First Day of School

Livi and Lola were so excited for school to start this year. We had a great summer, but were all ready for school to get underway! :-) Livi started third grade this year, and is really enjoying every minute. She's especially enjoying her social studies and science classes, as well as reading. Lola started kindergarten and couldn't be happier about it. Rich and I were kind of anxious to see how everything went for our sweet Lola, thinking mostly about the academic side of things. We WAY underestimated the social scene for Lola, which she just loves. She decided to ride the bus to school every day, even though it's a 30 minute ride to school. We finally figured out that she must enjoy the "captive audience" she has on her row for the ride to school! She also rides the bus home after school, with all of her kindergarten friends. She is one happy camper!

Lazy Sunday

What do you do on a lazy Sunday afternoon? Trenton is lucky to have big sisters who dream up some pretty great ideas. This time, Livi created a "chariot" for Trenton, padded with pillows and filled with toys. He climbed in and was scooted around the house for the rest of the afternoon. This is one lucky guy!

Oquirrh Mountain Temple Dedication

In July, Russ was asked to speak at the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Dedication in Utah in August. He was able to get tickets for all of us to attend. Olivia wasn't baptized yet, so she missed this special moment by only a few weeks! We had planned to just be seated in the temple somewhere, but happened to see President Coburn as we were about to be seated. He invited us to wait in a hall, while he arranged for us to be seated in the celestial room. It was a really incredible experience, and, again, made us so grateful to be part of this wonderful family.

She Caught a Fish!

Can you tell this girl is excited?! After a record of Fish 3-Osgies 0, Olivia finally caught her first fish. Rich and Livi have been fishing a number of times, always have fun, but never with any success in actually catching a fish. Livi was bound and determined that she would get one this summer, and Wasatch Park's stocked pond came through for us this year!
After one unsucessful morning at the pond, Rich and Livi headed back in the afternoon to see if the fish would be biting. Sure enough, they were. Livi was so excited.
Lola and Mia came along. Mia's posture says it all...they were not feeling it. Once Livi caught the fish, he had to put it out of it's misery. After pulling the hook out, all Mia and Lola could say was "EWWWW, It's bleeding. That's gross!" I'd have to agree.
Sweet blood shot here. But how 'bout that smile?
That's one proud fisherwoman. And, I have to say, her Dad was just as proud...

Olympic Park

We spent a morning at Olympic Park. We visited the museum and saw some cool things from the SLC 2002 Winter Games. Then we went outside and watched the ski jumpers practice by jumping into a pool. Then we headed to the zip lines, where Livi and I did the regular line, and Trevor, Rich and Katie opted for the Xtreme. Pretty fun stuff. Later, we headed to Park City Ski Resort to do the Alpine Coaster. Lola actually let me keep off the brake most of the time, while Livi and Rich never used it! :-)

Canoe on Jordanelle

We headed over to Jordanelle one day for a canoeing adventure. Steph, Grandma and I set up a spot on the beach, while Rich paddled children around the lake and over to the island. The older girls got adventurous, and even went out for a ride by themselves! They also built several rock sculptures along the shore and had a blast playing in the sand. It was a lovely day.

Cabin

At the Midway Cabin, Olivia slept out on the deck every night. Aunt Steph, Kenzie and Lauren stayed out with her for a few nights, and then Grandma Jones joined in the fun for the last two nights. Lola and Mia climbed in with Livi and Grandma in the morning. It was a perfect place to spend the week. Thank you Hesses, for accommodating us!

Bridal Veil Falls

After Osguthorpe Cousins Camp, we headed up to Midway, to stay with the Joneses in a cabin for a few days. With Trevor getting ready to head to BYU for his freshman year, we knew we needed to take advantage of the family time. We had a great time together. One day we headed to Bridal Veil Falls to hike. I was surprised at the girls' hiking abililty, and Livi continues to amaze me with her sense of adventure. She and Trevor beat us all to the falls! Grandpa and Grandma kindly stayed at the base with Trenton and Tyler while the rest of us headed up. Such a fun day!

Iron & Wine

Trevor, in his efforts to keep his older siblings "cool", convinced us all to go to the "Iron & Wine" concert in SLC this summer. While we loved the music, it was plainly obvious to Jen, Rich, and I that we were getting WAY too old for this crowd. After being smashed up with strangers for 45 minutes, we decided to head down the street for a little evening snack. Trevor enjoyed the rest of the concert with some new friends, and after sanitzing thoroughly, we enjoyed a quiet, delicious, dessert at The Melting Pot. Even though we went home feeling ancient, we all had a perfect night!

Osguthorpe Cousins Camp

We had an Osguthorpe Cousins Camp this summer in Provo. It was awesome! Emily was in charge this year, and had every minute planned with fun, inspiring, and creative activities for the kiddos. The theme was Doctrine & Covenants 6:36 “Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not.” We hiked the canyon, had ukelele lessons, art and sewing classes, held snakes (!), had campfires, slept in tents, heard the testimonies of all the aunts and uncles and Grandpa and Grandma, and learned so much about our Osguthorpe and Sedgwick ancestors. It was an unforgettable three days, and just so fun to see all the cousins becoming such good friends. We feel so blessed to be part of this family, and know that these cousins will continue to love and strengthen each other as they grow up together.

Summer Rain

We had a summer rain storm in early August that was nothing short of spectacular! It was pouring rain, and within a few minutes the gutters were overflowing. Lola's friend Myles was playing at our house, so we got out the umbrellas and crocs and headed outside! Trenton loved walking in the rain, and the girls loved filling up the umbrellas and then dumping them. I love summer rain!
P.S. Grandma Jones, we all said that you would be so sad to miss this! Sorry you weren't here to enjoy it. :-)

Upside Down

Two Wheels

Miss Lola learned to ride on two wheels this weekend. We are ecstatic! At the beginning of the summer, we all set a goal to do something we thought was impossible. Lola's goal was to ride a two-wheeler. SHE DID IT! We tried many different things the last few months to try and help her learn to ride. Then I read somewhere that taking off the pedals and having the child scoot their bike with their feet to learn balance is the best way for a child to learn to ride. Lola "scooted" for a week. On Saturday we put her pedals back on, and she took off. It was incredible, and especially exciting with all that Lola has been through. We are stoked!

Early Birthday

We are going to be in Utah on Olivia's real birthday, so she decided that we needed to celebrate her birthday weekend here in Boise before we leave. She planned a trip to the Idaho Mining and Geological Museum, a rafting trip down the Boise River, a yummy steak dinner from Outback, and dreamed up the yummiest cake I've ever made. This girl knows how to plan a weekend! Happy 8th Birthday Olivia!

Durango Farewell

Cash for Clunkers came in handy for us on Saturday. We cleaned out the ol' Durango and sent Rich off to buy a new car. It was sad to say goodbye, but we're sure enjoying the new one!