Saint George

Thank you for letting us share your special day with you, Haleigh!

Jerry and Barbara Pratt have 5 wonderful kids and 9 wonderful grand kids -and another one on the way. Pictured above are Traci, with her kids Conner and Camryn ~ Jon & April with Haleigh, Lauren, and Collin ~ Julie & (James in spirit), with Jake and Cole, Keri (future husband in spirit) ~ Jaime & Mike with Riley and Chloe. We had all 5 kids there, but missing James (Julie's husband) who is now in Iraq, we wish he could have been there.

Click on play for a some of my favorite moments of the trip!

So you think you can dance!

It was my birthday this week, and Mike surprised me with tickets to the "So you think you can dance" tour, they came to San Jose. We have loved watching this show this season with all of the super cool dance routines. We were front and center in the 9th row, and the music was so loud, it just made you want to stand up and dance! My favorite dance is Forever with Twitch and Comfort -click on this link and you can see just how fun it is!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdW66MktqcY&feature=related









Thanks so much for surprising me Mike, I had such a fun time!

Saturday is a Special Day

This particular Saturday was a very special day. We went to the temple! We have not been in probably 6 months and we had wanted to go for so long. We love learning more about who we are and why we are on this earth. We definitely needed the blessings from the temple.

We were so glad that Mikes parents (who live in Berkely) watched Riley and Chloe for us. They took the girls to the park, read them books, and watched movies with Riley. Grandpa Beall had never seen Aladdin, and he said it was quite enjoyable. Chloe, on the other hand cried quite a bit I guess :(

After the temple, we came back and had dinner with everyone. We always love going to Grandma and Grandma's house because Grannie Fran always has new and interesting kinds of cheeses for us to try and we love just sitting around the table talking, laughing, and eating together

Our old Friend

When we first moved into our ward, we quickly became friends with the Adams (Luke, Kirstin & kids). Every Sunday they sat on the same row in church, and gave evil eyes to anyone who would take it -just kidding :). Well, they moved 2 years ago, and it was total deja vu to walk in last Sunday and see Luke sitting in their same spot, I had to do a double take!

Anyways, we totally miss them here, 2 of their kids are exactly the same age as ours. We had Luke over for dinner, and Mike and him enjoyed their typical deep spiritual discussions/debates. Its fun to sit and listen to them.

The best part of the night was when Luke TOTALLY broke our chair! How rude! Here he is, holding a piece of our poor chair. Actually, it was our fault. Ikea chair, 5 years old, not a good combination. He was just sitting there eating peacefully, and in a split second, the chair shattered and sent Luke straight to the ground. Can you invision it in your head?? Pretty funny. We missed you Kirstin!

Mommy and Me Day

Living in San Jose, I am always looking for free events. Today at Santana Row (an outside mall) they had a bunch of free activities for kids. Riley had a great time, and Chloe even enjoyed looking around a little too! Here are some pictures of the events. Sorry there are so many, there were too many fun moments to pass up!

The end of summer

I guess Labor day officially marks the end of summer, although around here it still feels like summer will be around for a while! So, my sister Traci (her 2 kids) and my sister Keri came to visit for a couple of days. We decided the beach would be the best place to go. It was totally perfect weather - totally crowded - and totally fun! ... TOTALLY!! :)

Mike, Jaime, and Chloe so in love!

Do you see the sand?? All I'm thinking is "she's gonna SCREAM when I have to put her under the beach shower!" She did. Strange people around me were laughing.

Riley on Conner's shoulders. Conner's face you ask?? He's a teenager.

My sister Keri and our nephew Conner

Aunt Traci with Riley chasing the waves

Camryn playin' in the sand

Riley getting Mommy all wet because she got knocked by a wave -its OK I don't mind!

Tender Family Moments

A Half Birthday

our Chloe Elizabeth is 6 months!

she's crawling, laughing, babbling, and loving all her toys

weight - 14.2

height - 25 in

25th percentile all around

we got nothin' but love for this little girl.

We went to the Circus!

We saw clowns, dogs, horses, tigers, llamas, elephants, motorcycle riders, trapeze-ists?, jugglers, and all sorts of dancing and singing. For both Mike and myself, our favorite was these motorcycle riders that get into this ball and ride all around and upside down within inches of each other, it was CRAZY! Riley cannot stop talking about the pretty horses. And the elephants were pretty good too, mainly because they were pooping EVERYWHERE- every 5 seconds. funny stuff.

They let you come an hour early to see the animals and all the circus people close up, and let you try on the clothes and get on some of the clown cars.

...and to top it all off - Riley got her first taste of cotton candy, no surprise she devoured it.

We had a BLAST!!




*big thanks to Kathi for taking Chloe for the night, we loved our big night out with just Riley!!

A Drive-in "Date" Night

Mike and I were longing for a date night!
Many of our friends would go to the drive in while their kids slept in the back. We thought we'd try it, although we almost turned back a number of times, as our girls acted up. Chloe cried right up until 5 minutes before the movie, and Riley fell asleep 1/4 of the way through, and finally we just got to sit, hold hands, and enjoy The Mummy.
Good Times!