What a beautiful weather week. The Autumn leaves were that stunning vibrant yellow and the warm sun added to the fall ambiance. Andrew and I tried to take advantage of the weather and ride our bikes as much as we could. On Monday I rode with him to school. We were a little late getting away. At a major intersection, we stopped to let four emergency vehicles pass. He was so excited to be right there as they rushed past. He loves fire engines and anything that has to do with machinery. We rode on to school and then I returned to pick him up after school. It took us three hours and 15 minutes to get home because we went to the park where he met a new friend Marcus and they played for an hour. Then to the toystore in the River Bottoms where he rides the bikes (they have floor models for trial), then to Borders to read books, and finally home the long way which adds and extra 1 1/2 miles. I hope he got his exercise because I sure got mine. It was such a beautiful day.
Kayla returned late Tuesday night from L.A. She had a nice time and they swept both competitions they went to. It was a nice conclusion to her four year Marching Band experience.
Alyssa's birthday was on Wednesday. We didn't celebrate too much because she is having a party next week. Her friend from next door took her the toy store where she was able to pick out some of her favorites to bring home.
Thursday was very busy with Alyssa staying home from school for Job Shadow Day. We made two trips to the BYU campus to interview professors. The first was Michael Parker in Visual Arts. We attended his 114 Beginning Iillustration Class and then he took us on tour of four BYU art studios around campus. It was fascinating !! It was very informative and the professor was so good with Alyssa. I learned so much!! He also took us to the animation studio in the Crabtree building where we met the department head of animation and viewed some the departments work. We received a tour of the whole animation process. It was quite a tour, for all for a 13 year old. Later in the day we met a professor of entomology where Alyssa attended a 500 level class on bugs. She listened to part of a lecture which she said she couldn't understand much but then they got out the microscopes and looked at specimens .I was with her during that part and it was amazing! She was well received. We rounded out the evening by attending a guided tour of the Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point for a birthday party. I don't thing I've learned so much in one day for quite a while. On the way home Alyssa said she would like to be held back next year just so she can to have Job Shadow day again.
Today was Kayla's 18th birthday. Yesterday Michael, Kayla, and I went to Indian food to celebrate. It was Kayla's choice. Michael knows the owner of the restaurant so he came out and visited with us about the Indian food making process. The whole dinner was yummy. It made my tummy happy. When you turn 18 you have a right of passage to buying dry ice, shopping on infomercials, voting, and non-group dating. I think Kayla is well prepared for this big step. We Love Her!!!
Well this is the blurb from the Hunters this week. Hope all is well with you and yours.
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