Monday, July 28, 2008

UTAH


I just returned home from UT to a very unorganized house. Of course, I'm the one who has not organized, ever in my life, so this is a little stressful for moving. Our trip was great, we saw lots of family and friends, it was especially great to see the Bostonians, the Andersons, Crawfords and Barbers. I attached a picture of Eden doing her thing. I think this pretty much sums up her personality. She is a grungy little kid. But oh so cute!

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Caller ID

Today I was checking my caller ID to see who I'd missed while I was gone. To my shocking surprise Marie Osmond had called! Too bad I wasn't here to chat. Maybe I'll catch her at church next week ;)

Sunday, July 20, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO!!!

What a soft Q!
Ronna sculpting Eve by Rodin, or doing the conga?
Lucy and the MUMMY AHHHH!
Banalance
Katie and David by Hansen
Lucy thought the hair on his arms was grotesque and facinating
Eden reeking havock at the SFMOMA, I'm not kidding
Carmen contemplating Kline, Lucy actually said, "hey, that's kid painting" ha ha little does she know!
Carmen matching Rothko!
Lucy and Rauchenburg
Lucy thinking hard about the Gates of Hell, and about running away and not taking anymore silly pictures
Okay, this trip was amazing! We had such a great time with the Edwards. Since I took so many pictures, I thought I would categorize them. So, the first category will be the art that we saw while we were there. On thurs. Ronna stayed home with her kids to rest. I took the 3 girls on the train to downtown to go to the SFMOMA. We tried to see the Frida Kahlo exhibit but really only glanced at it because there were soooo many people, and the double stroller didn't quite manage. But, the kids were happy to see a few of her bleeding on a hospital bed. Carmen was really intrigued and carried the book we got with her all over. She kept saying things like, "why does Frida have a tree on her neck, does that hurt?" I tried to explain the difference between paintings and photos, but hers do look pretty real. On Sat. we randomly went to the Stanford museum of art. I actually liked this one better because they had a fantastic collection without the crowds. The kids really loved the balancing banana by Oldenburg, Carmen aptly renamed it the "banalance." My favorite for pictures sake, and maybe because Eden kept trying to chat with it was the sculpture by Duane Hanson, David the mechanic. And of course the mummy was a hit. But, what kid doesn't love to see a 2000 year old dead woman?

Wednesday, July 9, 2008







Matt, the girls and I came to Phoenix for the fourth of July. It has been a great trip. We have all enjoyed spending time with family and hanging out in the backyard pools. Yesterday, my Mom, sister , the girls and I went to the new PHX children's museum. Foam ice cream anyone? It was actually a great place and we will definitely be back. Matt's mom made the girls the darling dresses. So I guess my red eye reduction flash didn't work so great :) Next week we are off to San Francisco, so stay tuned for more adventures!