Shell Shock

Kalli and her prized shells from the beach. Every so often she has to pull them out and admire them. As you can tell she is very proud!

FYI: Nate put Kalli's outfit together...

My Little Sunbeam

Kalli has now advanced from nursery to Sunbeams. She has been talking about it nonstop since December. She loves that she is such a big girl and only big girls go to Sunbeams (a lot of coaching on our part :) It was surreal taking her up the steps to her Sunbeam 'spot' on the wall. It felt like we were dropping her off at school. I can't believe we have a 3 yr old in Primary. I remember being a Sunbeam, how can this be??? What am I going to do when I have to drop Kalli off for real school (Kindergarten).

So here is Kalli's first assignment as a Sunbeam. We have been practicing the theme tonight and I think she's going to nail it! (Coming from a proud parent)

Bike-scapades

The crew

A little power snack before the big trek back

3 of a kind

It is about time we got off our butts and went on a bike ride. The Lowry's invited us to head down to Salt Creek for a picnic, on our bikes. We haven't used our bikes in at least 6 mos, so we jumped at the chance. Now, I must say, we don't have the typical run of the mill bikes. If you look closely, you will see the basket on the front of my bike and if you could really see Nate's it says "Huffy" on it (which says it all). We bought our beach cruisers on craigslist for a total of $40 when we first moved here 2 yrs ago, that should tell you of the quality and shape that they are in. My bike at least has 3 gears, but Nate's has one and one only AND he pulled Kalli in the buggy. We knew this was going to be very interesting from the very beginning. The ride to the beach was a piece of cake (downhill mostly), but the way back was a little more intense. Nate and I had to get off our bikes and push them up a few of the hills, not a big deal, what really slowed us down was on the last stretch back to the Lowry's house, Nate's handle bars fell off. The bolts loosened and it wouldn't hold the bars up anymore. He pulled off at Taco Bell, while I biked back to pick up our Jeep and rescue him. It was great! We had a blast. I guess we will have to upgrade before our next bike outing. We'll have to see what craigslist has to offer...

Our Great Wilderness Adventure

This afternoon, Nate wanted to do something different and fun. He did some "research" and then we took off to a land unknown. We have heard about Silverado Canyon and always wanted to check it out. Nate has also been dying to go 4-wheeling and camping so we figured we would see what this place has to offer. First, we went to the not-so-well-known Tucker Wilderness Sanctuary. There was a lot of wilderness for sure and maybe a couple hummingbirds, but that about covered it. We also went to the museum, which consisted of a few stuffed animals and snakes (I don't know if "museum" is the word I would use to describe it). Kalli had fun cruising around and talking/asking questions a million miles a minute.

The wilderness

Spotted a few goats

"Museum"

They aren't real, don't worry

Hmmm...who's taller?

Afterwards, we ventured to a biker bar not too far away for an early dinner. Many might question this decision, taking our 3 yr old into a bar with a bunch of bikers, but Nate found this place online and it said it was kid friendly plus live music every night. Sounded like fun to us. Well, believe it or not, once we got there, we could see it was definitely NOT kid friendly (even though on the sign it states "children welcome") . Inside was a huge bar with hardly any booths and outside everyone was smoking by the tables. We ended up staying, even though our little goody two shoes family stuck out like a sore thumb. We found a table away from the smoke and enjoyed our BLT and pastrami sandwiches, which were fabulous!

Notice the "Children Welcome" on the sign

All in all, we had a lot of fun and if you ever need a tour guide to Silverado canyon - give us a call!

Saving Words

"What is Kalli doing?" you might ask.
Isn't it obvious? She is "closing her ears" so she can "save the words in her head!"

What the...!

Don't let your imagination run too wild. This is what happens when silly putty and hair unite. Kalli was trying to put the putty on her ear (don't ask me why) and it ended up hanging from her head. I "delicately" tried to separate the two, but as you can see I wasn't completely successful. I grimaced each time a chunk of hair came out; Kalli needs every strand she's got! So a word to the wise: Putty and hair don't mix (well, they do, but they shouldn't :)

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, No it's...

...KALLI, my little superhero. She loves to put on her cape, aka dish towel, and run around. The cutest superhero I know. I can't imagine being saved by anyone else!

Here's to a Fabulous 2008!