I like the reading of other people's blogs better than I like the writing of my own. BUT, since I don't keep a journal and I HATE "crap-booking", I'll keep on blogging for the sake of documenting memories.
Speaking of reading (forgive me for going off on a tangent here...). Did anyone else see the Parade Magazine in Sunday's newspaper? The feature article was on "the current child care crisis". In my opinion there wouldn't be a "child care crisis" if Mom's stayed home with their kids. I could get on my soapbox here, but I'll refrain. Back to the reason for the blog...
We had two reasons to celebrate last week.
#1: Reagan got a new cousin! My sister, Heather, had a baby boy on July 16th! Grant Logan Craghead is a handsome little guy (he isn't even my baby and I find myself just staring at him and all of his cuteness).
I am sure Grant will be as adorable and hilarious as his older brother Lance.
#2: Reagan turned the BIG 1 year old! We had a party and I took (gasp!) 80 pictures. No joke- I would have taken even more but the memory card ran out of room. Reagan had a fun day. Here are some of the highlights.
Reagan LOVES Balloons. I don't think she let go of her balloon bouquet all afteroon. Literally, we had to tie it to her high chair so that it could be near her while she ate.
Here she is in the "before" picture with her birthday cake. Albertson's makes free birthday cakes for kids 1st birthdays. So, I didn't feel too bad about letting Reagan destroy a pretty cake, since I hadn't paid anything for it.
Here is the end product of the birthday cake. Reagan didn't eat too much of it. Mostly, she just enjoyed smearing the frosting around.
Reagan got a backyard pool as one of her birthday presents. She and Lance played in the pool for a while after we ate cake. The kid LOVES water. Nick is the best Dad, he braved the tripe-digit heat and jumped in the pool with the kids too. Obviously, Reagan was loving it!
Short news: Nick and I are involved with church again. Nick will be working with the guys his age at church, as Secretary in the Elders Quorum. And I have been asked to teach Sunday School for the 18 year old kids at church. It should prove interesting :) Especially because, Reagan doesn't go to the Nursery Class until January. AND even then, I am not so sure I want to put her in with the other kids in the middle of winter when they are all passing around colds, etc... We'll see how it all plays out.
