All Fall Down

As Lizzy and I were watching a movie she was also bouncing on the bed. This is quite typical in our house, so I didn't think much about it. Suddenly I noticed that the bouncing was BIGGER. I looked at her and she was using my massage table(which serves as a head board when it's folded up) as a launching pad for her new exploits. I quickly told her to get down and not to use my table like that. She just as quickly pointed at the television and said, "Watch Vie" Which means, watch the movie Mom don't watch me. Ha! Like I was going to fall for that one. She was quite insistent for a few minutes until she realized that not listening to me was going to get her in time out, at which point she relented. I just had to laugh at her audacity though. She is so my daughter.

Pageantry

This past weekend we drove up to Nauvoo IL. For the Nauvoo Pageant. Never try to eat QFC chicken on the road. What a mess! Lizzy got the corn everywhere.

From 2010-07-11 Nauvoo

We met up with Denise and Jason and their boys, who graciously saved a camping spot for us. We set up camp and then drove over to the Pageant. It was a nice evening and we had good seats. The cast moves around the audience a bit so we got to see them up close. My favorite part was the instant temple.

From 2010-07-11 Nauvoo

Who knew it was so easy? After pageant we went back to camp and Lizzy experienced her first night in a tent. It took her a long time to adapt. I mean, there are BUGS there! She has a great fear of bugs. She fell asleep finally looking at the stars. It was a fine night, we left all the windows open and didn't put on the rain fly, because it was warm up until about 4 AM. Saturday morning, Denise and Jason kindly watched Lizzy so Daniel and I could go to the temple. We squeezed into the 8 AM session and had a great time. I wished I could stay in the Celestial room longer, but nature called and the bathrooms are a flight down and hidden from the casual observer. I finally asked for directions. Boy was I relieved! Then we joined the Blacks and went to the Wainwright and blacksmiths workshop where Ephraim got the horseshoe and then on an Oxcart ride. It was a wonderful day.

From 2010-07-11 Nauvoo

Later we tried to go to the museum there at the Nauvoo State Park where we camped, but I got overheated and had to leave. Getting out of Keokuk took some doing we went around it twice before finding the alternate route. The main road was out. When we got home I was exhausted, but glad we went.

Transporting

From 2010-07-01 Transportation Museum

We took a trip out to the transportation museum in St. Louis. It was fun seeing all the trains and old cars. One train is a snow blower!

From 2010-07-01 Transportation Museum

There were a lot of amazing things there. One steam powered car from the early 1900s.

From 2010-07-01 Transportation Museum

And a schoolbus that had been converted to a train!

From 2010-07-01 Transportation Museum

It was a fun day. More pics here:

Fly Catcher

 
We sent Lizzy on a fly hunt. She was terrified the whole time, but it was pretty funny to watch.

From 2010-07-01 Transportation Museum

Shout Hooray!

Lizzy turned the magic 2 on the 13th. We had a wonderful time decorating the house. Lizzy blew out the candles before we started singing, so we did it again. She let us sing to her the second time and then blew out the candles. She loved the frosting. She also loved the Winne the pooh card we got her. I love her face in the video.

2010-06-14 2nd birthday

Whirlwind

We decided to take a trip up to Kirtland Ohio since Daniel had a few days off of work. What we planned as a leisurely trip turned into a 3 day dervish. We went up to Ann Arbor to stay with Clinton and Janet on the 9Th, arriving just in time for a scrumptious dinner prepared by Janet. Then we took the walking tour of their neighborhood. It is a cute area with a house boasting an homage to the Greeks. Amazing. I wish I had taken a picture. Then we left the next morning for Kirtland. Luckily I had enough cash on me for the toll roads. That was fun. It was about three and a half hours down to Kirtland and when we arrived I was expecting something like Nauvoo, But it was a bustling town. It actually took us a bit to find the temple. We had come just in time for the next tour which was nice. The Community of Christ runs the temple and don't allow photography inside, but I got a few shots of the outside. Then we went to the LDS welcome center and toured the sites in the historic downtown. It was a lot of fun. We drove strait home arriving at 2:30 in the morning. That was a long drive, luckily we could rest the next day. I was exhausted.

Summer loving

So yesterday I took Lizzy to the pool for the first time. It is an outdoor pool that is more like a park with sprayers and a foot of water everywhere. I had never seen such a thing either. It took Lizzy a little while to warm up to the idea of sliding and playing in water, but once she did, boy I could not get her to leave! I slathered us both with sunscreen, but still managed to burn my back. Thank goodness for Lavender! It was fun, the place was packed! I thing everyone had the same idea. I saw a lot of friends there which made it all the more enjoyable, and Daniel got to rest in peace for once!