She's very friendly, saying hi to everyone that comes by. She gives out handfuls of gum and toothbrushes and will dance for you if you are lucky.
She pays cash for lost teeth and suckers.
She likes sugar.
But then she pouts when her teeth aren't clean.
She glows.
This is where she lives.
Hello blogger, how I have missed you. I can't wait to get caught up on everyone's blogs because it's been about a month since I've lurked you all. I thought I was one of the least busy people, but in the last month we went on two trips, closed on our house and moved! After getting just about the last box unpacked, I'm sitting here relaxing at my desk. How wonderful it feels to have a house! The walls are mine to paint and drill holes in and do whatever the heck I want! I don't have a clue how to manage a yard or that kind of stuff, but I'm excited to learn. We pulled weeds and cleaned up our front yard last saturday and it was one of the funnest saturdays at home that I can remember. Is that wierd? I love that Eva has a yard, a place to explore and girls on both sides of us that are her age! No offense Mary and Lloyd (the sweet little old folks next door at the appartment), but it's awesome being in a neighborhood with tons of kids. They are all over the place riding their bikes, playing ball, and going down to the local Mercantile, "Merc" for cookies. There is an elementary school in our neighborhood and some of them ride little scooters to school each day. For real! We came from a ward with 5 nursery kids to this new ward that has 2 nursery classes with a dozen kids in each and 50 new kids coming in January that they don't know what to do with. Eric's dad made a good call, "It's kid mecca." Maybe I'll show you some pics.
The reception was in Modesto that evening so we drove down and it was such a cute wedding. Megan you are so creative! 
She made these cute little birds on the cake.
Trevor and Nicole Beck live a few hours away from there in Pismo Beach so we drove to their house the next day. We stopped in Monterey which I fell in love with. Cannery Row and Fisherman's Warf were really cool and we had a nice seafood lunch on the beach. Eva had a blast at the Aquarium. She had a fun time splashing around and jumping on a big bubble, or "bup" as she calls them.
Eric took this one in honor of me and my chocolate obsession at the Nestle Tolhouse bakery. I think it's the truth. 
The coast was remote, and quiet and when we made it to the Beck's we fell in love with their little town. It is near San Luis Obispo, which everyone refers to as SLO. And it is nice and slow-paced. It is small, but a fun beach town with unique restaurants and shops. 
We were so glad to see that the Becks found the place that is perfect for them! It's awesome and I'm excited to go back and visit them. They were so kind to let us stay with them after Nicole just had their darling 3rd baby boy Weston. They are champion parents and so we didn't seem to bother them too much. Actually, the kids had a blast playing together. 
The beach was chilly, but who could complain when it's this pretty? Eric and Trevor went out for a surf while the kids played. 
We had so many fun memories at the beach in dental school so it was great to be back with the same crew. 
Can't forget this little guy, Weston. He is such a cutie- another handsome Beck boy! Thanks again guys for showing us around your new town.
Congrats Megan and Rob, hope you guys are doing well!
When I heard that there was a petting zoo at the fair, I just had to take Eva, even though I have never been crazy about the fair with it's crowds, the heat and the rides that look like they could break any second. So to avoid all of that, I took her myself one morning knowing she wouldn't make me go on any of those scary rides. We had a great time! Our first stop was the goats, which she can say clearly now. "Goat!" I thought the little baby goats were so cute. Then we got cockadoodledooed at by this grouchy old rooster. You can tell by Eva's face that he kind of startled us! One thing I was amused at was the grooming of the cows. I suppose if I went to the fair to buy a cow I would want the prettiest one, but I actually saw someone blowdrying a cow's fur while brushing it so it would stand up nice and straight on it's back! Maybe this is common practice- I wouldn't know. I still need to ask Eric and Emily who grew up in Erda, UT.
