Oct 16, 2009

Adam's Adventures















Well, our week with Adam is coming to a close. It has been fun to have a little one around, but I must admit that I'd forgotten how much chasing they require. We've spent time in the canyons, gone to the library, strolled around the neighborhood, and went to Thanksgiving Point. Allie is going to choose the photos from the week to share with everyone.

Yesterday was spent at Thanksgiving Point. They are celebrating Halloween with some fun activities for the kids. We chose to spend the day in Farm Country at their Barnyard Boo festival. Allie and Jaan chose to have their faces painted, Kamran opted out and Adam was scared of the paintbrush, so he ended up with an orange smudge on his forhead instead of a pumpkin. The kids all decorated a cookie, fed llamas, laughed at the chickens. We attempted a pony ride but Adam leapt from the saddle into Allie's arms and looked a little put out that we had sat him on the beast. We were caught in the path of the milking cow, that Adam thought was hilarious. Probably because it took me and Allie by complete surprise and had us squealing and giggling.
Highlights of the day would probably be
  • Adam: the calf, he giggled at it and it was the only animal he was interested in petting.
  • Jaan: the pony rides as Allie let him ride the tallest pony.
  • Kamran: Feeding the llamas, he loves that everytime.
  • Allie: Being chased by the milking cow. Followed by a close second; getting her face painted.
We have had a good time with Baby Adam. Thanks to Patricia and Arslan for entrusting us with your most precious commodity.

Oct 11, 2009















YEA! Allie came home tonight. Sometimes the weekend seems soooo long. Today Saj and I took the kids up Little Cottonwood Canyon and went for a little trail walking. We couldn't believe it, there was snow already. Afterward we did a little shopping and came home for a nice Sunday dinner. Thankfully everyone, except for Jaany, is asleep right now. Jaany has been having a hard time sleeping lately and goes to bed a little later than I'd like. Around 9:00, after a bowl of cereal. Strange routine, I've not gone through this with the other two. Each one their own special person =-)
I'll post pics of the canyon tomorrow. Good night.

Oct 10, 2009


This week we will be taking care of our nephew, Adam, who is one and a half. We have a few fun things planned for the week. Allie is not at home this weekend, but, the boys and I thought it would be fun to take Adam to the library. Fortunately, we have a great children's section in our local library. The boys all played with the puppets in the puppet theatre after everyone had chosen a video off the video wall. As can be predicted, we came home with one Thomas dvd and one Scooby Doo dvd. Surprisingly however, no Tom & Jerry-LOL. We've had lunch, read stories, and played as well today. We hope mom & dad have a great time in Hawaii. Aloha.