Isn't she adorable??? This is the latest fashion for fall, you know.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Visit with Mom
My mom came out to visit last week. Hooray! She is known as Granby to my kids and we all just love her. The thing I love most about my mom is that she really knows how to play with my kids. She gets down on the floor and gets into whatever they're doing. She plays and plays. She is so able to bond with my kids because she takes the time to talk to them, get to know them, and make them laugh. Even though we only see her about twice a year (if we're lucky) the kids just love her so much! She is a wonderful grandma. We enjoyed a fun-filled week of activities with the kids, as well as an overnight getaway up in Sandy. We enjoyed eating out, pedicures, and LOTS of shopping (I was feeling shopping-deprived so it was nice to get out and spend money--sorry Ben!!). My grandma and Aunt Lisa came too and we had a blast. Thanks mom!
Children's Museum at the Gateway. Such a fun place! We easily could have stayed there all day with so much to do.
Shucking corn
It's become tradition for Granby to take school-age kids (including PRE-school age kids) on a back-to-school date to pick out a new outfit for school and enjoy a treat.
Coloring
Nail-painting
Granby taught Emma how to play Uno and that's all Emma wanted to play for hours.
Chuck E. Cheese--another tradition
My Grandma McAffee's grave (my mom's mother). She passed away over 30 years ago so I never knew her. It will be wonderful to see her in heaven!
Lots of reading.
Mom, we miss you so much! Thank you for a wonderful visit. Love you tons!
Children's Museum at the Gateway. Such a fun place! We easily could have stayed there all day with so much to do.
Shucking corn
It's become tradition for Granby to take school-age kids (including PRE-school age kids) on a back-to-school date to pick out a new outfit for school and enjoy a treat.
Coloring
Nail-painting
Granby taught Emma how to play Uno and that's all Emma wanted to play for hours.
Chuck E. Cheese--another tradition
My Grandma McAffee's grave (my mom's mother). She passed away over 30 years ago so I never knew her. It will be wonderful to see her in heaven!
Lots of reading.
Mom, we miss you so much! Thank you for a wonderful visit. Love you tons!
Summer Cuties
These pictures are some of my favorites from this summer! Luke is simply adorable. Add Rachel and it's an unbeatable combination! Love these kids so much.
Random Summer Pictures
The girls had their swimming lessons in early July--this was Rachel's first year and she was so excited! She loved it and had so much fun.
My Papa and the girls
Lots of wild'n'crazy summer fun
A fun apron-painting project on a quiet Sunday evening
Oh how I love these guys. (a recent picnic dinner and fishing excursion up the canyon)
My grandma loves to spoil the great-grandkids with chocolate donuts.
I love my Papa so much! He is the most gentle, loving man! (With a great sense of humor too...)
My Papa and the girls
Lots of wild'n'crazy summer fun
A fun apron-painting project on a quiet Sunday evening
Oh how I love these guys. (a recent picnic dinner and fishing excursion up the canyon)
My grandma loves to spoil the great-grandkids with chocolate donuts.
I love my Papa so much! He is the most gentle, loving man! (With a great sense of humor too...)
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
The Fourth!
The Fourth! Man, I love the Fourth of July. I love seeing everyone come together to celebrate such a wonderful place to live. I feel a joyous appreciation for all the many people who have worked and who continue to work and sacrifice to give us the peace and comforts of life we enjoy here in America. And you just can't beat the colors!
We got together with our friends and had such a fun time BBQing, eating yummy homemade ice cream (thanks Ben!), jumping on the trampoline, and watching fireworks.
The girls are waiting to be bounced up in the air by Bill, who is lying UNDER the trampoline. That guy is so creative! The kids laughed so hard!
A little ring-around-the-rosey action. Luke LOVES this game!
The girls are all waiting patiently for it to get dark so we could bring out the fireworks.
We topped off the holiday weekend with a picnic at Rock Canyon park yesterday. Such a fun park with lots of stuff to do. AND....we finally got a great picture of ALL THREE KIDS! I can die a happy woman. Look how happy they are!
We got together with our friends and had such a fun time BBQing, eating yummy homemade ice cream (thanks Ben!), jumping on the trampoline, and watching fireworks.
