7 Years Later

September 11, 2001, will be remembered as one of the most shocking days in American history. Armed terrorists hijacked four passenger jets and used them as weapons against the United States. The attacks destroyed the World Trade Center, damaged the Pentagon, and killed more than three thousand people.

We will Never Forget!

Timpanogos Cave

Last Saturday (September 6th) we decided to go up and hike to Timpanogos Cave. We went with Karna and her boys, and Heidi and Mike. It was kind of a whirlwind planning process. One minute we were just thinking about it and saying that we may not be able to go this year (we tried to go with Heidi last year and it didn't work out); and then all of a sudden things fell into place and we were going. Well I went up the canyon that morning (cause we forgot to buy tickets in advance) and bought the tickets. I had planned on taking the girls up to my mom's house and then hitching a ride back down with Heidi. However that morning I remembered that my parents had stake conference andthey would consequently be attending the adult session that night and could not watch my girls. So I tried to no avail to find someone else. At about noon I gave up and called the cave to purchase two more tickets to take my girls with me. I was a little worried about it seeing as though I could barely make it to the cave last year by myself and now I was going to have to worry about getting my kids up there. Once we got up there though they did just fine. They were pretty excited about hiking up the tall mountain. And they both walked on their own until the last little bit when Josh had to carry Hannah. They liked it inside the cave too. I was really worried about them touching things but they did Awesome! The way back down was a little tiresome for everyone. But we all had a lot of fun and hope to make it a yearly occurance.

Firsts

Well today was a day of firsts for us. Ok so just two. Abi started school today. She was so excited. She's been asking when do I start school for weeks. I don't think she could quite figure out why all the kids in the neighborhood started school in the middle of August and she didn't start for a couple of weeks later. I think I was more nervous about it than she was. She hasn't been to preschool since December of last year when her teacher put their house up for sale and as a result quit teaching preschool. I was nervous for a couple of reasons. #1-She tends to be a bit moody, if she doesn't get what she wants she'll throw a royal fit! You'd never know she was 4. And #2-because last year shortly after she started preschool she began to stutter. At first it wasn't so bad, but as time went on it got worse. We started out telling her to calm down and think about what she was trying to say. That was extremely short lived because we soon found out that you're not supposed to do that. I looked up a few things on the internet which gave me a little comfort but I was still worried. It's very hard to have the patience to sit and wait for her to get what she needs to say out. Anyway, we'll see how the year goes but it should be pretty good. I've heard great things about this teacher.

As for our other first, Josh started graveyards again today. YUCK! Not our favorite, but we'll survive. Just chug along one day at a time right?

Here are a couple of pictures from Abi's first day. They're a little washed out :(