Princess Camp

Before we headed to princess camp we took a trip to the Treehouse Museum.  The girls had the best time.  They made flowers for their hair, did every craft they could find and spent a great deal of time at this little kitchen.

 Oh this picture.  Her little face is the sweetest.

 Her sisters adore her.

 Lily had her very first birthday party.  It was a princess party and she was beyond thrilled.  She had such a great time and her sisters all took time to help me make her look beautiful.

 Princess camp finally arrived!  We went and spent the week in Wyoming so they could go to the princess camp they have attended the past couple of years.  This year the theme was Aurora and I had one very thrilled three year old.

 Audrey was very excited as well.  She was in the oldest class this year and was on the younger end of the class so it was a little overwhelming at times but she held her own and did great.

 I spent a lot of time at my parents loving on this girl while the big girls were off dancing.

 There was some great cousin time as well.  Jody brought over the supplies for a fun cheeto game.  They had to wear shower caps with shaving cream on top and try to throw cheetos onto the shaving cream.  It was hilarious.

 The whole crew.

 Lily started off really excited about it all.

 Then she was pretty stressed.  She didn't know what to do about the sagging shaving cream.  And she was concerned about how wasteful it was.  I mean cheetos are pretty delicious.  How could you ruin them by putting them in shaving cream?

 Cute cousins.

 We of course also had to go down to the pit to roast hot dogs and marshmallows.

 There was some watermelon eating as well.

 They played outside until they could hardly play any more.  I went up to the house to put Lily and Grace to bed and the kids were STILL playing outside.  I'm so glad they have such a great time.

 We snuck up one day to visit Bryan because we missed him and wanted to have dinner with him.  Because of the craziness of Audrey's birthday we never got to take her to a special dinner.  We definitely made up for it!  We ate the most delicious dinner and then hiked up the Bonneville Shorline trail to the most incredible view.  It was a fun day and we were so glad to see daddy.

 The recital finally arrived.  Could this little Aurora be any cuter?

 She danced so well and they gave her a treat cup as a reward.  Her favorite was the pink lip gloss.

 We all came to watch.

 Then it was Audrey's turn.

 She also did such a great job and it was so nice of her cousins to come and support her.

 Carli also came to watch and of course painted faces.  It was a very successful week and we had such a fun time.  I love watching these two cuties dance.

Kicking Off Summer

We kicked off summer right.  We headed to a little BBQ place nearby with my parents one rainy afternoon.  The food was delicious and the kids played on a playground, my parents and I walked and poor sleep deprived Bryan slept in the car.  He's got to catch up on those Zzzzz's on occasion.  

 It started pouring rain at the end of our walk so we sat in the back of my mom's car and watched a movie and spilled popcorn all over the back seat.

 This is my favorite thing to do at the moment.  I just love love those baby snuggles.

 We love hiking around here because the views are incredible.  We went on a Sunday walk and this was the result.  The view and clouds were just spectacular.

 Audrey had to show her big muscles because she was on a rock and it seemed like the logical thing to do.

 We went on another walk and found ourselves in the botanical gardens.  They were so green and beautiful from all the rain.  The girls loved exploring all the different plants and flowers.

 Of douse their favorite were the roses.

Probably because they smell amazing.  It kind of reminded me of the rose garden we used to visit in Columbus which made me happy.

 Can you believe that view!?  I am constantly amazed at what a beautiful place this is that we live.

 Well this girl is just chunking up as a baby should.

 Here she is at three months.  Our neighbors gave us this beautiful mink couture blanket.  I think it is so adorable.  Grace is such a good little thing.  She sleeps good at night for me, eats like a champ and travels so well.  She doesn't love it if her naps get interrupted which happens on occasion with three big sisters home all day long.

 I mean look at that face!  How could you not kiss it?

 We once again found ourselves on another nearby hike.  The girls were obsessed with this bridge.  It has been raining so much the stream was full and so the bridge was partially submerged.  The girls loved walking across and getting their feet wet.  It was such an enjoyable hike.

 That little Grace LOVES the carrier and looking around.  I like the extra calories I burn while carrying her.  I mean I have got to get this baby weight off somehow!

 Summer hikes are one of my very favorite parts of the season.

 There have been lots of art projects with the start of summer.  My kids are really into coloring and drawing.  Lily has just joined the crew and is making beautiful pictures like this.  I LOVE watching what she comes up with.  She is getting more confident in her drawings which makes me happy.  There for a while she would get super frustrated if the picture didn't go the way she wanted.  She would go through paper after paper just getting more frustrated.  I am pleased that her phase is passing and she will finish a picture and be pleased with the result.

And here's this adorable face again.  I tell you what.  I just want to kiss it all day.