Dogs

Moses loves dogs! It was probably his favorite thing about Ellena's house.

Out to Lunch

The day before I came home Ellena, Moses and I went to lunch with Ellena's grandma and Ellena's cousin Joanna. Joanna has a little girl named Alyssa. She was such a cutie. And she was really nice to Moses too! Moses loved Ellena's grandma from the start (and he doesn't always take to people that quickly). It was great to see those girls. This was the first time I met Alyssa, even though Ellena would send me pictures from time to time.

"Wa Wa"

We went to the lake today. It turned out to be more of a fishing lake than a swimming lake, but there was a playground with some cool water features. Moses really enjoyed them. Our favorite was when he would fill his bucket and dump it on himself! It turned out to be a lot of fun!

A Natural Born Beach Bum

Moses loved the ocean! We went in the morning, so the sand wasn't too hot for him to play in. I taught him how to bury my feet.

He loved the waves. He kept signing and saying "more" right after the wave came in. If we hadn't held onto him, I think he would have ran out to sea!

Ice Cream and the Park... Must Be Summer

We are visiting Ellena in California for a week! She is doing great and we are having a good time. Today we went to the park in the morning and out for ice cream in the afternoon. You can tell by Moses' red face that he is not used to the heat here (to be honest, I am not either!).





I know there are a lot of ice cream pictures in this post, but they were so cute and funny that I couldn't resist.

A few messy faces

Scott's birthday was on Monday, the 25th, and Moses and I made him a chocolate cheesecake with a caramel and pecan layer underneath. It was yummy, and as you can tell by Moses' smile it was really fun to make!

Yesterday we had a ward Elder's Quorum activity. It was an ice cream social at the park. Moses wasn't the only kid with a messy face this time! This is Elizabeth (another one of Moses' many girlfriends)

Bubbles

If you listen closely, you can hear Moses say "Bubble!".

Friends to Be.. By Royal Decree

This weekend was the performance of our primary play! Amy Purnell, the secretary in our primary presidency, wrote an amazing script. We directed the play together and the kids performed it in front of an audience once on Friday night and again on Saturday afternoon.

It went really well. It was a lot of work, but it was so much fun! We really got to know the kids a lot better. And it was amazing to see some of their talents come out. We were also amazed by the some of the artistic talents hidden in our ward. People did an amazing job painting the set.

I wish I had more pictures to post, but maybe I will be able to put up some video clips in the next couple days.

Quack, Quack!

For FHE we had a BBQ at a park. After we ate we went and fed the ducks. Moses loved it! He would chase after the ducks yelling, "Quack, Quack!"

Moses and his Girlfriend

Moses and I went to the legislature grounds today. We met up with some friends and played in the water and enjoyed the sunshine. We set Moses and Addison up to play in the water, and they reached out and started holding hands! I think they make a cute couple!