10 things i love about indy

1. she pretty much always skips the number 5 when she counts. and she's done it since she first started counting regardless of my corrections.

2. she prefers frozen vegitables over any other kind... and i do mean FROZEN! she gets mad if i heat them up at all!

3. she believes in faries and all lost coins that she finds are gifts from them.

4. lately we've been really working on using "kind words" even when she's mad. it's great because now when i get angry with her (or the dog, for that matter) she reminds me to "use my kind words."

5. i often get the question "are you gonna play with me or not!?!"

6. she completely doesn't understand why she has to clean up her own toys. she gets totally flabbergasted if i tell her i'm not helping this time.

7. she LOVES sushi!

8. she lays it down honest. once, when asked by her little gym teacher... teacher: "this is my new friend 'john.' will you be his friend?" indy: "um, no."

9. her favorite form of artistic expression... coloring? NO. painting? NO. cutting paper into the smallest, most abstract pieces possible? yes... go figure?

10. in indy langauge, the words "under" and "behind" equal the same word, "behunder."

All to herself

My parents invited us to a last minute camping trip this Pioneer Day weekend. We'd all fallen in love with the SoapStone Pass (where we camped on the 4th) and wanted to go back. Lucky for me and Indy we were able to go, but no one else could. Just me, her, Grandma, and Papa... oh and the dogs!

Needless to say, Indy was in heaven!

We took long 4-wheeler rides, went on hikes, enjoyed the campfire, especially the "fire fairies." (that's what Indy calls the sparks that fly off.) And actually saw LOTS of animals; sheep, horses, cows... They use that land a lot for grazing animals, I guess. We actually rode the 4-wheelers right up to the sheep. Indy got a kick out of how loud they were.

Indy decided she had to wear her sunglasses at night by the fire because it was too bright.

My little HOLLYWOOD!

Ever hear about a book called Fairy Houses? Its a very cute book that Indy loves and its also become one of her favorite activities... making fairy house.

Really, if you have a little girl (or boy, for that matter!) check out this web page. http://www.fairyhouses.com/



Lola liked the fairy house too!

so, what have you been up to?

PRETTY MUCH THIS!!!

And I'm really not exaggerating! Netflix and free episodes online are MAJOR time sucks!

But lucky for you all (cuz I'm sure my absence has caused a large hole in your blog-world!), I am officially at a stand still.... no more free episodes of lost on the web. (I'm going to have to figure out how to get season 5. I'm not very happy about this at all!) And the last season of Battlestar Galatica doesn't come out on dvd til Tuesday. So yes, my return may be a brief one!

Other than that, we've been enjoying our summer. I do have to say though, I HATE the heat!! HATE! HATE! HATE!!!!!!!

Indy's been swimming non-stop. She has officially passed preschool level 3. So now she has no where to go. She can't officially go to the next level til she's 6 (only 2.5 more years!!). We'll have to see about that one!

We've done a bit of camping with my parents, and Indy has loved it. That and a week long visit from Grandma Jean (Eric's mom) has made Indy's summer a blast. All though, I do think she misses school and can't wait to get back.

Well, if you don't hear from me for a while, assume I'm searching for Earth with everyone on Galactica or trying to figure out the mystery of the Island!