Fathers Day Fun

We had a great Father's Day this year! James had drill weekend with the Marines...funny how they seem to plan it on the worst weekends...Mother's Day...yuck. He did make it in time to open his gifts and eat a little dinner.

Here's a shot of the sweet card Kennedie made for her Daddy! Her D looks a little like a P, but I think you can get the jist! (Happy Father Day To Daddy- for those of you needing a little help!)

This was my pitiful attempt at a picure of them dressed cute for church that morning. UGH! Kennedie has such sensitive eyes and moans and groans everytime we get into the sun. I can totally relate though because mine are the same way, but it makes picture taking a drag.
At least I got this one of my little stud muffin! ;)

Here's the 2 hams being super silly with Poppa!

I was ready to get a cute picture of the kids watching Daddy opening his gifts, but all 3 of them were more interested in watching America's Funniest Home Videos! Go Figure! It's a favorite in our house. It just surprised me that it got more attention than present opening!

Daddy loved his new kicks!

We missed seeing James' dad, but will be with him in less than 48 short hours IN PUERTO VALLARTA!!! (well, the adults at least!) Can't wait to see y'all there!

Happy Father's Day to all the Dads in our lives!

Kennedie's New 'Do!!!

Kennedie's been talking about cutting her hair for quite awhile now. I told her that she'd have to wait until after recital, because she'd have to be able to put it up in a bun for ballet. So, here's the before pictures...

Excited to have her hair washed in the shampoo bowl!

One last BEFORE picture! (I had such knot in my stomach at this point!)

Here's what was left on the floor.....

AND..............................................................

She LOVES it! She swings it all around and hasn't been able to walk by a mirror without posing!

She looks so much older to me! A kindergartener! YIKES!!!

And, brother had to get in on the picture taking! Ha!

Kennedie's Big Recital!!!

(Here's Miss K after recital. She was exhausted! I could barely get her out of the car, into jammies and into bed. SO, the tiara stayed in while she slept...fitting for my little princess!)

Kennedie's big dance recital was last night! She looked super cute and did so well!

Kennedie with her sweet friends, Presley & Blakeley
And after a quick change...into ballet! (It was NOT easy to pull all those hairsprayed curls up into a little bun!)

Silly girls! So excited about going on stage!!

After a few hours...with our sweet Granny, Poppa & brother

And our Apple & Kyle

Afterwards...with her gifts! Granny & Poppa brought her pink flowers (her fav) and Mommy & Daddy got her a new dance tutu for her American Girl doll.

We stopped by Daddy's fire station on the way home so he could see his beautiful ballerina!

Colton can't visit Daddy's fire station without driving the truck!

And how many of you have ever seen a pretty ballerina driving a fire truck?!

And this one was just too funny to not include! I think they're all looking in a different direction! Kennedie knows to pose and smile when her Mommy has the camera!

That's my tall girl!

***And stay tuned later today! Kennedie has decided that she wants to cut (CHOP) her hair off!!! I told her she had to wait until recital was over, so we could still pull her hair up into a bun. Well, I already had an appointment for me scheduled today, so she's tagging along! Pictures to come!!!***

Kennedie's Dance

Kennedie had her dance dress rehearsal this morning. It didn't last too terribly long and luckily we had enough snacks to make it through! Cameras and video cameras aren't allowed at recital on Wednesday (they have professionals doing that), so I tried my best to get some good ones today. I'm still trying to learn all of the settings on my fancy camera, so these are the best ones I got...

And here's her tap costume...
Her ballet dance is called "go fly a kite" (that's a little paper kite in their hands)

Pure Bliss?

We took the kids to the newest frozen yogurt place in town, Pure Bliss. Kennedie was so excited when I told her she could make her very own, toppings and all! I know that this is such a popular place with so many people that live around here, but I have to admit...it's not my favorite and we probably won't be going back. It's really pricey and the fruity ones are so tart, any topping you put on it...well, it just doesn't taste good. So James opted for the chocolate ones, and it just doesn't taste good to me. (Sorry if I've offended you, if this is your favorite place!) I'd just MUCH rather spend my $$ at Cold Stone...yum-O!

They did have some fun colored furniture and Colton was much more interested in climbing on it than eating our creations.

This girl was VERY impressed with this place!

My little monkey man

Mommy's boy! (Notice how I'm tickling him for a smile AGAIN)

And I had to throw this one in! I bought the kids a new nerf dart gun and Kennedie thought this would be a good target...HA!

Edited Pics!

Here's 2 of my newest edits! So fun!!!

Kites & Sprinklers

Here's a post full of pictures from our week.

Daddy decided to take us to a school in our neighborhood yesterday afternoon. It was beautiful weather...perfect for flying a kite!

Here's my big girl...striking another one of her famous poses!

Colton and I stayed busy cruising in his sweet ride while Daddy & sister got the kite ready.
As soon as we drove up, we saw the REALLY big hills...and Kennedie immediately ran up there, layed down, and started rolling down it! How in the WORLD did she know to do that?? Ha!

Monkey see, Monkey do!!!

You had to know I was going to include a picture of my handsome boy! (He seems to know when to flash that smile at just the right time!)

Handsome boy quickly turned to Crying boy when Daddy and sister didn't need his "help" getting the kite ready! That sweet little face looks just the same as the very first time I ever saw it on the day he was born!

One sure fire way to cheer him up? Driving "driving Daddy's big truck" of course!

Here's some more of our sprinkler day...LOVING this new camera! I seriously cannot say enough good things about it!!!

Sooooo much FUN!!!

I have GOT to edit this next one...how cute would that be?! This is the swimsuit she was wearing when she won 1st place for the best swimsuit at Hawaiian Falls!

They are loving Play-Doh these days. Love these days when they play so well together.