Summertime

Here is our baby girl with her backpack, blanket, and monster slippers and she says to me and daddy, " I go to school, bye." She is growing up so fast, I am glad that she is not going to school yet. I've gotta prepare myself for that day.

Finger painting with colored pudding. Yummy!

Tying Marley's binkys to balloons to say goodbye to them. That's right they are all gone. She is such a big girl now.

Marley loves swimming.

Time for fireworks!

Nothing better than a popsicle on a hot summer day.

Or ice cream cones.

Marley idolizes princesses right now, so we were lucky enough to go to the library for story time with Princess Amera.

Holiday Trip

Fun weekend trip to see some friends. We got to ride Leena the horse.

Feed graham crackers to Rosie the goat.

Play ring-around-the-rosies.

And celebrate Birthdays!

Happy Birthday!

Sunshine here we come

We were lucky enough to be able to go to Arizona for my big brother's graduation from ASU with his Masters degrees. I am so proud of my brother and look up to him so much, thanks for being such a good example and congrats on your achievements! Here is Marley all smiles, only because she has 2 suckers, one for each hand, that would make you happy right? First stop, ASU for graduation! Yay family picture!

These girls played well and fought well too. Here they are happy because they both got pigtails in their hair. Playing outside and learning how to play golf with daddy.

It worked out well that Ari wanted to sit in the booster seat we brought and Marley wanted to sit in Ari's high chair. Good Morning!Playing with Uncle Zach on the slide. Aunt J trying to keep her bubble away from little fingers. Fun at the zoo! If you look closely you can see what Marley is looking at, there is a little monkey in the bush in front of her. Girls going round and round. Milking the cows. The udders on this cow are rubber and when you squeeze them water comes out, gotta put them to work on a real farm, they had fun.The famous frog in all the zoo pics. Here is one to add to it!And this is what we left to come home to snow. I know. Believe it or not I miss the heat!

Aunt J and Ashlyn reading a goodnight and goodbye story. This was the night before we left. Tear. So to keep the girl happy we split up the drive home and stopped in Vegas for a night to stay with Sas and Uncle Fronk. We went to do some exploring and found this chocolate fountain! It goes from the ceiling to the floor and Marley kept calling it "moco milk" Int: Chocolate milk. She is so adorable. There was a floral display at the Bellagio, the snail behind us is covered in flowers. Having fun with Sas' mirror. Good times. Love you guys!

HAPPY all kinds of MOTHERS DAY

Happy Mother's Day to all of our mothers, thank you for your example, patience, and love. And Happy Birth-Mother's Day to Rachel, we could not have asked for a better fit for our family,

we love you. This day made my heart ache to remember the feelings and emotions of past Mothers Days when I was not a mother. My heart goes out to you all.

Marley wanted to help Grandpa peel the potatoes for dinner, and she did not want anyone to help her. She is so independent.

Uncle T made some treats..
This was what Marley wanted for a treat. This is how we do it.

Marley helped daddy blow out his candles.

Outside Marley has a playhouse with food. She wanted Daddy to have a taste of the ice cream. It's a little painful when she wants to feed you, she shoves it in your face just to make sure you get a good taste of it.
Uncle T found a potato bug, and Marley just wanted to squish it.

She loves jumping on the trampoline, she wore out me, T, and Grandpa.
Playing with Xavier while he eats the toys.

They play well together, she wants to push the stroller, and he likes to ride in it.

Birthday Surprise

So after all the surprises I got for our anniversary I decided I better do something out of the ordinary for the hubbys birthday, so Noel helped me plan a Park City getaway.

The first surprise...I put the address for a Mexican restaurant in Heber in the GPS and told Pat to follow the directions. When we got there we tasted only a few of the 23 different salsas they have! My fav the mango! And as you can see from the plate on the right,

the food was just as delish! Then for dessert... homemade churros, so light and crunchy and covered in carmel! Next surprise... a note inside Patrick's birthday card that told him we were staying in Park City for the night. Marley's had her first sleepover at the grandparents and I am happy to say we survived it and may even do it again! There was a fire pit right outside our room at the Marriott which we most definitely enjoyed! We decided to make the most of the night and go for a walk on Main Street. On our walk we met Lucy the moose. We attempted to ride her, but she was not very sturdy. I thought if I could climb the tree behind her I could maybe jump on her back, Patrick did not approve, but not to worry I didn't make it very far up the tree, didn't have on climbing shoes,when we noticed the orange sign that says"Please stay off of Lucy the Moose"

So we did. Figured it was not worth a trip to the emergency room if I fell and

cracked my head open.

We ended the night with some virgin strawberry pina-coladas with a cherry on top!

Last surprise... Eggs Benedict for breakfast! (If you can't tell we love our food)

Happy Birthday honey!