Buenas!

We are safely back in Utah after traveling to Honduras with our wonderful friends Tyler and Mindy. We were there for 10 days and had an incredible experience. It definitely reminded us how blessed we are to live in this country and to have a home with air conditioning, electricity, toilets that flush, carpet, and so much more. Also, I had a wonderful time with my husband. It was so great to spend that much time with him. He is amazing, funny, and very adventurous. Thanks Honey for a great vacation!

Anyway, we really missed Taylor and are very glad to be back home. I will share more pictures later. I didn't get them all downloaded.



We went to some beautiful waterfalls at Pulapanzak where we walked through and under the waterfalls and to a cave, rode the zipline over the waterfall, and jumped off some small cliffs. In the first picture Tyler is jumping off a cliff in the second picture I am on the zipline over the waterfall.




In the first picture we are standing on the edge of the 180 meter waterfall, there are no safety percautions - Sketch!








This is Dave&Tyler practicing their torilla making skills that Hermana Gloria taught us. We had just gone to church that is why Dave&Tyler are in a shirt and tie in 110 degrees and 100% humidity. In the group picture notice how tall I look - I like the short Honduraians:)

This is at the Copan Mayan Ruins. Simply Amazing!

These pictures were from the first 4 days of our vacation. I will post the rest another day.

Thanksgiving Point

I purchased a season pass for Thanksgiving Point this year and Taylor and I have enjoyed it. The pass includes the Gardens, Children's Discovery Garden, the Farm, and the Dinosaur Museum. Each week we try to go at least once a week and we try to make sure to invite someone. We have had fun going with Stevie, Jake, Ali, Kristin, Kari, Will, Cody, Sarah, Isaac and Colin. If anyone wants to go give me a call, you can get 50% when you come along.

Taylor absolutely loves everything but especially the farm and the dinosaur museum. I hear lots of "WOW"s coming out of his mouth. When we go to the farm he never wants to leave the donkey or the goats.

Taylor's New Tricks

I haven't posted anything in awhile and I decided to write down a few new tricks Taylor has. He is growing up so quickly. A few new words are "No" and "Go." He loves to say "No" to the dogs and he always says "No" as he gets ready to get into trouble. I am glad he warns me. He just started saying "Go" and I don't think he understands the word, he just likes to say it.

He absolutely loves the firetruck Aunt Nikki passed down to him. He loves to push the music button, get a ride on the truck, and he loves to stand up on the seat of the firetruck(this is quite dangerous and has caused some injuries). He thinks he is pretty cool, being so tall when he stands up there and waves to me. It scares me to death.

On command he will show you his tongue which I get a kick out of because the tongue always comes out crocked and gives me a good laugh. He will also jump (or attempt to jump) when asked to. He bends his knees, gets ready, stands up, and then turns in circles. His feet never leave the ground. I don't know where he learned that turning in circles is part of jumping but it is funny. If you are lucky he will jump, turn circles and stick out his tongue all at once. That is a sight to see.

Today his new trick was to climb out of his crib and fall to the ground. This trick caused a goose egg, bruised cheek, and cut lip. I will have to post pictures. Luckily, the injuries were not too bad and he recovered quickly. (Dave is lowering the crib as I type)

Overall we love our little one year old and love watching him learn and experience the world he lives in.