9/19/11-9/25/11

The kids are adjusting well to being in school and are really enjoying having friends to play with.

Morgan has turned into a full on teenager since she started junior high!  She is spending so much more time in the bathroom than she ever did before!!  Her biggest struggle right now is using the computer.  She hasn't had nearly as much computer exposure as the other kids, and it is showing!  She really enjoys cooking and made apple leather using the apples off our tree.  It was a lot of work for what she actually got to eat!
Cole has been playing kickball with all the boys at school.  He also got to go to scouts for the first time here.  He's not as impressed with the boys in our ward as he was with the ones in Idaho.  He also learned how to mow the lawn this week.  He is quite proud of himself.
Alysa is a completely different person.  She is out of control and bouncing off the walls with excitement. She talks nonstop about all of the stuff she's been doing at school.  I got her a bike this week and she is loving riding around the neighborhood with Cole.
Laina and I get to spend the mornings together.  Her favorite activity is going to Smith's to go grocery shopping.  She loves pushing the little carts.  She also enjoys helping to clean and unpack.  She is always a little timid when I take her to kindergarten, but she loves it.

We finally got internet and t.v. set up in the house.  The previous owners left their projector and screen, so everybody is enjoying watching t.v. on the big huge screen.  We had a fun little pizza party and watched a movie.  We even took advantage of having the "little kitchen" as we call it.  It's a dry bar and has a mini fridge.  It is where I store all of the stuff that won't fit in the main kitchen.

We had our first visitors this weekend.  Brittany, Ryley, Lance, Lucy, Meghan, and Siena came down from Idaho.  Brittany, Meghan and I had a bridal shower to go to in SLC, so they stopped by to see our house and hang out for a little bit.  It seemed like forever since I saw them, but it had only been two weeks!!

On Sunday, we had our next batch of visitors.  Amy, Emily, and Teresa Novakovich joined us for church and the afternoon.  Amy is leaving on her mission next week!!