Playing with Holden

This past weekend we got to go to Salt Lake. It was really nice to be able to catch up with everyone and play with our cousins. Here are some pics from our adventures with Holden.



There must be something to the saying that girls are sugar and spice. Holden sure thought they were sweet. He was all hugs and kisses when Emma and Lila would get close.

Here is Lydia threatening to crawl. Everyday we think will be the day.

Lydia Feeding Herself

Here is Lydia feeding herself. She loves her snacks and really loves to be a big girls. Sometimes I will put several on her tray. She will grab a handful and most of them fall down in her seat. So when I come with her regular food she will reach down and grab a snack and try to put it in her mouth before I can put the spoon in. She is a such a smarty!

What's New Today

Today has been a big day. Here is Emma she made her first pillow for her baby dolls -- All By Herself. She was so cute. The entire time she kept saying that it was so fun. She even offered her help the next time I sew. She is very proud of herself. Our next project will be to make a blanket for her babies.














Lila got to go on a date with Daddy today. They went to McDonalds and had chicken nuggies. Then they went to Sand Hollow Aquatic center where Lila and Daddy rode the big slide about 30 times. Lila said she screamed a lot! Then she got to spend a dollar at the dollar store. She got herself a little fishing toy.

What a fun day!!

Hail the Conquering Graduate

Our First trip to Salt Lake this summer was for Alex's graduation. It was so special to see him at this special time in his life.

Here are the pics from dinner after the graduation...

Two Little Princesses

This Summer the girls have been working really hard. Both have chores that they do to earn stickers. Once they complete a row they earn a dollar to go to the dollar store. After they complete a chart they get a big treat. This time around they both earned a new princess dress up. Emma chose Sleeping Beauty and Lila chose Snow White. Lila also earns more stickers when she potty trains.

Recently Lila just decided to go for gold. She is currently one week without any daipers. She completed her chart and now she is on a "Date with Daddy". They are going to the Sand Hollow Aquatic Center to go swimming and then out to lunch. Way to go Lila!!

Sister Bonding Time

I just thought this was so cute. The three chillin' out maxin and relaxin watchin' the tube!

Shh...Lydi's Sleeping

Just can't take it anymore...

Playing at Grandma's

In June we went to Salt Lake for the Manager's retreat. We stayed with Grandma Cranney. The kids love playing in Grandma's backyard. Luckily we were able to get Lydia in the baby swing for her first ride. She really enjoyed it.

















A trip to Salt Lake just isn't what it should be if we don't get to visit with Great Grandma and Grandpa Stowe. We love to play with them, tell them stories, sing to them, and most of all, we LOVE to steal Grandpa's hat and hide from him.

In June we went to Salt Lake for a Manager's Retreat. It was really nice. The first day Nate spent the day doing the ropes program. It is a course of team building exercizes that apparently are done from mid air. I think I would have had a heart attack if I had to watch! Then that first night we went to Park City and had dinner with all the managers at Grub Steak and then went to the Marriott for a wonderful night sleep. The next day, we got up and went to the Olympic park where we did the zip line and the alpine slide. Here are some pictures and some video of the event. It was the craziest thing I have done since having kids! It was soooo fun!

Our Trip to Salt Lake

Here is Lydia. Daddy! She's not big enough to drive us home!













We got to visit with Matt and Loni and our cousin Holden. Here are Lydia and Holden with Loni. Aren't they cute!?

As we were leaving Salt Lake we met up with Marti at McDonalds for one last hurrah. When we got there she had a surprise for us. These tiara's are so fun. We use them when we play dress up.

Our Summer So Far...Cont.

The Fourth of July was one of our funnest yet here in Saint George. We had Gavin and Brooke to celebrate with us. We all went to breakfast at a park in downtown Saint George. They had booths with yummy treats, watermelon seed-spitting contests, cotton candy, etc. Plus lots of activities for the kids.

They had games for the kids. Emma rocked the ring toss! She won free passes to the Sand Hollow Aquatic Center!

The rides were a blast too! Here the kids are riding the swings. It wasn't Lagoon but it was probably our favorite ride of all!

We got to jump, jump, jump in the huge castle.

The train was a pretty good time as well!

Here's our baby girl. Doesn't she just scream the Fourth of July? Nate said it made him want a hot dog real bad!!

Another fun place to go is the Sand Hollow Aquatic Center. We got to go when our friends, the Naivalu's, came to town. It has a really cute kiddie pool with this froggie slide and some water fountains. The kids had so much fun. We will definitely have to go again!

Here is Emma playing in the fountains

Here is Lila playing in the froggy slide. She was told that she had to stay by the froggy due to the fact that she wandered off too far, where she couldn't touch, and just ended up floating in circles until we could save her!

We received the AWESOME opportunity to go to Tuacahn to see Les Miserables this past weekend. It was incredible! As you can see in the picture the stage is not only made of wood and plaster but they also have the mountains in the background that they use to their advantage. They used live animals, and for the fighting scenes they had real fireworks right above our heads. It was an experience of a lifetime and we would recommend it to anyone!