Preschool?

I don't know what this pose was for!

The girls were fascinated by the yellow stick and I couldn't get Maddie to put it down!

Yes, Sammy is going to preschool now. Well it isn't official preschool but it is to her! Some of her friends and my friends decided to have a little preschool for the kids this fall. It is on Tuesdays and Thursdays and we rotate so we have everyone twice a month. Sammy loves going and since this is her first real week (she said) since it was at Ashlyn's house, she said she needed her backpack and jacket! Doesn't she look old!

Maddie almost 10 months old!

In her little baby gate

I can't believe she is almost ten months old! She has been crawling and pulling herself up for about a month and a half now. She may even start to walk soon as sometimes she can balance herself for about ten seconds at a time. Maddie May is such a good baby. She sleeps and eats wonderfully. She still takes two naps a day (which Sammy was down to one at this age) and sleeps 12 hours straight at night. She loves to eat everything and anything and can outeat Sammy at any given time. She loves to play with toys and is easily entertained!

I SURVIVED

the half marathon in Park City on Sat, Aug. 22nd at 6:45 a.m. to approximately 9:00 a.m. My friend Karon and I had been training for it since the end of April. It was also fun because my awesome uncle Rob ran it too and so we got to run with him for a bit! We even got an a medal! Our time was pretty good and I was proud of us! Yay and now we get a break!

the super cheese

Newest addition to the clan

isn't he cute? We got him a few days ago and the girls just love him. He is amazingly tolerable of them and being drug around everywhere. His name is Zorro!

on the TRAIN

So last week, we went the Gateway mall to play on their splash pad and also took the trax aka TRAIN. Sammy loved the train, not so much the splash pad, but ovErall it was a fun trip. Maddie did good being packed on my front as she still loves to cuddle. It was fun to have my mom come along as well as Rob & Jana!

We had a blast

In St. George at a cool splash pad for Tay's birthday

Tay loving the water too!

Sammy got brave and stood in the middle!

Me & my sisters Em and Kris

Maddie loving the swing!

Tay showing off his skills!

Sam-king of the park?

4th of July-Thanksgiving point

Maddie loving crawling around on the blanket!

Sammy excited for the fireworks!

Me & my cute hubby

Maddie playing with her aunt Michelle!

Sammy dancing to the music!

Karon, Diana, and I before the 10k (finished in 60 min)

So here some pics from the last couple of weeks! St. George was a lot of fun. We had fun shopping, golfing, swimming, and hiking. Then this last weekend, 4th of July, we did a lot of fun things. It was nice because Jake had Fri off of work and so we got up early Fri morning to watch the hot air balloons go up for the Freedom Festival. Then later in the day we went on a cool hike to a place called the Grotto which has a really pretty waterfall by Payson Lakes. Saturday morning, I ran a 10k with my friends and then watched part of the Freedom days parade., and then had a couple of picnics, along with some awesome fireworks at Thanksgiving Point enjoyed with friends and family. All in all, we had a lot of fun!