Pete Pages: September or mid-summer?

Monday, September 7, 2009

September or mid-summer?

I keep hearing talk (well, Facebook talk) about "fall" coming and cooler weather. Nope. Not here. We are still high 90's, low 100's, which is cooler than it has been here, but more like the dead-of-summer Utah weather that I'm used to.

The saving grace of living in Arizona has been the pool. The kids love it and so do we (lots of swimming = tired boys that fall asleep quickly). Just six weeks ago Hewitt was fairly timid in the water (he had a scary experience a couple of years back that led to major pool caution). Well, a super cute 20-yr-old girl home from BYU for the summer worked with both Hewitt and Tosh and I can't believe the progress. The kids have turned into little fish and get more confident all of the time. Now, I know that most of you are enjoying the cooler weather, but should you get a hankering for more summer, head on down. We'd love to have you and according to the locals, it will be "summer" until Halloween.

Okay, so Liv's first experience (on Saturday) wasn't the greatest, but everyone else loves it.

7 comments:

The Grant Family said...: I love that your pool isn't just a pool....it's a cool pool with fun waterfall features! Soooo cool!

And by the way, it's still been hot here with above average temperatures. So don't feel too bad, we're still in the 90's too! (just the lower half); September 7, 2009 at 10:19 PM
The Laundry Queen said...: Great pictures, Tams!; September 7, 2009 at 11:07 PM
janeannechovy said...: These are awesome! The one with the big boys and Rob really shows how the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. :)

And Liv is such a Pete! She and Cindy Lou have the same "cry" face. Except that Cindy Lou has way darker eyebrows.; September 7, 2009 at 11:09 PM
Sara and Company said...: You need to post a shot of your whole pool.....it is amazing! I am so glad you have at least that to stay a little cool. Fun!; September 8, 2009 at 1:06 AM
Colleen said...: I guess if summer is sticking around until October you might as well take advantage of it!! We have long summers here too, very warm days going into October, but it's not nearly as hot as there. Your bow and rock band posts are great too. I love the band name, and my verdict is out on the bow still too. I don't think I've given it much thought for the same reasons you hadn't until Liv arrived!; September 8, 2009 at 7:10 AM
Andi said...: So I should warn you to be very careful about Halloween costumes... all those super cute fuzzy ones are way to hot! Resist the urge and you'll be happy on Halloween night when your child isn't sweating too death.

My first fall here was utter disappointment because that is my favorite time of year. I kept waiting for the weather to get "brisk". But, come Christmas eve after Tate and I went on a beautiful hike in our shorts I got over it... and have been mostly over it ever since.

Anytime you want to come investigate our part of AZ, we'd love to have all of you!; September 8, 2009 at 12:35 PM
SP said...: I can't believe you are living in AZ!! I'm sure you all can't either. What a change, but what an adventure. I hope you like oranges and desert. Have you met the Stewarts yet. They live in Chandlier too and went through the MBA program the same time as we all did. Anyway, I love your blog and hope you real soon feel at home.

Love,
Sherry; September 14, 2009 at 12:31 PM

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Hewitt was just telling me about a new game he created where you can't touch the ball with your hands or feet. He said, "You can only hit the ball with your leg or foot-wrist." And so I clarified, "You mean your ankle?"
(10/8/09)

Me to Hewitt: Whatcha doin?
Hewitt: Arting. It's making art.
(10/2/09; Hewitt's 5th b-day)

Two jokes by Burke:
What does a storm wear?
Thunderwear!

What do you call King Kong's feet?
Big Foot!
(9/26/09)

I had the following conversation with Tosh:
Me: Are you a boy or a girl?
T: Boy
Me: Is Livvy a boy or a girl?
T: Baby
Me: Yes, but is Baby Liv a boy or a girl?
T: Girl
Me: Is Daddy a boy or a girl?
T: Big boy
Me: Is Mommy a boy or a girl?
T: Mommy a babe!
(Not prompted, I promise! 9/3/09)

Hewitt had set up a bunch of toy figures and Tosh was trying to play with them... Hewitt was telling Tosh not to touch them and I asked him to share the toys or to go and get some more figures for Tosh to play with. Hewitt said, "These are not toys! They are art!" (9/3/09)

