Puyallup Fair

We spent a day at the Puyallup Fair with Grandpa. Jane had tons of fun on the kiddie rides. She liked driving the little car and riding in the helicopter; but the Merry-go-round was by far her favorite attraction. We also had some delicious smoothies and scones of course. Visiting the animals was also a hit. We saw a GIANT pig with lots of adorable piglets and spent some time at the petting zoo as well. Grandpa even got in trouble for letting Clark ride the goat.

 

 

 

 

A Return to Provo

We spent the first weekend of September visiting Utah. Chad couldn't stand to miss the opening game for the Cougars. We also decided that Provo is beautiful in the fall and there is an atmosphere on BYU campus when school starts and football season gets underway. We visited with old friends while we were there. We stayed with the Harper family and Jane and Dax totally hit it off. They loved riding next to each other in the car and playing on the swings outside. We visited BYU campus and went by our old stomping grounds: The Department of Integrative Biology and The Center for Family History and Genealogy; and checked out the new buildings on campus. We even took the kids down to the duck pond and discovered that it is now inhabited by turtles as well. Chad and Hutch went to the football game, the Cougars won, and we celebrated with lots of good food. We hope to make an annual trip to Utah each fall.

The Scoop

We welcomed the newest member of our family last night, Bert the fish, to his new home. A fishbowl in Jane's room. We promised Jane a pet and she requested a purple fish, which we managed to find. Jane suggested we name him Toby, but seeing as there is already a pet named Toby in our family, we settled on Bert. He seems happy in his new home.

The rest of the family is doing well. Clark turned three months old. He is so much fun! He smiles and smiles and smiles, goos and gaaas and wiggles like crazy. He is getting cuter every day. We are still undecided about his hair color however, and waiting to see whether he will be blond or red or something in between.

Jane continues to amuse us. She asks us daily to take her to Disneyland and reminds us of her favorite rides (Dumbo the flying elephant, the carousel, etc.). While there are no imminent plans to go to Disneyland, we are getting excited for our Brown family trip to Maui this fall. (Only two more months).

And last of all, we are celebrating our seventh anniversary on Friday. Can you believe it? Seven years. How did that happen?

Pratt Family Reunion

We just returned from the annual Pratt Family Reunion in Birch Bay, Washington. We spent the week swimming in the pool, playing at the beach, and of course, eating. It wouldn't be a Pratt Reunion without lots of good food. We ventured into Canada one day and checked out the beach at Stanley Park in Vancouver. It was really hot but we cooled off in the ocean. We spent one day digging for clams and building sand castles. Who knew clams could get that big?! And they are really disgusting. But it was fun watching Uncle Marvin dig them out of the sand. Jane was so proud of herself for helping the big kids build a sandcastle. We went to the local water slide park one day and got a little sunburned. Jane had a lot of fun going on the little kid slides and eating an ice cream cone. Our last night we spent at Hovander Homestead Park eating grandpa's famous salmon and anticipating our annual treasure hunt. After discovering a pirate flag hanging from the tower, we found a clue which led everyone on a hunt to find the hidden pirate map. After following the map through the park, our niece Rylee spotted the hidden treasure chest (with a little help) and soon all the kids had raided it clean. The group photo turned out great. What a good looking family. (Everyone was there except for Cameron and Chelsea and two cousins serving missions.)

Happy Birthday, Jane!

We celebrated Jane's seconnd birthday today with family and friends. Jane got a tricycle, and we are looking forward to teaching her how to ride it. The weather was great and we had a lot of fun being at the park. The bubble machine was a big hit, too.

Jane had a wonderful birthday!