4th of July

We apparently didn't get the camera out much on the 4th of July. But we did have a picnic with my family. And then we went to the park here to watch fireworks .

 

Here's the girls waitng for the fireworks.

 

 

Not many pictures, but it was a fun day and the girls really enjoyed the fireworks.



A few from June

Just a few pictures from June for your enjoyment.

 

Fish

I think the only fish that Ben caught this summer came out of our irrigation water into the field where the goat lives. That is the second fish that has come out of the irrigation since we've lived here. Better fish than snakes!

 

Zoe's Birthday

We were going to throw Zoe a birthday party this year but since I was feeling very very sick I didn't feel up to hosting a party for a bunch of 4 year olds. So Zoe got to be a spoiled monkey and we took her to the Hogle Zoo for her Birthday. How that was better than hosting a bunch of 4 year olds I will never figure out, but I survived and acutally had a fun time. All the benches and chairs I could sit on were an added benefit, as was the lack of multiple 4 year olds.

 

Zoe's favorite part of the zoo was the childrens area. She liked popping up and down in the ground pretending to be a prairi dog. I don't think she could actually see any animals but she thought it was great to act like one.

 

If Zoe knows you are going to take her picture she has to pose. Arleigh is never sure what Zoe is doing. That is a giant orangutan behind them.

My girls don't quite have the arms to be apes. Again, Arleigh had no idea what we were making her do.

This was my favorite sign at the zoo.

 

I can never get both girls to look at the camera at the same time.

Making Zoe's birthday cake.

Zoe really wanted a purple kitty for her cake this year. Nana was awesome and made a purple kitty cake. That was the best face I got of Zoe with her cake. It's almost a smile.

 

Happy Birthday Zoe!!! (A few months ago.)

April

Here's a few pictures from April.

 

Having fun painting!

Flying kites.

Our neighbors have a four wheeler with a little train that they let us borrow every now and then. Arleigh isn't the biggest fan of it because everytime she rides in it she hits her head. 

Helping Daddy stack wood.

And no, we were not forcing Arleigh to help. She really did want to help...her uncle just picked her up and caused a major break down.

Easter--Yes Easter

I am finally getting around to updating our blog, and I thought that I should continue with April and Easter and not skip ahead a few months.

 

The girls had a lot of fun dying the Easter Eggs. Arleigh liked stirring the eggs in the dye.

 

Zoe really liked coloring on the eggs with the crayons.

 

They of course loved hunting for the Easter eggs.

There are my silly, cute girls.

Grandma and Grandpa came for Easter and the week after, the girls were so excited that they got to help Grandma make the rolls for dinner.

They were actually very good helpers, I think Grandma was impressed.

 

More pictures from April will be on their way. (Hopefully sooner rather than later.)