Labor Day Weekend Fun!

We took a break from the job search and had fun this weekend. We started off by camping on friday night by pine flat lake. I can't say that the camp site was all that great, and we got there at dark. Kenny did all the work while I complained and tried to put the girls to sleep. Kenny is a trooper! A real boy scout. We had yummy chili dogs for dinner. Maggie slept in the back of the car because she couldn't settle down, kenny made it nice and cozy for her it looked pretty sweet. It was funny in the morning when I came to get her out, she was standing there in the back of the car saying "mommy, mommy!" it was the cutest thing. It was pretty hot that night too! We hiked around pine flat lake in the morning with the babies strapped to us, itwas pretty funny we should of taken a picture of that, Maggie on kenny's back and olivia in the moby on my tummy! Maggie fell asleep on the hike! Then we met up with Donetta, Bailey and Reese at the marina and played in the water while we waited for the petersons. Then we did some serious tubing on the lake because it was so choppy. Elle drove me and kenny and she totally threw us off! I got some tube burns on my elbows, but my favorite was seeing elle in sacrament at church the next day. She was hunched over and had her head bowed. Totally sunburned with tube burns all over her arms, stomach, and Chin! She was wore out. That girl cracks me up, I still can't believe she is in high school. She was in my sunday school class that I teach too. We are so lucky to live by family.
Including Jeff and Bre, after boating we came home and enjoyed Avery's 2nd birthday party! It was so fun swimming and eating yummy ice cream and bbq!
Monday we went to the park and had a great time because it wasn't too hot and there was a nice breeze. Just look at how cute these girls are!

Our little artist.

Maggie loves painting! We got this table from some nice people in our ward and maggie loves to sit at it and paint. I love this picture because she is checking on daddy, she loves daddy so much!
She loves to eat the paint, and to paint her arms, legs, and hands, and olivia and her toys too.

Olivia reaches her 9th month!

Olivia is growing up so fast! she is so cute.
Nathan caught a fish with kenny. at lake Kawea. Good times.
baby signing time- Daddy!

Our little girls definately keep us busy. It's real fun when maggie throws tantrums in the middle of the parking lot and I have olivia in my arms. But Maggie is such a good sister and she is so loving and happy. So is Olivia, she is just glad to be here. I had fun knitting up Maggie's hobbie horse, she loves it. She runs around with it and goes "neigh, neigh" She loves all animals, especially dogs, cats, horses, cows, and the chinchillas. And we are sad to say that our cat, kitty cat passed away on sunday, so maggie will be sad. We will have to find a replacement after we move.

Firsts, and the Hair Fairy

Yes oh yes, my favorite thing to wake up to in the morning is Maggie's bedhead, and this morning was particularly impressive. You see that pink clip? Yea, it made it all through the night, and I don't know how, it was hanging on to one tiny little strand of hair, it was so awesome, she looked like she had a fro.






This is Olivia's new crib, and the perfect picture, because Maggie does not stop moving. She had so much fun breaking in the crib for her little sis. Thanks daddy, for putting it together so quickly, you can do anything, like hook up surround sound.




Olivia is loving cereal. I have started her on rice cereal. Tonight i made a lot for both girls, and Olivia downed the whole thing, she was opening her mouth really wide too, and waiting for, before the spoon even got to her mouth.. The minute she saw the spoon, her mouth was open..

Our First Sesaon Pass

We did it! We bought a season pass to the zoo in fresno, which is good, because that is pretty much the only thing to do here. Plus three visits pay for it, and most importatnly Maggie loves it, and anything maggie loves doing we love doing. it's funny hw making her happy makes us happy, but it's true, and nothing else in the world can really teach you that, except in a family.
Petting zoo fun.


Man our little girl is growing up! I am amazed at all the things she does on her own. Even the other day, she can climb down the equipment at the park.


Sweet Maggie
yay.

lately

These are the things we have been doing lately. Attending protests, easter egg hunts, and just plain having fun playing peek a boo.

Maggie is such a ham! Lately she has been smiling and laughing. She likes to say "boo" and hide behind the curtain.

Tea Party, Fresno. It was cool seeing thousands of people in fresno. Our chhildren are learning at a young age to be politically active. While they are also at a young age, put into debt by a power hungry government.

Maggie actually did an easter egg hunt. It was the cutest thing. She really loved it. I thought she was too young, but what do I know. She loved eating the chocolate. Next year it's on!!

Here she is finding chocolate

Easter with cousins. Grandma's house, or should i say hotel grandma was so fun. Maggie had a blast. she mostly enjoyed playing with cousin anna and claire, and climbing up and down the stairs, and playing peek aboo with grandma.

Anna is so adorable, good job keyonna, you have cute kids.

We love and miss our family when we aren't with them. We need to break ground on our own family compound soon!

Shout out

I think you can really judge the character of a person by what children think of them. Children love Kenny. Thinking back to when we were dating, my niece and nephew Lilly and AMmon LOVED Kenny. My brother told them to call him"uncle Kenny" even though we weren't engaged yet. They loved him, and so do my other nieces and nephews here in Hanford. Most importantly Maggie and olivia love daddy so much. this morning Maggie was signing "daddy" and saying it and then walking over to the picture of daddy and pointing to it. She misses him when he is at work. If I were her I would miss him too, she has so much fun with daddy. I love to see that, more than anything else . More than doing the dishes or helping with chores. I love Kenny because he loves his family.
that includes his brothers too. I wanted to take a pictue the other night, but Jeff and Kenny were working on his truck, and it was s o funny, I could hear them talking though the wall in our bedroom, so i peaked out, and their feet were sticking out from under the truck.
I can tolerate his stinky feet, because he is so sweet to me!! Kenny, thanks for being so wonderful!

Happy Easter!

Thanks for the dresses grandma, we love being so cute!!
Maggie loves to play with cousin Avery!