell.

 New Nikes and Justice League backpack.

He went to the other Pages' house for the first day and learned about a-a-alligators.  I'm so glad Katie took pictures!

 A-a- animal crackers

 Playing cars with Zach

 We ran some errands later and Easton asked if we could listen to a Christmas CD while we drove.  We share the same love of Christmas.  While we drove he said, "summer is just not fun anymore."  I said, "ya, I'm kinda ready for fall" and he said, "I just want snow and Christmas."  Melts my heart:)

As much as I love Christmas, we still have a little bit of summer to try to have fun in.  So after dinner we went to the Highland Splash Park for a little while.  It was a lot less crowded than usual and the weather felt so nice!  I guess I can handle summer a little longer...

I do NOT know why I always video sideways.  It's a problem! I promise I won't do it again.

Happy Birthday Aunt Kate!

Last week we got to help knock down some walls and later a ceiling in Grandma and Grandpa Cook's kitchen.  Easton thought it was a great time.

 Callan was a little apprehensive at first, but he caught on.

Since their kitchen is out of commission for who knows how long, we got to celebrate Aunt Kate's 21st birthday at our house.  I had to take a picture of the lovely centerpiece.  I asked Tyson to take Easton out on an expedition in search of wild sunflowers.  They grow in fields all around our house and right off the road so I thought it would be fun for them to just go grab some.  Before they left Tyson asked, "you mean the kind out in the grass right here?" Thinking he meant the tall grass in the fields, I said yes.  He asked if I wanted the stems long and since I was putting them in a mason jar, I said no.  10 minutes later they came back with a styrofoam bowl full of about 50 dandelions.  Just the heads.  No stems.  I think I stared at the bowl forever trying to figure out if he was joking!  He wasn't:).  I laughed and told them to try again.  Tyson said, "Let's go East.  We got the wrong kind" and Easton said, "That's because she told us to get sunflowers dad."  It was so funny!  They succeeded the second time.

Trace came too!  So nice to have him home.

Happy Birthday Aunt Kate!

Dinosaurs

Last week Aunt Amanda took us to the dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving Point with her Kennecott pass!  The boys had so much fun together!

Love this one.  On the move.

We played in the sandy river.

Crew did NOT like the texture of the sand!

Easton "looking at the camera"

I worked 40 hours this week!  Yikes!  Tyson was so great keeping the house clean and kids happy all week.  They all got a cold which is mostly gone now.  Poor Tyson had it the worst.  Tyson had orientation for his second year of pharmacy school.  Callan had major withdrawals when daddy left.  He went around crying, "want mo daddy!" ALL DAY LONG!

And I made 15 jars of peach jam.  I'm a little proud.