August 4, 2004
Has it been a week already?
The past few weeks have been a bit slow. We haven't gone on any big trips and we haven't taken very many pictures. We promise that the next few weeks will make up for it. Next week we leave for Switzerland! We will see Tiffany's parents, her brother Rob and his family, and our friends, the Beutlers.
On Friday we went swimming with the Nielsens. Tyler and Arwen had a blast, especially in the kiddie pools. Brooke enjoyed swimming as well, and she was the only Bowden that escaped without a sunburn.
In the evening we had another branch picnic. We gave a ride to Gwen, a BYU archeology student, who was here for a couple of weeks. She gave Tyler a sticker and he talked her ear off. She became an instant best friend.
On Saturday, we both spoke in church. Scott also conducted the meeting and Tiffany also taught the young women class. It was a busy Sabbath.
Sarah and Arwen have been coming over almost every day. Tiffany, Tyler and Brooke have really enjoyed the company. Today, Arwen brought her monkeys over to play. Tyler was thrilled to wear the pink one. Speaking of pink, he has been disappointed the last few days at pre-school because his favorite toy there, a pink pickup truck, has been misplaced.
Monkey businessTyler calls Brooke, "Brookie." She gets more wiggly by the day. We don't know what we are going to do with her on the flight to Switzerland. She is getting better at eating "solid" food. She loves yogurt, applesauce and cottage cheese, but doesn't do as well with meat and vegetable dinners. Graham crackers are her new favorite treat.
BrookieTyler-isms:
"I don't know what questions to tell him." - Explaining why he didn't say anything to Scott after begging to talk to him on the phone.
"You be the shady man. Make it not sunny." - Demanding that Scott block the sun while playing with Matchbox cars.
"Daddy, I'm gonna be tall and have big hands so I can touch knives." - Watching Scott slice bread.