Mashed Potato Face

Sunday night is our usual chicken cordon bleu and mashed potato night.  Unlike his big brothers, Noah loves mashed potatoes.  He is still having a little bit of a hard time getting them in his mouth.  He tried several times with his fork/spoon and then gave up and just put his face in the mashed potatoes on his plate.  Thank goodness it was time for a bath!

Belt Testing

On Friday, Todd, Rachel, Ethan & Jacob had their belt testing.  Todd was testing for his red black stripe and the kids testing for their blue red stripe.  They all did really well. They all should be black belts by this time next year!

A New Member of Team Jaramillo - Introducing Daisy

Rachel has been wanting another dog for months. She wrote to "Santa" about getting a dog for Christmas.  She kept looking online at different Shih-tzu puppies.  She found one this afternoon on KSL.com.  Mom and Dad are a bunch of softies, particularly because Rachel is such a good girl.

This is Daisy.  We picked her up as a surprise.  Rachel has promised to take care of her.  One of the things we did differently than with Chloe is that we didn't get Daisy a kennel.  We used the cage that we bought before for outside, put down newspaper and training pads.  The space is big enough that she has all of her needs right there.  We won't have to take her outside to potty like we did with Chloe.  That will be nice particularly in the winter.

Welcome to our family, Daisy

and introducing TEAM Jaramillo!!!

Rockin' with Rascal Flatts

Last night Todd and I went to the Rascal Flatts concert at the Usana Amphitheater.  There were some thunderstorms right before the concert so we thought we might get rained on but luckily the storm went past right before the show.  The opening acts were Justin Moore and Sara Evans.  Then the main attraction - Rascal Flatts.  They have a lot of video and lights in their shows.  I guess that's what makes the tickets so much.  I asked for tickets for my birthday.  I don't usually ask for anything specific so Todd was more than happy to get me what I wanted.  Our seats were pretty good.  The show started out with the three Rascal Flatts guys banging on drums in the dark.  As they hit each drum the drum lit up.  So the combination of rhythms made it look really cool.  They were pretty funny between songs too.  One of the things they said that sticks out in my mind is when Jay was talking about Joe Don and saying "If you want to know what Justin Bieber will look like in 30 years, here you go."  They were pretty interactive which is cool.  Todd bought me a t-shirt.  One other memorable thing was that we were sitting close to a family that was on the grass.  They had a young child who was really sick.  When Todd asked on the of the staff they said the kid had terminal cancer and only has a couple days to live but he has been to every show at the Usana this summer.  It was really touching to see his parents laying there next to him.  We are so blessed with our health and strength!

Rachel's 1st day of school

Yesterday was Rachel's 1st day of 7th grade at American Heritage.  She was really nervous going to a new school and all by herself.  She attended Eastlake Elementary for 3 years and always with her brothers.  She was a trooper though and walked right in when I dropped her off.  She reported that she got her locker assignment; there are more girls than boys (even with only 17 7th graders), and that some how her lunch order was missing.  I felt so bad. Luckily they gave her a lunch anyway.  I made sure that I took care of that for the next two weeks.  She is dealing with all the changes pretty well.  We're very proud of her.

Back to School Night At AHSJ

Last night was Back to School night at American Heritage.  This will be Rachel's first year there for 7th grade.  We met all but two of her teachers.  There are only about 17 7th graders.  That will be nice to have small classes.  Rachel said she was glad the school itself is small.  She was really worried about getting from class to class at the public middle school.  I was trying to figure out if there was anyone else coming from Daybreak but so far no luck.  I guess I will be dropping her and picking her up just like I did Jacob.  Good thing Noah will be in a school closeby.