Grafals Visit!

This weekend we had a special visit from some of my parent's close friends - Tony & Sara and their kids Sydney (7) and Christian (3).

Our parents weren't quite prepared for us to play at the beach - but that didn't stop us...we just rolled up our pant legs, took off our shoes & socks and had a blast!

Then it was time to clean up and try to get off all that sand...you know how it sticks to everything!

Saturday's Track Meet

My friend Amery and I had a view even better than front row seats at the track meet this weekend. We cheered "Go Eagles"!

I got to ride (in and out of the track stadium) on a water cooler! I guess it was extra strength training for the athletes.

Caleb let me listen to "Old McDonald" on his headphones during the meet.

Learning the Block Start

I learned how to start out of blocks yesterday with Tommy.

I was so appreciative that I gave Tommy a back rub after the lesson.

He also said it felt relaxing to have my 28 pound body walk on his back!

ZAMP in the LAMP!

I remember Nathan and Evan previously reported a JERTAIN in the CURTAIN at their house...we recently found a ZAMP in the LAMP at ours!

Rattlesnake Adventure

My papa stopped to show me a rattlesnake that had been run over by a mountain biker during our wagon stroll in Peter's Canyon this weekend.

As you can see, I was pretty relaxed looking at the snake...but my mama was a little on edge...especially after Papa shook the rattle and she thought it was still alive. Yes, she screamed!!

This is an animated picture of me retelling the story of encountering the rattlesnake. I relived it over and over again and it made my parents laugh..."Papa picked up snake....Mama screamed AAHHHHH!...Oh, Jim!!!"

Then, of course, I wanted out of the wagon so I could look for snakes too!

Superman!

Caleb is the tallest guy on our track & field team, so he does a great lift for playing SUPERMAN!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

I love the book about the very hungry caterpillar...so I was fascinated today at practice watching this caterpillar inch it's way across the astro turf.

Arielly shared my excitement and awe of the caterpillar.