Packing it in on Isabella’s first day here

Isabella read to and played with the girls for two hours this morning while I cooked. They are in love.
Isabella read to and played with the girls for two hours this morning while I cooked. They are in love. (P.S. mom, we are moving that chair back into your room when you come back. This is a temporary seating solution.)
We went shopping for Isabella and the girls had trouble giving her privacy.
We went shopping for Isabella and the girls had trouble giving her privacy.

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We went hiking on the Mt. Timpanogas trail for our FHE activity.
We went hiking on the Mt. Timpanogas trail for our FHE activity. The only shoes that currently fit Mary are her dress shoes. She hiked in those.
I told Lydia before the hike to hurry up because we didn't want to get hunted by mountain lions in the dark. Big mistake. She wailed the entire hour about being scared of mountain lions and wanted to go straight back home.
I told Lydia before the hike to hurry up because we didn’t want to get hunted by mountain lions in the dark. Big mistake. She wailed the entire hour about being scared of mountain lions and wanted to go straight back home.

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Isabella with her big hiking stick.
Isabella with her big hiking stick.
It wasn't until Isabella calmed her down at the end that Lydia finally cheered up.
It wasn’t until Isabella calmed her down at the end that Lydia finally cheered up.
Mary drumming on Daddy.
Mary drumming on Daddy.
Lydia even told us that she would be happy to return to that hike so she could collect some rocks for her collection.
Lydia even told us that she would be happy to return to that hike so she could collect some rocks for her collection.

IMG_0077 (2)The only thing of note that happened that isn’t pictured is that we had a play date with Saige, our carpool friend. We baked Isabella’s mom’s brownies during the play date. Oh, and Isabella, Abe and I finished watching (or, in Abe’s and my case, rewatching) Les Miserables this evening. Oh my weepy. I had forgotten how that movie stirs such deep emotion. I got tickets so Andrea and Isabella can go to the play on Isabella’s birthday, so Abe and I thought we should watch it with her so she can know what’s going on during the play.

Oh, and here’s a video from the hike:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqTxNnRSeB0