Leavenworth Germany, no wait Washington!

So Leavenworth is this quaint little town in Washington that is modeled after Germany/Austria. it is about two and a half hours from where my sister lives. So one day Paul and i drove up there with the girls so we could experience this little town. It is a pretty drive up there and the views in the town are amazing!!The girls enjoyed walking around the town and going into the little shops they had. one of their favorite shops was this little hat shop that we went into. the girls loved trying on different hats, glasses, and masks. This is one of the ones that Lily found that when she walked around to show her dad and me we just started cracking up laughing. it was a lot of fun. We also got to see an organ grinder with his little stuffed monkey. He was dressed authentically and this little organ was authentic and very cool. Lily and Brooklyn were dancing to the music! It was a fun and nice day though all of us were definitely exhausted by the time we made it back. Here are some pictures as well as video!

Washington!!

So Paul and I have finally made it to vacation time this year! which if you can guess from the title of this post our vacation is in Washington this year to visit my sister and her family. We made it just fine and the girls actually did really well for it being a ten hour car drive. the only thing that Paul and I forgot to back of course was our camera! :( Luckily my sister let us use hers for part of the time and Paul and I went and bought a video camera as well. One of the first things that we did when we got here was take the girls to the playground of dreams at the Columbia trail park. This park is beautiful it is large and follows the river so you get beautiful views of the water and there are several open areas of grass, a public golf course, and several smaller playgrounds as well as a memorial for veterans! Whew! that is alot to list but even more to try and see or do in a park in one day!

The second day we went to church which was a regional broadcast from Salt lake. the chapel is right next to the temple though. So we took the girls for a walk around the grounds. Lily's favorite part was the waterfall that is in front of the temple. it was a beautiful day though Paul and I only got to watch half of the broadcast as both of our girls became very crabby and very loud! Who can really blame them since they were recovering from the car ride the day before!:)

Though my favorite part so far is just getting to relax and enjoy visiting with my sister and her family and seeing the sites of Washington. Lily's favorite part has been playing with her cousin Duncan. While Brooklyn's favorite thing has been to chase my sisters cats around the house and pointing at them going "OOH" or "AHH" It has been quite amusing to watch her excitement about the cats! I Have to say that I think Paul's favorite thing has been all of the naps that he has taken :)

Camping!!!

So this post is a little late coming but it made it on finally!! What I am referring to is our family camping trip over the 24th of July!! We went up to Wasatch Mt.State Park along with the Kinikini klan and the Teran Klan. it was a lot of fun and we got pretty nice weather. Though Paul did rip our tent the first day while putting it up, though it was along the stitching so it can be fixed.The girls loved it they loved being able to run around outside and just dig and play int he dirt though Brooklyn really never got the point to not go in the road where cars would drive around the camp sites!The girls also got to got to Deer Creek for a day of swimming. Brooklyn went right for the water while Lily went straight out of the water!!:) Brooklyn is definitely my water bug and holds no fear just stubbornness for you trying to help her!:)She even liked the small creek by the campsite that she sat straight down in with all her clothes on!!


Though we did discover that Lily likes devices that make her float as she feels safer when she floats or sos she says!!

Here are a few more pictures of the fun!!

St. George and the Fourth

This Fourth of July Paul and I were able to go down to St.George and visit with our grandparents. It was a very good weekend. Paul and I got to celebrate our niece's third birthday with swimming and a party on Saturday. The swimming was a favorite of everyone especially Brooklyn she loved the water and tried to get in by herself. I enjoyed getting to visit with Grandpa and Grandma Teran. It was fun to get to have them see how the girls have grown and interact with one another. That night we went and saw fireworks at the park by the college. Lily loved the colors and sparkles of the fireworks but didn't really like how loud they were. Brooklyn though really enjoyed them she was chilling side by side with her dad. The fourth was a fun filled day. On Sunday we took the girls to the St. George Temple Visitor's Center and grounds. Brooklyn just enjoyed being outside and Lily enjoyed all of the flowers and she liked the water fountain as well. We were also able to go and take a tour of the Brigham Young winter home. I had never really seen it except the outside. it was pretty interesting I enjoyed taking the tour and next time we go down we are going to see another pioneer home. Here are some pictures from our visit though.

Brooklyn!!

So I just have to blog about this cute little girl. she is so funny and stubborn!! She won't use sign language or words to say what she wants instead she points and makes noise or screams depending on how urgent she wants it. though sometimes when she is hungry she will just lift up her shirt and point or look down at her tummy :) she is very funny. She also likes to try and do everything that her big sis does. which is not always a good thing. She likes to try to climb everything and anything. She did figure out how to climb the ladder on the bunk bed so it is now down. She tried to climb out of her crib but her legs are so small that she just slips and can't get he leverage to pull herself up, but oh does she try hard. She also loves to carry around little stuffed animals or babies. She smiles at them and gives them hugs. Another thing that she likes to do is sit down with a book look at a few pages and then throw it down! Here are some pictures of one of her other favorite items to do she loves to get into little holes, cubbies, cabinets and sit there and look out or just play. Though she really just likes to throw things as she does that when she is done eating she will start to throw her food off the table! There always seems to be a mess following this little girl!! Oh but the best is when she throws a tantrum she throws herself down on the floor juts out her lower lip pushes herself backward while making noises!! I have yet to catch her doing this on video as every time I grab the camera to get it she sees the camera and promptly stops doing it!! Oh the personality!! Truly though I just laugh and smile most of the time, though every so often I just want to pull at my hair!! Oh I look forward to seeing her grow up!!

Father's Day!!

Wow another Father's Day gone by and my hubby can still tune into being a big kid himself!! But I wouldn't have it any other way! I love to watch Paul play and have fun with the girls!! They are definitely both Daddy's girls. I keep teasing him about what he is going to do when they are of dating age! :) Though he has wisely decided to just enjoy the ages they are!! So for father's day it was pretty low key Lily gave her dad two cards and a bow tie made out of an M&M bag it was cute and Paul even wore it in sacrament meeting. I got him A DVD and am getting him and my father in law some tickets for a Real Salt Lake game or a Bees game!! Here are to all the great men in my life that have been and continue to be great examples to me and now my children!! Love you all! Happy Father's Day!!!

Wheeler Farm!!

so i only got to see to see the pictures and hear Lily's retelling of going to wheeler farm but the pictures sure are cute as was Lily's story!! Grandma and grandpa took all their grandchildren i know amazing and crazy at the same time that they had all six of them and survived to tell the tale!:) By the way thank you for taking the girls that had a blast! anyways Lily was excited about it she told me all about how she got to have a picnic and that she played in water which is really a little stream. She also told me about how she got to see several animals like a cow and ducks and pigs. She was telling me that there was a duck standing on some cow poo :0 Then she proceeded to laugh !! OH but here are some of the pictures that they were able to get!! I think I will have to take the girls over again some time as well as taking them to the zoo!!