Summer

Six weeks of summer goes by really fast.  It took us a few weeks of sickness and busy days before we remembered that it was going to go so fast.  We went to Raging Waters, Bear Lake, Cowabunga Bay, camping, and a quick morning at Gateway's Fountains.  My kids just love water. So, they're all pretty happy with the way it turned out.

We hope to get it some fun trips during their breaks this year.  So, look for us on vacation all year long.  Here's some new pics with all of the kids.  I haven't done that in a while.

Kira was throwing this foam at everyone (mostly adults that were trying to stay dry).  Her brothers got her but she's not mad, she's showing off.

Morgan loves the water more than Kira. She was tired before I got out the camera.  We have some great vidoes of her playing in the water. And, we have some cute pictures on my phone of her playing at Cowabunga Bay.  I really don't know how to get the pictures off.  Good luck with that, eh?

Kira's Birthday - 3

Kira turned three today. She loves Tinkerbell so she had a Tinkerbell cake and wands. She enjoyed singing the birthday song to herself and blowing out the candles. The buttons on her shirt look like jewels and she was very excited about it.She wanted pictures with every toy. She really had a great birthday.

She really loved the Tinkerbell dolls, Princess doll, Princess and the Frog coloring book and Tinkerbell slippers.

Will Spring Come Already? Will Morgan Walk Soon?

Here's a picture of what my kids really did today outside. Kira even tried to make her own snowman. It was warm but wet so they had fun.

Here's a video to show off what a great crawler Morgan is. She doesn't need to walk when she can crawl like this. We're hoping she'll walk by Jeff's wedding but she still doesn't seem too interested.

She actually crawls faster than this at church but that is because she's trying to escape. Let's hope she doesn't need therapy because her mom chased her around the house with a vacuum.

Swimming Bag

Here is a cute swimming bag I made for the girls out of a towel. Kira loves purses and this one is no exception. I got the idea here and even used the same towel from Target. Idea Room has too many ideas to even make but I can try for a project a week. I added the flower and pocket with the one creative bone I have.
It's too cold for swimming today but that doesn't mean Kira can't keep talking about it.

Off-Track for March

The boys are off-track all month and since there aren't friends to play with they want mom to take them somewhere every day. It's exhausting but fun, too. We bought a pass to go to a bounce house place as much as we want. We've been swimming, to the zoo, lunch downtown, camping and Jonah went skiing with Grandpa Utah. I can't believe how old Kira is getting. She'll be three in less than a month. Hopefully, she'll be potty trained and behavior-trained before her birthday. This picture is at Hogle Zoo. She put mascara on her eyes and wouldn't let me take it off until it was too late. Here's a picture of Morgan at the zoo. She is 15 months and still won't walk much. She's perfectly happy to crawl and she's fast enough on her knees.
We weren't the only wild animals at the zoo. It's fun to go to the zoo in the spring and here's a picture of the baby elephant.

I took the girls to Disney on Ice and we had so much fun. Morgan likes to dance and clap. Kira just sat and stared through the whole thing but loved it.

I love this picture even though Kira's eyes are closed. I only got two pictures of them and in the other one Morgan's eyes are closed. And right before that I got this cute one of Todd and Kira with the same thing. Kira's eyes were closed in one and Todd's closed in the other. I need to really learn how to use my Adobe and fix that kind of problem.

Try-It Thursday

I got a recipe for Orange Chicken at Sisters' Stuff and it was so yummy. Jonah said "It tastes just like orange chicken (Panda Express Orange Chicken)."
http://sistersstuff.blogspot.com/2009/09/orange-chicken.html

Todd reminded me (too late) that I have Panda Express Orange Sauce from Costco in the fridge. We've just used it as a quick dip for chicken but next time I make this I will try their sauce after frying it.

Valentine's Boxes

The boys' old school didn't make valentine's boxes. They were really excited to make tanks. It took a lot of work but they're really excited about how they turned out. We put several boxes together. They colored the camouflage and painted the guns and paper towel roll tires. The track is foam. Luke's will be trashed as soon as he gets hoem from school because he likes to play with it like a tank.