I asked Maggie what color cat she wanted to get, white, black, brown, or orange, "Pink!" she says!!

I walked into the girls' bedroom and olivia was naked, under the blankets with a big bottle of baby powder.

Olivia is potty trained (ing)

Olivia can most often be found saying, "oh my goodness"

There is something about these girls in cute summer dresses. Irresistible.

We had fun at the ward ice cream social last night. They had a 'candy gun' A what you say? A candy gun. Like it shoots candy out of a cannon. 25 feet. While they were doing it, I said to a friend, I know that my husband already has a plan in his head to make one of these.

You see that handbag, i sewed it. That was so easy and so fast. I want to make some more.
This is the only way i could figure we could do a family picture.

we introduced the pinata to the girls on the 4th of july. Olivia rocks.
We found a feather on our hike. Maggie liked it.
Daddy is Maggie's sherpa.
We are big in to patriotism.
our hike up at sundance on the 4th. It was hot!
CHEESE!
Beautiful girl.
Maggie is such a hugger and a squeezer. She loves to give hugs to everyone in the family. Olivia on the other hand likes to get in to mischief. Pictured here, she found the nail polish.

handmade stuff

I made these crowns for the girls out of wool. I knitted them and then felted them in the washing machine so they are stiff. Pretty cute.

This dress was super easy. It was a garage sale find that I atcually wanted for myself, alas it was too small It was a skirt, so I cut the top of it off and made it into a little dress for Maggie. And Maggie loves to twirl in it!
This picture is out of place, sorry. But if i don't do it now I won't do it. We visited Grandpa Cox's grave on Memorial day. He was a war hero. I am thankful for his courage and bravery. He was a paratrooper in the pacific. Kenny says, those guys are crazy, and so that must be where I get my craziness from aka: wakeboarding flips, snowboarding, surfing, rolling cars...
I made this cute little bucket hat.

Getting Settle din Our new Home

Happy Easter!

Sisters Rule.
At our old apt.
maggie, feeding olivia fishies through a hole in the box.
the girls will miss playing with the boys.

We have been unpacking for about a week now. I have been going slow because a. Kenny has been working and need his help and b. I don't know exactly how I want things yet. Although I did paint the bunk beds white which took two days. I decided I hate sanding and painting. Do not like that at all. But the girls now sleep in beds. They are so grown up! Which is good for Olivia because she was due for an injury climbing in and out of her crib.

Less than two weeks

So we are inching our way towards home ownership. I have been slowly packing things. Can't wait!! It is in Orem.

Spring is here

In between the storms, wind, snow and rain there is a little sunshine. When it comes the girls like to take advantage and get outside. Good times at the park

Dance!

It was so fun to see Maggie dance! She is so cute and had a great time. It's fun to see her learn dance moves and use them. She is growing up. It's funny how she wore her princess crown to the concert. And in her second dance routine her class followed a group
that used wands. And as you can see in this picture, she totally swiped one! She loves wands and anything princess. How did I get so lucky???
Olivia can't wait until next year when she can dance too. In fact she knew some of the moves better than Maggie!

Camping in moab

It was so fun to get away to Moab a couple weekends ago. Although in my mind I was a wee bit nervous, it turned out to be awesome and I can't wait to go back. Next time we know where the good campsites are! The girls loved seeing and climbing on all the rocks at Arches national park. They really did, that place is Amazing. My favorite was the windows, or maybe the rainbow arch, because it was a giant sandbox of red sand. It was all pretty sublime.
The girls had a blast, except for Olivia at about 2 in the morning. She was crazy!! thanks to Kenny she finally got back to sleep, (wink wink) With the help of a little medicine.
Camping in the trailer was cool to, a lot nicer than in the tent, and god thing because the first night we were there it was raining and windy all night long. I though we were going to end up in the river.
My highlight was slickrock. I have heard about it for a long time, and finally got to try it, and it was So much fun. The rock is not slick at all, it actually grips your tires. So fun. I hoping kenny will start biking with me, so next time we go down we can do it together, and next time I will remember my helmet.
A few things we learned:
1. Don't camp right next to the campsite host. (They stare at you all day)
2. Have all the food you want prepared as much as you can beforehand
3. Bring dish soap
4. Smores work a lot better in the microwave
5. It might be worth it to invest in a big cast iron skillet