Our Cool Girl

Here are some of Bethany's favorite things to do these days:

Wear her sunglasses

Draw on her tummy (or anywhere). She looks sad here because when I saw this, I immediately started laughing really hard and scared her... She had been so proud of her artwork!

Her statue pose

Being tucked in to her blankies just right

Playing with Daddy

Lugging all of her balls up the stairs, then sitting in her mermaid chairs.

Putting pretty bows in her hair (though if WE put anything in her hair, she just pulls it out!)

Picking flowers from our garden

Wearing other people's shoes

And even her own shoes:) Good job, Bethany!

Thomas and Jessica's Wedding

Hiram's brother Thomas married Jessice Carlile this past week! So we got to see lots of family from all over.

Martha (who did Jessica's flowers) and Aunt Nadine outside the temple

Mary and Craig (who got married here about 3 years ago!)

Teresa, Cherie, Marge, and Jessica's mom

The reception was quite fun. It was at a park, and it was perfect for the adults AND kids!

The slide was a definite hit!

So were the swings...

And the merry-go-round!

And then, of course, we all chipped in our "artistic abilities"to make Thomas's truck a masterpiece by the end of the reception:

Congratulations Thomas and Jessica!

Bethany flushed her Snoopy toothbrush down the potty. We were NOT happy. Apparently, toothbrushes are very hard to remove. But before shelling out lots of cash for a new potty or a plumber, we thought we'd try to get it out ourselves. It was a pretty nasty job. A plunger didn't work. A grabber didn't work. We (Hiram) eventually took it out of the floor and tried to push the toothbrush out from the base of the toilet into the bathtub, but that didn't work either.

Liz and Bethany "supervising"

Finally, in a last-ditch effort, we took it outside and sprayed our hose through it. Imagine our excitement at seeing Snoopy staring back at us from the grass when we turned the toilet right-side up!

So we (mostly Hiram) fixed our problem for just the cost of a new wax toilet ring! What a handy husband! And now Bethany is not the only one who has played in the potty:)

PS. Bethany was kind of sad that we threw Snoopy away.

"Swimming in the Pool"

Bethany is obsessed with saying she's doing things "in the pool." Even when there's no pool even close!
We went to Salt Lake's Liberty Park with our friends, Amy and Brandon and their kids, and ended up with some very wet girls! There was a small replica there of Utah's water system, and they had the BEST TIME splashing around "in the pool" (according to Bethany.) And having a picnic and playing at the park.

BFFs Emma and Bethany

"Splashing in the pool"

This picture includesAmy and Liz at 7 months. WAY bigger than she was with Bethany!

Memorial Day Weekend

This Memorial Day, we went camping in Provo Canyon, (right near Bridal Veil Falls). It was a little rainy, but we didn't care. We went with our friends the Seegmillers. Very fun! Here are some pictures:

We went on a REALLY nice bike ride along the Provo River. Hiram smoked me, even trailing Bethany behind him!

Bethany loves to wear her Dora helmet-- except when she is in her bike trailer, of course!

A huge mouse we saw along our trail. Not even scared of people!

The Provo River was crazy! From all the snow melt this year, it was so deep that it actually spilled over into the trail in some parts!

Bethany's favorite part of our campsite. And we love this hair!

Adventures in Potty Training

We thought we would give potty training another chance, since we would REALLY like not to have to buy diapers for two kids at once. Bethany was showing some interest in the potty (as always,) so we decided to jump on it.

One morning Hiram just took off her diaper, put her in little undies, gave Bethany to Liz, and went to sleep! That turned into a rather messy day for Liz. But after a few days, she seemed to really catch on, and now she's dry most of the time (even at night!)

Bethany loves potty training. She's never gotten so many treats in her life! Yay Bethany!


She likes to show her stuffed bears her tinkle and even helps them use her little potty too!