Week of living

Last week I made some granola with fresh blueberries (I burnt it a bit) . . . anyway, Oey decided to carve into it with his hands. Seriously, he devoured all that was left. The kid loves to eat.

We've been active. Our weather has been incredible for November, almost like spring. It looks like starting tomorrow we'll be getting our first real cold front and the first true taste of the winter to come here in Utah. Saturday was Jarom's birthday. We went to this place called Kangaroo Zoo--a huge warehouse filled with bouncehouses in American Fork. Amy's friend Michelle came with her kids and all children had a wild bounce-filled time. We splurged and ordered Domino's (delivery), and Jarom opened his gifts there. He kept asking after they were all opened, "Are you sure there's no more gifts, Mom?"


Jarom in action

Bella in action

Oey about to be clobbered

Birthday boy and pizza

Opening Nana's gift (he loves it, of course!)

We came home to rest for a bit and let Jarom play his new Leapster (like a Gameboy, except somewhat educational). Needless to say he loves it. Then I took him out a little bit later, on a "special date," to go bowling. Out of all of his date options, bowling easily won out. He always wants to go. So I brought two Virgil's cream sodas and we went and got a lane. The bumpers came up for his turn (so no gutter balls), and he didn't like this. He said, "I don't want those things. I want to bowl like you." We did great. I somehow got three strikes during my game. He bought a pack of Skittles from the vending machine with his own birthday quarters, and afterwards we went to Baskin Robbins to get him a free one-scoop birthday ice cream cone. Then we went home and all of us went over to Barnes and Noble to browse and read and pick up a Beatles piano/guitar book for Amy and I.


Bowling pro

I've been wanting to hike up to the big letter Y on the mountain with Amy and the kids, because it's easy enough for the kids to do it but high up enough to be beautiful. Our weather's been awesome so we did it Sunday afternoon. It was perfect out; we got to see the bright white moon against a brilliant blue backdrop, and watched the sun lazily drift down behind Utah Lake and the eastern mountains.


Everyone's a Y

See, I said it was perfect

Taking a break (Bella requested plenty of them)

I thought this nest shot was nice

A nice Mexican family was sitting up here. He was from Mexico City. I talked with him a bit in Spanish (struggled through it--have to practice more), and he took our picture.

The kids sitting on the Y

Tonight I told Jarom and Bella the story of early settlers in America, and a bit about the fate of the Indians. His response to me was, "That's not nice, Dad. We should share the earth with the Indians."

Watch these as Jarom bowls and Bella plays.