Scottsdale, Moab, and WSWS

So I ended up going to Scottsdale and had a fabulous time!! All of the kids were fine and no one else got sick, hallelujah!  We literally hit the ground running in Scottsdale, we started off going to a fun little cafe in downtown for breakfast and hit the mall.  My favorite was going to the Bare Minerals store and getting a makeover, I've always wanted to try their makeup and I finally got the chance.  I. am. in. love!! I feel like I am glowing everyday. That night we got to go to an Arizona Diamondbacks baseball game, I have never been to a pro-game...it was alot of fun! I spent the next day laying by the pool, reading my book, (more on that later) going for a run, pampering myself, watching a little of the royal wedding coverage :) and getting sunburned. It was great! The next day was more shopping, let me tell you I was completely shopped out by the time we were done. I came home very rejuvenated and SO ready to see my kids!


We were home long enough to wash clothes and pack bags again so we could head down to Moab as a family for some bike riding. The boys love Moab and I'm sure they will be talking about this trip for many months to come.

This is what Joslyn thought of that bumpy ride.

The best part about riding along these trails is if you get to splash through some water along the way. :)

We couldn't leave Moab without a drive through Arches National Park:

A little bit of shade.

Delicate Arch

WSWS

what she wore sunday

She has a little bit of curl to her hair that I love...so cute! Most days  I don't do anything with it so it eventually goes frizzy but Sundays are special.  I have started taking her in to nursery while I run around taking roll and making talk assignments and she is doing great.  I even tried to peek through the window to see how she was doing and she busted me and didn't care. :)

 It seems like this baby girl is saying a new word every day, here are a few:

mom

dada

ba-den (braiden)

bo-dy (brody)

hudsee (hudson) 

boys (she will stand at the top of the stairs and yell down..."boys!")

cookie

hot

done

ba-ba

i-de (ivy) (she will bang on the window and yell i-de) She is ok with the dog through the window but that is about all.)

bebe

no

ball (in nursery the other day the nursery leader said Joslyn come and get a baby so she walks over to the toy cupboard and says "ball!" because that is the first thing she spotted. You can tell she has brothers.)

shoe

pretty

hi

bye

uh-oh

owie

brush

ding-dong (i was reading a book to Brody the other day and every page said ding-dong pretty soon she started saying it too.)

brrr! (when she gets out of the shower)

poo-poo (and pats her bum)

doggie (anything with 4 legs is a doggie)

cheese (when ever I pull out the camera it's "cheese!")

num-num

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I am always scouring blogs, the internet and my friends searching for a good book, here are a few I've read lately.



On my Kindle:

The Red Tent  by: Anita Diamant  hands down THE best book I've ever read- love love loved it!

The Forgotten Garden by: Kate Morton this was also a very good read.

My sister in law suggested this book- These Is My Words by: Nancy E. Turner  it was fabulous and heart wrenching at the same time...come to find out there are two more books in this series-yay!- Sarah's Quilt and The Star Garden.  Right now I have read 45% (according to my kindle) of The Star Garden and I'm loving it, there's an adventure around every corner.  Just a few ideas in case anyone is looking for good book.