Woo Hoo!! Finally, SOMEONE says my kids look like me!

First Day of Cheerleading...

Lyna started cheerleading this Thursday with Norman Shock. They are a tiny (3-5 year old) recreational squad. She had a lot of fun and she will be performing in September!! Here are some pics...

Wakesurfing at Yuba Lake

Sorry it's sideways, I haven't figured out how to rotate videos yet!

Fun Site!

Here is a cool site that you can get your name translated into elven or hobbit (if you haven't read or seen The Lord of the Rings, this is totally not making sense to you lol).

http://www.chriswetherell.com/elf/

Our names are-
Michael Amras Oronrá
Kensie Tári Oronrá
Alyna Lúthien Oronrá
Noah Findaráto Oronrá

and just for fun our dog is

Bodhi Maedhros Oronrá


and our hobbit names are:

Michael Berilac Smallburrows of Sandydowns
Kensie Tigerlily Smallburrows of Sandydowns
Alyna Rosie-Posie Smallburrows of Sandydowns
Noah Bolo Smallburrows of Sandydowns
Bodhi Posco Smallburrows of Sandydowns

My new favorite baby product...

Well, someone recommended this baby product to me and it is now my all time favorite (behind my slings of course). We take a "food is for fun until their one" approach at our home, meaning our children get the vast majority of their nutrition from breastfeeding until they are one, but Noah has been reaching for foods as of late, so this was the perfect solution...

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2404768&cp=2255981.2256162.2256179&parentPage=family

You put the food in the end and the baby can chew and suck on it to get small pieces and juice out,but can't get anything large enough to choke. I think its a fabulous invention and Noah is loving it. He has so far had an apricot, an apple, a banana, and strawberries from it!

COSI, Columbus, OH

(no she is not strangling him, just a hug)

Happy Birthday Alyna!

So, while in Ohio we also celebrated Lyna's birthday. It was wonderful, I can't believe she is already 3 years old! She is growing up too fast!

Cedar Point

Happy Birthday Cole!

We got to be in Ohio to celebrate our nephew Cole's 4th birthday. It was a lot of fun and we were glad we could be there for it.

Highbanks Park, Columbus, OH

Utah Lake

Yuba Lake

Here are some pics of us having fun at Yuba Lake.

A Day at Lagoon!

While visiting Utah we spent a day at the amusement park Lagoon. Lyna was a bit fearful of some of the rides at first, but warmed up to them and had a great day!