Wave Running at Deer Creek Res. in Utah

We went on a little family vacation to Utah the end of July. We had so much fun including going Wave Running at Deer Creek Res. My sisters Courtney and Brooke came with us to help out with the girls. The weather was perfect and we had a blast! Madison and Abby had so much fun going on the wave runners and they learned that you hold on really tight when you ride with dad! Darren dumped Courtney off really good and I wish I had my camera with me. It was hilarious! Baby Jordyn pretty much slept under the canopy.I love making memories with the family. xoxo Lindz 

 Abby yand Madison practcing their driving skills.

 Abby and mom getting ready to go for a ride.

 Brooke with Jordyn

 Courtney and Abby

 Madison camped out on the wave runners so that no one could go out without her!

 Darren, Brooke and Jordyn just hanging out

 Court and Abby had fun squirting Madison with the noodle.

 Jordyn thinks Brooke is so funny.

 Court going out with the girls

 Baby "J" is sleeping

Court and Jordyn

Trip to Mt. Rainier

Mt.Rainier is an active volcano ( like Mt, St. Helen) that we can see from our house in Washington.During the summer you can drive almost to the top and check it out. On the way we past a really cool sculpture display that this guy does and puts out in a field. There were so many cool sculptures but I just posted some of my favorites. The girls had fun playing in the snow up towards the top of the mountain. I think they missed the snow this year. ( Darren has a bunch of pictures on his iPad and I was to lazy to get the pictures off of it!) This was such a nice day trip and I am sure we will do it again next year. xoxo Lindz

 This guy had a bin for donations, republican, demacrat, or liberal

 This was a huge horse. The details are amazing.

 A over sized rocking horse. Madison wanted a ride.

 A rock Band

 A life sized Giraffee

 Abby at the look out

 If you look really close you can see Rainier in the background

 Picture from the highest parking lot you can drive to.

Seriously an amazing Mountain.

A Day at the Beach

The Ocean is only like a 2 hour drive from us so we decided to take a little day trip out to take the kids to the ocean for their first time. It was so much fun watching the girls explore the ocean and the sand. It was a little windy and cold but it didn't seem to  bother the girls. They played in the water and looked for seashells. The girls were freezing by the time we were ready to leave. I will be sure to plan better for the next time we go so they will not freeze to death!  It is so great that we are able to get to the ocean so quickly. That is not really the case when we lived in Idaho and Utah! xoxo Lindz

"Planting a Garden"

The kids had been watching  the show Wall-E  a lot and at the end the people learn how to plant a garden. Abby had been bugging me for weeks to help her "Plant a Garden." I kept explaining to her that we didn't have a place to plant a garden at our new house. She didn't give up on the idea. We decided to get a pot and plant flowers instead. Abby and Madison had fun picking out the flowers to go in the pot. The flowers added a little bit of cheer to our backyard and it was fun to watch the girls plan their first "garden." xoxo Lindz

Jordyn is One Month Old

Jordyn or Baby "J" as she is known at our  house turned one month old on July 9th! She is 7lbs 4 oz and 20 inches long. She is such a joy to have in our home. She loves to sit in her bouncer chair and listen to the music. She also loves it when her big sister Abby sings her funny made up songs to her.Big sister Madison is getting more comfortable with Jordyn and sometime pets her head and says "good boy" like she does to  the dog! We are all in love with this sweet little girl! xoxo Lindz

The 4th of July

This was our first 4th of July in Washington so it was fun creating some new traditions and fun memories. We started our morning off at the Southhill Ward 4th of July breakfast at the church. The kids had fun decorating their bikes and having a parade. Abby was mad at us because we forgot to bring her bike!  We went to the park and played after breakfast. Later that night we played with Pops and Sparklers ( it is easy to entertain little kids that are still into the cheap fireworks.) The 4th was a simple one but a fun time to create memories. xoxo Lindz

 Abby  watching the bike parade.

 The girls were so excited to get flags to wave during the parade.

 Madison chillin' in the back of the Xterra

 Waiting for the parade to start

 Balloons and a flag...Madison was in heaven.

 Baby Jordyn's first Fouth of July

 Madison getting pictures taken in the yard

 Getting pictures with both the girls looking let alone smiling is a trial in itself!

 Abby is always into posing for pictures

 throwing "POPS"  in the backyard

 Sparklers

 Madison did end up burning her hand but not too seriously.