Eva catches up

Eva could not be long out done by her sister.  (That and Eva had a really crappy old plastic-wheeled bike that both Isobel and Eva rode when they were little.)

So just six days later, we got Eva a bike and taught her to ride - in just about as much time as it took Isobel to learn.

(The video is a bit shakey because I was trying to stay close to her so you could see.)

By the end of about an hour Eva was already figuring out how to get herself started. 

As you can see, she is SO PROUD of herself!  (as she should be)

My kids are growing up...

Isobel has had this bike for years (we bought it before we left Logan).

Saturday, she was tall enough (and determined) to ride it.  It only took a few tries.

(By the way - I hate uploading videos.  So, one of them should work-they're the same.)

Isobel and Eva started school today.  Eva got a shock when she found out that she has the same teacher and classroom as last year!  But she was assured that this WAS in fact, FIRST GRADE.

(Eva has a funny face because she's tickling Isobel' neck.)

Well, they might not seem like BIG/TALL kids, but they are growing up.  Even if Courtney is a good head taller than Isobel - and yet the same age - they are getting bigger.

I sure do love these girls.

School clothes

Eva and I went shopping for school clothes yesterday.  They have to wear uniforms here in Santa Fe.  As she was trying on a polo shirt, she said, "I LOVE collars on shirts because it's like, MORE SHIRT - AND YOU CAN FOLD IT!"

I'm glad she's excited to wear uniforms again ;)

Our "Date" to the Valle

So, Bryce and I took a drive last Saturday up to "The Valle" aka Valle Vidal.  I had never been up there but heard that it was beautiful.  We were driving along after seening the camp host and just finding our way back home.  It had rained a bit and then...we saw the END of the rainbow!

Can you see where it comes down to the ground?  It was hard to capture on camera - but there it is.  They were right, the Valle IS beautiful!

It was so bright.  I couldn't believe how lovely it all was.

Bryce and I had to get back to try to see the whole thing at once, but this was as good as I got.

Can you see the double rainbow?

I am very grateful to a loving Heavenly Father who shows his love for us in many ways - but especially in the beautiful things of this world.  He wanted me to see this and know I'm loved.  It's been very nice to spend this time with my husband - though I miss my girls SO much!

Pinkish hair

I have lost some interest in posting. I don't know why. I think it may be because I'm not sure anyone really cares to see my blog and it seems like too much work. But, I wanted you to see some of the changes going on around here.

Now I remember why I don't like to do this. It gives me fits when I try to upload pictures and that eats up all my time. Argh.

Well, I added one pic before it decided to not do ANY more pics. Here's Eva's faded pink hair as of this morning. Sheesh.

stop-sign-red hair

Eva asked for ONE thing for her birthday...stop-sign-red hair. Here's her happy "justcoloredmyhair" face. Then enjoy the process in pictures :)

It was super fun. She was so happy about it all night. Per her request, we went to McD's and invited some good friends and then went to BR. She then said she wanted a "6" candle and asked us to ask Karen if she had one - she did. Amazing. So we went over to the Sheffers and sang to her. What a fun girl.

Happy Birthday, Eva Ruthie! We love you :D

She's Crafty!

I woke up this morning feelin' crafty. I really wanted to make something. So...I started looking at fabric I have and I noticed a quilt top made of ties. Ooooh. So then I googled how to make a skirt out of neckties and raided Bryces ties - with his permission of course. And this is what I got:
Front View:Back View:Me trying on the finished product just after running:

And this is how it hangs. So cute, fun, random, and CRAFTY!

Special thanks to Lantz, (Elder) Blake Thomas, and of course, my Bryce. Without you, none of this would have been possible :)