Getting Behind and Getting Caught Up

I am behind on this blog in a big way! I neither make nor have any excuses for it. And the thing is, I'm not sure I care much anymore. My posterity cares though, right? Actually, probably not. But just in case they do, here we go.

We went to the farm with our Smith cousins a while back and the miracle of the day was that Sabrina rode the pony by herself for the first time (after, I'd say, 5 trips to the farm in her life). I was proud. Lucy spent the day saying hello to all the animals. ("Hello, cow!" "Hello, horsie!" "Hello, duck!")

Memorial Day was spent visiting graves and having a picnic in the park. Pretty typical, yet still nice.

Sabrina goes to a dance class twice weekly and loves every minute of it. She grins ear to ear the entire time. It's always the best entertainment I get all day, so I enjoy going too. I have decided that with the right editing, her dance class would make one heck of a reality T.V. show. Why hasn't anyone thought of this?

I got together with my friends from high school for dinner at Ruth's Diner and a night over in Park City. We ate, gabbed, shopped, and got no sleep. Lots of fun, and a tradition I have come to enjoy.

While I was in Park City, Sabrina decided to cut her own hair to about chin length. I don't really know where or when this happened. When asked, she only said, "Cohen did it, Mom." Not a terrible alibi. After all, she had played with Cohen, our neighbor, one afternoon. The only problem with her story is that Cohen is blind, and I am pretty sure his mom supervises when he uses scissors. So now, she has a bob. It's really cute, so I guess I can't complain.

The day of the marathon came and so did summer's first deluge and 45 degree temps. Thanks a lot, Mother Nature! We ran in heavy rain for about 5 or 6 miles, and I've never been so happy to have a dorky visor in my life. Around mile 18 or 19 a shooting pain in my right foot began to really flare up (still don't know what's wrong), but by the time I hit that point in the race, I was going to finish no matter what! So I finished. I'm glad I did it, but I'm also glad it's over.

Oh, May.

I don't know about you, but this month has flown by and I have neglected it's happenings long enough.

1. SNOW. What the devil was that all about? In my opinion, Utah usually has 2 (possibly 3) months of solid weather. Months you can usually count on to be perfectly lovely. May and September (possibly June, too). Well, May has gotten all unreliable on me, as we awoke to about 3 to 4 inches of snow on Monday morning. In my head I keep a tally of Utah vs. Virginia stats. Let's give Virginia 1 point as Utah has proven to be a big weather disappointment this year.

2. Park City. Paul and I had the opportunity to get away for two nights to Park City, and it was lovely. We were amazed at how much we can do in one day when our kids aren't involved, so the weekend was action packed and downright enjoyable. So much so that no pictures were taken. (That's a lie. Paul wouldn't pose for a picture at the outlets as he is opposed to any pictures that show us doing normal things like shopping or eating which was pretty much what the weekend was.)

3. Rewind. Let's all take a trip back to the fall of 2004 when a young Paul and Lindsay were newlyweds, and had the opportunity to sit courtside at the Utah Jazz game courtesy of the Petersons. The Jazz press people took this lovely shot, gave it to the Petersons, and Amy e-mailed it to me this week. I wish we looked a little more ecstatic in this photo, as we both put this on our "Top 10 Life Events" list. This is NOT a normal thing, so Paul insisted that I post this. Thanks, Amy!


4. Sabrina's Program. Well, preschool is over. Sabrina had an end of the year singing program at Hadfieldadelphia to close out the year. She was really cute and funny. She smiled not only for our camera, but for all others too. We have really enjoyed watching her grow this year and change. She has LOVED school! After the program they presented her with a quilt of projects that she did throughout the year. It is very cute and a great piece of preschool we get to have forever. I have really loved her teacher, Miss Megan. She has done an awesome job!


5. Lucy Speaks. Lucy is growing and changing each day. This morning (as we were catching our last bit of shut-eye), Sabrina, being a caring and devoted sister got Lucy several stuffed animals and threw them into her crib to cheer her up. Lucy is a not a great "waker-upper" and usually takes a good half hour to get happy. With every stuffed animal that was thrown she yelled, "Don't do that!" at Sabrina over and over again. And Sabrina kept doing it over and over again. We had to chuckle.

A Little Validation

I actually have other stuff to post, but I thought this was too funny not to document. Today as I was changing Lucy's diaper Sabrina came in, noticed what I was doing and said, "Mom, you're changing Lucy's stinker. And you cleaned up my puzzle pieces. Way to go, Mom! You did it!" She then proceeded to chant, "Yay, Mom! Yay, Mom! Yay, Mom!" To which Lucy joined in. I felt like I had just won a gold medal and should take a victory lap around my apartment.

