"Mominy"

Apparently this is my new nickname--"Mominy." Owen has been calling me this for a couple of days now. He has completely switched from "Mommy" to "Mominy." He's very consistent with it, too. He even keeps it up when he is in the throws of a meltdown. I'm not quite sure if after 2 1/2 years of life he's decided that's what everyone has in fact really been saying when they say "Mommy." Or if perhaps he is just trying to mix things up a bit. Either way, I think it is funny and I like it.

This is just one of a few nicknames that Owen uses. There's "Daven" (Dave--as in "Dave 'n Margaret"), "Nafan" (Nathan), "M'n'M" (Emilyn), "Cafroom" (Catherine--sort of like bathroom), and "Teebs" (Steve) which unfortunately he doesn't say anymore--but the rest of us do.

Gotta love Owen! (btw, Please notice his t-shirt says: "I DO ALL MY OWN STUNTS". I think it's hilarious, and so perfect for Owen)

Pachelbel Bedtime

Saw this on YouTube, and found it to be very funny, truthful, and clever.

Ballerina Fairies

Here is just a random picture I came across of Abigail and her cute cousin Liza who came to visit from the Denver area a few weeks ago. (She is Alec's sister's daughter.) This was when they were being ballerina fairies, and had to pose very dramatically. It's too bad we didn't get more photos while they were here. The kids all seemed to have a lot of fun together, and we wish we all could hang out more often.

Marianne and Adam's Wedding

Congratulations to the happy couple!

Last week was Adam (my younger brother) and Marianne's wedding. It was a very special ceremony in the Salt Lake LDS Temple, where a strong Spirit was felt. Here we are on the steps of the temple with my dad, all six of my siblings and their spouses. I know my mom was proud we were all in the temple together that day.

Later that night, they had a lovely wedding celebration at La Caille. The weather was PERFECT and the grounds were very beautiful. There was a tasty dinner and fun dancing. Everyone got into the groove--even Dad!

We enjoyed a fun evening out without the kids. We even got to dress up! I don't think I have seen Alec in a tux since our wedding day 8 years ago. Doesn't he look handsome?

Happy Birthday, to my younger brother, Adam!

Lagoon

I was about to get in the shower this morning and found that we have no water. So, blogging it is! I'll start with Lagoon...

We went to Lagoon a couple of weeks ago for my dad's Top Stop Lagoon Day, and here are the pics....

The first ride we put the kids on was this one:

...probably not a good idea for breaking Owen into the day, because on the next ride, we had the two extremes of emotion--from Abigail's elation....

....to Owen's terror.

After the two kiddie thrill rides, we decided we should probably take it easy on poor Owen and put him on the more mild cars and boats. Luckily he still trusted us. These were definitely more his speed.

Later Abigail ran through the fountain and got sopping wet, which she was thrilled about. If she could have done that all day she would have been content.

We topped off the day with some nice, sticky cotton candy and a train ride.

Soccer

a.k.a. 3-on-3 Swarm Ball

Abigail has had two soccer games thus far, so I decided I should post some photos. With six players at a time (3 from each team) trying to connect with the ball, Abigail doesn't get a whole lot of action. I suppose she doesn't really possess the killer instinct necessary for Swarm Ball. Regardless, she has fun and gets some exercise. We have fun watching all the little 5-year-old girls chase the ball from one end of the field to the other in their pastel pink uniforms. I don't know how our team lucked out getting the pink jerseys, but it sure does appeal to Abigail's princess side. And Owen has fun running around with the other little brothers not yet old enough to play on a soccer team. Interestingly (or not), the little brother impromptu game on the side sometimes resembles an actual soccer game.

Abigail wanted me to include this photo of Kate's dad (Craig)...