Goals

About three months ago, our little lady set a couple goals: first to stop sucking her fingers and second, to learn to read (Which we considered a third grade level to count). She also choose rewards for meeting those goals. Though she has only earned two suckers out of 90 days, she did accomplish her goal of learning to read. On Saturday she went to pick out her reward of a book. Somewhere she inherited good taste, so the book she picked out was a blue, leather bound triple combination and bible set with her name engraved upon the front in silver lettering. If you give a mouse a cookie... so she also received a powder blue carrying case and scripture markers. Fortunately she does not know about the scripture mastery stickers yet so we did not need to drop fifty bucks on that yet. And here David thought he was going to get away with buying her a little Dr. Seuss book for ten bucks. hehehe. She has been reading about three verses a day since then, without needing help except on words like Zedekiah. Not bad for just turning four a few months ago.

Alfred Hitchcock Movie Idea

If Alfred Hitchcock really wanted to scare parents, he would have made a movie starring our boy. His ability to find random sharp objects in the house and wield them is frightening beyond compare.

Let my people go.

Three hundred ninth grade students. Yearbooks galore. Let the cramping hand cease. To relax, David went golfing, which was relaxing until his bag fell over, rolled down the hill, and fell into the sewage lake. Unhappyness ensued.

Weak end

Friday's celebrations for the man included a trip to Thanksgiving Point Flower gardens, dinner at a burger joint, two hours at a park, and then present time. Aside from David developing a mirgrain that also came back on Saturday and Sunday, things went pretty well. We went to Shrek 3 on Saturday, and enjoyed it, though it was not even close to # 1 and #2 in its' gut wrenching humor. Still some good parts.

Melissa is Hot!

The summer heat has begun, and despite central air, a pregnant woman is always warm. The barrage of Popsicles, smoothies, and lemonade will now take 2% of the family budget. Eight weeks to go.

Happy Something

For David's birthday, he went on a bike ride on the alpine loop, did the whole thing in one gear! For Mother's day, the family cooked Melissa breakfast, and she got a massage before Church, afterwords, they cooked Lunch and Dinner, and got her a new watch and a book. Spent a bunch of time relaxing as a family.

Got bugs?

The kids are running. Unfortunately, it is not their legs, its their noses. Oh well. Earlier to this week we went to the local pet store to examine fish, the kids laughed at everything that moved. Exciting as it is...

Soccer

Family Home Evening? Real Salt Lake Professional Soccer, unfortunately the team lost. Oh well. The kids loved the nachos and snocones.