My new fav pic

We decided to go back to Wheeler Farm again and actually look at the animals this time. Ruthie loved it! She would run around chasing the ducks who would try to waddle as fast as they could to get away from her. The funny part is she couldn't waddle fast enough to catch up to them and they were sooo slow. We also saw horses. It was really exciting because they would come right up to the fence to see us. Ruthie loved them so much that I think she was trying to copy them. She got on all fours and decided to eat the ground. YUM!











this one is my new favorite picture. isn't it sweet?! I love my little monkeys!!

How cool is THAT?!

First of all I think we can all admit my husband is the bomb diggity dig with some awesome talent. Well, because of his awesome talentness he was asked to try out for the Utah Jazz Dunk Team and of course made it. But that isn't the coolest part.... He is one of four dunkers who get to go with the Utah Jazz to London and Spain for a week in October to perform during half time!! And since he is going with the Jazz players they will be taking a chartered plane that is supposed to be amazing. So if there is anything you want him to ask or say to D-Will, Kirilenko, or Kyle Korver just let us know. I was thinking maybe Justin could get a picture with D-Will and then we could really see if they look alike. Well enough bragging about my wonderful husband. I just wanted to say HOW COOL IS THAT?!!!!

Swagbucks

Hey guys my friend told me about this thing. All you have to do is use it as your search engine (in place of google or yahoo) and you can win these swagbucks. Once you gather so many you can turn them in for prizes like gift cards! Pretty cool huh?

One thing my friend said that she was going to do was collect these amazon gift cards and use them for Christmas. I thought that was a good idea, so I joined right away and it doesn't cost you anything. If you want to join you can click on the thing above to get started and they will start you out with three swagbucks right away! plus I will get some for referring you.. ;)

Wheeler Farm Carnival

Today we went to the Wheeler Farm's Charity Carnival that raised money for abused children. We had so much fun! They had lots of fun booths like:

the swing merry go round thingy.. This was Ruthie's favorite. I think she went on it 5 times.





the train



the pinewood derby painting... which i had my first experience with calling poison control after Ruthie took the brush and tried to paint her tongue. Thank goodness it is craft paint and water based. They said she should be fine, but it can irritate the skin. No problems so far!



then of course they had some fun dancing!


This was Ruthie's favorite group. They were so cute.


Don't you think Ruthie would make the cutest addition?



One of the booths was used books 3 for 1 ticket. We had to take advantage of that. You can never have too many!
Justin was so tired and Ruthie was having fun messing with him. She is such a funny bunny!

Grandparents Visit

This weekend we were lucky to have Justin's parents come visit us Thursday and then my parents the rest of the weekend. We had an awesome time. And not just because we ate out every night at yummy places like Sweet Tomatoes, Jason's Deli, and Ruby Tuesday. But also because Grandma and Grandpa Leavitt came with presents that they bought for us on their Yellowstone trip. Ruthie got this adorable shirt that says "I moose be loved" and cute little moose socks! And we also got yummy huckleberry almond flapjack mix with huckleberry syrup that I cannot wait to try. Here are some pictures from this weekend. I know there are no pictures of anyone but Ruthie. I am sorry I think my daughter is the cutest thing. Next time I will be better...

What do you think?

So lately Justin has been told that he looks like these two guys. The first one is D'will from the Jazz and the last picture is Ade from So You Think You Can Dance.




I don't know maybe I am the one who is color blind... Plus my man is WAAAAAAAAAAAYyyy hotter!

July 24th weekend

This weekend was a holiday for Utahns. July 24th is Pioneer day! On Friday we went to the ReAL Salt Lake game and met up with some friends. I was anticipating leaving early for fear Ruthie would only last ten minutes. Boy was I wrong she lasted the whole game and through the fireworks show after the game! She was so cute. She was jumping almost the whole time and everytime ReAL scored a game she went wild with the crowd by throwing her hands into the air and squealing with delight. I didn't get a picture of the whole group but I will try to get one from a friend.

On Saturday, Grandma and Grandpa Leavitt and Haley came to town. We had so much fun with them. We ate some yummy Olive Garden for dinner and went swimming back at their hotel. Ruthie would jump in the pool then turn right around and jump in the spa. She went back and forth the whole time we were there.

Waiting outside Olive Garden with Aunt Haley.

While Aunt Haley was sharing her lemonade, Ruthie made a grab for her food..


On Sunday we went to church then Justin made a delicious Japanese curry for everyone. After dinner we went to the canyons to play. Ruthie went down the slide and all by HERSELF. Later on we went back to the Leavitt's hotel to play scatergories and rage. I think I won both games ;)

Haley let Ruthie listen to her ipod. Isn't that so cute how she clipped it onto her shorts? She looks like a little teenager! Thanks for a wonderful weekend Leavitts. We love you guys and can't wait to see you again in a couple of days!