Preschool

 I just got these pictures from Lilly's teacher, Mrs. Boyd.  They are from last year.  I guess she plays the same thing at school as she does at home...babies.

October 2013

Bridger's first Race

 Bridger and his friend, Ian, participated in a race this weekend.  It was just for fun and he had a great time.  Ian finished in  1st place and Bridger took 3rd.

Ward Halloween Party

Tonight was our ward's Halloween party.  Lilly was dressed up as Ariel.  Bridger was the Grim Reaper.

Ian Wilde, Setelo, Bridger, Taylor Starkey, Alex jensen, Robbie Olsen, Camden Chase

Wee Wisdom Harvest Party

Erica Hoffman- introduced American Girl dolls

Early Birthday Present

Lilly has a friend who introduced her to American Girl Dolls.  I shouldn't be surprised that she likes them because she has always enjoyed dolls but I was not prepared for how much she wanted one.  She studies the American Girl catalog.  She knows all the names of the dolls.  She plays them with her friend.  This is all new to me so I called my mother-in-law to find out if I really needed to spend that kind of money on a doll.  She was kind enough to give one of her dolls to Lilly.  I got it in the mail and had it in the box next to me one night when Lilly got out of bed and came down.  I wasn't able to close the box fast enough and she saw it.  She got a huge grin on her face but went back to bed without saying much about it.  The next morning she came down and said she had had an amazing dream that she got an AG doll.  I thought I had an easy out and I said yes she had had a dream.  She started sobbing...absolutely crushed because she thought it had been real.  It broke my heart!  So I let her open her birthday present a little early.  I have never seen someone so happy to get something.

The doll hasn't left her side for two days!!  It is adorable!

Fall Leaves

Bridger, Ian and Lilly

A Walk on the Wild Side

We stumbled on this little place called "A Walk on the Wild Side".  We had planned to go to our favorite pumpkin patch but it was over crowded so we googled places near where we were.  It was a non profit animal rescue.  A little dumpy but we had some experiences that we would not be able to have anywhere else.  I had hoped to put up a video but it is not working.  Bridger was able to play with a bear cub.  The cub was very interested in Bridger.  We noticed it followed Bridger as he moved around.  So Bridger started running back and forth next to the cage and the bear chased him.  This went on for a good 20 minutes and drew quite a crowd.  It was really fun and reminds me of another time this happened at the zoo with a penguin.  Bridger ran back and forth outside the penguin exhibit and the penguin chased him by swimming back and forth.  I have never seen anything like it but it has happened twice with Bridger.

Bridger and Lilly love chasing birds.  They went after these geese.  Bridger was caught off guard by a goose that pecked at his leg.  It scared him to death and gave me a good laugh.  Serves him right.

I got a good laugh from this sign that was posted outside the bounce house.  Loss of limbs and appendages seems extreme as does hypothermia!  But there was oddly no sign next to the lions and tigers that we were only about four feet from.

Toward the end of the evening, around feeding time, we went near the female lions.  Lilly was running around and we noticed the lion crouching down watching Lilly and then it charged and jumped on the fence trying to get her.  It startled us at first but then Lilly had a fun time teasing the lion.  We laughed a bit but it was a little disturbing that the lion wanted to eat my daughter.  Glad the fence held.