It's been a while!

Wow I haven't written in FOREVER!  Seriously I can't remember the last time I sat down and wrote in here.  I guess you could say that I've really been trying to just deal with life...my kids can be really demanding.  But pictures say a thousand words so I think I'll just try and let them tell the story as much as possible. Here are a bunch of pictures from just before we left to AZ and then in AZ. 

 Yes our tree is real, and yes it's amazing!

 COUSINS~!

 swing!

New exciting things!

First is all about Elsie.  She has a tooth!  She hasn't been too happy about it either!  I think she has another one that wants to come through but she hasn't been very happy about any of it!  It doesn't help that she has a cold.  She is also CRAWLING!  Seriously at 6 months!  Well she will be 7 months tomorrow but she has been moving for a couple weeks, just a few days ago I declared it true crawling.  I know she will just get faster and faster!  OH and this....

 I just looked over and she was standing up, so I had to take a picture.  It's hard to believe she can do that at 6 months!  She really is as happy as she looks!  As long as she has Mom or Dad she is happy, well at least Mom.  Most of the time she is okay with Dad unless she wants Mom.

Kali officially knows all her colors and shapes.  I bought this game that has shapes and colors and we play go fish with it.  It is awesome because it helps them learn there colors. 




Anna and Kali have officially started soccer! These two are on the same team and I think it's going to be a lot of fun.  We also have the same coach that we had last year with Anna which is awesome!  He is so good with the kids yet chill and who needs a super serious coach when they are 3 right? 

 Anna can ride her bike WITHOUT training wheels.  It's super exciting!  She does such a great job!  It only took her one afternoon and then she was a pro!  I was too busy in the middle of the video watching her I didn't do a very good job of recording, oops but at least I got this recorded.  Such a fun thing to learn, no training wheels! 

Fun with friends

We had some friends come over and play and I thought I'd take some pictures.  It was a lot of fun.  Aren't all these girls SO cute!

 The last 2 pictures are almost the same but I LOVE Kali's face in the 2nd one so I kept in on here. 

 She is sitting up!  Well sorta...she can hold herself up with her hands for a moment. 

Friends

Father's day tribute

 My girls have such a great Dad!  How many guys do you know would wear there baby like this?  Yes, you can be jealous it's okay.  For the past couple months I've been the primary chorister and he has worn her like this to class so that I could do Primary.  To be perfectly honest I think he really likes holding her like this too!

 We played mini golf one morning for fun.  Zach is always so patient and kind at teaching our kids how to do things. 

 This paint stain seems so little right?  Well I didn't get a picture of the blanket that Kali also got paint on but let me just say my amazing husband spent hours cleaning it with me! 

 Elsie's blessing.  What a special day!  I'm so thankful for Zach and his ability to give my children blessings.  What a huge blessing it is to be married to a man who honors his Priesthood. His Dad did a great job teaching him and helping him become the man he is today.  My girls are lucky to call him Grandpa. 

 I don't have very many pictures of my Dad so this is one I found.  I'm so grateful for my Dad.  He taught me that supporting your kids is more important than any worldly thing. 

 Yup this picture pretty much sums up how much my kids LOVE this amazing man they call their DAD! 

 This is another fun picture of my girls with their Dad.  He really is such a great example to them and I'm so thankful for all that he does!  I'm so blessed to get to stay home with our children because he works so hard to provide for our family!