Homecoming

Here in Gainesville, the whole town shuts down for Homecoming. The Friday before, everyone has the day off... schools, lots of businesses, etc. etc. Anyhow, Peter had the day off too, so we had a great day planned for the family. So, Peter started off by going to work... Again, he had the day off, so he only stayed for an hour. :)

Then, we went to go vote. We also have early voting here. So, we drive up to the Library where we were going to vote. It looked like it was going to take 15 minutes to even get in the parking lot, so we decided to skip. Just didn't feel like standing in a long line to avoid a long line on voting day. I've heard that almost 2 million people have voted in early voting in Florida already and all.

Then we headed downtown to watch the parade. When we got there, we went into Jimmy John's to eat. YUM!!! That was my favorite sandwich shop in Provo, so I was so excited that we had it here. Then we went outside and lucked into a great parade watching spot right in front of the restaurant. Also happened to be in the rain, but that's okay. The kids had an absolute blast. Unfortunately, we forgot our camera, but both of them loved watching the police and firemen go by blaring their horns. Peter and I had a blast watching their faces. Would have been a great time for a camera. Oh well.

Florida went on to beat Kentucky 63-5 the next day. Finally, we're at a school that can win homecoming!

Tractor Carwashes.... Again

Josh's favorite thing to do in the evening is to build tractor carwashes and then take a picture of them. I shared one before, but I thought I'd do a collage of them because he does it all the time. He always makes sure to get a picture so that grandpa can see what he's been up to.

If you scroll to the next page on the collage, you'll get to see our little demolition crew as well. What teamwork!

Sorry it's been so long

So, it's been a while since I've spent any time on the internet. Sorry about that. I really don't have any pictures to go in here right now. Though I'm sure I could find any of a ton of pictures that Josh has taken. He really loves the "crama" (the camera) and would be just fine if I let him have it all day long.

A few weeks ago, I got a new calling. I'm the 1st councilor in the primary in our ward now. I am really enjoying this. On Saturday, we had an activity combined with another ward... Our boundaries changed last month, so we're doing a lot of things combined with the other ward in our building right now... anyhow, it was a lot of fun. We had several rooms with presentations on different parts of the world with lots of visual aids. At the end we had an African drum band play in the cultural hall. That was super neat. Even Josh was able to pay attention to some of it and sit still for a while. That is quite the achievement by the way.

At the activity, there was a marker to write name tags. Josh wanted that marker so bad, we bought him some for home. He loves them! He asks for them every single day. It is a lot of fun to find things that he really adores.

Emily is just growing and growing. She loves to get around everywhere. She can crawl and pull herself up and cruise along the furniture. If I'm not careful I could easily lose her for a little while as she explores things in the house. She has also gotten her second tooth.

Well, there's not really a lot going on right now. I hope everyone out there is doing well!

Spicy

I saw this on Coty's blog. So cute!

You Are Basil

You are quite popular and loved by post people. You have a mild temperament, but your style is definitely distinctive. You are sweet, attractive, and you often smell good.

What Spice Are You?

Emily Updates

Our little Emily is getting SO BIG! She is now almost 7 months old. I can't believe it.

Earlier this month, she started to get up on her hands and knees and rocking back and forth. She would rock like a little maniac, and then fall on her face. In this picture, she is getting ready to do just that.

Then, we knew it couldn't be too long before she crawled. I know this picture looks just like the one before, but here she is actually crawling. I know, a video would be better. Sorry!

The very next day, I left Emily sitting in her crib so I could change the laundry. This is what I found when I came back. Now she's crawling everywhere and pulling herself up on everything.

Yesterday, she got her first tooth. Sorry, no picture. I can hardly see it myself. But it is so exciting. So much going on, and she keeps on going.

Since Vacation

So, here's a quick update on what we've been up to since we've been back from vacation this last month.

First of all, we had promised Josh we'd get a fish tank when we got back. So that was the first order of business. It was really cute. Josh knew that if we'd gotten the fish before we left, they would die while we were gone. So, for the few weeks before we left, when we'd go to Wal-Mart, he'd say "homa, fish, die" to let me know that we couldn't get the fish until after we went to Oklahoma.


Next, it was my last birthday ever.... I will forever be 29 now. :) Yes, I decorated the cake. I'm teaching myself. Someday, I'll get really good at it.


Josh's friend, Kai, had his first birthday party and one of their friends is a photographer who brought his super nice camera. This picture is priceless.


The other day, I walked out of the room and left the TV on. When I came back, they were just laying there, side by side, watching whatever cartoon was on.

Josh's new favorite thing to build. A tractor car wash. (This picture's for you grandpa! Now he wants to take a picture of EVERY tractor car wash for you.)

Guthrie

Our last stop on our trip was to see Granny and Granddad in Guthrie, OK. We had a grand old time there. Josh still talks about Granddad's new "geen tactor" and how he got to drive.

Josh and Emily in the wagon. Josh was making sure to keep Emily safe during the ride. He's such a good big brother.

Josh and Granddad in the "geen tactor"

4 Generations of Datins - Granddad, Great Granddad, Josh, Daddy, Great Grandma, and Emily


One day, we all loaded up and headed to the local bowling alley. Josh had never been bowling before, so this was quite the experience for him.

It didn't take long for Josh to get the hang of it. He was even able to carry the ball all by himself. Once he thinks he can do something on his own, there's no more helping him. Quite the little independent guy.

It sure takes a lot of concentration to get it just right. Look how serious he is about his game!

Bowling is sure hard work! Time for a break with Michael in Granddad's comfy chair.