The girls are waiting to be bounced up in the air by Bill, who is lying UNDER the trampoline. That guy is so creative! The kids laughed so hard!
A little ring-around-the-rosey action. Luke LOVES this game!
The girls are all waiting patiently for it to get dark so we could bring out the fireworks.
We topped off the holiday weekend with a picnic at Rock Canyon park yesterday. Such a fun park with lots of stuff to do. AND....we finally got a great picture of ALL THREE KIDS! I can die a happy woman. Look how happy they are!
Monday, June 28, 2010
Summer--Week 4
We went to the Thanksgiving Point gardens on Monday for Family Home Evening. It was beautiful, as always.
And we said goodbye to Aunt Ali. So sad. We had so much fun with Alexandra! She is truly a gem: so sweet, helpful, funny, and spunky. We're going to miss her a lot around here.
Silly faces!!
One of our good neighbors was able to get us into the Princess Festival FREE! It's held in Lindon every summer and all proceeds go to a charity that serves people in Africa. It was such a fun day. The girls got to get all gussied up and were so excited about it! There was a show where all the girls got to "solve" a problem among the princesses. I loved how the actors taught the girls about what a "true" princess is: she's kind and serves others, not bossy, she's clean and neat, etc. Good messages for girls to hear. Then we were free to walk around and mingle with all the princes and princesses. They were all there: Tiana, Ariel, Tinkerbell, Rapunzel, Belle, Sleeping Beauty and many more. Emma and Rachel were in awe, especially Emma. They got to do a few activities too: pick out a princess beauty kit (soaps, lotions, etc.), make a few (guided) stitches in a quilt, go on a treasure hunt, and get autographs in a special princess book. It was a very fun 3 hours. We would have stayed longer if I didn't have my little prince with me, who was getting very tired and cranky by the end.
Luke makes a great mermaid, don't you think?
Quilt-tying
Cinderella and Prince Charming--aren't they darling???
Tinkerbell (and she was modest too!!!) and Peter Pan
Ariel and Prince Eric
Tiana and her prince
The girls are enjoying storytime at the library this summer and made these cool bubble pipes last time. They've provided lots of entertainment.
We enjoyed Sunday dinner at Aunt Sue's this week. Delicious ribs and all the fixin's. Gorgeous weather. And lots of dress-up time! Luke was hilarious in this wig! Emma enjoyed dressing everyone else up. Grandpa makes a most handsome king!
And we said goodbye to Aunt Ali. So sad. We had so much fun with Alexandra! She is truly a gem: so sweet, helpful, funny, and spunky. We're going to miss her a lot around here.
Silly faces!!
One of our good neighbors was able to get us into the Princess Festival FREE! It's held in Lindon every summer and all proceeds go to a charity that serves people in Africa. It was such a fun day. The girls got to get all gussied up and were so excited about it! There was a show where all the girls got to "solve" a problem among the princesses. I loved how the actors taught the girls about what a "true" princess is: she's kind and serves others, not bossy, she's clean and neat, etc. Good messages for girls to hear. Then we were free to walk around and mingle with all the princes and princesses. They were all there: Tiana, Ariel, Tinkerbell, Rapunzel, Belle, Sleeping Beauty and many more. Emma and Rachel were in awe, especially Emma. They got to do a few activities too: pick out a princess beauty kit (soaps, lotions, etc.), make a few (guided) stitches in a quilt, go on a treasure hunt, and get autographs in a special princess book. It was a very fun 3 hours. We would have stayed longer if I didn't have my little prince with me, who was getting very tired and cranky by the end.
Luke makes a great mermaid, don't you think?
Quilt-tying
Cinderella and Prince Charming--aren't they darling???
Tinkerbell (and she was modest too!!!) and Peter Pan
Ariel and Prince Eric
Tiana and her prince
The girls are enjoying storytime at the library this summer and made these cool bubble pipes last time. They've provided lots of entertainment.
We enjoyed Sunday dinner at Aunt Sue's this week. Delicious ribs and all the fixin's. Gorgeous weather. And lots of dress-up time! Luke was hilarious in this wig! Emma enjoyed dressing everyone else up. Grandpa makes a most handsome king!
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