Well, Lucy got $2 from the tooth fairy and $5 from us, so she was totally happy about the whole thing. Lucy started school on Monday and that is going really well. She had a few crazy afternoons of screaming, but I think it was due to exhaustion. She woke up at 4am the morning of school with a bad dream related to watching the execution of Aslan in the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. She was just too excited for school that day, so she didn't go back to sleep...he he. By the way...we were visiting some friends when she happened upon some big kids watching that movie. Anyways, Eden and Carmen and I are enjoying the mornings, just chilling at home. It's nice when they are still very entertained with their toys. Eden has also got the hang of entertainment and when nothing is going on she will bring me the remote and point to the tv.....oops!

We bribed Lucy to let us tie her tooth to the door. It was loose for several months and was starting to turn brown. I'm amazed that she did it! Also, we have officially moved to Colorado. It is beautiful and we are really enjoying the weather. Matt started his new job yesterday and was very happy about it. We are so happy to have made it here!

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!

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 ;)

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?

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!

We had a great trip to SanDiego. The weather was amazing, and Tara had a super house just 1/2 mile from the beach. The girls loved their new friends (4 kids) and I loved to see my friends too! We went to the beach, the zoo, the pool, lego land (for the free 5pm-6pm hr.) and to a great park. Mostly the kids loved to play outside and ride bikes etc. Tara and I had fun painting the kids faces and keeping all 7 of them in sight where ever we went. I can't wait to go back next year!
p.s. Tara is one of my best friends from BYU, we were both BFA painters at the same time and met in NY city :) Here is Lego Land's version of the city