I forgot the funniest part....

On our way home from Sun Valley, both boys fell asleep in the car. Thomas woke up first (with the craziest pursed-lipped face). About 15 minutes after Thomas woke up, Ray suddenly opened his eyes and shouted, "I won't eat it, I won't eat it! Put the cherry back where it was." It was hilarious, but it didn't end there. Thomas started talking to everyone (probably about T-Rexes), and Ray (he's a grouch waking up) said, "Stop talking to me, Thomas!" Thomas replied, completely dead-pan.

"I. not. talking. to. you."

Time Flies

We've had an enjoyable summer thus far, kicking it off with a great BBQ up Millcreek Canyon with friends. We spent a few afternoons picking gorgeous cherries from Candace's tree.

Thanks to Nelson's recent house purchase, we visited our old haunt, the South Salt Lake Celebration and Fireworks, and had a great evening at Nelson's place. The next morning (the 4th!), we went to Denny's for breakfast, and spent the evening at the North's house. Great food, great company, and (according to Scott), okay fireworks.

The next big even was Thomas's birthday. He had 2 birthday parties! One was at the park with friends during playdate the day before his birthday, where we had pizza and cake (I made a dinosaur cake, as that is what he requested).

On his birthday we went to Kangaroo Zoo, and in the evening had a BBQ up Big Cottonwood Canyon with family. It was a perfect night, and the area was lovely and secluded...except for the visiting bunnies!

We were fortunate to be able to attend a celebration party in honor of Grandpa Kuhni's 90th Birthday. It was great to see everyone, and to enjoy the homemade icecream. Best of all, neither of the boys fell in the pond. Thanks to Aunt Rosemanry & Uncle Russ for hosting.

Then from July 15th-18th, we accompanied Scott to Sun Valley, ID for the Utah Bar Convention. On our way we stopped at the Airforce Museum in Ogden, which was AMAZING!We had a great time in Sun Valley, and I fell in love with Ketchum. We had a great 2 bedroom condo from which we could easily walk into town, or to a bike path with some amazing views. The Convention provided fun activities and food, and the weather was gorgeous.

What's Your Name?

Raymond: (Indistinct shouting from afar)


Alyssa: "What, Raymond?!"


Raymond: "Is your name Thomas?!?"

Family Pictures

We attempted to take some family pictures yesterday (6/28/2009). Here are the ones I've worked on so far.

Vegas, baby.

We just got back from our trip to Las Vegas. It was a whirlwind adventure that included a mega-roadtrip. We drove to Santa Rosa from SLC, staying overnight in Reno. Circus Circus was great fun. The boys loved the Midway, and won something like 10 stuffed animals. We had an amazing sushi dinner there. We arrived in Santa Rosa and the next day Scott and I left for Las Vegas (flying there directly from Santa Rosa was SWEET!). Before leaving we took Thomas to the doctor for some serious croupy coughing. After trying to unsuccessfully bribe the desk clerk at the Excalibur, we ended up paying for an upgraded room, which was completely worth it. The rest of the week consisted of 2 crazy days, and 2 relatively more relaxing days. We went to (big breath), the Bellagio Museum, the Secret Dolphin Habitat at the Mirage, the top of the Eiffel Tower, the Wax Museum, Popovich Animal Show, the NYNY Roller Coaster, the Circus Circus Adventure Dome and on a tour of the interior of the Hoover Dam. We also saw Terminator 4, Land of the Lost, and went to the Blue Man Group and Tournament of Kings. We also squeezed in plenty of pool time and tasty food. We walked A LOT. The only difficulty was that on our first day in Vegas my parents had to take Thomas to the emergency room for his extreme croup. Otherwise I think everyone had a great time. Ray was especially lucky, as Uncle Jeff took him to Howarth Park, Scandia AND the movie Up!


I ate a ton of ice cream. It was great!

Some Fun

Here are pictures from May and June. Some of the fun we have had include a trip to the Zoo with friends, bicycle races (including a weekend trip to Bear Lake for a race), the Renaissance Festival, swimming, bubbles, the park and just general happiness!

Thomas just said....

Thomas brought me a few "spiney" blocks that had been put together. He proceeded to say the following.

"Look. An icecream cone. Ray gave to Grandma."
"Oh no! It broke."
"I fix it."
"It not working! It broke again!"

Remember folks, he's not even 2!