Big girls

Hike pics

These are from our family hike up Provo Canyon. We had a picnic at the South Fork Park first and then had about a 2 mile hike with everybody. The kids got a work out just running around the fields and playing in the stream before we even started up the trail. Lucy always has a pose ready for the camera, silly girl! Daisy got to ride on her dad's shoulders for the first time. She was all stiff for about 10 minutes until she figured out to hold on. About halfway up Daisy was just dying to get down and hike like the big kids, so we let her have a try around the meadow. The bigger kids were looking for "treasure" the whole way up, but were satisfied with rocks and sticks. We found a big, furry caterpillar I've never seen one like it before and the kids thought it was cool. It was so beautiful up the canyon and we had a really fun time!

My sweet girls

I wish they could sleep all the time! Just kidding, but they are awfully cute like that.

Hot Day!

We met Jenna and the kids at the Krishna Temple after their exciting sleepover yesterday. What a neat and odd place with a beautiful view. There was a Llama Festival starting that day and we were early. Jenna and the kids were talking about going and later Boyd said, "When's the Donkey Party?" He's so funny!

We got to visit with the llamas and the birds and zebus (a zebu is a type of cow, but its small like a goat with a hump for water). One white bird kept saying "HI" and "Hello" and danced for us. There were some pretty peacocks in the llama pen. We got to feed the llamas some hay. The kids weren't so sure about it at first, but then they thought it was cool. It was a really hot day, the kids were rosy cheeked and covered in sweat. Good thing we brought some drinks and otter pops.

When we got home, we decided to wash the car. Ken detailed the inside and had the kids help on the outside. Even Daisy helped clean the car - she is a big girl, ya know. Its a good job for a hot day.

The 4th Recap

We had a great view of the Stadium of Fire without too much of the crowd. Lucy was really excited the whole day and loved the whole show. Boyd finally participated and loved the whole show for the first time. Last year we spent the whole night inside- Boyd was crying, scared to shivers and we did our best trying to get calm and feel safe. He was a whole different kid this year and we are just so proud. After some initial fussing, Boyd found some courage and even held some sparklers and had a great time with his cousin Owen. During one point of the big fireworks Lucy yelled out "America!" in amazement. She's hilarious! I don't even know where that came from, but she's proud of our country.

Cute bows

I just decided my girls need some patriotic bows for the holiday, so I made some. Good thing I had a few hair clips and ribbon on hand just for the occasion. I have a little tiny ribbon fetish (ok- my dream is to own a ribbon store or just my own craft room full of ribbons and bows and I will giggle all day because of the cuteness). I took about 30 pictures of Daisy trying to get a good shot, but it was the best I could do with a little spazzy girl- I might have given her some blue kool-aid :) But, you get the idea. Anybody else wanna make cute bows with me? I'm always up for crafting.