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

Olivia on her birthday.
The girls favorite thing to do- make cookies
Thank you keyonna for the adorable aprons! The girls look so cute and they love them!!
This cake was actually olivia's.
Maggie's birthday cake. Cynthia let me borrow her cake pans and barbie doll for this one. I have to say that I liked the finished product. Plus Maggie LOVED helping make the fondant she is funny though, because she does not like to get her hands dirty....
Maggie's dance class.
She is so cute. It will be interesting to see if she can actually learn the dance.

Kenny's Graduation

Kenny's award. Whoo hoo. Thanks for coming Kris and Bob, The girls and I were especially glad to have you there.
Thanks to the Lord for blessing us.

Kenny winning an award for best marksman. Way to go!!!

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Well, he's official now! A utah correctional officer. And the icing on the cake, this time he won the ward for best shooting!! Good Job Kenny (he should win that one right?). I am so happy and blessed to have a husband like Kenny. He works hard to take care of us and he even does so much at home. I am glad to have a man like him!
At the graduation we attended a class for the family, and the girls lasted about five minutes, so we went outside for a little photo shoot. That didn't really work either, they don't stay still for long. But they are cute, and I wouldn't trade them.

All in the name of Halloween

I designed and knitted this Shrug. Fun times.
Log cabin fever!


Maggie loved the princess place at Cornbelly's she spent hours there!! It was so cool, they had dresses for the girls to play in and a play house and a bouncehouse. Awesome.




Good job Kenny!!!!


He looks so Happy.

What a fun Holiday. As the girls get older everything gets better!! They both love pumpkins, witches and ghosts. Olivia especially likes to say: " Milk..Snow...A Ghost!" Which are all things that are white ;) We had fun with Cynthia and Kaylie carving pumpkins the other night. Maggie won't touch the inside goo, because it is "dirty". They both don't like it when their hands are dirty!!