We Love Yosemite!

Last month we took the kids to Yosemite for the first time.  I have a great uncle and aunt who live in Sonora.  We visit them often and they don't live too far from Yosemite, so this last visit we decided to take a day trip to the gorgeous sites of Yosemite.  I hadn't been since I was about 12, but the memories from my childhood trips were fresh in my mind that day.  I fell in love with that place all over again.  What's not to love?  It's absolutely beautiful!!

Lizzie did great and hiked most of the way on the Vernal Falls trail.  We had to stop at the bridge because that was as far as a stroller could go.  Next time we HAVE to remember our backpack carrier.  The weather was perfect, not too cold or hot and the Fall colors were amazing.  Todd wants to go again in the Winter, so we may get to see yet another season of Yosemite.  I always went in the summer as a kid.  No matter when you go, there is something so magnificent about the place I imagine that even the worst weather conditions couldn't keep it from being an amazing vacation spot.

Football Fun

Last night the Huskies finished the regular season with a sad loss to James Logan High.  We still had a great season with a 5-1 record and will for sure go on to the playoffs.  It has been fun with all the family in the stands, especially all the little kids!  They have been such troopers sitting through all kinds of weather, some very long games and some very loud games.  With the help of some snacks on hand, they made it through.  Their reward?  After every game, the kids would get to run (or crawl in some cases) all over the football field, chasing and even tackling one another.  It has been a blast to watch them!  Here a just a couple of pictures I got of Lizzie, Ashlyn and Madison, all wearing their Daddys' old numbers from when they were Husky football players years ago :) 

(Tiff, if you read this, would you mind sending me more? Thanks :)  You got the BEST pics of ALL the kids)

"Pretty School" as Lizzie calls it

Lizzie's First Day of Preschool

She absolutely loves going to preschool and I love how much she is learning!  It's so fun to see her recognize letters and numbers on store signs or street signs or wherever we go.  It's awesome to see her interact with other children too.  The conversations that go on between 3 & 4 year olds is absolutely priceless!  I'm so glad she enjoys it and hope her love for school will carry on throughout the years.  Next school year she will be enrolled in preschool, but which preschool has yet to be determined.  If anyone can recommend any, we're open to suggestions :)