We headed to Roosevelt last weekend to hang out with Shawn's fam; I took off with the sisters-in-law for a girls' night, the kids and grown-up kids lit fireworks, there was a marathon Risk game

And a tractor. A really loud tractor.

At three a.m.

In the field next to Shawn's brother's house.

Mowing hay.


I am, as we all know, a city slicker. I couldn't see what was making all the noise in the middle of the night, and I had no idea what it could be. Poor Kezie was kept awake too, and Ivy kept tossing and turning. Add to this loud and unidentified sound: mice scritching, cats fighting, and diesel trucks driving by at all hours, and you can imagine how much sleep I got that night.

They're always telling me that the city is too noisy and crowded. This is why I just smile.


The rest of the visit was fun. Ivy met her Grandpa Leon for the first time. The girls had fun on our night out without the kids (thanks, girls!) Kezie got to be terrified of cows and chickens up close. The black spot was that my camera decided to announce that it was out of batteries about five minutes after we arrived. My love affair with that camera has definitely ended. We are no longer friends.

Trip to Logan

We made our annual summer trip to Cache Valley last week. Shawn has paperwork to fill out with the student loan office every summer, so we use it as an excuse to head up there and spend the day visiting some of our favorite Cache Valley places. We eat at the Bluebird, get ice cream at Charlie's, and stop at all the food outlets and factory stores that we miss.

It was fun to take Kezie on campus and show her the big school where Mommy and Daddy went. It's the first year she's been old enough to begin to understand what that means. While Shawn did paperwork (two more years of teaching and his loans are completely forgiven!) I took the girls around and showed them some of the buildings where Shawn and I spent most of our time.

Future Aggies?

3 Years Old

I asked Kezie what she wanted for her birthday, and all she would tell me was, "Cake." When pressed, she specified; "Pink cake." That was all she would say.

I decided to make her a princess castle cake, and found a model that looked pretty easy to copy. It was my first decorative cake, but it turned out ok. Mostly, it was neat how much Kezie liked it. She got really excited when she saw her "pink princess castle cake!"





It took a long time, four cake mixes, three batches of frosting, and I had to buy a new cake pan, but it was fun to make. Mostly, I love that she loved it.

Kezie got to see a lot of family this weekend. Grandma Marie and Grandpa Everett came with Aunt Beth and her cousin Ellen for a couple of days. Kezie loved this, because playing with her cousins is on the list of her very favorite things to do, and having grandparents and an aunt around to pay attention to her makes it even better. Grandma and Grandpa Knighton were here, and Aunt Britt, Aunt Alli, and Uncle Davin, who are all also among her very favorite people. Overall, I think Kezie had a great weekend.

A birthday present:
She also got books, clothes, a fun food playset, a giant bouncy ball, a magna doodle, and some spending cash. Plenty for a three year-old. She had a great weekend, and we have great family who celebrated the event with her.

Did someone give this kid caffeine?

Ivy entertaining herself