My baby's two!

I can't believe that ASHLI is two years old!

What a joy she is to our family!  She is such a fun little thing.  She is still very small, she's about 21.5 pounds and still fits in 12 month clothes.  She's really funny and does all sorts of things to make all of us giggle.

She is the pickiest eater I've ever had....she only wants milk, pb and honey and snacks and treats. That's it!  It sure is a challenge to get her to eat healthy food!

She is my biggest climber!  Much earlier than her sisters, she climbs everything!  I mean everything!  She often makes me nervous with the things she'll go do!

She has been a later talker than her early speaking sisters, but she is the most babbling of them all. She carries on full 5 minute conversations with anyone....even on the phone with grandma.  She is speaking "big girl" words more and more and copying things we say, so I'm not as worried as I once was.

I've been wanting to try fondant animals!  So fun!

yum yum

We love you sweet girl!  We're so glad you're part of our family!

Back to school!

our annual back to school special dinner!

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Ashli got a crown too!

MAILI IS IN KINDERGARTEN!   So far she is loving it!  She is in dual immersion Spanish/English.
Her teacher is Mrs. Arroyo.  So half the time she's there (total of 21/2 hrs)  it is complete Spanish and the other half is in English!  I was a bit worried that Maili might stress and have a hard time cause she doesn't understand, but she is treating it like a game and is up for the challenge!  She seems to love it!  Taking her in to class didn't seem to affect me, but when she was ready to walk in the school by herself, I had a little tug at my heart.  I think 1st grade will be the hardest for me!

 Haeli is in her 2nd year of preschool!  She's had one day so far and loved it.  She is at the same place as last year, so there's not much of an adjustment, just an added day and new kids. She doesn't know anyone in her class yet, so she will get to make some new friends.  She seems to have really gotten big over the summer and is no longer my little girl.  Where does time go?

Ashli had to be in the picture with Haeli!  She loves her big sister!

All three of my treasures!

Summer report

So, I've been a slacker on the blogging this summer, so here's a few pictures to show what we've been up to.

The annual Wilkins lake trip

yea a Kayak ride with daddy!

row row row your boat

The girls always love a trip to the bean museum

What cute little treasures we have

Thanksgiving point dinosaur museum

standing in dinosaur footprints!

playing in the water/sand table

dig dig dig little archeologists

Ashli finally woke up for this part

can we stay longer pleeeeaaaaseee?

awesome double rainbow right over our neighborhood. The girl's were so excited!

In other news, Kevin got released from the bishopric in our ward and our ward was split!  We will miss the blessings that came with such service and the associations of those he got to work with, but I have to admit that it's so awesome having him sit with us in sacrament meeting! Our kids don't ever remember daddy sitting with us and I have to admit that I hardly do either!

This is a poster signed by the primary kids. Kevin  really loved being "over" the primary.  He loved it!

That catches us up a bit!