The First Day of School 2010

Totally ready for 3rd/5th grade with loaded new backpacks, blessings from dad, and an egg burrito in their bellies.


New duds.


And they're off! "Have a good day at school, I love you, be nice, follow the rules" (I heard another mother 3 houses down shouting the same as her son ran to catch up with my boys).

Is Summer Over???

Spelunking through the lava tubes at Craters of the Moon.






Sometimes it's necessary to transport Dalton illegally, but only when we're picking up a new...


BBQ! Happy Fathers Day Doug!



Willis Water slide.




Idaho Falls Zoo with our friends the Bess girls.


Wild Huckleberry picking after the Ward campout.


A local told us that we weren't finished picking till our hands were stained.


Because Jennie doesn't nap anymore.





Blue Angles.






Swim lessons.





Sometimes the trips to the Zoo, Arizona, Lake Powell, Craters of the Moon, Reeds Dairy, and the Pool were just not enough.


I loved every bit of our summer and already miss my boys, but hey, now I have time to blog. Bring on the school year!

Isn't she beautiful!

Manina, Grandma Martha, Martha Secundina Lucero Dalton, whatever you call her, she's mine and I love her. I love her recipes, her attention to detail, her lipstick, her quesadillas, her card games, her stories, her faith in her Catholic Saints, her cusses... She's great!

Sophia is Happy

What's not to love about an almost 5 year old! Sophia loves coloring, cutting, gluing, and practicing all of her letters and numbers. She loves learning about Jesus, and remembers every detail of the stories she hears. She loves helping everyone else with their jobs, but doesn't necessarily like doing her own jobs (oh, that sounds a little too familiar:) She is understanding modesty lately and is sensitive about wearing shirts under her sleeveless dresses (I've always had her do that, but I've never made a really big deal about it.) She loves arranging the food on her plate so it looks just right before she eats it. Sometimes the food on her plate is too lovely to eat. She adores her Abuella, (who does make-up every time she sees her) her dad, (who's the best gentle wrestler around) her brothers, (who've been particularly accepting of her since she has started to respect their things). She loves me fiercely and is ALWAYS seeking my approval. She'll be starting pre-school in a couple of weeks and I won't be her teacher anymore. I'm a little sad to let her go, but she's so excited, I'd never hold her back.