The Park and Hanging Out.

A lot of our time this weekend was spent just hanging outside on the front porch. The weather was great. It was a little stormy on Sunday, but the times that it wasnt raining, it was SO nice out. The girls really enjoyed being outside and being able to run around!
Claire and I sitting on the rocking chair.
Claire and Carlie fighting on the chair, it was pretty funny to watch .
Claire kissin her daddy!
Pub Mix... Grandma and Grandpa Valentine, had some pub mix and the girls got into it. They liked most of it, except for a few pieces. Carlie got something she didnt like, and had to spit it back into the can. dont worry, we threw it away... But the look on their faces is just FUNNY!
Carlie and Aaron making faces.

Kim and Keri took the girls to the park while Aaron and I went to get ice cream. The girls loved playing!
Please excuse the crazy hair. They dont love having their hair done all the time!

Picnic at the Yankee

Saturday morning we headed out to the Yankee for a little picnic. I wanted to go fishing, but we didnt get fishing licenses. The girls enjoyed being outside, and didnt really mind the bugs too much.


Carlie LOVED looking through the binoculars. She loved them so much, she didnt want to share.
Me and Carlie.
Claire

Happy 4th of July!

4th of July was spent in Parowan this year. The weather was BEAUTIFUL! We had a lot of fun hanging out in the front yard running around with the girls.
Carlie
Claire. Me and Carlie.
Claire

Carlie running around.
Sweet Claire
The girls sitting on my dads motorcycle. At first they were SO scared of the thing! After a little while they wanted to sit and play on it.
Claire playing with a Sparkler.

Carlie did really well with the Sparklers! Although she prefered having Kim help her a little bit.

After we did sparklers in the front yard, we had to go over to the main park to light off the rest of our little fireworks. (That was kinda lame) The Fairgrounds also had a firework show, so the girls got to see little and big fireworks! The big fireworks would echo off the mountain, and it just made them ever louder. It was pretty neat.

It got a little chilly at night, but the girls loved watching all the pretty colors!

Digital Scrapbooking

I think im going to start doing Digi-Scrap! I love all the fun papers, and I LOVE that its not messy!

I have NO clue what program I need to get. Photoshop? The $600 program? Or can I get Photoshop Elements that is quite a bit less? Someone, give me the scoop!

Sheep!!

This afternoon, Aaron and I were running a few errands, and the girls had fallen asleep in the car. (once the girls fall asleep in the car, they wont go back to sleep if we move them to their room, and they needed a nap, BAD!) So we decided to take a little drive down to Boulder City. We drove past Hemenway park, and noticed there were some Big Horn Sheep grazing in the grass! We stopped and had to wake the girls up to see all the sheep! They were SO close to the car! The girls loved seeing these up close! (Sorry for the poor quality pictures, I didnt have my regular camera, so these were taken with my phone)

Out and About

We went to the Bass Pro Shops a few weeks ago, to get the girls fishing poles for our upcoming Parowan trip. They just love looking at all the fish and animals in that store! They also enjoyed the rocking chairs on the way out.

I LOVE California Pizza Kitchen. We decided to take the girls there one evening, down at Town Square. We had a window seat, and the girls enjoyed watching the airplanes fly by. This is Claire and Aaron

Me and Carlie

I love this picture, Carlie is my little lush!

Fun In The Sun!

We got the girls a little pool for the backyard. They love it! Here are some pictures.

Carlie

Carlie was throwing a fit this morning because her SUN Glasses werent glasses. So I made them into glasses. She wore them like this for a good hour!

When did they start being so demanding?!

I just realized how much the twins are talking! I can figure out just about everything they say. They are pretty much speaking in full sentences. This morning when I got them up, and I told them to go get in their chairs so they could have cereal. Claire turned around and said "I dont want cereal!" It was pretty funny ...

Some of my other favorites

Claire: "I Love It!" or "I Like it" I guess she knows the difference between love/like.
Carlie: "Go get it mommy!"
Both: "I dont want it!" or "Sissy doesnt want it" "I love lue!" (i love you)

Those are just a few of the funny things they say. They crack me up!

Happy Birthday to ME!

Today is my 25th Birthday!! (my drivers license also expires today)

Last night we had my family over for dinner and cake. I had a great time with my fam, as always! Thanks everyone for coming over!

Today I was able to go work out, and have lunch and go shopping with my mom! Thanks Mom! I had a great time!

Gilcrease Orchards Info!

A lot of you have asked about these Orchards, so heres the info!

Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 7am - Noon

Current Produce: Apricots, Zucchini, Pecans (while they last)

Cost: $2/Adult $1/Child

Location: WAY NORTH! Its off Tenaya and Whispering Sands.

The website: www.gilcreaseorchard.org

Gilcrease Orchards

We took the girls to the Gilcrease Orchards the other day. Apricots were the only fruit available to pick, but it was a lot of fun! Claire kept picking the most un-ripe Apricots! Carlie would pick one, and start eating it! Next time we go, I'll remember not to wear flip-flops! My feet got SO nasty! The Orchards will have Squash, Zucchini, Tomatoes, Apples, and Melons available later in the summer/fall. We look forward to going back!
Apricots: 65 cents per pound! We just paid $1.50/lb at Walmart!

Above: Carlie

Above: Claire. (holding onto her toy kitty she FINALLY found in the diaper bag!)

Congratulations Kim!!

My youngest Sister KIM graduated Wednesday night!



Congratulations Kim!! Im so proud of you!

Sick and Tired of being Sick and Tired!

The twins have been sick all week. Mon-Wed, they had high fevers, and just wanted to lay on the couches, nap and watch movies. Thursday was the first day they didnt have a fever. Friday, Carlie started coughing. And now BOTH girls are coughing pretty bad. I think I have what they have. My throat hurts. My chest hurts. My head hurts. I just want to stay in bed!