Utah Summers are the Best

 The girls have been doing swimming lessons just down the street from my Mom's home. 

 They are little fish and love to swim.  Hailey has been doing lap swimming and Mia learned to jump off the diving board and swim to the side.

 There is a cute little pond in Cedar Hills. Hailey and Bruce have been fishing there a lot lately while Mia dances on the grass.

 She did it- she caught a little fishy.

 Grandpa Tom graduated with his Masters. Yeah!

 The future graduate.

 We had a girls night out with some great friends (Addy and her kiddos and Maren) and we went to the Shedaisy concert. 

 It was so cute to watch the girls as they waited and waited for the concert to start.  They were so excited.

 We went to SLC one Sunday morning to attend Music and the Spoken Word.  Bub got to go into the real show with his family and I went with the girls to the "big movie theater" and watched the show there.  Then we gave ourselves a little tour around Temple Square.  It was so beautiful.

 Bear Lake Familiy Reunion 2012

 Mia and Hailey caught a "pet" dragon fly.

 While we were in Bear Lake it was Raspberry Days.  We thought going to the rodeo would be awesome, and it was.

 Mia got to go out in the arena and chase after chickens. When the chicken chasing was done all the kids went back to their parents.  I was waving my arms and yelling to Mia but she couldn't hear me.  Turns out she was left, the last kid in the middle of the area just looking around at the stand full of people.  So I had to jump the fence and run out and get her.  When I got to her she said. " Mom I'm still trying to catch chickens but I don't see any."  Haha that girl make me laugh.  In case anyone ever wondered, the dirt in the area is amazingly soft and fluffy.

 Hailey got to go in the area and chase some calf's.  The calf's had money tied to their tails for the kids to grab.

 Hailey did an awesome job!  She caught the calf and pet it and hugged it and hugged it some more.  Then the timer went off and she never grabbed the money from the tail.  Woops.  She was in heaven though.

 Pinata time with the Wallentine's.

 We love going to Bear Lake.  I started going with Bub to these family reunions when I was 17 and now we get to go with our two girls.  I LOVE IT!

On our way back home we decided to stop at one of our favorite places, Tony's Grove in Logan Canyon.  Bub and I all week kept on saying, "Wow, we are so blessed.   We have a good life."  I am so grateful for all of the blessings in our lives.

My sweet friend Melynda took these pictures for us when we were in San Diego earlier this year.  It was such a fun time.  I am glad we get to remember this little get away forever.  We were able to spend good family time together, beach time, friend time, and this also was the day Bub decided he wanted to be an OBGYN.  I love these pictures, they remind me of a really sweet time in our lives.

SHE DID IT!!  Danielle ran her first 10K on the 4th of July.....and she ran the entire way (so she says).  I am so proud of you babe.   Good work and keep it up.  -Bub

Father's Day

 I am so grateful for all the great moments I have had with my Dad.  I love him and am so happy he is my Dad. I feel blessed to have him and his example in my life. Happy Fathers Day to my Dad!

I love this picture of the girlies.  I hope this will be a good reminder to them every day of what our goals in life should be about.

                          Memorial Day weekend my Dad's headstone was placed.  It is beautiful! 

                       I asked the girls questions about there Dad and this is what we came up with.

DAD

·       My Dad is I don’t know years old.

·       His hair is brown and his eyes are brown or red or green.

·       My Dad likes to wear black shirts.

·       He loves to eat chicken.

·       He is smart because he knows I don’t know.

·       My Dad works hard at the doctors.

·       My Dad always tells me secrets.

·       It makes my Dad happy when I make funny eyes.

·       If he could go on a trip, he would go to the dolphin place, and he would take Mia.

·       I really love it when my Dad loves my teddy bear.

·       If I could give my Dad anything, it would be a prize.

·       My favorite thing about my Dad is kissing him.

Love MIA

DAD

·       My Dad is 17 years old.

·       His hair is nice and his eyes are cool.

·       My Dad likes to wear T-shirts.

·       He loves to eat Mexican Food.

·       He is smart because he knows everything.

·       My Dad works hard at school.

·       My Dad always tells me to not touch the TV.

·       It makes my Dad happy when he plays soccer with me.

·       If he could go on a trip, he would go to a soccer game, and he would take our family.

·       I really love it when my Dad Kisses me & Gives me hugs.

·       If I could give my Dad anything, it would be love.

·       My favorite thing about my Dad is he is my Dad & he can take care of me.

Love HAILEY

Mia is 3

My baby is 3 years old.  I want to remember everything about her or try to.  So here are a few questions that Miss Mia answered for me today.

How old are you? 3
What makes you happy? Ridding a pony
What is your favorite food? Mac & Cheese
What is your least favorite thing to eat?  Tomatoes
What is your favorite thing to do? Play with Jake
What is your favorite TV Show? Umizoomi
What are you really good at? Playing
What is your favorite movie? Princess & The Frog
What is your favorite color? Pink
What is your favorite song? Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Crazy Train (Ozzy), Hey Soul Sisster ( Train)
Who is your best friend? Jake
What do you and your Mom do together? Build a giraffe (Legos)
What do you and your Dad do together? Hide & Seek
What is your favorite sport? Catch
Where is your favorite place to go? Sea World
What is your favorite book? Mickey Mouse
What do you want to be when you grow up? A Princess

I love the stage that Mia is in.  I can't get enough of her.  Love you Mia!