Newborn Ririe

Another newborn

Pictures of Roo

In honor of a special holiday coming up on the 26th....

Sock hop

This is the sock hop party at Leslie's school. The PTA really puts on fun parties.


Sabrina got her first taste of cotton candy.
Leslie and Sabrina danced more than any other kids. Sabrina even did some floor spins. (Pity that cell phone pictures are such low quality.)

Heat and Sabrina

Here is Sabrina on our way to school, happily walking.

Here is Sabrina on our way back from school, sweaty and red-faced.
Some of that red is from the dirt that she likes to pour over her head, which sticks like foundation.

By the ponds

We love reflecting ponds. Here are the ponds by Midwestern, May 2007.



Here are the Utah Valley State ponds, May 2006.

The strength of a pioneer?

Russell said Lisa's new shirt makes her look "like a pioneer." What is your opinion?
(For Bonnie: Remember your own stinkin' pioneers! te, hee)

Roadrunner Disappointment

There is a roadrunner in this picture, but my stupid cell phone camera was on the wrong setting, so it isn't very clear. How frustrating!
There it is!

A bit suspicious

Both Grandmas looked on adoringly when Leslie was born. The new Grandpa on the other hand, looks a little worried.

Another comparison shot

Another comparison shot. Here's Leslie on the changing table.
And here's Sabrina.

Newborns

Here is Leslie, just a few hours old.
And here is Sabrina.
Are we lending credence to the theory that all newborns look the same?
(I asked Leslie to identify them. After studying them for a bit, she said, "They're exactly both me, and exactly both Sabrina." And there we have it!

Just playing

This is playing in the park, Spring 2007.

And here's a picture taken before Russell's graduation, Spring 2006. There's more visible difference between 1-2 than from 4-5, I think.

Adapting to the Climate

Leslie's favorite winter activity used to be making snow angels.
She ingeniously adapted this to our Arizona lifestyle, and now makes "sand angels."

Mother's Day past 2 years

Mother's Day 2006




Mother's Day 2007. We sure miss having Dad as photographer.

Mother's Day

Here's a Happy Mother's Day picture. (I wish their signs were more visible. Leslie likes to write words so that they have all the right letters, but she doesn't care about placement. Sabrina likes to scribble over my letters. She has a hard time drawing on actual paper, as she's an artist who prefers other mediums.)
I've heard people comment that Mother's Day Sacrament Meeting is usually all treacle and no substance, but we had a great talk today. An elderly man spoke about the choices made by Eve, the courage of Moses' mother; and the kindness of a woman he lived with on his mission whose son was a POW in Germany, and how they all called her "mother."

Aria with Leslie and Sabrina

Snoooooooowman!

Children in Arizona seem to be obsessed with snowmen, given their opportunity to be around them. In Primary, the most requested song is "Once there was a snowman!" Sabrina sings this daily, only she mixes the tulip verse in, so it goes, "Once there was a snowman, tall tall tall! In the sun he grew up, grew up, grew up, in the sun he grew up, tall, tall tall!" It's a win-win song, about the magical AZ snowmen.
Here's one of Leslie's frequent renditions of a snowman.

Picking Lemons

The security guard at Midwestern gave us permission to pick all the lemons we want. Sabrina finds delight in picking up brown, squishy ones and giving them to her mother.

Around the complex

Sabrina loves learning to balance on the curb and disdains all offers of assistance. It was tough on her the day the repainted it and we wouldn't let her go near it.


Leslie descending a staircase

Leslie loves posing for pictures, especially as a ballerina.

The kids like to pick the Lantanas that grow on huge bushes all around the complex.


We left the Backyardigan stickers up after Leslie's birthday so the kids can recognize our front door. In a fortress of beige apartments, it's nice to have some color.