Best Holiday Ever

I think this has been and will always be my title for the 4th of July. WE LOVE THE 4TH OF JULY!!! The food and weather are the BEST!
We loved the parade, the girls really enjoyed it. They would have enjoyed it more if they'd gotten more candy! We were at the end of the route and everyone had run dry on candy. Oh well, still fun. Here we are with cousins and family:
Here are the girls at the fireworks, enjoying themselves on the flatbeds.

The blue-mouthed-two-year-old-girls!

Watching the fireworks:

Gwen was covering her ears the whole time.

So much fun, can't wait until next year.

My Baby!

Gwen is TWO!! She is such a sweetie and she enjoyed her birthday very much! We did what she wanted on her big day, and dad got to spend the day with us. (Which was my favorite part.)
In the morning she had her door decorated and BOTH girls loved it.
We went to the zoo, and then to the park for a picnic. Here they are with cousin Levi, playing at the old park on Rollandet.

Blowing out her two candles.

Opening presents.

The best part: eating the cake!

And we try to get a family picture on birthdays, so here is it. It's a beauty, I know.

Farmin'

I am so happy that my husband is a farmer and that we have all sorts of fun things to explore. Here are my happy girls ready to go on a ride around the farm.

I do have the same matching outfit.

My Green Thumb

Alright, so I don't really have a green thumb but I'm working on it. I really enjoy gardening and flowers etc. I have found so much joy in watching my flowers bloom and picking fruits and veggies out of my garden. Here are a few of my favorites from earlier this summer.

Some of my favorite flowers that remind me of when I was little:
Gerber daisies are so pretty!

I love this clematis vine. It is huge now and I love every blossom.

And Evelyns bird house out on the pine tree. So cute.

I'm working on the green thumb. When everything I plant actually GROWS :).

Princess Party Girl

Evelyn is at a Princess Birthday Party today and after I got her all ready I just couldn't resist taking a picture of her. This little princess got mascara, eye shadow, lip stick, and the works. And she's a thrifty little princess who doesn't care that her favorite princess dress is torn and has holes in it. (I thought it was cute that she chose this one.)
Here she is, all ready for her party. She was very excited.

Gwen was excited that she got to help by holding the present. As a side note, I thought this picture is hilarious:

Only Child

Well, little sister is an only child for a while. Big sister is in Utah with cousins, and you'd think Gwen would miss her. She does ask for her first thing when I get her up from bed, 'Where sister at?' But she does like ruling the roost without objection. She also likes free reign in sister room. She does however, miss poking her sister and grabbing things from her. You see, Gwen loves to get a reaction from her sister.

Who? This sweet thing? All smiles for me today? Saying cheese herself without me even shouting something silly and then trying to get her to look at me while there is still a smile on her face?
No, not her. She looks too innocent for anything like that.

Cress Creek

Sometimes it's hard being a farmers wife, because said farmer is hot and tired and wants to be INSIDE when he gets home or doesn't have to work (Sunday). Well, after watching some of his home videos on Sunday, I was determined to go out and go on a hike. NBA playoffs or not. (Well, not really. Thank you T-Vo.)
I remember going to Cress Creek quite a few times with my family growing up and it was very pleasant and an easy hike for the little ones.
There is a few areas to poke around in the water. I thought I was brave enough to catch a water skipper and show the girls how to do it. Once it got close I decided they can teach themselves.
Another pretty area with dad.

Gwen is a sly fox, I just love her making this face.

On the way down, everything looked so beautiful. Who knew Ririe could look so good?

She figured out this walking stick thing out on her own. It was cute.