First Day of School

Oh my goodness. Ivy is in Preschool and Bella started 1st grade. She is so excited to be back at school. She LOVES her teacher, Miss Heimes and we are so excited we have someone so knowledgable teaching our daughter. (She said she's "no spring chicken") I'm so proud of my girls for doing so well going to school. Way to go Kiddos!!

Challis or Bust!

Best weekend ever! I kept getting bogged down with other stuff when I wanted to go up to Challis to visit my parents. In fact, the day I was suppose to leave, I ended up not being able to. I was so very bummed but decided to get up early the next day and go up with the girls. They did so awesome on the 7 hour drive up there. When we got to Grandma and Grandpa's, we had a great dinner and then went to the Challis natural Hot springs. It was amazing! We had so much fun and it was so relaxing. The next morning, Bella woke up early and sat on the swing outside talking to Grandpa. I love the way Grandpa does that with all of us. Its great for grandchildren to know they are loved with attention and not just gift, ect. What a great experience for Bella. After breakfast that day, Grandpa took Bella and I on a two hour ATV ride to Mesquito Lake. It was so very beautiful and we loved the ride there and home. Then we took a drive to Salmon and went to "Captain America" and then to dinner. The next morning was church in an amazing ward and then dinner and games. We took a nice walk over to the pond by my parents house and let the kids put their feet in the water. We also decided to watch the original Superman (with the very handsome Christopher Reeve). What a classic! Bella loves shows like that. (That's my girl!) Monday morning before we had to leave, Grandpa took us all fishing. Bella and Ivy caught five fish. I was so proud of them. They loved that extra time with Grandma and Grandpa. He even showed the girls how to gut a fish. I'm so proud of Bella for watching and learning. It was pretty disgusting. We were so lucky to be up there for the weekend and spend extra special time with their grandparents.

My Baby is 4!!!

Ivy turned 4 today... Love this little gal. She is such a poser. She got a cute little dress for her and her doll. She got another adorable Hello Kitty dress and dress up stuff that she can't get enough of. Plus, a few dolls and her own DS. What a great day!

Waiting patiently for her presents... She's ready to open those bad boys.

The Fair!

Ok, its that time of year again... The BIG Fair. I try to take the girls every year during the day to ride the rides and see the animals. This year we took Jenna- the coolest gal ever with us so she could ride some rides with Bella in case Ivy didn't want to go. Well... Ivy didn't for a long time, but then finally gave in and ended up loving it! She especially loved feeding the animals, tho. (Notice... Bella is not anywhere near the animals.) We had a great time- Thanks Jenna for joining us.

The Tooth Fairy!

On our trip back from Texas, Bella wiggled and wiggled her two bottom teeth. The one got very loose and a few days later, Bella FINALLY lost her first tooth. She was so excited and the tooth fairy was excited, as well.

Oh my....

Yes, Ivy and her best buddy got a hold of some scissors last week and cut each other's hair. The other gals was only cut in a few places and was easily concealed, however, as you can see... Ivy needed it chopped all off. She got quite a few layers. Thank goodness for a WONDERFUL friend that shaped it right up. I couldn't be happier with the way it turned out. It certainly matches her sassy attitude.

Grandma and Grandpa Visit!

I was so excited when my parents said they were coming down for the weekend. Its so weird that now they are no longer in Green River... It makes these little visits so much sweeter. We hung out and played games (learned Chicken Foot) and then we tried to work with Ivy on riding her bike without training wheels. Not much success, but got some great pics of Bella helping Ivy.

We decided last minute to go and float below the dam. It was a great experience and I was so glad we got to go. Thanks to Dad for being our chouffer to and from the drop off points.

The water was FREEZING but Brad decided to jump in. Bella (after coaxing and offering $5 from parents and grandparents) hopped in as well. They thought mom needed to join them so Brad pulled me in after he got in. WAY too cold for me.