To You from Whitman

 

A few words about our house:  It is old and has some definite quirks, which, depending on my mood, are either charming or super annoying. We find ourselves frequently cursing the previous owners for their laziness and lack of maintenance and cleaning.  But, we are glad to have it. I haven't taken any pictures of the house, but here are a few the kids took.

 

A few words about our town:  We love it. We can walk to the (really nice) town park, the library, the post office, any of the downtown businesses, the train station, and even some members' homes. Target is less than ten minutes away and we have TWO Wendy's within ten minutes. Our neighbors are nice and our street is quiet.  Fun fact:  Whitman is the birthplace of the Tollhouse cookie.  Another fun fact: It is not named after Walt Whitman. Interestingly, this poem? I wrote in fourth grade still applies.

A few words about Preston:  He is doing fine. His work is going well, he enjoys working with the young men, and for some reason, continues to pay very close attention to BYU football.

A few words about Lauren:  The newest four-year-old in the family is full of energy and knows her own mind. She started preschool last week and loves it. She also enjoys Primary. Her current interests include rainbows, maps, writing long strings of letters and asking me what it spells, and drawing pictures of our family (standing under a rainbow). She hasn't worn shorts once this summer and I can't remember the last time she wore jeans. It's a skirt or dress or nothing. She is approaching two years of wanting to read Goldilocks and the Three Bears every single night. Her favorite places to go are the park, Ikea (45 minutes of free babysitting!), and the mall.

A few words about Andrew:  He is still so, so cute and so sweet. Andrew REALLY likes dogs. He never misses one if we are out for a walk or at the park or in the yard. He also likes watching Dog with a Blog and knows exactly which of his books have dogs in them.  A few days ago, Preston asked Lauren who Andrew's best friend was. She said his best friend was Mayzie. His love of dogs inspired our new widget. People comment everywhere we go on how blond his hair is and how cute he is.

 That's the scoop from around here. Come visit us sometime!