A quick getaway

We took the family on a short road trip this weekend. Our first stop was Yosemite. I grew up only several hours from Yosemite but this was my first time going there. It is truly a beautiful place. We were only there Friday but I am determined to spend at least several days next time.

This is about the closest I have been to a deer. It knew we were there and just didn't care.
Gracie got to ride forward facing in her stroller for the first time and she LOVED it.

Saturday, we visited Jamestown and Columbia State Parks. Jamestown was the highlight of the trip for Hannah because we took a train ride.

Doesn't Hannah look cute in this pioneer outfit?

1st Hair Cut

I always knew that Hannah would have to get her hair cut someday but it was getting so long and pretty. Alas, that all changed Thursday afternoon when I walked into the kitchen to discover that Hannah had decided to give herself a hair cut. As soon as she saw me she burst out crying. I'm not sure if it's because she knew I would be mad (which I was) or if the realization of what she'd done started to sink in.

I wanted to scold her or something but I couldn't be upset with my little girl when she was so sad. It took me almost 30 minutes to calm her down only to have her get upset again when I started to clean up and throw away her hair. She wanted me to save it so we could glue it back on. When I told her we couldn't glue it back on, we had another half hour of tears.

It was Friday evening before I had a chance to take her to get her hair cut. The whole drive to tha salon, Hannah kept telling me not to worry because the "hair lady" would make her hair long again. Luckily, Hannah sat very still and did everything the stylist told her to do.

She didn't have to have as much hair cut as I thought she would and overall Hannah enjoyed her 1st hair cut. I think it turned out pretty cute.

We celebrated with ice cream!!

Rolling Over

We love the Zoo

We had a great time at the zoo today. One of the highlights of this trip was the tiger. He walked over and sat down right by the little glass window as we watched. So cool. The other highlight was the giraffes because they are still Hannah's favorite. Speaking of giraffes, does anyone have ideas for making a giraffe costume? Hannah decided last year that she was going to be a giraffe this year for Halloween and hasn't changed her mind. I keep hoping she'll change her mind cause I have no idea how to make one.

Here are a couple of my favorite comments from Hannah......

me: Can you see that bird? It's holding very still.
Hannah: Yes, it's holding still because it's mom is doing it's hair.

Hannah: Mom, mom, MOM, I don't think we're at the zoo anymore. We're in Africa!!

This little girl cracks me up!

So we're headed to the Zoo this morning and as I'm getting ready in the kitchen I hear Hannah have a conversation with herself or one of her imaginary friends (more on that later). She said,"We're going to the zoo. It will be great. There will be benches and we will sit on them. It will be awesome." So my daughters is not excited about the lions or monkeys but the benches? I guess we'll do a lot of sitting on the benches.

Called to Serve

Thursday night my little brother Michael got his mission call. He'll be serving in the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo West mission and reports to the MTC on November 17th. I am so excited for him. He's going to be a great missionary!!

Camping with Dad

Brian and Hannah went camping Friday night with Brian's dad. They had a campfire and roasted marshmallows but the highlight for Hannah was going fishing the next morning.