Disney land!

As one can tell I have not been on here as much as I would like! But I think this post is better late than never! So we surprised the girls in November with a trip to Disney land. We had told the girls we were going on a trip but Lily thought we were going to Las Vegas and then when we got Las Vegas we pulled over and told Lily! She was so funny she paused and then said are you kidding and then got really giddy. It was so cute!

Lily tried all of the coasters and Brooklyn was sad that she could not go on them! They both loved meeting the characters and seeing the decorations for Christmas!

End of summer!!

So for the last few days of our summer we went on a few more hikes one of which was to Secret Lake it was a lot of fun a little cold towards the end and really pretty. we also ended up going to the zoo again which is always a perennial favorite for the kids. One of my favorite things we did was go to the county fair. the kids have never really been to a fair before and it's been awhile since i have been to one. It was so much fun and the kids really enjoyed petting the animals. They also got to watch a pig race which the pig they picked lost since it had a false start and didn't stop:) The kids also got to ride on the merry go round and a strawberry ride which they really enjoyed while Paul and I enjoyed a turn on the Ferris wheel! this was a really fun summer and I look froward to the fall!

Donut falls

So Paul and I have been trying to get the girls outside more so we have tried to take them a few hikes. One of the hikes we went on was Donut falls. It was alot of fun and Brooklyn loved being outside but she was driving her daddy a little crazy since she wanted to step on every rock and there were a lot of rocks!:)

summer fun!

So we have had a pretty busy summer so far. We have gone to wheeler farm, this is the place, the zoo a couple of times, numerous parks, a few play dates with friends, swimming a couple of times, and we have made it to a few baseball games as well. This would be why I don't have too many posts so far this summer but here are some pictures from the different things we have done! oh we have also gone camping a few times as well!

So it was really fun at This is the place the girls got to dig for gold go on a train ride and they each got their first pony ride. Which Lily loved and Brooklyn liked until the pony started to move and she started to slide off the saddle so the worker got over there to straighten her up and she just grabbed hold of him and got herself off the horse! Karson went crazy and got put in a straight jacket! It was great day!!

So what do you think?

So for Cinco de Mayo this year Paul and a few of his friends decided to have a cinco de mustache contest this is the result of Paul's mustache. i didn't really like just the mustache so Paul didn't keep it for very long but what do you think?

Wow Five!

So I have a five year old now it's official. Lily turned five on May 21st and she had a swimming party and loved it. Also right before her birthday she graduated from preschool and is ready to move on to kindergarten in the fall.



I can't believe I will have one in school! Crazy!! She is so much fun though she likes to talk about her pretty hair and how she is a big girl and she knows her letters. She also finally knows that her parents are married. A few months back some people in our old ward thought Paul and I had just gotten married because that is what Lily told them!! It was quite funny and the couple were embarrassed that they didn't know that we had been married for almost seven years! here are some pictures from her birthday!!












So our friend Steve with the funny face in the picture above made Lily's cake for her she was very excited when she saw it. It turned out great and it was just the right amount of cake for the guests.

So these following pictures are from the family party and our gang of PIRATES!! Love the costumes aren't they all so cute!!







Things are definitely getting busier around our house!!!

Easter

So even though it was a little cooler this year Easter was a lot of fun. Brooklyn really understood Easter this year and went right for the eggs and did not even want to wait to open the eggs! :) Lily loved running around with Kenna to find the eggs and she was most excited to find the treats inside the eggs! though we decided to have a family home evening on the meaning of Easter because if you ask Lily what Easter is about it is about the eggs! The Easter bunny also brought both girls an Easter basket with some small toys and they got a movie to share!