Trip to Boise

I got new dress shoes a couple of weeks ago and Lyza approves of them

 We picked all of our tomatoes before we left

 Meet Lyza, our little Mexican wrestler

 We drove to Boise on Wednesday. Here we are at a stop at a park in Oregon

 The kids and I got some sleep in while mamma was driving

 Our first night in Bosie we took Kim's mom out for a birthday dinner at Texas Roadhouse

We embarrassed her by having the staff sing to her

 The kids loved playing with grandma and grandpa

 Nixon enjoyed exploring new places

 Thursday morning I went to a new attorney CLE/training

While I was there everyone else got to explore Boise

 After my training we all met up and had a picnic lunch on the Capitol building grounds

 Then we explored the Capitol building

 It was beautiful inside. This is a view of the ceiling of the domed tower portion

 Family picture

 Here is Nixon commanding attention in the Senate room

 He was a natural with the gavel

 After the Capitol building I went back to the Boise Center to prepare for the admissions ceremony

 Everyone else got to do some more exploring

 Then Thursday afternoon we attended the "swearing in" admissions ceremony

Here I am with Justice Burdick of the Idaho Supreme Court

 Here I am with Judge Winmill of the US District Court of Idaho 

 Officially a lawyer!

 There were some nice messages and talks afterward. Lyza of course loves playing with Grandma

 It was a little too much for Nixon and put him to sleep. Look at those cute suspenders and bow tie

 After the ceremony Kim and I went out for dinner with some friends

 Our little court jester

On Friday we went to the Bosie zoo and had a blast

 We went on a fun conservation boat ride

 Grandpa and Lyza in the tunnels looking at the prairie dogs

 She loves feeding the goats and sheep

 Cute turtle

 Giraffe slide

 Sloth bear

These gibbons were really cool

We had lots of fun at the hotel swimming pool

 Playing with the bears on a stop on the way home in McCall

 One of our cute travel companions

 She was really good to travel with

 She fell asleep coloring

 We were all happy to get back home last night. Except Nixon when he got stuck under a chair :)

 We had a great trip and are glad to be home now. Take care

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Mr. Nixon is all over the place. He holds himself up in various yoga poses all of the time

He loves exploring and trying to touch/grad the light shinning through the windows

 Nixon turned 7 months this last week!

 Lyza had lots of fun on one of the days that it rained 

Nixon has been both loving and hating trying new foods. This picture is of the hating

 During nap time Kim needs to check on Lyza to see if she is actually sleeping, whether she is wearing clothes, etc. This day she was scanning the room with the camera and couldn't find her anywhere

 She laid down behind the curtain and fell asleep on the floor. What a goof!

 "Can I have a horsey ride on your shoulders?"

 Elmo came to visit one evening and Nixon was super excited. Elmo and Lyza are really good friends and always have a good time together

 Ms. Lyza LOVES reading books

 She loves books so much that yesterday during a shopping trip at Ross (the American "Winners") she found the book section and sat down on the floor reading new books until it was time to go

 We did some plant shopping yesterday to find a plant for my office. We found a nice little palm that has some growing up to do, just like I have to do in my career

 Future attorney?

 This was Kim's drive home last night coming home from women's conference. What a beautiful world!

 Here is a video of Lyza trying her best to be a good big sister

That's all for now. We have a trip to Bosie this week that we are excited for. I will be sworn in and become a real lawyer! I have been looking forward to this for a long time. 

Take care

No more pencils, no more books...

There hasn't been a whole lot happening around here this last week

We have been trying to smile as much as possible

 The weather has been nice and we have been trying to get outside before it starts getting cold. Too bad it is getting dark so early

 He loves being in the swing

 Kim and the Kids had another beach day this week

 Lyza's sand art

 Kim and the kids went and picked some pears at the house of  one of our ward members

 This little girl is turning into quite the artist. She loves to paint, color, and draw

 Cute cargo

 When he shops he shops in comfort and style

 Nixon tried pears for the first time this week. We love his reaction

That's it for now. Take care

Done Studying Forever! (kind of)

Lyza loves her new princess cape. It totally matches her Little Mermaid sunglasses

Nixon's first swing ride

Playing in the crib together

Fun painting outside

This masterpiece is currently hanging up in our hallway, next stop the Guggenheim 

We got this picture of Christ up in Nixon's room

Lyza got to have a glow in the dark bath

Here she is making cakes out of play dough. She had Kim blow out the candles but then wouldn't let her eat any of the cake, she did that herself

On September 11 I got the results of my bar exam and I passed! The pass rate was only 65%, which is the lowest in 12 years in Idaho for the July exam. It feels great to know that I am done.

Kim surprised me at work with these delicious cup cakes

The office took me out for lunch then let me go home early to spend some time with my wonderful family. We had a good afternoon at the park together.

Kim got a babysitter and the two of us went out for dinner to celebrate. We went to the Grille from Ipanema and the food was amazing as usual

This little guy loves crawling around and exploring, and looks especially cute in these sleepers. The Bum has a flap that says "Buck Naked" and there is a picture of a deer.

Here is a video of Lyza reading one of her favorite books

We had a great week and are looking forward to another one.

That's all for now. Take care.