Paisley and Grandma...
Lexi, Paisley and their second cousins Charlotte and Finleigh
Brookie, Paisley and Lexi...
Abbey and I were so proud of ourselves for making this 4th of July trifle!
It was delicious!
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
4th of July
Paisley and Grandma...
Lexi, Paisley and their second cousins Charlotte and Finleigh
Brookie, Paisley and Lexi...
Abbey and I were so proud of ourselves for making this 4th of July trifle!
It was delicious!
Saturday, July 7, 2012
The Condos
I took so many pictures that I decided to make them into little collages in order to fit more in this post. Just click on them if you want to see the pictures a little bigger:)
Every year since I was a baby my family has gone up to some condos on Lake Pend Orielle along with some of my cousins. I have so many fun memories as a kid of these vacations!I was telling my husband how I remember it feeling like Christmas morning when we would round the corner on the highway and see them up ahead. It's become such a fun tradition where we can all really spend some quality time together swimming, playing tennis, pickle-ball, basketball, racquetball, canoeing, doing crafts, playing games and staying up late talking and watching movies. Now my cousins and I are all married and get to watch our own do the same things we all did. I think this year was has been one of the funnest for me because Lexi was old enough to really get into all the activities and play more with her older cousins.
Some of my older cousins recently started a tradition of doing "Camp Cousins" where a few of us each take one day and organize an activity to do with all the kids so the other parents can have some free time. For ours the boys decorated hats and the girls decorated flip flops. We were in trouble when they finished up super early, but Uncle Zack saved the day by creating an imaginary Zoo Train. Who knew he was so creative and good with kids? He had them all lined up in chairs and took them on this imaginary ride seeing all sorts of animals. They all got really into it. Of course Lexi with her huge imagination was almost brought to tears when she thought she lost her ticket to get on the train and when the monkeys stole all her snacks!
Here are the all the kids on the "train" and the boys and girls with their hats and flip flops...
We had bought the kids some matching outfits so we went out and did a little photo shoot. It went pretty well all things considered...
Some fun pictures down by the lake...
One thing we always participate in is the Frogorama paddle boat race where you try to scoop up the most plastic frogs out of the lake. Here are some of the teams from my family...
We got Lexi and Brookie some matching unicorn shirts so we had to do a little photo shoot. They are so funny and cute together. They are growing up and changing so fast it makes me sad! They are both so independent and smart. I love listening to their conversations together and how they are always complimenting, encouraging and correcting each other. I love how they can talk so well, but still can't pronounce everything right. Brooke calls Lexi "Exi" and Lexi calls Brooke "Burk". Brooke calls Paisley "Plays" or "Playsley". Below this collage is a picture of these two from a year ago. I just can't believe how much they've changed!
Paisley was so much fun this year too! She is just such a happy girl and a joy to have in our family. She is almost always smiling and happy. She likes to tag along with the older kids and gets frustrated a lot when she can't do everything they are doing. She can say mama, dadda, ball, and aya (pacifier) and can sign please and bird. Even though she can't talk much yet she is really good at communicating what she wants. She's pretty quiet most the time until she sees something she wants and lets out the highest pitched squeal announcing her presence.
I had so much fun hanging out with my little sister Sadie! I hadn't seen her since last year at the condos and that was way too long! She is expecting her first baby (a girl) in September so I got to do my first maternity photo shoot! She is such a tiny and cute pregnant person. I am so excited to go visit her in Hawaii when her baby is born!
It also a tradition every year for Sadie, Abbey and I to go take "sister pictures". We just to out by ourselves and set the timer on the camera and have fun taking silly pictures. I know they are going to kill me for posting the ones on the railroad tracks, but I just couldn't resist. We are always trying to come up with new ways of posing for these pictures. The eyes crossed one is for you Abbey! She is always asking me to cross my eyes for her and now I understand why.
This is just one of my favorite pictures that I had to share of Abbey and Paisley partly because its adorable and partly because I took a similar picture in the same spot 2 years prior. Can you see the resemblance between my girls?
Abbey and Paisley 2012
Abbey and Lexi 2010
Every year since I was a baby my family has gone up to some condos on Lake Pend Orielle along with some of my cousins. I have so many fun memories as a kid of these vacations!I was telling my husband how I remember it feeling like Christmas morning when we would round the corner on the highway and see them up ahead. It's become such a fun tradition where we can all really spend some quality time together swimming, playing tennis, pickle-ball, basketball, racquetball, canoeing, doing crafts, playing games and staying up late talking and watching movies. Now my cousins and I are all married and get to watch our own do the same things we all did. I think this year was has been one of the funnest for me because Lexi was old enough to really get into all the activities and play more with her older cousins.
Some of my older cousins recently started a tradition of doing "Camp Cousins" where a few of us each take one day and organize an activity to do with all the kids so the other parents can have some free time. For ours the boys decorated hats and the girls decorated flip flops. We were in trouble when they finished up super early, but Uncle Zack saved the day by creating an imaginary Zoo Train. Who knew he was so creative and good with kids? He had them all lined up in chairs and took them on this imaginary ride seeing all sorts of animals. They all got really into it. Of course Lexi with her huge imagination was almost brought to tears when she thought she lost her ticket to get on the train and when the monkeys stole all her snacks!
