4th of July

We started out our Independence Day Celebration with breakfast at Frank and Arianne's house! Kyson, Gabrie, and Livvy

Swimming in Grandma and Papa's backyard
Doing smoke bombs- Sierra, Aunt Laurie, Gabrie, Evan, and Sydney
I love this picture, Gabrie's cute smile and Livvy crying into her arm!
Evan

Cupcakes!

Gabriella and Aaron roasting "rushmellows" (as Gabrie would say)

Watching fireworks




Gabriella, Sydney and Ben
Luke, Livvy, Emma doing sparklers

3rd of July

True to tradition we got together with Luke's side of the family to celebrate the 4th of July on the 3rd! We had a great dinner and then fireworks!

Stef, Ashlyn, Gabriella, and Parker
Grandpa and Livvy clapping for the fireworks
Ashlyn and Gabriella with the glow sticks we used instead of sparklers
Sam and her glow stick
Olivia saying "EEEZ"
This kid cracks me up, hilarious!

Too cute, Parker and Dianne

Baby Zachery, love those cheeks!
Parker, Grandma Yaya, and Olivia
The show was put on by Luke and Alec
Me and Olivia, watching the show!

Gabriella's Testimony

"I want to bear my testimony, I know the church is true. I love this church so much and I know this church is true. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen."

Gabrie bore her testimony for the first time today! I told her I was going up and asked if she wanted to stay in our seat or walk up with me because Luke was holding Livvy in the back. She said she wanted to come and wanted to bear her testimony! So she did! Of course after she bore it she played on all the chairs on the stand and waved to her primary teachers the whole time I bore mine.
Also during primary I was sitting outside the room but I heard her shout out the answer to the question-What is the temple?, "A HOUSE OF GOD!" She knows this well because she has always loved the song "I Love to See the Temple" but when she was little(er) she would sing "for the temple is a hah-sasasa, a place of love and beauty." We loved it so much we would sing it that way so she wouldn't change it but alas she caught on that the temple is a "house of God."

What a girl we have!

More Summertime Fun!

Popsicles on the porch, she loves to wear sunglasses.
Playing at a splash park.
Having fun watching the Parade! Gabrie loved getting all the candy and Livvy loved eating it all!


Peace!


This float had The 3 Pigs on it and Livvy really liked that! She was very excited about it!



Gabrie helping Livvy see, such a good big sister!

This was a pretty hot day, here is Gabrie in a t-shirt and long pants with a warm winter dress over the top...

And Livvy with nothing but a diaper and shoes! She loves shoes! If she thinks we are going somewhere she will bring everyone their shoes. Or she carries around various pairs of shoes all day saying "shasha" asking me to help her put them on.
We had a Gabrie and Mommy date and we went to get pedicures and ice cream! It was really fun! Gabrie was so quiet while they painted her toes and fingers, it was very cute and quite unlike her!

It is finally summer!

Now I am not complaining about the weather because I love the fact the it is not in the 90's yet I would have enjoyed a few more days in the 60s or 70s instead of the 50's but I haven't minded the late start to the hot weather this year! But it was fun fill up the pool in the backyard yesterday and let the girls play. For some reason Livvy is now deathly afraid of getting in the tub or pool so she just played around the outside but Gabrie had fun getting in.

Livvy is in the funnest stage right now! Everything she does is so cute and funny, I could watch her all day!
Gabrie was especially excited to get to eat dinner outside.
Too cute!

We love our sweet girls!

May Pictures

Gabrie's preschool did a Mother's Day Tea Party and a little reader's theater. Her line was "Does a penguin have a mother?" and the whole class replies "yes, just like me and you!" (I think). It was very cute! Grandma came to watch (:

Grandma and Gabriella, I love this picture! I think I may frame it!
Grandma and Olivia
On Mother's Day Gabrie sang 2 cute songs in Sacrament Meeting with the rest of the Primary which made me cry, of course! And Livvy gave me the present of having her (poopy) diaper leak all over my dress just as I was about to go up to say the closing prayer! Then with the help of their Daddy they gave me a cute card and some fun papers from Primary. My gifts from Luke included two trees for the back yard! (labor included)

The girls are very lucky to get to spend some time each week with Grandma and Papa W. Here are some cute pictures with Papa! I love how he is really smiling in this picture. Most pictures of him don't show the real thing!


Livvy with her cute pigtails, playing on the stairs with Papa and Gabrie.
More cute pictures

I can't believe how big my girls are getting!

Gabriella's Busy Day

Last Saturday we had a very busy day! First we had Gabrie's dance recital rehersal, where she got to wear a little make-up and get her hair done pretty. Here is most of her class waiting for their turn, so cute!


In position to start the dance. They danced to a song called "I see a Princess." They were all in heaven in their tiaras and flowery pink tutus!
The dance




I love how Gabrie is obviously missing the move but still smiling big and having fun!


Then we went straight to her preschool program! Here she is with one of her friends Hailee and Miss Mandy her teacher.
In between activities a neighbor stopped by and Gabrie told her "I'm having a busy day!"

The Recital! Here is Gabrie with two of her favorite dance friends, whom she had to sit between, Staley and Abby.
I couldn't get any good pictures during her dance but she did a great job and loved every minute of it! She sang the song the whole time she danced and when she couldn't get into the circle (they were all supposed to hold hands and go around in a circle) she just smiled and did her own dance! I cried a little because it was so funny and I can't believe she is so big! Here she is afterwards with the rose we got for her. She thought it was so wonderful!
My little Ballerina
What made it even more exciting was that both Grandmas and Papas came just for her!

After the recital we went to get ice cream with the grandparents which Gabrie and Livvy thought was exciting. Over all I think it was Gabrie's idea of a perfect day, which made me happy too! She slept with her hair still up and her tiara on, she wanted to sleep with her rose but we convinced her that it would be better in a vase by her bed. And it is still there today one week later! She truly is a little princess and we love her for it!