The 4th of July

This year was very similar to previous years for our 4th of July celebrations. We started out with our neighborhood pancake breakfast with a parade of bikes that are lead by a fire truck. Then we went boating with my parents followed by a BBQ at my parents house. Here is my three cute girls ready to start the fun.This is funny at the neighborhood breakfast, the primary gave out stickers, well we were sitting with some friends one of which we call Jayda's adoptive parents cause they love this kid and are always playing with her. Anyway he got a hold of her and gave her LOTS of stickers from the primary all on her back.We can't go boating without the "yummy's"
Jared, Ty (my brother-in-law), and Blake (my brother) all got on the tube together, it looks like it's gonna sink ha ha. The look on my brothers face (in front) cracks me up. They rode on this thing and it was fun to watch them get thrown several times, I am surprised it held up with all that weight on it.Me and my sis Karri, got on the other tube with ALL the kids, it was a little crowded but the kids enjoyed floating around.
Jayda with a sparkler, she liked them but she had other things to do. . .

Like play in the dirt while the fireworks were going off. Nyah wasn't sure about this, she was afraid of getting burned, of course when she realized that she was okay, she lit one after another.Then our little pyro, we couldn't keep her away from the fireworks and she was right there wanting to light them with the guys.

We had a good 4th this year, the kids I think had a good time.

The Children's Museum

So, Jared's sister Missy came up to visit and while she was here we went and did a bunch of fun things. One day we went to The Children's Museum. The kids had such a blast there, it really is a fun place. Here is Jayda and Autumn being News Casters, I love that Jayda can barely see over the table. Nyah in front of the green screen, it would show up on a tv with something fun behind her.

Keira liked the house they had to play in.

Of course the dress up queen finds something to dress up in and then shops at the grocery store they have.

Jayda found this doll stroller and was a happy camper she pushed that thing around the rest of them we were there, hmmm I wonder what we should get her for her birthday. . .

Cherry Hill

Cherry Hill this year was a blast as always, the kids and a TON of fun with cousins and playing in the water. Here is our dare devil Nyah getting thrown by daddy in the pool. Nyah and Daddy

Our little "Shay Shay", she liked wandering in the water.

Keira and Jamie had a blast playing with all the toys together

Jayda was NOT amused with this slide as you can see.

I LOVE this picture the way she is standing plus the look on her face is just priceless. Also the shoe on her hand is a crack up!

I don't know how they convinced Keira to go down this ride but she did it.

Keira with Grandma

Me and my girls in the lazy river.

Jayda getting caught eating butter, I guess that is my pay back for eating butter when I was a child. uggh it just grosses me out.

Jayda enjoying watermelon, even the rhine.

sitting around chatting and eating.

This is Keira's outfit that she walked all over the place with it on. She is such a crack up.

These things almost make her look cross eyed ha ha.

All I can say is, that poor dog! Look at the look on Jayda's face though, it so reminds me of a facial expression my sister, Heather used to make. Don't you agree, Heather.

Ny, totally fell asleep in the lazy river.

My kids LOVE Cherry Hill and are already talking about when we can go back, or as Keira calls it "shally Hill". We enjoy it every year, our little "Staycation"

Lake Powell

We went to Lake Powell with Jared's family, well all his siblings with their families, and his mom. Okay so basically everyone except his dad, who stayed home cause he had recently had knee surgery. Anyway, we stopped to see Jared's grandma Joy on the way, the kids just love her she is so cute with them and you can tell she really enjoys having them around.Jared and me and his favorite place.So this is our beach and one night this stuff called "Indian Soap" came in and it ate away at our beach causing a drop off that was not there before it was so crazy. Before it came where Jared was standing would have maybe gone up to his knees and now look at it. This is my proof that every time I go to Lake Powell, we get lovely weather.

Nyah while there got to be our brave little girl, she was jumping off of things into the water and going face first off this slide into the water. She had so much fun with her cousins.

Keira and Jayda loved playing with the sand toys we brought

We washed our hair some days, yes it was in lake water but it did feel much better after you did it.

You can see Jared here, but if you look slightly to the left you can barely see Nyah, who climbed up there with the rest of them ready to jump off this and then she got up there and froze. It took nearly 30 minutes to convince her to jump. Eventually she did and after that she was hooked and loved it. I think she has a little of her daddy in her there.

Keira and her cousins, Ethan and Tyson. They had a good time.

They all went hiking up here in that crack in the wall. Nyah was with them and Jared said she wanted to be in front and lead the way and was never scared. You can see her in front as they are coming down now.

Here is my dare devil husband cliff jumping.

Washing Ny's hair

Our lovely family photo, look at Jayda's happy face and Keira's I have no idea what she is doing face. At least Nyah looked.

This is our little "mud flinger" she loved getting shovel fulls of mud and dumping it on this cooler over and over. Of course she got mud everywhere all over herself.
After the cooler she attacked Keira with the mud, who was not pleased with this ha ha, oh Jayda you are your daddy's child through and through always teasing.

Nyah and Addy being pulled by this cool tube, they LOVED it.

Keira just enjoyed many boat rides.

So that is Lake Powell in a nut shell it was so much fun we really had a good time.

Keira's 1st Day of School!

So, Keira's birthday is August 19th (yes, I am aware it is this week), she is turning 5, so she is actually old enough for Kindergarten, however, with a birthday so close to the school deadline, which is September 1st we decided to hold her back. So this year she is going to preschool which started the first week of August, like the day after we got back from Lake Powell. So this is her first day. She was so excited to go and she has LOVED it. Her teacher is so good with her, her name is Mrs. Hammer, Keira just calls her "Hammer" I guess that is a step up from when she went to my moms house during preschool time when my aunt Robynn taught preschool and Keira called her "preschool" which was hilarious. Anyway, she has loved preschool so far which is good, as you can see she has "Hello Kitty" on her shirt and a "Hello Kitty" backpack, it's all about "Hello Kitty" with this kid, I can never see a "Hello Kitty" anything without thinking of Keira.

Jayda's Dinner

I had to add these pictures, this kid has been our BEST eater by FAR! She eats anything we give her, not to mention the amount of times I catch her with a toy in her mouth, everything goes in her mouth. This is her eating spaghetti one night at dinner. We love our "Shay, Shay", her dubbed nickname which started out as "JJ" cause her name started with a J but when Keira says it she uses the sh sound for j's which is funny so it always sounded like she was saying "Shay Shay" and it stuck.