Bear Lake and a Birthday

This weekend we went to Bear Lake with my family for a little 3 day vacation. It was really fun. It was Allie's first time swimming. She didn't love it at first but she got used to it. The water was still a little cold. Plus she looked so darn cute! Claire on the other hand loved every minute of it and she didn't want to come home! She didn't care if we were swimming at the lake or the pool, she wanted to be in the water. She got really excited when she saw the wave runners and immediately said, "Where's the kids' life jacket?" I only took a few pictures but my sister took lots more and I'll post them when I get them from her.

It was Allie's first birthday on Thursday - Happy Birthday Bugga! She is growing up so fast and we are so glad she joined our little family. She loved playing in the cake and actually ate most of it. We got her a little walk and ride toy to help get her motivated to be up on her feet, but she didn't fall for it! Her favorite present was a little Magna Doodle, just like her big sister's. We also did fireworks out on my mom's driveway but my camera died so those pictures are on my mom's camera. I'll try to get better at taking pictures!!!

Weekly Update and Cute Pics

I just thought that I would post a few cute, but random pictures of the girls.

I'm sure you would have to agree that these are 2 of the cutest kids in the world!

To keep cool this summer Claire has been playing a lot in the sprinklers and her pool.

Claire made her name out of play dough. She was so proud, she wanted me to take a picture. I was pretty proud of her myself!

Allie and mommy playing at the park. (This is for Michelle who says I don't post pictures of myself!)

Allie is learning so much now, it seems like every day she learns something new! She says about 10 words and pulls herself up on anything that will hold still. This was her first time playing in the sprinklers at my mom's house.

This is one of her favorite games, playing catch with Claire.

In other news, I haven't been taking pictures of our last couple Tuesday adventures since they have mostly consisted of keeping cool! Last week we had a picnic at the park and then went swimming. This week we went birthday shopping for Allie and let the kids play at the toy store and at the mall. I also finished my second summer class on Friday, only one more to go! Yea! One last funny story. Karen bought the kids little squirt guns at the toy store yesterday and when we got home Claire and Payton went out back to have a little water fight. Nate got in on the action with his super soaker and they all ended up soaking wet, but laughing and squealing. He is such a great dad/uncle. Unfortunately Payton had to ride home dripping wet, but they had fun!

A Fun Train Ride

We did something fun yesterday. My dad wanted to try out the new Front Runner train from Ogden to Salt Lake so we all tagged along. The kids loved being on the train. It took a little longer than driving but it was nice and cool and no traffic! When we got to Salt Lake we had lunch at the Gateway and then we took the kids to the Discovery Gateway Children's Museum. It was a lot like the treehouse museum and the kids had fun. The best part was that we were out of the 100 degree weather. We took the kids over to play in the fountain, which was packed! Payton got pretty wet but Claire chose to stay dry and just watch. Then we walked back over to catch the train. It was a new adventure and a very fun day!











Choo-choo!

Summer swimming

As you can probably tell from my lack of blogging, this week has been a busy one! I have had classes and workshops all week so I am really looking forward to the weekend. For our weekly adventure this week we decided to go swimming at the Brigham City pool. I had actually never been to that pool before so it was exciting. Allie was napping so Nate stayed home with her and Karen, Payton, Claire, and I went. I was so proud of my little swimmer! She is getting so brave! I wish I had some pictures but I didn't want to get my camera wet or stolen at the pool. I have some other pictures of the girls playing at the park that I will post later. Anyway, it was super fun and we are looking forward to going back with Allie and Nate soon!