Mini-Blogs Galore!

Once again, it has been brought to my attention that this blog is suffering from atrophy.  (Is it just me, or did everything get really busy and crazy all of a sudden?!)

So!  Here is a fabulous collection of mini-blogs.  On with the photographic merriment!

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East Millcreek Township Knows How to Throw a Party

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I read about an upcoming 1950's themed "community event" (cue Tim's cringing) in the township newsletter one day, and guess what... it turned out to be awesome!!  (And it was FREE!)

We checked out a real-life DeLorean (flux capacitor... fluxing...):

We dined on delicious hot dogs, burger, and fixin's:

We danced like idiots to the '50s music:

We took pictures of a car "for Grandalf," Tim said:

Some of us played:

While some of us just chilled:

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Star Wars, Library Style

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The Kearns Library had a Star Wars themed activity on the same weekend as that 1950s community dinner, so I have to say... I nailed it!!  Two awesome free events in one weekend!

We got to shoot the Death Star (nerf guns, yeah!):

...and decorate sugar cookies:

...and check out the selection of Star Wars library books:

...and go bowling for Darth Vader:

... and take our picture with a slew of Star Wars guys (including a very rare "tie pilot," in the black towards the left, which made Tim pee his pants a little):

All in all, Cole was highly pleased with his first Star Wars event.

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Weston's First Day of SCHOOL!

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What can I say... H-A-M spells Weston!

(And speaking of H-A-M, here are a few shots of Weston dancing in his teeny tiny Thomas PJs at home):

Hahahahahaha.....

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Mr. Chubster Indeed

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Our little four-month-old Chubbs:

Length: 27 inches (98%)

Weight: 18 lbs 4 oz (96%)

This is one seriously happy, pleasant, easy-going baby:

...with some serious thunder thighs:

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Our Sunflower

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Well, as luck would have it...

We have a single surviving SUNFLOWER!

Okay, she may be missing half her petals:

...and she may need some help standing up:

...and her leaves may be a bit mangled:

...but she's a SURVIVOR!!!

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Other Excitement in Brief

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Well, for one thing, I taught the Activity Days girls how to make cake pops:

(Turns out that any activity involving sugars and sprinkles and eight-year-old girls will, surprisingly, be a bit MESSY.)

I went to the Salt Lake JBF sale.  We went to Tim's Cub Scout activity.  I took Weston to Discovery Gateway.  Tim picked up dinner at Chick-Fil-A.  We went to a library storytime.  I babysat for my neighbors.  We went to Costco.  I worked.  We napped.  I made hotel reservations for our upcoming California trip.  I went visiting-teaching.  I cooked a big meatloaf dinner for us and our friends.  We went to the playground.  I attended Book Club.  I went to a staff meeting.  We got an oil change.  I cleaned the bathrooms.  We bought new clothes at Kohl's.  We did about 8,000 other things.  (And THAT'S why I can't seem to get to blogging, hahahaha!  How do YOU do it??)

The End. :-)