Mullet Showcase

So, Ava's over a year and a half now and her hair is taking forever to grow in (Cael's was the same way-he was bald till he was 1). Andy will not let me cut it though, because some friends told us once that if you just leave it alone, and give it a little time, it will all even out. Well, the other day I HAD to trim up her bangs because they would hang right in front of her eyes if I didn't have them pinned back in a barrette. I thought it looked fine, given her hair's struggling right now anyway. But, when Andy came home that afternoon, he pointed out the obvious...that I'd basically given her a full-blown MULLET! So, now I'm trying to look at the positive side to all of this...like- her hair will grow back, so I should really embrace this time that she has a quite coveted hairstyle (among some people), and- if I actually do it up with pony tails or something, it doesn't look that bad, and- honestly, who wouldn't want a hairstyle where it's "all business up front and a party out back"! :)

the 24th

I've always loved the 24th celebration that Spanish Fork puts on. The parade, carnival, fireworks and rodeo are all among our favorites. I ran in the 10K again this year with Allyson, and we ALMOST broke 50 minutes...we'll get there someday. :) The weather all day long was great, just a bit overcast and breezy, so we never got too hot. We watched the fireworks down at the softball fields with the rest of the county it seemed. Andy brought a bunch of the neon light sticks that we had left over from the 4th, and ended up attracting every little kid around to our blanket. After Ava and Cael had a few of their own, he gave the rest away (he's always the life of the party). The fireworks were great. We did however have to watch the finale from our car, as we were driving home. Andy always has some well thought out escape plan to beat the traffic jams after events like that. His exact words this time were- "okay... when I say GO, you grab a kid, I'll grab a kid, and then book it to the car" (which was actually parked only about 10 feet from where we were). But he's dead serious, and if I don't haul tail- I'll hear from him. :) It was a fun day. A shout out to the great state of UTAH! Happy 24th!

Timpview Class of '97 Reunion

7.4.07

We began the day with the freedom festival parade, which was surprisingly enjoyable because we had great seats in the shade. Ava loved all the pretty girls that would wave at her, and Cael liked seeing Cosmo (BYU mascot) on a motorcycle. We sat by my family and the Fullers (Scott's in-laws). After the parade we had lunch at Scott and Brittany's house, and then got ice cream at the mall. It was quite a relaxing day. That night, Andy put on a fireworks show on the street in front of our house. The Harris' and the Nerias were very gracious spectators, they cheered after EVERY single one he lit. :) The only injury sustained that day was when Ava tripped on the driveway and skinned her cute little nose. All in all, it was a great 4th.