Utah Art Festival 2009

Today we went to the Utah Arts Festival. Marc found out that the admission was half price if we went today between 12 and 3, so of course we decided to go. It was fun and the weather was nice, not too hot. The girls were really good and we had a great time. There were a lot of really fun booths and we ended up buying the cutest toy for the girls. We were talking to the guy at the booth who told us that his mother designed the toys, his wife sews them, and he and his son sell them. That is the best things about the arts festival, being able to buy from small family companies or local artists. I also love that everyone has websites now so if you can't or don't want to buy whatever right now, you can get it later. We found some custom puzzles that we may buy once the girls are a bit older. If you live close by, I highly recommend going to Library Square for the Arts Fest!

Happy Father's Day

Father's Day has been an extended event for us. We went to my parent's house last Sunday because my Dad was in town. Yesterday we had dinner at Marc's parent's house. Today we celebrated by giving talks in church and then having Marc's family, Janell and Erin up for dinner after. The dinner was very impromptu. We asked Sandy to come to our church to help with the girls while we were speaking and the whole family decided to come. Janell is spending the night at our house so I can take her to EFY in the morning.

I sure love all the Dads in my life. My dad is very helpful and whenever I need a dishwasher fixed or advise on my car, my dad is always happy to help. Mike (Marc's Dad) loves to come up and spend time with the girls and they sure love their Papa. Marc is such a cute Dad. He is so good to take on the stay at home parent role. He cooks, cleans, and the girls are always fed, bathed and have cute outfits on. Happy Father's Day!

Sittin' Pretty Part II

It appears that with the guidance of her older sister, Alice has also started sitting. She is still quite wobbly and needs to brace herself up with her arms frequently, but she is doing it! Claire is now a champion sitter (unless she is upset). She can play with toys and even reach for things without toppling. I also posted a picture of Claire smiling. I have gotten several comments about Alice being such a smiley baby and Claire is serious. It is actually just the opposite. The difference is that Alice will smile for the camera, but the second I pull the camera out Claire becomes stoic. Oh well. And in case anyone is wondering, yes that is our bed. We sleep on the fold out couch in our living room. The only bedroom besides the girls room in our house is down stairs very far away. We began this sleeping arrangement thinking it would be a few months (until the girls slept through the night). But since at least one girl gets up at some point during the night, we are too lazy to make the trek from the basement to the girls room. It is also nice to plop them in bed with us if they are acting crazy. At least it's comfortable.

Sittin' Pretty

We finally have a sitting baby. Claire will still topple over if she wants a toy or gets excited, but we are claiming victory

I Passed!!!

In order to become a registered ultrasound technician I have to pass 2 tests: Ultrasound Physics, and a specialty. Today I took the ultrasound physics and would like to announce that I scored a 94%, thank you very much. I am blessed to be an excellent test taker.