Mohawk

We had a little fun with Bryn after her bath last week & gave her a mohawk.

We love little Brynny-Pants.

2nd grade!

Someone started 2nd grade...

Can you believe it??

Sydney has been really happy to be at school this past week.

Jenna misses having her best friend home during the day, but I'm loving it!

The morning bike rides to school have been really nice, too.

You know you attended Ricks College/BYU-Idaho if you...

I had some time where I was thinking about how fun college was, so I decided to make a list of memories that may be somewhat unique to where I attended college.  Make comments and add to the list if you'd like.  Enjoy!

1. Attended a "Buddy Dance".
2. Had a curfew--11pm on school nights, 1am on the weekends.
3. Knew someone who missed curfew, was caught, and had to perform service.
4. Know what "guys out" refers to.
5. Experienced your apartment get Q'd.
6. Got a late pass to stay out after curfew.
7. Checked out for the weekend.
8. Knew what time the gates locked to the dorm courtyard.
9. Attended a candle lighting...or had one for yourself!
10. Know the significance of M&M's, ice cream, and a steak dinner.
11. Referred to a certain point in your apartment as the "chastity line."
12. Had Broulim's deliver your groceries.
13. Didn't have Broulim's deliver & carried your groceries home for 2 miles.
14. Learned to catch a ride to go to Broulim's, Wal-Mart, or Albertson's.
15. Experienced being stuck behind a road closure of I-15 because of snow drifts.
16. Went on a date that involved a 4-wheeler or "snow machine".
17. Went to Utah for Conference Weekend.
18. Received a parking ticket from a Student Patrol.
19. Recall hymns being played from the bell tower.
20. Remember "Mission Impossible" music playing to indicate the library was closing.
21. Learned how to successfully drive on 3-inches of ice.
22. Knew someone who was a tutor or worked in the Study Lab.
23. Made an early morning trip to the Idaho Falls Temple.
24. Took a day trip to West Yellowstone and/or Jackson Hole.
25. Recreated at Heise, Kelly Canyon or Mesa Falls.
26. Attended a ward activity at your bishop's house.
27. Had church in a school classroom.
28. Were told "ring by spring or your money back!" by people when you went home to visit.
29. Had friends who did get their ring by spring...or maybe even you!
30. Sunbathed when the temperatures reached 40-degrees.
31. Ever referred to Rexburg as "Iceburg".
32. Know that Rexburg has to be the true Windy City.
33. Ate at the Galley.
34. Went country dancing on Wednesday nights.
35. Attended an event for FA100 with a date.
36. Danced at Cabaret.
37. Had weekly clean checks.
38. Stayed up all night for white glove.
39. Know what RA stands for.
40. Spent time in the lounge.
41. Attended ward prayer.
42. Had a crush on your FHE brother.
43. Took pictures in the gardens.
44. Thought going to "IF" was a big deal.
45. Shopped at Broulim's.
46. Ate at Frontier Pies, Craigos, Mill Hollow, Hogi Yogi, Gringos, Big Jud's, or Gordy's.
47. Fell on the ice.
48. Laughed when others fell on the ice.
49. Were only in Relief Society with the odd or even numbered apartments.
50. Had several wards in your apartment complex.
51. Referred to the men as RM's or Preemie's.
52. Spent time playing at Smith & Porter Parks.
53. Recall the tons of red cinder that were used every winter.
54. Walked past steaming vents in the sidewalk.
55. Were thankful for spots where the sidewalks were heated.
56. Walked to class when it was 10-degrees below zero.
57. Had a bonfire at the dunes.
58. Sledded or tubed at the dunes.
59. Crawled through the civil defense caves.
60. Know what "Ride Board" refers to.
61. Loved being spoiled over Mother's Weekend.
62. Held your scriptures up in the air.
63. Attended Tuesday afternoon devotionals.
64. Had your school president be called to be a member of the Quorum of the Twelve.
65. Know where R Mountain is.
66. Hiked the Menan Buttes.
67. Spent time at Beaver Dick Park...and knew why it was named that.

Ahh, seriously, I LOVED college!!!

So far this month

Jenna thought it would be a good idea to sleep in a well-padded shopping cart.

Sydney wanted to dress up like her bear.

We hosted our first "friend sleepover" while the dads were out hiking.

Jenna wanted to sleep in the bed with Sydney & Kam, but I wouldn't allow it.  

Instead she chose the floor...because her own bed was just too far away!

And Bryn got her first black eye.  

This picture was 2 days after she fell off a kitchen chair.  

(Jenna has since learned an important lesson about where not to put Bryn.)

Her eye has become less and less swollen each day, but more and more purple.

It is a sad sight.

Sydney's 7th

Sydney's birthday is near Pioneer Day, and always during our town's big summer celebration, so she tends to have a few days of birthday activities, but rarely a birthday party.

A few days before, we went to family night at the carnival and let the girls ride a few rides.

The night before, Randy took Sydney & Jenna to a movie in the park, and Sydney had me do her hair so it would be wavy when she woke up on her birthday.

Since she has finally learned how to ride her bike (& got good at it very quickly!), she was thrilled with the basket & streamers we gave her.

She spent the morning riding her bike around & playing with friends.

She spent the afternoon golfing with Randy, Jenna & a few neighbors.

After dinner, she and I took a 3 to 3-1/2 mile bike ride.

Then we had her request of lemon meringue pie for dessert.

She said it was the best day ever.