Star Wars

Lauren just told me she is sick of watching Star Wars but she is about to fall in love with Darth Vader? I'm so confused. Both kids have been marching around humming the theme all morning.

Kids

Landon reacted well to the news of the move. He thought about it for a minute and then said, "I think its a good idea to move. Its way too hot here!" Lauren on the other hand, not so well. She started crying uncontrollably, calmed down for a second and then realized the Bingham's were staying here. WOW. She cried herself to sleep on Jerry's lap. Avery has learned to scream and climb. When she doesn't get what she wants, she screams at the top of her lungs. Jerry thinks she learned how in nursery. She wants to climb constantly and does not seem aware of any of the dangers involved. We are progressing with the move and hoping to find a place to live this weekend.

Moving

We found out today we are moving to Salt Lake City. We are very excited and sad at the same time. It is hard to imagine our life will not include Saint George. Jerry will finish his project here in a few weeks and we were told we need to be in SLC by August 15th! I am so proud of Jerry and all he has accomplished here. We are very grateful for the opportunities we have had here and the blessings which have come to our little family. I am sure this move will be for the best and hope everything will fall into place in the next few weeks.

Kids

Lauren requested to have the skin peeled off her apple this morning. Landon said, "Lauren, Grandma says that is where all the vitamins are." Lauren wasn't interested. Then Landon said, "I think Grandma went to fruit school because she knows everything about fruits!" Then after thinking for a minute he said, "Grandpa is a good builder. I think Dad should design a building and Grandpa should build it." I told him this was a fabulous idea.

Swimming

If you wonder what we have been doing this summer we have been SWIMMING. We have spent a lot of time at the pool. It's the only way to survive our 110 degree weather!

Superstar

Landon made a Star Wars movie with his friend Luke. They had a great time. The feature film also included a weather forecast as well. It was great. Landon said, "Well, if I ever want to watch it, I'll just check it out from the library!" I am sure this amazing film will soon be available at locations near you.

Avery

Avery is nineteen months old. She is so much fun. She is starting to say more words....shoe, bye- bye, out, baby and no are some of her favorites. She has gotten very good on the stairs which is great for me so I don't have to worry so much about putting a gate up and down. She is getting so many of her teeth in. She has her top two still coming in and most of them inbetween. She is still quite picky about what she eats but loves yogurt, cottage cheese, fruit and even ate some of Jerry's grilled chicken today. She loves to be outside. We have been swimming a lot and she doesn't love the water but loves to walk around the pool and eat snacks. I have a little flotation jacket she wears just in case she slips into the water. She loves playing with Landon and Lauren and thinks she is a big kid. She has been in nursery for a month though I think she has only attended the whole time without a parent twice. She has learned to scream when she doesn't get her way as well as throw herself on the ground and scream when we don't understand what she wants. She can understand almost everything we say, she is just learning how to talk back to us. Her hair is growing and now can be put in pigtails which is super cute. She gets lots of compliments on her squeaky shoes and how cute she walks. We love her and are so grateful she is part of our family.

Sunday

I had to post these pics of Lauren's cute hair. She gave her first talk today in Primary and did a great job. She didn't want me to stay and help but I was concerned about what might be said over the pulpit and insisted. She is very independent and would have preferred to do it all on her own. Would she have discussed the gospel? It's hard to say. The other day she told me she didn't like Jesus. I didn't ask any additional questions.