Musical Chairs

Mike thought I needed a turn telling the weekly adventures of Quaid and Mikiya, so here we go. Yesterday we had a few errands to run, so we took the bus. Mikiya was thrilled! She got to show me where you sit and all that fun stuff. None of the buses we took had tons of people on them, so she thought she needed to try out several different seats. My perspective was a bit different. It was nice not to have to worry about traffic, but all I could see was the germs everywhere and not wanting the kids to touch anything or breathe in the yuck. The mall was one of our stops, and Mikiya thought it absolutely wonderful to ride up and down the escalators. We also went to Deseret Book. It was wonderful to walk in somewhere that was so familiar. However, it did make me a bit homesick. I thought of Layton as it was a young man helping us. And one of the large pictures on the wall was a beautiful night picture of the Idaho Falls Temple. Oh how wonderful to see and feel that comfort!!!

The kids are growing quickly and having fun. Ever since Chelsea read the pirate book to Mikiya she walks around the house yelling "ARRRGH Matey!" I think it hilarious! She can't decide what she wants to be for Halloween. One minute it's a pirate, then a princess, a cowgirl, a turtle or something else. She thinks Quaid should be some sort of animal. Today after church, Mikiya decided she didn't need to walk on the sidewalk, so she climbed up the two foot cement wall in her pretty dress so she could run on the grass. Mike told her Grandma Gallup would get quite a kick out of that. Mikiya despriately misses Kaelie and wants to type her own emails to everyone nearly every day. Quaid is already outgrowing his 0-3 month baby clothes and thinks he's a big boy. He loves to take baths and showers and sing along with songs. His eyes are becoming more clear and blue and his smile is just so cute! Everyone tells me what a beautiful baby he is. I love it!!!

We hope all is going well for everyone! We love and miss you and we'll write again next week.