EISF 2008

The fair has come and gone once again, and I'm finally getting around to posting some pictures of it. Yes, these are about all we have. Clay and Jenn came home for Labor Day and since it was pretty chilly, we cancelled our four-wheeling plans and headed to the fair instead. The kids rode a few rides and we even got grandpa and grandma Ogden on the Merry-go-round with them.

As soon as we got off the merry-go-round, it started pouring rain. It was awful, and I only had Truman in an umbrella stroller. So we hid under the eaves of a building until it slowed down slightly, and ran home in the freezing rain. That didn't stop us, though, Justin and I and Clay and Jenn headed back to get dinner after we had dried off a bit. Then, on Friday, Natalie came and joined us. It was good fun, and I'm still trying to knock off all those extra pounds.

Aric's 32!

Happy Birthday, today, to my extremely funny and entertaining brother-in-law, Aric. Aric has more energy than anyone I know, who else could get a call on Sunday night while eating ice cream to run a marathon Monday morning and come out on top. All that energy must come in handy being surrounded by four girls. We hope you have a great day, Aric, and wish you the best when you leave for Iraq next week. Happy Birthday, even if you are a republican.

Happy Birthday, Zachary J!!

Today my nephew, Zack, celebrates his 9th birthday! Zack is such a kind-hearted boy who is so helpful and always wanting to learn new things. We hope you have a great day, Zack, and don't get sick on all of that cake.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday, Katie!

Today Justin's older sister, Katie, turns 34. Katie is the proud mother of five beautiful girls and what a good mother she is. We hope you have a great day, Katie, even if your birthday happens to fall on BYU's opening game. We hope you get treated extra nice!

Happy Birthday!!

School is here!!!

The girls finally started school today! Anna has been pretty excited and Ellie kept telling us she wasn't, but I think her true feelings came out at about 4 o'clock this morning when she had a stomach ache and couldn't sleep. I remember always being so nervous and getting sick to my stomach when school started, too. Poor girl.

Anna is in 1st grade this year!
Ellie is our big 2nd grader!
These girls are so excited to get to go to the same school this year! Ellie kept asking Anna if she wanted to play with her at recess today. I love what good friends they've become!

(And aren't they just adorable?!)

Truman- All smiles

This kid keeps getting cuter and cuter!

Books for Sale!

The other night the kids were outside playing and Ellie came inside to borrow a stool or something to put her books on. I had no idea what they were doing, but that's pretty common around here. After a while, though, Ellie ran inside saying she got a dollar. When I asked her where she got it, she said they sold a book. What book? you ask. Oh, only very special books. They tore pages out of their coloring books, colored them slightly, and then glued the edges together to bind them. I still can't believe someone paid a dollar for one of those books. I ran outside to take a picture of the scene and there was someone else stopped to buy a book. All I can say is they must be some cute kids!

McKinley, Ellie, Anna, and Ogden selling books

I thought this picture was so funny. Ellie held up the "books for sale" sign, but there wasn't a car in sight.
This is Ellie running to show me more money they got.