E . . V . . A!

Eva has been attending pre-school and loving it! I am so excited for her and all that she gets to do and learn. Her teacher, Miss Cheryl, is a dear and Eva has so much fun in her class. Tonight, Eva was drawing after her bath: I asked her to draw her name since she had been learning to do that in pre-school (every day they come in and trace their name on a piece of paper). So she did. The top part (A V E) is her first attempt. Then I showed her that she had written it backwards and I wrote it for her the right way. Then she wrote it the correct way (down on the bottom right corner) - a few too many lines on the E but she did great! I am very proud of her!

WAY TO GO EVA!

Update on Adam, Eva and Spencer

So, for those of you who don't know, Adam got a job! YEAH! He started August 25th working at the blind center in SLC as their Technology Instructor. His work schedule is pretty rigorous right now. He is pretty busy with all that he is learning and doing. He also is attending the U of U doing his MBA. As you can imagine, we don't see him very much! We don't talk to him very much either so I don't really know much about work or school. His work schedule doesn't permit us to talk during the day and he can't talk while he is in class. We are so grateful for his job and we are excited for his future. I just hope that I make it through the next two years! I am tired already and it has only been two weeks :( I am amazed how much I can get done, though, so I know Heavenly Father is helping me. For that, I am immensely grateful! Eva started Preschool on Wednesday at a Spanish Pre-school here in Orem. I really wanted her to go to Cheryl Henrichsen's (the wife of our Bishop) pre-school but there wasn't any space for her. I felt like she needed to be there so I was praying that she would still get in. While she was at the spanish pre-school on Wednesday, Cheryl called to tell me that there was room for Eva! YEAH! So Eva started her second pre-school on Thursday. SHE LOVED IT! I had to go to work after I dropped her off so Melissa (my sister) picked her up and told me it was obviously she had a great time. It feels right to have her there. So she will attend both for this month since I already paid for both and we will see what to do next month.

Spencer is everywhere! I can't keep up with him. He rolls over (of course), crawls everywhere, sits up, pulls himself to standing, walks along furniture and . . . CLIMBS STAIRS! The last one is obviously the scariest for me! A week ago, he crawled up two stairs 3 or 4 times while I was at my friends house and yesterday he crawled up half a flight of stairs in my sister's house when I went to pick him up. He is determined to get somewhere and get their fast. He know reaches up when you go to pick him up - which mommy thinks is so adorable. We gave Spencer his first hair cut on Tuesday. He was looking a little shaggy and neglected so we cleaned that up. He screamed bloody murder the whole time so mommy and her friend Marie had an interesting time getting the haircut done but we were triumphant! :)

BEFORE

AFTER

Peek-a-boo!

Spencer likes to play peek-a-boo with my friend Marie. Here is the video. The other day, I put him in the crib so I could finish giving Eva a bath. I was headed out the door and took one look back just to make sure he was okay and watched him use the railing on the crib to stand up all by himself! Yeah! He is getting so mobile so fast. I don't think I'm ready for it.

Watch out world, here comes Spencer!

Spencer is all over the place! He had a few days of lifting himself on his hands and toes, ready to do pushups. Than he started putting one knee down and rocking. Then he started pushing himself with one straight leg then moving the other knee forward, reminiscent of Kwazimoto (spelling?). Now he is off to the races with a full fledged crawl and Mommy isn't ready for that! He is so excited about his new found freedom and Mommy likes to see him so excited.

I am fearing a little for his life though, now that Eva thinks he can move around like her. Yesterday, she was dragging him by his feet into her room so they could play together. He will learn quickly to be tough!

Aren't kids so adorable?

Emma

I just came home from watching the new movie about Emma Smith. I am in awe of her. She was such an amazing woman. The movie, in my opinion, was very well done. It increased my respect and reverence for her and all that she endured. I pray I will not be asked to lead such a life. I pray for just a tenth of her strength and nobility. She has left an amazing legacy for her children and all of us who learn of her. Such a beautiful name . . . Emma.

Spencer is eight months old!

Time is sure flying this year! Eva's first year went by a lot slower than Spencer's first year. I am busier this year than I was then so that might have something to do with but I swear the planet and the sun are rotating faster and faster every year. Spencer is now eight months old. He went to get him up for the day a few days ago and found him sitting up in his crib. Now that wouldn't be so spactacular if it weren't for the fact that I know no one helped him sit up because I was the first one to see him in about 12 hours. So he is now able to sit himself up and he is all over that. He is also getting up on his knees and working on the crawling thing. I am afraid I don't have much time left. Yesterday afternoon, as I fed him his lunch, the spoon scrapped along his bottom jaw and it felt differently . . . Spencer has his first little tooth! How fun! I will miss his toothless grin though. The only sign I had that he was teething was all the drool but he had been doing that for months. What a good little guy!

Today, Spencer was making a mess with his banana. He looked like he had eaten it all so I kept giving him more but really, he was playing like a chipmunk and hording it in his seat!

Pioneer Day

On Pioneer Day, we got together with my sister Melissa and her kids for a picnic and fun in the park. We went to the new Nielsen's Grove park in Orem and had a good time! Eva and Daddy played "get you". Spencer sat on the blanket and gummed up my keys.