Here are the all the kids on the "train" and the boys and girls with their hats and flip flops...
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Some fun pictures down by the lake...
One thing we always participate in is the Frogorama paddle boat race where you try to scoop up the most plastic frogs out of the lake. Here are some of the teams from my family...
We got Lexi and Brookie some matching unicorn shirts so we had to do a little photo shoot. They are so funny and cute together. They are growing up and changing so fast it makes me sad! They are both so independent and smart. I love listening to their conversations together and how they are always complimenting, encouraging and correcting each other. I love how they can talk so well, but still can't pronounce everything right. Brooke calls Lexi "Exi" and Lexi calls Brooke "Burk". Brooke calls Paisley "Plays" or "Playsley". Below this collage is a picture of these two from a year ago. I just can't believe how much they've changed!
Paisley was so much fun this year too! She is just such a happy girl and a joy to have in our family. She is almost always smiling and happy. She likes to tag along with the older kids and gets frustrated a lot when she can't do everything they are doing. She can say mama, dadda, ball, and aya (pacifier) and can sign please and bird. Even though she can't talk much yet she is really good at communicating what she wants. She's pretty quiet most the time until she sees something she wants and lets out the highest pitched squeal announcing her presence.
I had so much fun hanging out with my little sister Sadie! I hadn't seen her since last year at the condos and that was way too long! She is expecting her first baby (a girl) in September so I got to do my first maternity photo shoot! She is such a tiny and cute pregnant person. I am so excited to go visit her in Hawaii when her baby is born!
It also a tradition every year for Sadie, Abbey and I to go take "sister pictures". We just to out by ourselves and set the timer on the camera and have fun taking silly pictures. I know they are going to kill me for posting the ones on the railroad tracks, but I just couldn't resist. We are always trying to come up with new ways of posing for these pictures. The eyes crossed one is for you Abbey! She is always asking me to cross my eyes for her and now I understand why.
This is just one of my favorite pictures that I had to share of Abbey and Paisley partly because its adorable and partly because I took a similar picture in the same spot 2 years prior. Can you see the resemblance between my girls?
Abbey and Paisley 2012
Abbey and Lexi 2010
Friday, May 4, 2012
Easter Time
This year Easter weekend was a blast! We were lucky enough this year to have my family come down to Logan and spend it with us. What made it even more fun was that Baby Animal Days was going on. Even though it was pretty crowded we still managed to have a good time and the weather was beautiful! Here are some of my favorite picures:
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| Here is Lexi looking on as a Mommy horse nurses it's baby. |
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| Happy Brookie |
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| It was worth the wait in line to ride the ponies! |
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| We passed on the train ride since the line was ridiculously long, but the kids had fun watching the train go by still. |
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| I love this picture of Austin, especially his hair. |
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| Lexi loves her Uncle Carson |
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| Cute cousins |
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| Baby Bunnies |
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| Brookie and Paisley with Grandma |
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| So excited! |
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| Baby Chick |
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| Pucker up! |
Easter Sunday was a lot of fun! Sadly, I didn't get any pictures of the kids with their baskets though! I was so proud of myself this year because I made the girls Easter dresses myself! I thought they turned out great considering that I'm a terrible sewer. After church I convinced Abbey to come along and take some family pictures for us. She did an awesome job! Our girls are both spazzes and won't sit still for more than two seconds so these were the best we could do:
After church we headed down to Lehi to visit my grandparents and have Easter dinner.
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| 4 generations |
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| Abbey and Paisley |
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| Crazy Paisley... I'm starting to realize that Paisley has her mouth wide open in every picture! I guess that's Payze for ya:) |
Here are a few pictures I took of the girls at the park on another day that I thought were cute!
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| Lexi |
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| Paisley |
Friday, April 13, 2012
Paisley's First Birthday!
Our Crazy Paisley Turned One on March 29th! I can't believe how quickly the last year has flown by. We are so happy she is part of our family and can't imagine life without her!
Paisley at a glance:
*is super mellow and quiet compared to her sister, but can get really feisty when there is something she wants
*loves following her sister Lexi around the house and playing with her
*wants to be right in on the action of everything that's going on
*loves to eat, although she's starting to get a little picky
*Is still an awesome sleeper (12 hours a night!)
*Isn't walking quite yet, but has started taking steps
*loves giving kisses
*is definitely a Mama's girl, but gets really excited when her daddy's around
Paisley at a glance:
*is super mellow and quiet compared to her sister, but can get really feisty when there is something she wants
*loves following her sister Lexi around the house and playing with her
*wants to be right in on the action of everything that's going on
*loves to eat, although she's starting to get a little picky
*Is still an awesome sleeper (12 hours a night!)
*Isn't walking quite yet, but has started taking steps
*loves giving kisses
*is definitely a Mama's girl, but gets really excited when her daddy's around
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