Our Pilgrim and Wheels on the Bus!

Thanksgiving in preschool is so cool! The kids got to pretend to be pilgrims and have their own Thanksgiving Feast. I just love River as a pilgrim! I asked her what her favorite part of the feast was and she said, "The Hamburgers." (they were really turkey sandwiches on a roll...maybe we've been going to McDonald's too much.)Speaking of McDonald's, Sariah can say it perfectly every time we drive by. She can also say all of our neighbors first and last names, but not River's name. What?! She'll look out the window and say, "Danny Johnson", "Nathan" "Leah", but we can't get her to say "River". Maybe it's all the r's? She has been using more sentences too. Such as;
"Where daddy go, mom?"
"Again, mom!"
"I drink too. I drink too."
"I want treat too."
"Clown scary." (Cameron has an old jack in the box she is terrified/in love with. She loves to watch it pop out, but doesn't want to be too close when it does.)
"No, mine!"


Sariah says "Flag big!"
I say, "Yes. Is that a big flag?"
Sariah says, "No. Little, little."
I say "Oh, a little flag."
Sariah says, "No! Big flag. Big!"

I love it when kids start to talk. It's so amazing how fast they learn. River took this picture of Sariah. Is it just me, or do her eyes look green in this picture?

This is just a picture of the girls playing in the snow. It was falling so beautifully and slow...

Another of Sariah's favorite things is a Sesame Street Monsters on the Bus book. River loved this book too, in fact I have video of River singing the same song when she was Sariah's age.

River has been saying some funny things lately too.

Me: Thanks for waiting so patiently. River: That's my pleasure!

Me: How was nursery? River: Nursery is fun, but not as fun as candy.

Cam: I'm going to trap you! River: Dad, you are the best entrapper!

River: Mom, look at this Thanksgiving turkey I drew. It's not going to get eaten. It's going to join the circus and run on top of a big ball.

Halloween and Running

Happy Halloween!!!

River wanted to be a witch this year and she wouldn't hear of anything else. She even had the witch cackle down. Eee hee hee hee hee! I painted her fingernails black but she scrapped it all off because she "wanted to be a nice witch, not a mean witch!" River with all her friends at the preschool parade. They marched around and sang us Halloween songs. It was adorable if I do say so myself. For some reason all of River's friends are boys. Lincoln is the Mario, Morgan is the Wolverine, and Canyon was the Red Ninja.This is Sariah and River at the ward trunk-or-treat. Sariah looked so cute in the ballerina costume in the first picture, but it was too cold to wear on Halloween. It was raining so we decided a warm, snugly, tiger costume would be better for the occasion. Sariah is really starting to talk now and whenever we saw a monster or a ghost she would point at them and say "Scarwey, scarwey".

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The Halloween Half Marathon, Provo Utah

I ran the Halloween Half with my friend Tylee and her sister Shayna. We had to get up at 5:00 in the morning to drive down to Provo for the race. When we arrived there was a huge line of people(the race had over 2500 runners) waiting to get on the buses that would take us to the start. We stood in line in the freezing cold for almost 2 hours, but it was worth it! Once the race started we ran past the tunnels and Bridal Veil Falls in Provo Canyon. It was beautiful! We dressed up in Gothic garb because we thought it would be easiest to run in. I mean, who doesn't have black running clothes? There were other runners in full costumes including a pink mad-hatter, Rainbow Bright, a bunny, Princess Leah, and a lot of superheros. I kind of wish I ran with a cape. That would be sweet. Cameron and the girls drove down to watch us cross the finish line. I was so happy they came to support me. This last picture is funny because Sariah is kicking River with her boot. River's face kills me. Poor girl!