A Little Sad

Some of you may have heard of the Corner Canyon fire this week. The canyon is really close to our house, and it was crazy to see the hillside on fire. I know it wasn't a huge fire, but it was a little scary, and it made me especially grateful for the fire fighters willing to work through hot temperatures to put out those fires. I looked out my window the day after the fire, and was saddened to see the beautiful green hillside black and brown. These aren't the best pictures, but give you a little idea of what we see from our back porch.

Please allow me to get on my soapbox. :) If anybody is going camping for the Labor Day weekend, please be super-careful with fire. It's amazing to see what one small spark can do. Okay, off my soapbox - hope everyone has a great long weekend!

Loosing My Mind

So, I'm sitting at work this morning trying to figure out why my pants don't fit right. They seem so high in the front, and I don't remember there not being any pockets. Oh well, I figure, I'm just getting bigger and they don't fit the same way. A little while later, I make a pit stop to the restroom and discover why....

Yes, I'm wearing them backwards.

Apparently, it's going to be one of THOSE kind of days.

Dear Bryce;

I just wanted to say thank you to my wonderful husband. You have been so supportive - not only throughout our whole marriage - but especially through this pregnancy. I know I have not been easy to live with. So here's some things I've really appreciated from you:

1) Not kicking me out of the car on one particularly bad morning. (I was taking out my crazy mood swings by driving very aggressively. I looked over at Bryce, and he was gripping the door handle a little nervously. I yelled at him, "Don't pretend to be scared - I know you're not!")

2) Not saying one word or even looking at me funny when I insisted we stop at a gas station for the second day in a row because I needed a slushy.

3) Spending way too much time standing in Babies R' Us while I debated which was cuter - the farm animal bedding or the airplane bedding.

4) Helping me get up off the couch. (I swear that stupid coach has gotten another foot closer to the ground since I've been pregnant.)

5) Drying my tears as I cried for the hundredth time over what in the world we were thinking, and how are we going to do this.

6) Painting my toenails because I can no longer reach them.

You are the best - love you!!!

Pig Roast

A couple of weeks ago, our family all got together - complete with Dave's family from Kansas. In honor of the occasion, my grandma arranged to have a pig roast provided by some neighbors. It was so much fun! We were able to see a traditional Tongan dance, do the limbo, and gross the kids out by showing them the pig.

Complete with a beautiful set of gleaming teeth:


Traditional Tongan dance:


My adorable and hilarious Aunts - Tammy and Randa:


My wonderful Grandma - she absolutely loved the dancing:


And finally, cute little Ike. He wasn't so sure about the big airplanes flying overhead.