I guess I need to post...

I don't like to get behind on this thing, but this is a moment in time when I really don't have much to tell. So here's a rather boring post, just because.

Post-student-living has been wonderful for Paul so far, but the bar exam class starts on Monday, so we will see. Paul has been working for an attorney in Provo and has been pretty busy with that. He was our neighborhood's State Delegate at the Republican Convention this weekend, and enjoyed EVERY minute of it. I enjoyed getting a play by play via texts all day long.

I spent this weekend in Logan watching Jeffie graduate with a bachelor's degree from
Utah State. Way to go Jeff!

I had a great Mother's Day! I'm so blessed to be a mom and have a mom, mother-in-law, and grandma in my life.

We said goodbye to our Utah Jazz for the season last night. As Paul put it, "It was like a very sick person dying. You're sort of glad they don't have to suffer any more."

Sabrina was supposed to start her dance class yesterday, but came down with a slight fever so had to miss the first day. She'll go again tomorrow.

Lucy is very funny and busy. The other day she called for her dad by saying, "Dad! Dad!" And then getting no response started in with, "Paul! Paul!" How quickly they learn.

We've loved getting out to the Aquarium, Thanksgiving Point Gardens, the Park, and bike riding with our neighbor Sara when the weather cooperates. (I think Mother Nature hates me, as it is currently about 40 degrees outside.) If only I had taken some pictures. I'm going to be better in the future.

We have planned a trip to Disneyland for September and are very excited about that.

There is a possibility (not certain yet) that we may be moving to DC in the fall rather than after Christmas, which is sort of bittersweet at the moment.

Wow! No zest in that post, whatsoever. Blah.

Paul's Big Day

Well, the biggest event in this family since the birth of Lucy has come and gone. Paul graduated from BYU Law School on Friday, April 23rd at the Provo Tabernacle. It was a great and memorable day for us as we got to celebrate all that he has accomplished. (and the end of student living...bittersweet believe it or not)

I must give credit where credit is due. Paul has worked so hard throughout his schooling experience; his diligence to his studies never ceased to amaze me. He aimed high throughout law school and was able to achieve a lot. And while it wasn't always easy to have him gone all the time, I just couldn't be more proud of what he has done the last three years. He worked and worked and worked, yet he was also able to make good friends that we are very sad to have to say goodbye to. He loved going to lunch every day, studying at the carrels, and even the occasional "study session" in the workroom with the XBox or a BYU game on the big screen.

A special thank you goes to my mom and dad and Grandma Irene for helping me wrestle the kids for the entire two hour program. You guys earned your gold stars! (Another thank you goes to the good people who are the makers of the dum dum sucker...lifesavers!)

Here are some pictures of the big day. Sabrina's face is priceless in all these pictures. She may be the most excited of all of us to be done!

Happy 4th Birthday Sabrina!

Cliche, I know, but I really can't believe she is 4. My baby is officially a kid. And she's a great kid! Some things we love about Sabrina:
*She is a great kid at school and in primary. Her teachers love her.
*She is very bright and imaginative. There's always a pretend scenario going on in her little head.
*She makes me laugh every day. Really, every day.
*She loves to be with people. She begins each day by saying, "Mom, who's house are we going to today?" (And is rather upset when we aren't going to anyone's house.)
*She has a good attention span. (She watched the entire BBC production of Emma with me. It's 4 hours long, and for the most part she knew what was going on.)
*She is loving and concerned for Lucy.
*She is a great cuddler.
*She is a great shopper and loves the store.
*She is an overall delight and we're glad she's ours!

Here she is on her birthday's throughout the years. Happy birthday Subby! We couldn't have asked for better.

A Bubbly Birthday

I have been thinking for some time now about what kind of birthday precedent I wanted to set for our family. So when Sabrina's 4th birthday came around, I decided she was old enough to have a friend party, but I don't think I am going to start friend parties until the 4th birthday, and even then we are only going to do a friend party on their even year birthdays. Precedent set. So, with that in mind, I asked Sabrina what kind of party she wanted. She told me she wanted a bubble party. So that's what we did. We had bubble decorations, "bubbles" (white balloons) for them to play with, a bubble wrap dance floor to pop while they danced, and their own bubbles to decorate and blow outside. Add some food and cupcakes with bubble gum balls on top, and you've got yourself a party. It turned out to be great fun. (I had to take pictures of the decorations because I was cutting out circles for way too long!)