Fourth of July Weekend

For the Fourth of July, we first started off by going to the parade in Provo. We really enjoyed the parade and we were in the shade the whole time so it was REALLY good. After the parade, we went to Lehi to have a BBQ with some friends. Then went to the fireworks in Provo at Fox Field. Elly loved hanging out and really enjoyed seeing the fireworks. I think that was the most quiet I had heard her all day :). Here are a few pictures of us hanging out waiting for the fireworks to start.

On Sunday, we got up and got ready to head up on the mountain. We ended up going to Boulder Mountain (which is clear in the heck up there) and we were basically in the middle of nowhere, but we loved it! We had a great time hanging out with family and enjoying a break (I guess you could call it a break with Elly trying to get down and go crazy).

We decided to take the stroller because we knew that we would be doing a lot of fishing and walking to different lakes. We were walking down to the lake but the road was pretty rocky so Alyssa and Kaitlin decided this would be the best way to carry Elly. She like it :) She thought she was the princess (which she is)

Jason getting ready to cast his pole. He is such a goof ball.

Alyssa and Elly hanging out by the side of the lake. Elly just had to sit and stare at Alyssa.

Ok..so this was probably the funniest part of the trip. So Jason and Jenny (they are in the picture) decided they wanted to take someone elses canoe and go out into the middle of the lake and fish. Well, Jason made it in the canoe safely but as Jenny went to get in, she took her leg off of the log and went to put her other leg in the canoe and the canoe started to to move away from the log. She was doing the splits in between the log and the canoe. We laughed so hard! I felt bad but all I could do was laugh. *By the way she did not fall in. Jason helped her*
Elly's first ride on the 4 wheeler. She LOVED it. As soon as she got on, she went right to sleep. It was fun, but very difficult for me to hold on and keep her on at the same time.

Elly with her helmet on.

Jason and Elly eating lunch.

Elly eating a piece of licorice. She kept cramming it down her throat so we had to eventually take it away from her. She was pretty ticked.
Elly trying to take her helmet off.

Jason trying to get his bubble out of the water. He caught a big fish but it broke his line and he lost everything except his bubble. Poor J!

Jason fishing.

Jason still fishing.

Elly hanging out at the lake.

The awesome view of the lake.

Well, we had a great time this past weekend! It's always too bad when is has to end.

The Time is Coming Fast!

So it's official! We are moving to Holladay! I have to say that I am kind of excited to move! I think that I am ready for a new adventure and ready to start brand new (including being home all the time). I am sad to leave Provo because I have made SO many friends through our ward and school. I think it will be exiting (but scary) but I am ready for the challenge. I just can't believe that another chapter in our lives is about to close and another one is about to begin. I have loved having Jason home all the time and Elly and I are really going to have a hard time when he has to start working. That is going to be here before I know it. He starts August 5th and I am afraid he is going to be very busy. I guess I will just have to get over it :) Anyways here are some fun pictures from the last few weeks.

So Jason, Elly, and I were driving back from Salt Lake last week and we got stuck in a horrible rain storm. As we got closer to the point of the mountain, this beautiful rainbow appeared. I have never seen one this bright before! We tried to get a good picture, but this was as good as it got.

In our front room, we have basket that we put all of Elly's toys in. I guess you could say that it is kind of deep. Elly is always bound and determined (surprise surprise) to get the stinkin toys out of the bottom of the basket. She is just a little too short to reach to the bottom. She has fallen in more than once head first (you will see in that in pictures to come). In these two pictures, she fell in head first but managed to turn herself the correct way. I know that I shouldn't laugh, but I really can't help it because it is so FREAKIN funny! She is quite the little girl and I think that I definitely have met my match with her. HELP! :)

Elly in head first :)

Another week in the lives of the Alger's

So this past weekend, we went to Price and I was SO excited because I finally got my hair cut and colored again. Jenny (my sister) called it virgin hair because I had never had the whole thing colored before. Well this time I went big and no longer have virgin hair. Jenny did the bottom half of my hair a mocha color and then colored the top mocha and blond. I really like the way it turned out. Here is a picture of my hair (it looked better when Jenny styled it). *I took a picture with Elly because I hate taking pictures by myself.*

