Swimming

The weather was in the upper 80's which is actually cooler than it normally is this time of year and we were dying to try out our new pool.  I found this in Canada-strange that a place that has highs in the 80's and 90's for the summer would have the best selection of outdoor pools I have ever seen.  Anyway we set it up and filled it in the morning so we could swim in the afternoon.  It was chilly but the girls didn't seem to mind.  The new pool is great because it has a deep end and a shallow end, it has a basketball hoop, a baseball hitting thing (technical terms I know), and even has a volleyball net.  It is perfect for splashing, stomping and playing.

Bring on the heat-we are ready!!!

Our Anniversary

4 years-it's been 4 years.  This year we decided to get brave and leave the girls with Grandma and go away overnight.  The girls were really excited to sleep over at Grandma's house so we weren't nervous to leave them at all.  In fact I was so excited we might as well have been going to Hawwai (which I ask Greg to do nearly once a week-one day he says we will).  Anyway we went to Manti and did sealings at the temple, went bowling, ate out, watched a movie, sat in the hot tub, slept in, did a temple session, went shopping (Greg even went to the craft stores with me) and ate some more.  It was so fantastic.  Everything about the little trip reminded us of our wedding and honeymoon and how in love we were then and we still are.  Thanks for 4 great years babe.

Brailies Dance

Allie is not the only one with rhythm, Brailie is really getting into dancing too. 

The Garden

One afternoon the girls had incredible naps giving Greg and I time to tackle our garden.  Greg retilled the furrows, I pulled weeds, we raked, chopped, pruned and dug and in the end we had a spectacular looking garden.  Now if only it would stay that way.  I took pictures because I knew weeds would be growing again by the next day but it looked so fantastic for one afternoon.

Our tomatoes which now have blossoms.

We have tomatoes, peppers, onions, peas, beans, carrots, beets, cabbage, broccoli, cucumbers and zucchini.

The spring has been rather cool so the cabbages and broccoli are extra beautiful.

Just another angle.

Backpacks

We are really into backpacks in our house lately and thankfully there are many people in Green River and Price who are not into backpacks and donate them to the local thrift stores so I can keep us in stock.  I found this little one here in town and it is perfect for Brailie.  She always wants to put it on just like her big sis.

Brailie Reading

I realized the other day that I hardly have any video's of Brailie as a toddler and she does so many cute things.  So I am trying to catch her cuteness.  Here she is reading.  On this morning I was coming out of my room after praying and reading scriptures and found her by herself in her room, in the rocking chair reading her favorite books.  Warmed my heart.  Here she is showing all the animals she knows.

All grown up and ready for church

 When I was home in Canada I noticed that my mom still had this scripture bag that she made for me as a kid.  It was very first one.  I snatched it up and brought it home for Allie and figured I would give it to her someday.  Sometimes she is excited about stuff like that and sometimes she could care less.  On this Sunday (May 28th) she just seemed so big and grown up and looked so cute so I asked if she wanted it and she was thrilled. 

I love this picture-with her arm around Brailie.  They are becoming such good friends.  I am happy to report there is more playing than fighting going on in our house generally.

At the Ballpark

Sorry-this is a picture heavy post.  We went down to the little league game the other night and the lighting was magnificent and I just couldn't stop snapping pictures (this may be becoming and addiction-sometimes Allie says, "are you done taking pictures yet?" NEVER!!!!)  There is no real significance in any of these pictures-just wanted to show off my cute kids.

Allie rode her bike all the way there.  She is getting so good at riding (she kinda gets distracted sometimes and goes all over and she hasn't figured out how to plug her ears so she doesn't have to hear the dogs and steer at the same time)

One of her classic "weird" faces.

It's time to get Allie a new bike with training wheels and let Brai start riding this one.  She always says, "bike" when we go outside.

Getting sissy under the blanket.

"Wait for me"

The Fair

 I try and take the girls on a walk almost daily and so it happened that we were walking by a vacant lot in town as they were setting up "the fair."  Allie was pretty excited about this and quite frustrated that it took them so long to get it set up (like 3 days).  She kept asking if she could go.  She would see the rides and decided that the one with the slide is the one she wanted to try.  Anyway we talked to Daddy and decided we would go down the day it opened and she could try a ride.  The day of came and we were out walking.  We were by the community center (my new place of employment by the way-YAY and BOOO) and we saw Nicholas and Sister Pace.  Allie told them we were going to go and see if the fair was ready.  Nicholas promptly informed us that is was not called a fair but a "Carnival" (sorry Nicholas but where I come from we call it a fair).  Anyway later I was talking to Allie about it and called it the carnival, she said, "you mean the fair," I told her we could call it a fair or a carnival.  She said, "mom, lets just call it the fair."  Well anyway, fair or carnival, we took Allie down.  Now it was overpriced, the workers were fairly scary looking and no adults could go on any of the kiddie rides (hello fair/carnival people-could you try and be a bit more family friendly-plus you would make more money if parents or older siblings could ride with the kids-I'm just sayin), but Allie was so excited that there was no stopping her.

She chose the car ride (she was not so sure once she got started and I think it went around 5 too many rotations, plus she had a come apart when the worker tried to help her down) but we were so proud of her for doing it.  Then she decided she wanted to try the one with the slide.  The plan was really good until she got to the top where she had to crawl through a tunnel and nearly had a nervous breakdown (probably in her genes-carnival rides and I have never been friends) and luckily a little hispanic boy came and helped her through.  After that she was fine and slid down the slide and played in the ball pit (which I am sure is never sanitized and was FILTHY I might add).  I just smiled and cheered for her being brave.  $6.00 well spent I think.  We conveniently couldn't go any of the other days and said we would watch for when the next one comes through.  Have I ever mentioned how she seems to be getting bigger and more mature by the day?

May 28th the girls and I were looking at pictures on the computer and one came up with Allie at this desk that she got for Christmas but that I put in the basement because she never touched it.  She had an immediate melt down that she needed to have that desk back.  After we did some other things and she used the proper voice I went and got it for her.  She was glued to it all evening.  Brailie had to find something equally as studious to do.  Such smart girls.