Friday, September 22, 2006

Merry Christmas...in September???

Look what we woke up to this morning!! I know it's a little hard to tell, but that is really SNOW!! I know it's good for us, but I'm just not ready for winter to start when it's barely the first day of fall!! Let's hope this is not an indicator of the kind of winter we'll have this year.

Monday, September 18, 2006

Apple Days

Every summer and fall in Cache Valley, each smaller city has a clebration to remember and highlight its heritage. The celebrations range from trout and berry days, to sauerkraut days, to black and white days. Our town - River Heights - celebrates Apple Days because there is a big apple orchard on the east end that I'm sure is why River Heights exists.

One of the events of Apple Days is a SMALL parade through town - and I mean small! This year our primary invited all the kids to come ride their bikes in the parade. The kids felt so special to be part of the parade. But Emily wondered why we didn't bring any candy to throw to the people watching, and Josh kept saying that he wanted to ride on the sidewalk because he didn't want to get run over!


All in all, it was a fun thing to do. I walked/ran along with them because I knew Josh would need some encouragement to keep going. I really enjoy living in a smaller town. You really get to know the people on such a closer level. It was so fun to see people we knew from our ward/stake and school. They were all so excited to see all the primary kids and waved and cheered as we went by. It was an enjoyable experience, even though it was cold and rainy!

Tiger

We got a kitten a few weeks ago and we named him Tiger. He is so cute! The kids - especially Emily - love him almost to death! For some reason, he loves to let Emily carry him around like a little baby. I guess she just has the touch because he won't let anyone else do it! He is so frisky and playful. It is a lot of fun to watch him when he's chasing his tail, or chasing a bug up our screen door.

We got him mainly for spider control. Here in the west, we are so unlucky to be almost overrun by the lovely hobo spider. Our rock walls in the backyard seem to be a hobo haven, which makes me sooo nervous. I really don't want to deal with a child bitten by one of those things - it's pretty nasty. So, I was reading up on the spiders and discovered that cats will eat them. No one had to talk me into getting a cat after that. I was the one doing all the convincing and looking! Go get 'em Tiger!!