Independence Day!

The Fourth of July has become my favorite holiday...yes, even surpassing Christmas. We started the day off with, what else, the Provo Freedom Parade. Thank you to the Wiley's for allowing us to tag along!







Next we headed to Uncle Lynn and Aunt Merrily's house for a bbq, waterslides, and of course some fireworks! Bryant almost touched a sparkler to a cousin's face, so he sat the rest of the time. We had a great time though and we love spending time with family!

Lydia's 7th birthday

Uncle Andy and Aunt Stephanie's family was in town for Lydia's 7th birthday. We went to Bridal Veil Falls, had a pic nic, and waded in the stream. Then we came back home and had fruit pizza and opened some presents!







The next day Lydia had a Rock Star friend party. Tim was the bouncer that only allowed the VIP guests in. The kids rocked out to Just Dance 2 and got their faces painted. We ended with a little fireworks show.








Happy birthday to our lovely Lydia! We love you!!

Lydia wins a bike

Yep, Lydia won a bike at school. Lindon Elementary gave away one bike to the lower grades and one bike to the upper grades for perfect attendance. My lucky girl got it! It was the next size up from the one she has and it was perfect for her. She's on a winning streak. Maybe I should take her to Vegas.

Bryant is 2

That's right folks, my baby is 2 now. We went to Monkey Island and he had a blast! He had not fear and went on all the big slides. He often landed on his face, but he just laughed and kept going. He is all boy. While both girls often came to me with a bump or a burn, he played to his hearts content. He loved opening his presents, and of course we had cake. We had to relight the candles about a dozen times because he wanted to blow them out again and again. Bryant is saying more words and even some sentences. He is a picky eater, but will eat some traditional kiddie foods like mac and cheese, ramen noodles, hot dogs, and pizza. He prefers to be outside playing with a ball or in the water. He smiles and laughs a lot and he is a clown. He is very entertaining to the rest of us. We love you baby boy!

Lydia's last day of 1st grade

Last year Lydia was very sad when school was over for the year. This year she celebrated with the rest of the kids. She had a great year and loved her teacher. I think this time she realizes that there are good things to come next year too. She has a new teacher to the school, Mrs. Wright and several of her friends are in the same class. She is also excited to ride the bus with Ali this next year! We had a bus stop party and the kids loved it.

Ali can ride a BIKE!

So, Ali hit another great milestone today. She learned how to ride a two wheeler!! She was doing well, but couldn't get started very well by herself. Tonight, she just took off. She's as proud as a peacock with herself. Here's Ali's peacock.

Zoom zoom! Good job Ali!

Ali's Preschool Graduation

Yes folks, Ali has graduated from preschool. She gets her shots next week, and she is registered. My baby girl is going to Kindergarten. Her graduation was simple and cute. They sang some songs she learned in preschool this year. Then she got a diploma that she was SURE was a treasure map. She also got a homework booklet for summer and a book. She has learned all her colors, shapes, letters with sounds, days of the week, months of the year and so much more. She even knows some sight words and can sound out phonetically spelled words. She is one smart cookie!
Here's one of her songs.

And this is her class. There were 7 students. Her teacher was great. Congrats, Ali!