Hali's last day of preschool

Last week Hali had her last day of preschool. Next we are on our way to Kindergarten. I can't believe she is already old enough to start Kindergarten. I think I would like to put her in a dark room so she can't grow anymore!!

Hali with her teacher's Ms. Eilein (above) and Ms. Kimberly (below).

For the last day of school the kids got to go to the park across the street. It was a fun way for the kids to spend their last day of preschool!

Alexis also enjoyed playing at the park with the "big" kids!

They grow up way to fast don't they?

HOGLE ZOO

A DAY AT THE ZOO WITH MY MONKEYS!!

On Sunday we decided to again enjoy the warm weather and take the kids outside to enjoy the start of summer. We headed to another of our favorite destinations.... the Hogle ZOO. I have been coming here at least once a year since I was little. I now enjoy having a season pass so that I can bring my girls frequently!!

This is "Mike" as we all lovingly decided to call the bear.... (a little furry isn't he!)

Hali standing in front of the penguins... although she wasn't quite tall enough to get them in the picture, so here is a picture of the penguins.

The busy little monkey that the girls thought Sadie would be good friends with.

This little guy looks like he is pretending to be hard at work.... I think we should give him a clipboard like I use when I am trying to look busy!!

Can you say "cheesy" smile or what. Thanks Mom and Dad for the straight teeth!!

This elephant is about to have a baby. She has been pregnant for two years. I can only imagine!!

All five of us waiting patiently to ride the carousel. The kids sat and picked out what animal they were going to ride.

Our handsome little monkey Braeden!

Two sweet girls enjoying the Conservation Carousel.

Me and my little angel Alexis with a runny nose and puffy eye on the carousel.

FYI. I took her to the Dr. the next day and she had an ear infection and eye infections. 10 days of Omnicef!!

Mike enjoyed taking pictures of the birds at the bird show.

We can't wait to go back again!!

DUCK POND

Last week we took the girls to the duck pond in Layton. This is one of our favorite things to do in the spring and summer.



The girls love feeding the ducks. Alexis of course had no fear and wanted to walk right up to the ducks. She giggled when the ducks nipped her fingers as they took the bread from her.


Hali was a little more cautious as usual. She threw the bread from a ways away and backed up when the ducks walked towards her.

I love summer time and all the fun it brings. I can't wait to make more memories this summer.

Mother's Day!

I had a wonderful Mother's Day as I hope everyone did! Hali for several days had been asking me when Mother's day was. So when she woke up Sunday morning she was ecstatic to be able to give me my presents!! Hali made sure I opened her gifts first which included a cute little saying with her hand print on it from preschool, and a couple of homemade cards she had made with grandma Kathy. They were both all so adorable! Mike (along with Lexi, Tori, and Gage) gave me a really cute pink sweat outfit from Victoria's Secret. It is so cute! The only problem is the pants are at least 6 inches to long..... Not a surprise with my "tall" stature. So I am going to wash them and then have them hemmed. Thanks for the wonderful gifts from my wonderful family!

We then got ready and went to breakfast. As we were eating Hali reached over and gave me a whole bunch of kisses, and then said "I am trying to make this the best mother's day ever for my mommy"! How cute is that!

We then had everyone over for dinner at our house. It was alot of fun. The kids stayed outside playing on the swing set and trampoline the whole time. Madison and Alexis had to fight over the "baby swing". When it was dinnertime they even ate outside on the picnic table under the swing.

I am definitely so grateful that I became a mother over five years ago! It was the best thing that has ever happened in my life. I love my two little girls and step-kids more than anything in the world.

I want to again say Happy Mother's day to my Mom. I am so thankful for her being a wonderful mom and teaching me how to be a good mom to my girls. Thanks for everything you have done for us!!
The same kudos also goes to my grandmother's and mother-in-law for being awesome mothers and examples to me.

xoxo
Angie

Summer Time!!

We FINALLY GOT OUR CEMENT!!! We have lived in our house for four years now and have been living with rocks and weeds where we planned to have a nice RV pad. Can I say how much better our house looks with the cement in! I bet my neighbors also love the fact that they don't have to look at our rock garden anymore!

I am loving this pad in the backyard.... yes it is meant for a future RV, but it has been great being able to lock the girls in the backyard to ride their bikes!

This was our project for today! The girls new swing set. It definitely was a project to put together. It took over three hours to get done. Good thing Mike is smart about putting things together or we might have been working until midnight!

As you can tell the girls LOVE it! I had to carry Alexis inside kicking and screaming, "no swing, no swing" at 8:00 for bed she. As for Hali she was a little "freaked out" (in her own words) about going up the ladder and down the slide. She also told me that she really wanted to go up, but her "legs" have a mind of their own! So Mike carried her up and made her go down. Hali then realized it wasn't so bad after all and wouldn't stop going up and down the slide!!! I said to her, "See it wasn't so scary." and Hali then replied, "Ya, my legs changed their mind!" The things this girl says totally cracks me up!

Here she is running around to go back down the slide! A great picture of those legs that have a mind of their own!

Speaking of things she says..... She was just trying to get on my bed and hit her knee. She said, "Mom I told you it wasn't a good idea to get a bed like this" HILARIOUS!!

Do you ever have one of these days?

IT IS SO HARD BEING A TWO YEAR OLD!

This is Lexi after we dropped Hali off for preschool. This is what she did from the moment I "took" her away from the school.... to the car... in her car seat on the way home.... and once inside the house. She is standing by the door trying to back in the garage. (by the way, I had to use the dead bolt to keep her in!) If you can't understand what she is saying in this clip from my phone..... She is saying, "No, go Bye-Bye." I had to take a video, because after fifteen minutes it was a little hilarious.

So Lexi, here is to future blackmail. I am saving this one for you!

XOXO

Mommy

Happy Easter 2009

HAPPY EASTER

2009

We had a great Easter weekend! Our first Easter event was on Saturday at the church. Our ward had a wonderful breakfast and easter egg hunt! The girls had a good time running around with the other kids.

When we got home Dad boiled eggs while Mom ran to the store to get "a few things" without the girls in towe. I think Mike called me twice in the two hours that I was gone wanting to know what time I would be home. The girls were driving him crazy with excitement about dying easter eggs. So the minute I got home we pulled out the dye and suprisingly made some beautiful died eggs without a huge mess!

Look closely in the pictures below and you will see "Lexi's" egg and "Hali's" egg.

Do you see it?

"Lexi"


"Hali"

Easter morning the girls got up around 8:30 and we headed down to see what the easter bunny had brought. Hali and Alexis were very pleased with the goodies they scored!

Hali and Alexis were busy trying on their new sunglasses when Lexi all of a sudden spotted a hidden easter egg under the couch.......
AND THEN THE RACE WAS ON!

After the girls were done with their easter egg hunt we got ready and headed to Grandma's to go to church. I being forgetful didn't get any pictures of the girls in their cute dresses.... but trust me they looked adorable!