July, August, and September... how the time flies :

Baby is born

Adelaide Pearl Price joined our family on Tuesday July 21st, 2009 - weighing 7 lb's 4 oz and measuring 19 inches long. What an amazing joy she brought us.

Elisa celebrated her 8th birthday just 3 days later. Grandpa Price came down to see baby Adelaide and to celebrate Elisa's birthday.










On July 24th, Elisa's birthday, the kids got to march in the parade with Steve for the pilot school. Olivia rode inside the plane going down mainstreet as he kids threw candy out - while me and baby enjoyed a quiet morning at home. Later Aunt Stephanie and Ethan came down to visit and everyone went to the movies later that night.

Two weeks later, Grandma Price and Aunt Danielle and Uncle Kyle came to visit. The kids continued to have swim practice 5 days a week and have a few more swim meets. Life was a little crazy, but great!


























Elisa's Birthday Party

In the end of August, Grandma, aunt Stephanie, Ashley and Ethan came for another visit. We managed to take a trip up to Navajo Lake while they were here.

Baptism
Because it was easier for all of us to travel up to SL than for the family to all travel down here, we decided to have Elisa's baptism and Adelaide's blessing up there where we could be close to family and friends.


It was great to be back. Elisa had a beautiful service - Katrina played a violin solo after the baptism.




After the baptism, we had a picnic at the park. Here Elisa is holding up her cake that the girls from Achievement Days made for her.














Blessing


Pictures in St. George
Since our weekend went by so fast, I felt I had really not had a good chance to take pictures of these very special occasions. So yesterday, after church, the kids and I drove to St. George to take some pictures on the temple grounds.

Richfield Swim Meet

This last weekend Steve and the kids went to Richfield for yet another swim meet. Unfortunately, I was too pregnant to go, but Steve did a great job documenting the whole swim meet. The kids all did very good and placed well, but most importantly improved from all of their previous times. They are having such a good time swimming, but are also putting in some serious training. Olivia hopes to be in a "swimming video" like one of these next year......

Elisa swimming her favorite stroke - backstroke, she is in lane 3 (her coach wants her to try competing in an older age group next year)


Here is Michael's backstroke. He is in lane 1 wearing his favorite blue cap with the American flag on it.


Katrina had considerably tougher competition than the other two and she lost her goggles early on in the race which kept her head up higher. She did good and still beat her old time. She is in lane 2 wearing a silver swim cap.


Elisa swimming 25 m Butterfly


Michael swimming 25 m Butterfly, he is in lane 6. There is a slight exchange between him and the swimmer in lane 5 who informed Michael that he was going to "kick" his butt.... Oh well maybe next time...

Katrina's 50 m Butterfly. Lane 3 :)


Elisa swimming freestyle - lane 4


Michael's 50m freestyle - lane 1


Katrina 50m freestyle - lane 6


The IM's - Individual Medley's. Elisa was put in a heat with the boys and did fairly well, considering she had major trouble with her goggles. Michael remained in the lead until the breast stroke - which is his hardest stroke. Once he gets that down, he will be a tough competitor. Katrina did great and really made a big improvement on her time.

... I tried to updload the IM's, but because they were over 1 minute each, it took way too long.

On the Medals platform