When we were hanging out in Price, we had a whole bunch of tissue paper and we thought Elly would have fun playing with all the paper. I don't think I have ever seen her so excited to play with all of that paper. It was pretty funny :)
The other day, I made the worst dinner ever and so Jason went to Little Caesar's and got a pizza because we just couldn't eat the other gross stuff. When Jason went to eat a piece, he pulled this massive sucker out. He said this is the biggest piece of pizza he has ever seen. I think he really enjoyed it.
When I was feeding Elly, she kept rubbing her eyes and got food all over her face. Of course she was still happy enough that she smiled for a picture.

Elly and I were shopping at Kohl's and I happened to look down at her and she was totally relaxed and enjoying herself (as you can tell in the picture). Here are pictures from both views.

Here is a video of Elly going crazy with the tissue paper.

My sisters thought it was hilarious to stick a little toy dolphin down Elly's shirt. I have to admit it was way funny. She really got into trying to find that dolphin.

The Month of May

So I can finally say I am a stay at home mom! I didn't think I would ever be able to say that. Don't get me wrong, I LOVED teaching, but right now I feel that it is my calling in life to be a stay at home mom. I have waited for this day all year long and now I am loving every minute of it (I might not say that in a month or so just kidding). Here are just a bunch of random pics that we took since Jason graduated. Oh yeah, through out the month of May, Jason got to be the stay at home dad and he did such a good job. Elly loves her daddy so much and it was such a good thing for him to spend one on one time with him. I don't think I could ask for a better husband :). Anyways here are some pics....

Elly playing with Aunt Alyssa. Elly tried Honey Nut Cherios for the first time and she REALLY liked them.

Here are two of my favorite people. In the purple we have Tracy and in the red we have Jami. I taught 2nd grade with them for the last two years. We seriously had so much fun together. We took a picture of us with our babies. (The baby that Tracy is holding is actually not hers. This baby belongs to another teacher at the school. Tracy is pregnant with her own and is due in December. We thought it would be fun to "pretend" this is hers.) At our school there have been 16 new additions or expecting mothers. We all got together and took a picture for the newspaper. It was fun to see all of the cute babies. I can't wait to see the rest. :)

Elly being goofy!

Hanging out on the counter in her BYU shirt.

Elly and Uncle Dyllan. Dyllan put a diaper on her head and she left on there. No it wasn't dirty :)

Jason doesn't like me to take pictures of him so I am lucky that I was able to take this one. haha

Apparently this is the face I give Jason when I am mad at him. I don't believe him...

Elly and Big Papa (aka my dad)

When I got home from school, Elly gave me the biggest hug ever. She hugged me long enough for Jason to take two pictures with his phone and get out my camera from my purse and take two more pictures. She is too funny :)

Jason is finally done!

Jason has finally graduated! It seems like it has taken forever for this day to come. He graduated yesterday with a bachelors and masters in Accounting. He already has a job and now we have the fun and exciting life of packing a house and my classroom (my classroom will definitely be first). Life will be less stressful now that Jason is done because now he will get to stay home with Elly all day. I think he is truly looking forward to being home with her (and secretly I think Elly is excited too because she is such a daddy's girl). Here are some pics of our fun day!

Jason, Elly, and me trying to stay out of the rain. This was such an exciting day!

Jason in his cap and gown. Doesn't he look so handsome?

Jason and Elly....she loves her daddy and she is so proud of him!

Congratulations J!

Hooray for Spring!

I am so happy that Spring is finally here! I really hope that it does not snow anymore or I will be kind of ticked! Anyways, Elly and I were outside pulling weeds today and she was obsessed with this blasted flower! Here are the pictures as she was trying to get the flower!

In the end, Elly did reach the flower. I had to move her because she was trying to eat it. I didn't think that would be very good.

April

When Elly goes to sleep, she always sleeps with her mouth open. Someday she will be very embarrassed by this!

Elly is in her Easter dress. She is so fun to dress up!