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We discovered Tattles Bar & Grill in Preston, ID by sheer chance. A couple of years ago when we took the kids to Jackson, WY we decided to drive through Preston on the way to see which Napoleon Dynamite filming locations we might be able to check out. We stopped for gas when we first arrived and I asked the cashier if there was anywhere we could get a good sitdown breakfast. She said, “Well, I dunno. I guess there’s Tattles.” Huh? She told me where to find it and that it was just about the only cafe in town, so we figured we’d give it a shot. We drove about a 1/2 mile west of the main drag and found Tattles Bar & Grill situated in an old house surrounded by a gravel parking lot across the street from a farm implement supplier. We were a bit skeptical. Erica ordered pancakes and I was pleased to see their menu featured a “Garbage Omelet,” which is a tradition in my family and consists of just about every vegetable and meat you can think of tossed in an omelet. I ordered that and a scone. Erica asked the waitress if she could get a scone too, and the waitress gave her a weird look and said “I think one will be enough.” She was sure right about that. They brough Erica a stack of three pancakes the size of dinner plates, and my scone was about 9 inches long, almost 6 inches wide and about and inch and a half thick. One was enough. We’ve been back to Tattles three times now. We even went so far as to plan a day trip to the Cache Valley of northern Utah just so we’d be within spitting distance of Tattles for breakfast.

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Tomorrow is the first day of Pre-K for Sam. He is very excited about going to preschool and for other activities this Fall such as soccer and swimming. The house has been feeling a little tight with two active boys so we got a family membership at the Y a few weeks ago. While the fitness classes and pool are great, let’s be honest here: I signed up for the free daycare; 2 hours a day baby!!

We took the kids to the Spanish Fork Kite Festival on Friday afternoon. We couldn’t get our kites to fly cause there wasn’t quite enough wind, but it was fun to see all the other kites and the new wind farm they’ve recently finished constructing out there.

The highlight of the event, though, was getting Erica to try a segway.

She was a bit reluctant at first, but after she saw me ride it around a bit she decided to give it a shot. Now she says she wants one. We’ve recently been watching Arrested Development, so even if we had the disposable funds it’d be awfully hard to overcome the G.O.B. segway stigma.

I took a picture of Brendan this morning to commemorate his five month birthday.  I love his cute orange hair, the way he smiles about everything, and how he gets SO excited every time he sees something new.  He is truly a joy to have around.  I love him sooooo much.  The kids love playing with him and making him smile.

James had some time off work this week so we took the kids up to Provo River Falls for a picnic. We went to the falls on our honeymoon and have gone back several times but this was the first time since Savanna was born. It is such a beautiful place! James was in heaven because it was about 60 degrees up there, I was freezing! Savanna had a great time hiking around and throwing rocks in the river with her dad, which she could do all day if we let her. Miles just slept in the front pack until he had a massive dirty diaper which resulted in poop up to his armpits! I’m not kidding either, I ended up just throwing the shirt he was wearing away! It was great!

We have a bit of a tradition, here at Fibernet, that when the anniversary of your first day comes around you bring treats for the rest of the company. I decided, since this year makes a dozen for me, I’d up the ante a bit and start an Annual Potluck Belgian Waffle Festival. My mother-in-law bought me (at Erica’s suggestion) a pro-style belgian waffle iron a couple years ago for Christmas, so I brought that, and purchased a second one to help things move along. The rest of the company brought toppings to go on the waffles. I’m pretty sure everybody got full and had a good time:

On Sunday August 31st James gave our new son Miles a name and a blessing. It’s an amazing thing as a mother to hear your husband give a blessing to your child. I am grateful for James and the things he said. We were so fortunate to have so many family members and friends come to support us. We had a fun get together afterward at our house with lots of great food and conversation. Miles was held by family and friends all day and was sleeping peacefully. As soon as I held him for pictures he woke up and started to cry! Oh well, Savanna and James look pretty good!

At the blessing my nephew Jonathan got into Savanna’s car. I was pretty surprised that he fit!