I Hope They Call Me on a Shishon!

Mother's day was filled with both happiness and sadness at our house. Grandma Fetzer passed away early in the morning after 102 wonderful years on this earth. The funeral is today so I will post more about the past two weeks over the next few days. We also had the opportunity to Skype with Uncle for a few hours! It was so much fun to watch N see Uncle for the first time since she was three months old. She enjoyed telling him all the letter sounds and singing "I Hope They Call Me on A Shishon (Mission), and Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree." She also showed him a picture she drew for him and gave him hugs and kisses. I am excited for the two of them to develop a relationship once he gets home. It was a pleasure to see how much he has grown and how focused he is on his mission. His one request was for my parents to purchase Harry Potter 7 parts I and II so he could watch them the second he gets home. For those of you who know Rich, this request is proof that he is still the Rich we know and love!

 trying to hug uncle

 tired buddies

Summer Nights at SodaRow

Every Friday and Saturday evening there is live music at the shopping center a short walk from our house. After a long week we could think of nothing better than relaxing with good friends and enjoying some music. N and her friend D had fun playing and dancing while we sat around chatting. We look forward to more summer nights relaxing, listening to music, and enjoying good company.

dancing

D and N playing

flying high

First Cabin Trip of the Year with N

Two weeks ago Camp Williams was running artillery drills so we got the heck out of dodge and escaped to our favorite place of respite, the cabin. We left at 7pm and got to the cabin just after 9. As soon as N saw the cabin she gasped and said "bacin!" which is apparently excited speak for cabin. She spent the next hour running around the cabin, onto the porch, and back into the cabin. She also identified EVERYTHING! She would say "Bacin fridge", Bacin, bed, Bacin home, Bacin couch...you get the idea. After the excitement of being at the cabin wore off, we all went to bed.

On Saturday we walked to the swings and let N play to her hearts content. She loved running from the porch into the cabin and back out again. She also loved playing with water beads while D and I read on the porch. It was truly relaxing. Our favorite time was during N's naps. While she slept, D and I would lay on the couch and read. We spent more time reading during our four day stay than we had in the past month. 

 

 

 N and D playing shadow tag

 

On Sunday we went on a hike near the Mirror Lake Highway. N absolutely loved it! A few hundred yards into the hike was a small stream that we stopped to throw rocks into.  We would have stayed there all day if it was up to N, but the time came to leave and she was not happy about it.

 throwing rocks into the stream

 

We came home Monday afternoon rejuvenated and ready to tackle our week. We are so grateful to Grandma and Grandpa H for building such a wonderful place to escape too.

This Is The Place State Park

Last week we met some friends at This Is The Place State Park to go see the baby animals. N had a blast! She loved the baby pig and pygmy goat. Trying to get a picture of five toddlers is near impossible, but it happened. They all held still for a few seconds and I got this shot!

P, D, N, V, and B