Can I have a zip?

Julia loves to drink my water. Sometimes I leave my water bottle on the floor so she can get a drink whenever she wants. She usually ends up carrying it around for a while. It looks pretty funny, since it is half the size of her. Check out her expression in the last one. ???P.S. The title refers to what Jonny used to say to his dad when he wanted a sip of his drink.

Lehi Pool

If you want space to actually swim and are not concerned about having all the fancy new toys and slides that newer pools offer these days, look no further than the Lehi pool. (Well, it does have a slide, but it is out of order. Oh, and it has a high dive and two low dives. Most pools can't boast that!) The Pecks have a family pass there so we frequent it as well. Man, I don't think I've never seen more than 100 people there. (There could be more, but with all the open water, it sure doesn't feel like it.) Today Julia and I had the baby pool all to ourselves. Not only is the lack of a crowd extremely appealing (I have been to others local pools where I can barely move around) but this one holds fun childhood memories for me. If your pool is usually packed, try out this one. Maybe we will see you there?

Moose Bogs and Battle Creek Falls

Last weekend we hiked Moose Bogs (which begins at Granite Flat Campground) with Mom and Dad. I remember hiking this one a few times growing up. I was excited to see the pretty water falling on the rocks, walk on the soft "mattresses," search out the little spring that reminds us of Tuck Everlasting, and keep an eye out for a moose. No moose this time. But a highlight of the trip was riding our bikes home to Mom and Dad's from the trail head. Thanks for driving Julia back, Mom! It was an exhilarating ride.

We were excited to get out and hike this morning since we've been sick and cooped up most of the week. Our good friends the Lafaves told us of a little hike up Battle Creek Canyon in Pleasant Grove. It was a just lovely! (I am very surprised I've never heard of it before, having grown up in PG and all.) It is less than 2 miles roundtrip to the falls, which are beautfiul. The trail follows the water all the way up so you can get your feet wet and splash around whenever you want. (I can't wait to take my neices and nephews on this one. They will love playing in the water.) We highly recommend this hike. Next time we'll bring a picnic and eat it at the falls. Anyone is welcome to join us!

Below are more than enough pictures of both hikes and some of Julia playing in between.

flip-flopping

Julia is pretty silly these days. (Well, actually, not the past several days, as we have all come down with the flu. But usually...) One of her new favorite things to do is thread her hands and arms through our flip-flops. Before learning to walk, she used them as her hands while crawling. Now she thinks it is just hilarious to walk around with them on her arms. When she is done with them, she flaps her arms until the shoes come off! Needless to say, we are often searching under behind couches, under the crib, and in toy baskets for our sandals these days. Here are some pics I caught of her flip-flopping. Funny girl.

It started out with just one shoe on each hand.A few days later, she picked up one more.
But why stop at three?
Flapping them off:

hopeful adoptive parents

Most of you who read this blog also regularly visit my twin sister Emily's blog. But for those of you who don't know my incredible sister and her sweet husband, please see her blog and read about their search for a baby to adopt. More then anything, they want to become parents and love the baby that needs them. We've heard that, most often, word of mouth is the best way to find a baby. The internet is such an incredible tool for spreading information - and these blogs are a big part of that. So please quickly read her post and keep your eyes and ears open for any opportunities! We are hoping that very soon Em and KC will have a baby in their ready and willing arms. Thank you.

And She's Off!

Julia is truly a toddler now. Yesterday we left her with Lili and Jeff while we went out on a little date. When we retrieved our silly girl, Lili nonchalantly reported that she'd been busy walking across the room. WHAT!!?? As far as we were concerned, she was still at the only-taking-a-few-wobbly-steps-between-us stage. Still very surprised and a little skeptical (across the room, come on) I took their word for it, but I was anxious to see it myself. So this morning we tried it out. And here you have it:
Oh, one thing. She didn't turn out as many tricks on this video as the last one (besides the incredible toddling skills), despite my annoying efforts to get her to show her signing. If you get bored of my suggestions for her to sign, most of which she ignores, be sure to skip to last few seconds. I love her pretty little face filling up the screen.



Lili and Jeff, I am very sorry to have doubted you. (And you too, Julia.) You guys must have some kind of magical powers. (I believe she finally learned to "toss it" another time when we left her with you??!) Or maybe she really wants to impress you. Whatever the reason, thanks for helping her to get going. Hey, maybe I will bring her over when it's time to potty train...

what do you remember about me?

I've seen this on many of your blogs and I am loving reading/writing memories of friends and family. Do you have any awesome, hilarious, or almost-forgotten ones of you and me?

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you!