Down on the Farm

These pictures are from a random picnic we had at Wheeler Farm with some of our neighbors. We really love that place, because it's free, educational, it doesn't take a lot of planning to go there, and I always feel like I'm being a good mom when I take my kids on outings!

I wish I knew what Elise was thinking while making that face. Something like "Ew, do you know where that grass has been?"

Elise is so fond of this cute kid who lives in our ward and is in her preschool class. I try not to make a big deal or call it a crush because she's only 4, but aww how cute.

Lydia and the pigs.

What a fun group!

Mike's Knee Surgery

Four surgeons were discussing their work.
The first said, "I think accountants are the easiest to operate on. You open them up and everything inside is numbered."
The second said, "I think librarians are the easiest. You open them up and everything inside is in alphabetical order."
The third said, "I like to operate on electricians. You open them up and everything inside is color-coded."
The fourth surgeon said, "I like Engineers. . . they always understand when you have a few parts left over at the end. . . "


As I explained in this entry a while back, Mike tore his ACL and had to have surgery.

The surgery went well (no left-over parts, ha ha), and his recovery is going well too. He had the operation at the very end of August, just before Labor Day weekend so he would have to take fewer days off.

He was supposed to spend a whole week off his feet with his leg elevated before going back to work, and he really was a good patient for all the pain he was in, but it was one heck of a week. I felt like I was going up and down the stairs fifty times a day. We got a trial Netflix membership so he would have lots of movies to keep him occupied, and most of his time was spent in the basement.

The surgeon and physical therapist have told him that everything should be back to normal by about February.

First Day of School

Shuffle Ball Change, Princess Twirls

Elise is back in dance, and this year she and McKenna are taking a tap class. Cindy is their teacher. All of a sudden one day, Elise informed me (as she held up her right hand) "This is my right hand." I thought, wow, where did she learn that? I certainly didn't teach it (sometimes I have to think really hard myself about which is which!) Apparently she picked it up from tap class, cool. Now I can give real directions about stuff like which button to push on the cd player if she wants to skip to the next song.

Lydia just started her first ballet class, with Savannah. It is so funny watching their teacher interact with the little 2 year olds. She talks in this enthusiastic high voice, and everything has a cute name, like "Princess twirls".

I feel really lucky that my girls can have this experience. When I was little I took one ballet-type class, and a clogging class, and I always wished I could have done more. Cindy is kind enough to trade us tuition at her studio for babysitting McKenna and Savannah 2 afternoons a month.