We were driving along a road near our house (a rather quiet highway, really) and Hewitt suddenly exclaimed, "Mom! I just found the road to our old house! Keep driving straight!" I looked up and realized there were some big mountains in the FAR distance. Hewitt clearly thought he was staring at Utah. (8/28/09)

Hewitt brought home a little "Groundhog's Day" craft that he had made at preschool and kept calling the groundhog a bear. When I tried to tell him it was really a groundhog he looked at me like I was very silly and said, "It's a BEAR Mom, not a CORNDOG!" (2/2/09)

I explained to Burke about the recent airplane crash into the Hudson River and knowing that he would be very concerned, I quickly told him that all of the passengers were just fine. He looked at me with a worried look and said, "What about the birds? Are they okay?" (1/15/09)

I have a trunk full of old performing costumes from when I was a kid. Hewitt saw the trunk in the basement and told Rob that he wanted to open up the "treasure chest." Rob asked him if he knew what was in the trunk/chest and Hewitt replied that it was full of clothes. When Rob told Hewitt that he didn't want him to make a big mess Hewitt said, "I won't make a mess, I will just get out one clo." I guess that "clo" would be the singular form of clothes... (1/13/09)

Burke is always mentioning how he wants us to have lots more babies because he wants "hundreds" of brothers and sisters. I was explaining to him this morning about how it gets harder and more dangerous to have babies as a woman gets older...he looked at me and said, "Well, you look young Mom, like 19!" Then he leaned in closer and said, "Well, I do see some indents in your skin around your eyes (those would be wrinkles--thanks for noticing)." (12/26/08)

Hewitt blew his nose and must have accidentally gotten some snot or tissue in his mouth because he said, "Yuck! That tastes like cow dung!" (12/24/08)

Tosh got to Hewitt's cup of water at the table today and dumped it all over Hewitt's lap and onto the floor. Rob asked Hewitt, "Are you a little wet?" and he said, "I'm a BIG wet!" (12/24/08)

Rob was playing "Memory" with the boys and when Burke got a few matches in a row Hewitt said, "Wow Burkie, you're on fire!" (11/08)

We just bought some sod for our park strip and while Burke and I were looking at the pallet, I mentioned that some of the pieces looked like crabgrass and that we needed to find the best pieces of grass to buy. Burke looked at the sod for a little while and said, "None of it looks like crap grass to me!"

While I was flossing Burke's teeth he said, "Wait--I need to tell you something." I paused flossing and he said, "You sure know how to be a good mom!" (now there's a treasured compliment!)

Hewitt watched Rob kill a fly in our kitchen and then asked, "Did he cry? Did he want his mommy fly?"

I told Hewitt that I was going to get Tosh a snack and asked if he would like one. He paused and then said, "I'll take a milkshake." What am I, a drive-up window?

Hewitt was asking for toast today and when I pulled out the bread he said, "No, the 'letter O' toast!" I finally figured out that he wanted a toasted english muffin.

Burke came down for breakfast and said, "Mom, it might not look like my bed is made and you might not like it, but it's really stripes that I did as a design on my bed."

Hewitt has really liked eating plain tortillas lately. When I asked him if he wanted one he said, "Oh. Sure. I'll have a mamma mia."

Hewitt understands things very literally. When Rob told him that he "needed to fly" this morning (go to work), Hewitt asked, "Where is the fly? In the house?" When Rob asked him if he had a runny nose he said, "No. It's just boogers."

When Rob was leaving for work he hugged the boys and told them to "be good for Mommy and do exactly what she says." Burke said, "OK bye Dad, you be good at work and do exactly what your boss says."

We were discussing prophets in the scriptures for Family Home Evening and when Rob asked Burke which prophet(s) wrote the Book of Mormon Burke said, "Nephi, Jacob, Enos..." and continued to name the books in order. Rob and I were pretty surprised and couldn't help laughing.

I was just eavesdropping on Hewitt while he was playing with his toys and heard him say, "Ladies and jumpingmen..."

Burke was heading off to a neighbor's house to play and stuck his head back in the door and called, "I'll be traveling by bike."

When the garage door opens for us to drive in, Hewitt will pretend to be scared and say, "Oh no, it's the garage mouth! He's going to eat us!"

Hewitt got distracted and starting playing with his toys during lunch and when I reminded him to please keep eating he said, "But Mommy, I'm working."

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