Klepto

Last weekend Ry went on an adventure with his brothers. Ba and LE were left behind. Sad? Yes, but it is good for Ry to get in some brother/man time. Ba was determined to have some fun as well, so they went to her sisters house for a day and a half of the trip. LE, Abe and Big Red had a swell time. Playing with shaving cream on the table was a big hit, but Abe was a little hesitant to getting messy.


When Ry is gone, what else is left to do but go shopping!! Ba found some nice clothes for LE for next summer which is always fun. At one store, Ba was checking out and LE was playing with some displays. While driving on the freeway, Ba noticed LE was pulling things out of the bag and was playing with some lotion. Ba didn't buy any lotion. Little pirate snuck her goods under the sensors, and right past the security cameras. Ba had a good laugh and turned around at the next exit and headed back to the mall. We had a little talk about making sure we pay for things before putting them into the bag.

The local town was throwing a safety fair. LE thought she was such a big girl when she was able to sit in the fire truck.


Waiting in line to sit up in the truck.


Aunt Netty and Uncle S were so nice and treated us to ice cream. Abe and LE shared a cotton candy scoop. It wasn't very good, but LE thought it was great. She looked like a little Smurf before she was done.

Over Labor Day weekend, the girls headed over to nick-knack heaven, Swiss Days. We like to get there early and beat all the crazy shoppers. It is always so much fun to walk around and see what decorating ideas other people have, and what the "hot" items are.



LE has become quite the pool shark. She is very sad that our complex pool is now closed for the season. If you look closely, she has just enough hair to make a tiny pony tail. That is 18 months of hard work.

Ba taught swim lessons to family, and she just loved teaching people of all ages. Below is our niece just figuring out how to side breath. Doesn't she look good?

flour power & 6 girls in 18 mo

LE and I having a great summer. We enjoy swimming, playing at the park and cooking together. LE loves to help out in the kitchen, especially when it comes to measuring and dumping. This morning we were making Zucchini bread. I turned for just a second and she dumped flour all over. And of course she had a taste!




Another day when I was making waffles she was helping load the dishes. There are two things on the door that shouldn't be there: a cup of flour, and LE.

We were getting ready for the blessing of the last of the "Sixlets." All six siblings in my family have had a baby girl within the last year and a half. We decided to take pictures of all the little ladies in their blessing dresses. I think LE's dress fits better now than when she was blessed. Her arms and neck are about the same thickness, she is just longer.
The Lake family came to the blessing, so LE had a chance to play with "Elephant", her cousin from Washington who is 4 days older. They are just getting their heads suck in non-regulation railings.
It was a great day at Wheeler Farm. LE liked the wagon ride and of course all the animals. It is a little gross when she tries to give them kisses.

There are 14 grand kids on this side of the family with one more on the way. There are only a few looking into space, crying, and no nose picking!

The original six Lake kids holding all of their baby girls. A whole basketball team with a sub.

Two months in review

When we don't blog for awhile it means we are boring people and don't do anything or the opposite. Lets just blame the lack of updates on how much fun we have been having this summer. Last summer was a lot harder for Ba so we are making up for lost time. Here is a recap of some things we have been up to.

Ry's side of the family had a Reunion in Eden up Ogden Canyon, or if you are crazy and want to ride your bike, North Ogden Bypass. It was so much fun to play games, eat good food someone else prepared, and just play with family. LE loved having other kids to play with.

Here we are at a petting zoo, I think this was LE's favorite part of the trip.

She was all smiles the first time she was on the horse, she could have taken a few more laps.

Feeding the animals was a really funny to watch. I think both were scared. LE has learned to give kisses, so naturally the goat was an excellent candidate for some lovin.

She likes to push strollers around even when it has her cousin in it that weighs as much as her.

The Barn yard dog sprawled out- Do all farm dog have their tail cut off?

Family hike! It is hard to walk with a little body moving around all over the place.

Playing at the Lake, it was so much fun we skipped nap time. That is not mud on her face(but could have been), just Oreo.

Painting Dad's stomach with mud. Gotta love that man with a mega farmer tan!!

Playing with a stick on the beach. LE had a great time splashing in the water and going on boat rides.

LE likes to find BA's swim cap and goggles and try them on. It makes her eyes all squinty, and everyone gets a good laugh.


We had a great July 4th weekend, with a ward Breakfast, hiking, fireworks, and BBQ. It was the first weekend in 6 weeks that we were at home, we sure enjoyed sleeping in our own beds.


LE was very good during the hike sitting in her back pack, but at the end she just wanted to get out and walk. Well lets just say her legs had a hard time keeping up with the rest of her. This time it is mud.


Weekend get away! It was a wonderful thing. Ba's parents were so nice to watch LE while we went and hung out with some good friends down in St George. It was so nice to do things that you can't do with children around, like intense climbing/hiking.



It was Ba's first time playing real golf. We played best ball or it would have taken forever. Our teachers were very patient, and can you say SLICE!

We took a short cut through a small river to cool off. Ry was a very good ball gatherer. I think we ended up with 14 more balls then we started with and that is saying something for all the ones we lost.

We did a relay race with some people in Ry's family up in Idaho. You run two legs of about 5 miles, and we both felt very good about how we ran. Of course there is extra time waiting for other runners, so reading is nice.


Yeah, everyone on the team (except for one party pooper) wore tu-tu's. Others were embarrassed when they got passed making it so much more fun.

Camping the night before was also really fun. Ba cropped this picture, but she is wearing chacos with socks. Sick.


We participated in a stake Sprint Triathlon. We both took home some hardware for our performance.


Black ninja strikes again. It doesn't even look like she is trying hard.

This is Ry and he is extremely out of breath trying to catch the guy in front of him (Ed). His dad was talking trash to Ed so it motivated everyone to go faster.

Other pictures from the race.

"I think I can..I think I can.."

Ry has been biking up the big hills in Bountiful to get ready for his first (and maybe last) bike race this year. He is pretty excited to get started.

He didn't have anyone doing it with him, so he was a bit of a loner compared to all these groups with big teams. He wants to get on a team so he can enjoy group riding, but doesn't want to commit that much time. Tough decision.

The race starts at the equestian park in Draper, and climbs to the top of Suncrest. Once the racers got to the top of Suncrest, they raced down the south side into Highland. Then for good measure, they climbed back up to the top of Suncrest again. That is two category 2 climbs if you are familiar with cycling. A vertical climb of 2100+ feet in just 15 miles such does tucker you out. Ry said that he didn't really see the beautiful view because it was behind him on the climbs. He was going so fast on the downhill (Speeds up to 45mph on a skinny little bike) that he was paying too much attention to not crashing and didn't dare look up.

Ry did well until about halfway up the second climb when the group he was with started to accelerate, and his poor little legs wouldn't move much faster. He finished in the top 70% (okay so that is not very good), and accomplished his goal of finishing.

Ba was very supportive through all of this, and was even a race volunteer.

Trauma Drama

We had a busy end of the week. LE decided to inhale a small part of a pink crayon. After going to our doctor to avoid the ER, we were sent to the ER at Primary Children's Hospital to get X-rays. Her right lung would not deflate when she was breathing. The doctor said it was like a ball valve, and was wondering if we knew what that was. PLEASE, that is what Ry does for a living. They decided LE needed to get "scoped". To put her to sleep, she needed to have not eaten for 6 hours, and they told us this right after she ate. Annoying. LE had fun playing with all the toys and charming the nurses till about 11:00PM. Then they stuck her with needles, and she was pretty unhappy. Right when Ba had her calmed down, and put her to sleep, they came in to wake her up, so they could put her to sleep. The operation only took about 10min. We had a nice night sleeping in our cloths so they could monitor the lung. We woke up and Ry drove straight to work. He said a lot of his work had to be redone from Friday morning, but we survived. LE is doing great without any side affects, and we think she was the only one not traumatized by the experience.

LE is getting to be pretty adventuresome as is seen here standing up on a motor cycle. With the blue hue to her jamies, the doctors and nurses usually thought she was a boy. BA kept on the pink socks to help remind them.


LE loved to take the "ear lookers" off the wall because the light would turn on, and the she would put it back and repeat for about 15min. The crib was more like a play cage than a bed. We ended up 'sleeping' three on a twin bed.


This toe light was used to help monitor her heart rate. LE liked to chase her tail around, and we think she looked like ET. "LE go hooome".


LE needed to rehydrate so we gave her juice that was only half diluted. What a rush! She pounded that stuff. I thought she was going to have breathing problems on the recovery because she wouldn't stop to get any air.

To top it off when we got home Friday at noon we found out that pipes in our apartment had broken. What fun.

Take a Seat

When we moved we sold all of our furniture to make the process easier. The problem was that the only thing we had to sit on was some nice soft carpet and folding chairs. We were looking for couches, and we found a microfiber set of couch, love, and oversized chair in amazing condition. We sure like sitting in our new couches, and although they are not the top grade, and "slightly used", they are way better than the floor. It is amazing how much you appreciate things when you are used to having nothing.

Ry made that rocking chair LE is standing on. He looking online at some pictures from a google search, and made the design from there. After a few visits to Lowes, and a friends wood shop we have a fantastic mini playground. We are planning on painting it, but we are not sure what color. Any suggestions? Ba wants white, and Ry wants bright yellow or green (it doesn't match the room). It was fun for Ry to make it, and it is nice that he likes doing crafts like this. Maybe we should have family craft time where we make bows and scrapbook.

For five minutes

LE has now been officially walking for five minutes. I am a stickler about these advancements in life. I think a baby has to be stable for at least four steps before it is considered a "walk." She does have a bit of a swagger, but it looks pretty legitimate to me. Of course she is motivated by footwear, what a girl. Does it look like a valid walk to you?

A red flag has been thrown from the sidelines, so we will take a timeout for an official review in slow motion. It looks like 7 occurrences of the full weight on one foot in sequence before she reaches the flip-flops. Validated.