marisa's birthday

Happy Birthday Marisa!  We love you!

happy birthday

unicorn cake made by rob

cute girls

accident prone

Hayden came to me in the night in tears saying that she had fallen out of bed.  She asked if she could crawl into bed with us.  I told her I'd take her to the bathroom first.  It was dark as I walked her to the bathroom and I closed the door as I turned on the light for her.  When she came out I was horrified.  Her entire face was covered in blood!  I cleaned it up and realized that she had a large gash right over her eyebrow.  She must have cut it on the corner of her little night stand next to her bad.  Jeremy and I both knew that she would need stitches.  So at 4:30 in the morning Jeremy took her to the emergency room.  She came home with 5 stitches!  Luckily she is braver than her older sister and there were few tears!  

seven stitches

happy kind of

So this happened on a Friday.  On Monday I get a phone call from the office telling me that Hayden is okay but I better come to the office.  She had been playing on the play structure and had gotten her knee caught in the bars.  It was super hot and I think she tried so hard to get it out it swelled up and she was stuck.  The teachers, principal, school nurse...everyone tried everything to pry her leg from the bars.  They tried soap, grease, lotion, everything.  Finally, they had to call the fire department and have them use a special tool to pry her free.  When I arrived at the school the giant firetruck was just pulling away.  I'm so mad I didn't get a picture of it!  When I got there Hayden burst into tears and just melted into my arms.  She had a huge huge black bruise on ther leg but all the teachers "reassurred" me not to worry because she wasn't the first one that this had happened to.  If someone is going to get hurt...it will be Hayden!

ainsley's friends

In nursery class Ainsley fell and got a huge bump on her head.  It actually looked quite frightening!

front view

side view was scary

Ainsley has some great friends.  With Hayden gone all day she needs these gals.

ains and ellie

friends

ains and coco

Locks of Love

When we went to Canada this summer McCall spent much time with her older cousins.  She idolizes them and was thrilled that they included her.  Some of these cousins are really into fashion and they do their own hair.  McCall tried to do hers by herself but it was so hard because it was so long and thick.  She was determined by the time we left Canada to get it cut.  She decided she would donate it to Locks of Love because she liked the idea of helping a sick child.  So she got 14 inches cut off and is thrilled with her new do!  I even let her do it by herself sometimes. 

before front view

before side view

before back view

cutting

14 inches of thick hair

new hair with hairdresser Lindsay

finished product

6 flags

In the summer six flags is one of our favorite places to go.  We have some great friends that we were able to go with.  The kids had a blast everytime. 

ains

call

call by herself

i think she thought you HAD to raise up your hands

call

hayd

call and tony

tony and ains on dumbo

ains

she LOVED dumbo

tony hayd call

nick park sam

tony ben hayd call and shannon is in the row behind hanging on for dear life 

utah

Last year we had so much fun in Utah so we decided to stop again on our way home from Canada.  BYU was a highlight as well as Boodocks.  We got to spend time in Draper with Jimmy and Hannah and in Holladay with Aunt Linda and her family. We stayed at Thanksgiving Point again (thanks Kambria) and we loved every minute.  I just wish I would've taken more pictures.

bowling at BYU

mcCall liked keeping score

aust and park loved the games

the bowlers

go carts

jeremy didn't win

hayd

boys

best seat in the house

cousins

It is always so hard for me to leave Canada.  One of the reasons is I have THEE cutest neices and nephews EVER.  Here are some examples of adorableness! 

ains and maysa became buddies

grandma's swimming pool

ryder

park

bode...this baby has the chubbiest cheeks ever, the cutest smile and I never heard him cry once (and deb is a babe!)

uncle dares...the favorite

baseball with levi and park

maysa and klancee

westin and owen

bayley with call and hayd

owen riding a 2 wheeler

the steeds

sweet nora