wonderful wizard of hogwarts

I've been waiting for this day every since I bought my tickets two weeks ago. Joe and I even went to the theatres an hour early! Sadly, I was disappointed. The movie is similar to the book, but as it lets you know in the credits, it was based on the novel. Based. I guess that means you get a lot of artistic liberties. *sigh* I enjoyed the book much, much, much more than the movie. I hope that the seventh/eighth movies will be able to run more along with the books than this one did.

biting the bullet

We had so much fun playing the Wii at the Sparrow's that we went and bought our own! We bought it used, but it came with four games, extra controllers, and the Wii Fit sensor board. This is our Christmas present, but I can't complain; Christmas in July! Ask me how I'm doing in December when Christmas really comes around.

wii believe

Joe and I went over to the Sparrow's house today for a little BBQ. Afterward, they let us play their Wii and I love it! We got weighed and scanned on the Wii fit and then played a round of bowling. Both Joe and I now want a Wii. So, if anyone out there wants an old school XBOX with 2 controllers and games have we got a deal for you!

The Sparrow's have a little rambunctious little girl. She liked having Corban around as long as he wasn't touching or getting to close to her toys. Liz later told us that Zilla will dominate someone who doesn't fight back. Poor Corban. Who knew that he needed to learn street smarts at such a young age!

Thanks Sparrows for a great afternoon!

gravity

Why do babies love watching things fall? Recently, Corban will push and chase anything around the house. This invariably leads to the stairs where he pushes/throws said thing off the stairs and watch it fall down. He then will lean over to see if he can reach the object. Scares me to death.

first time swimmer

Over our family reunion was the first time that Corban has been in anything bigger than a tub and he loved it! When Joe and I tagged teamed getting him out and dried, he put up a bit of a struggle and didn't want to get out. His diaper was so swollen by the time we got him out. Now that we've seen how much water those things can hold, we really need to keep his diapers on longer!

kicking it in North Logan

Joe and I were in charge of his family reunion this year. We wanted to spend the entire 3 days over at Bear Lake, but it just didn't happen. Instead, we stayed in my parents and grandma's houses and did activities around here.

Each night we spotlighted a family. The burner on our Mac decided to quit on us the day of the reunion, so all 25 of us had to huddle around and watch the clips on a 5x7 screen. Really sad. Anyhoo .. when it was your turn to be highlighted, you had to wear a hat.

Our theme was "Myths and Legends." We went out to Martin Harris' gravesite and visited Pepperidge Farm's outlet store. We got Glen Israelson to come out and tell us the story of Old Ephraim. He has so many fun visual aides and was so cute with the kids. We had a blast! We had a family photo taken with almost everyone there; we missed the Peterson's and Steve and Anna. We had a miniature golf tournament in which Joe won with a 41 (that's 8 under par)!

We played Bingo that night where people won fabulous dollar store prizes like giant bubbles, Disney princess mat, Hungry Hungry Hippos, and Nerf football.

We then went to Bear Lake and spent the day there. We went on our annual fun run/walk for healthy hearts at the Limber Pine Trail. Joe and I walked along with Avi and Lexi. Those two are so cute and had the funnest things to say like, "The lake was so cold that it was burning cold!" Northern Utah has been pretty wet and cold for the past month, so the lake was pretty darn cold. Scott and Bri brought their wet suits so they were nice and toasty. Staying with our Myths and Legends theme, Joe and I bought a blow-up, water monster to act the part of the legendary Bear Lake Monster.

The kids said they weren't scared, but later admitted that they were a little. The monster looks ferocious doesn't it?

We went to church the next morning. After sacrament meeting, everyone packed up and left. We sure enjoyed everyone coming and helping out with games and food. I love having family around, but am a little happy that our year to be responsible is over. Last night was the first time in four days that I slept deeply and as long as Corban.

sands through the hourglass

My parents are putting in a pergola. Me and Corban went down to watch my dad put in the stones and we ended up playing in the sand. I scooped the sand over his toes and he would giggle. I have video, but it's sideways. Someone tell me how to flip it and I'll post it.