Home again, home again, jiggity jig

When we got home from our long trip, we found that our yard had been overtaken by weeds, our lawn was looking a bit crispy and a few of our plants had bit the dust.  Not all of them, mind you.

It was a beautiful, sunny day, so what better activity than to combine watering the lawn with running through the sprinklers?  Wyatt loved it.

Oh yeah, I forgot that Wyatt likes to do this.

 We had a fun afternoon, even if the dog next door didn't like it...

While we were in Utah, we tried out a few things we've never done before.  One of them was a little water feature in Liberty Park called the Seven Canyons.  It is a series of cement channels with pools and waterfalls and each stream represents a canyon that leads into the valley.  Wyatt had a lot of fun running and splashing and it was free, free, FREE!  We actually only explored a tiny bit of it because when Wyatt likes something, he tends to fixate on it, so we pretty much split our time between one stream and the giant pool it led to.  It was a bit crowded, but not so much to inhibit his playing.  I would absolutely recommend taking the kids there!

The other place we tried was the Living Planet Aquarium.  It was a bit pricey for what was there.  If we lived in SLC, I would just get a year pass and use the heck out of it.  It was entertaining for a while, but not enough to justify $8 per person.  What Wyatt loved the most was the "Nemo" fish he got from the gift shop.  That may just have been the best $20 I've ever spent since he still carries those fish everywhere he goes.

I guess I'm just a cheapskate, but I thought the Seven Canyons was a lot more fun than the aquarium and the price was right too!

Utah Storms

While we were in Utah, there were a couple of good storms.

 Wyatt liked to watch from behind the screen door.  Actually he wanted to be out dancing in the rain, but I made him stay inside.

 One of the storm produced some good-sized hail and Wes and I gathered some up.

Maybe they're not as impressive as the huge hail stones we had a few months back here in Missouri, but these little guys gave a pretty good sting when they hit you on the head!

Cabin Trip

I just wanted to post some pictures we took at the cabin.  No neet to explain, you were all there!

First Day of School!

Today was Wyatt's first day of his second year of preschool.  He is going back to Wilkinson where he was last year, but he has a new teacher and is riding the bus.  He rode a bus to summer school and we've met his teacher, so there were no huge surprises for him, but I was still anxious for the new year.  I've gotten used to spending all day with him and I'm going to miss seeing him so much.  Wyatt was excited to go to school and ride the bus - he was very obedient about getting ready and going outside to wait to be picked up.

Wyatt with his new haircut.  I always think he looks so much older with short hair.

He had a full backpack - lots to take to school for the first day! 

Waiting patiently for the bus. 

When the bus pulled up, he was a little out of sorts because it was a long bus, not a short one like he rode all summer long.  He kept saying "no, no, no" and lagged behind as we walked to the bus, but he got on and sat down without too much of a struggle.

Picking a seat.

Let's roll!



There were two boys on the bus already and one recognized Wyatt from school and kept calling out "Wyatt!  It's Wyatt!"  Apparently he's a minor celebrity at school :)  I'm excited for this new school year.  He's got a great teacher and therapists to work with.  We've seen some encouraging leaps forward in his development over the last few months and hope to see it continue throughout the year.  Hooray for Wyatt, we're so proud of you!