1st Day of 1st Grade

Makenna had her 1st day as a 1st grader yesterday. I keep saying how weird it is that she is going to school all day, but that is just how it is, weird. Yesterday, being the 1st day of school, Makenna wanted me to take her to school. So we got there and we went inside, I took her lunch money to the office, weird... she is eating lunch at school now!!, then we went into her classroom, we were the only ones in there, so she put her backpack away, then as I was getting ready to say goodbye, I totally got choked up and started crying. I really didn't think that I was going to cry, but I did. I just can't believe how old she is and that she is in school ALL DAY!!!!

When she got home, she said she had so much fun. They even had 3 recesses to go outside and play. They had a "sneak a snack", because they don't eat lunch till 1:00pm, so at the 10:30 recess, they get to bring a snack to eat to get them through. She really likes her teacher, and so do I. She seems really nice, and seems like she is going to be a really good teacher. Makenna says that she looks like GG, My mom, and she kind of does, actually.

Well my little baby is a big girl, now. Going to school all by herself all day long. The bus picks her up at 8:30 am, and then it drops her off at 4:06 pm. All I can say is that is kind of nice to only have 2 kids through out the day, but I did miss her, and it is just as I said before, WEIRD!!!

24th of July Parade!!

For the parade on the 24th, my sisters Ami and Stef and I decided to go to the parade downtown. Once we finally decided where we wanted to be, we found a good parking place, and walked to the parade, where we found a nice shady spot under a tree. The girls walked up to the front and asked if they could sit and watch, while me and my sisters stayed in the shade and stayed cool!!
It was fun, and the kids of course LOVED it!!!


Lily spraying water on her with a water bottle.
Hannah and me
Stef and Bailee
Hannah, Makenna, and Lily
The Hawaiian Dancers

Lexi
Ami (in the background) with Lexi, Samantha, and Bailee

Float Preview 2009

Last Monday, the kids and I went with Matt's Mom and Dad along with my sister-in-law, Linda and niece Sami to the Float Preview. We do this every year and it is lots of fun. The kids get to see the floats up close and they get to choose their favorite one. Makenna and Hannah's favorite one was the float by Walmart. It was a Monsters vs. Aliens float. They love that movie and thought that the float was so fun!! Of course they always have the face painter there and clowns that give them balloons. It was lots of fun!!!



The face painter, painted Lexi's arm.
The girls, cute faces!!
Monsters vs. aliens float.
My favorite float, they had dancers doing dances from the pioneer days, the 20's and the 50's.
The girls with Aliens.
Me and the girls
Grandma and Grandpa with the girls

Swim Lessons 2009!!

A couple of weeks ago, Makenna and Hannah both started swim lessons. This is Hannah's first year for doing swim lessons. Hannah did really good, she would blow her bubbles and lay on her back with her teachers help, and is doing her "big ice cream scoop arms". She really likes the water and she did really good with the swim lessons!!
Makenna is such a fish!! She loves water and loves to swim. She already knows how to swim, but they taught her different techniques, like doing a mermaid swim, and teaching her the beginning steps of diving. She is having so much fun swimming and loves every minute she is in a pool. I think if she could be in a pool all day, she would!!

"PARADE!!!"

Yesterday, Makenna and Hannah decided that they wanted to be in a parade. So today, they got in their barbie jeep, and started driving down the streets in the neighborhood, and through the park, throwing out tootsie rolls to the kids, and waving.

It was funny to see how parents would look at us, like what are you doing, but the kids were running after the candy and us, yelling for more!! I think it's great what kids think of doing. It was lots of fun, and Makenna and Hannah thought it was neat to be in a "parade."

More Shoes!!

So a little while ago, I posted about how much Alexa loves shoes, well here is more proof. The other day, she brought down some shoes for her to put on. When she brought them into the kitchen, I realized that they were going to be a little small for her..... They were barbie shoes. It was so funny, seeing her try to put on these tiny, little barbie shoes. I got her on video trying to get them on her, it's too cute!!!

4th of July weekend!!!

Over the 4th of July, we went with my entire family to Heber Valley camp. We got there on Friday afternoon, and when everybody was there and settled, we walked down to the lake where we got to go in canoes and paddle boats. It was really relaxing just sitting in the canoe, while Matt did all the paddling. After the lake, we came back to camp and ate dinner, and just sat around the camp fire, eating smores and talking. We told stories, and just had fun.

On Saturday, we went back to the lake in the morning, and then around 11:00, we went to this challenge course that the camp puts on. They do trust courses, and then they have a "high course" where you walk up a pole, then you cross a beam, and go down a zip line. I did it, and then as I was coming back up, I see Makenna already starting across the beam. She was so good, she just zipped up that pole and across that beam and wasn't even nervous at all. She really is so brave. It was pretty high, so I thought that she might be scared, but she wasn't. She just thought it was fun, and wanted to do it again.

After we loaded up camp, we went back to our home and showered!!! Then we went to my parents house, where we ate dinner and did fireworks. It was lots of fun getting to spend time with my family and have a little camping trip.

Riverton Carnival

This past Wednesday, we went to the Riverton Carnival. They have this great deal that if you go on the first night, which was Wed. you get two tickets for $1.00 and every ride is 1 ticket. It works out good, cause you don't have to spend much money and the kids get to go on a bunch of rides, and have fun without spending an arm and a leg at the carnival.

The kids had fun on the rides, then we let them get a snowcone, before we went home. It was lots of fun, we always go on there on the first day, and get the good deal. I would never go except on that day, cause regularly it's $1 a ticket, but then each ride takes 2 or 3 tickets to ride on the rides. Great Deal and Great fun!!!