Goodbye K!

1st day of school:

Last day of school:

My, how this little girl has grown- not only in size, but also in attitude.

The Decorating Itch...

It's taken me eight months, but I'm finally feeling like doing some decorating, and once I started, I haven't been able to stop...

I haven't taken pics of everything since I only have a little bit of everything done, but nothing entirely. So, here are two things that are actually done-

#1: My picture wall. No house of mine can be considered a home until I have my family montage up. Thanks goes to Whit for the "Memories" frames....

#2: I've repainted a few things, but this is my favorite so far. I'm trying to add in a casual, beachy sense to the decor, and this end table looks perfect for that! OP thinks I distressed it a bit too much, but I'm in love.

I'm working on repainting the computer desk right now, and then it's on to the girl's bedroom furniture (wish me luck)...

Game Over

The girlies had their final soccer game Saturday. It was a double header- two games right after another. They did pretty well considering they pretty much ran for two straight hours!

Piper was very focused on the game...

This is Adi's "Killer Face". It means that whoever has the ball had better move or they're about to get their shins kicked and then shoved down... (if you can't see the face, you have to zoom in, it's hilarious)

The girls sometimes forget that they are on the same team...

Waiting for the game to start (and Adi is begging for a time-out).

At the end of it all, they both got a cookie, a Capri-Sun and a trophy. It made their day.

And then they found out that they get to keep their uniform and that made their week.

The funnest part of soccer (at least for me) is watching my tiny-baby-girls shove their way to the ball- they aren't afraid of getting hurt. All they are focused on is getting the ball into the net (sometimes into the wrong net *ahem Piper*) but still very, very focused and very, very tough. The boys they played against had no advantage on these tenacious creatures!

Moving On...

Adi had her Kindergarten Program yesterday (thank goodness they didn't have a kindergarten graduation- I would have hated to boycott my own daughter's day). Anywho, Adi looked like an angel sitting up there on the stage- she had practiced so hard for months to be able to sing all of the songs loud and clear and to say her part without any help.

I promised Nae that I would post all of her songs on here for all of our long-lost family to watch, but due to two horrific happenings beyond my control (ok, I put off charging my camera's battery until an hour before the program and didn't charge the video camera at all- I know, I know), my battery was nearly dead when we got there, so I only have a couple of songs, but I did get her saying her part!

**Oh and sorry about how shaky the recording is. I was having a hard time keeping the camera steady while being jostled by every other parent trying to record.**

To say that I was an emotional wreck watching her up there being a big-girl would be an understatement. Wasn't she born just last month? Learning to talk last week? How is it that I watch her grow and change everyday and yet days like this seem to smack me upside the head and say "She's growing so quickly"? She can now tell the time, sound out words, tie her shoes, add and subtract, and dial phone numbers. We celebrate each of these new little pieces of freedom she learns, and yet...

Soon she'll be off to first grade, staying at school all day, eating lunch with her friends (hopefully Mommy can remember to pack said lunch), and not with me. Playing with her friends, and not with me. Telling her oh-so-important secrets to her friends, and not to me...

Bittersweet, isn't it?

We Love to See the Temple...

After months of watching the Oquirrh Mountain Temple being built, we finally had the opportunity to tour it last night. After a yummy dinner at Red Robin, we skipped over to the temple and had the chance to show the kiddos where families are sealed for time and all eternity. Adi loved the mirrors in the sealing room where you can see your reflection forever and Piper loved the huge chandeleirs.

Porter liked the chocolate chip cookies we got after the tour.

My darn camera had some smudges on the lens, courtesy of my Lil' Man, so all my pics turned out fuzzy! And I had actually got a good one of the kids!

One More, and That's All...

OK, one more New Moon post. Here's the preview that debuted last night on MTV:


<a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2009/" target="_blank">The Twilight Saga: New Moon 'Trailer'</a>

The Twilight Saga: New Moon 'Trailer'

I am so on Team Jacob...

For All My Fellow Twilight Fans....

You have got to watch this! I don't think I can wait until November....

The Baba King

Orrin thinks that it's time to take away Porter-Pot's bottles. And I think that if we do, Porter won't be the super-good-sleeper that he is. Thus Mommy won't get as much sleep...

Then he came out of my room looking like this yesterday (please don't ask why his pants are around his ankles. The boy is a bit strange). Porter likes to hide bottles around the house so when he needs to suck a little and it's not naptime he has somewhere to go.

Maybe OP was right...

L*O*V*E

Adi had one of her many boy friends (let me clarify: not boyfriend, but a boy that is her friend. Adi reminds of this everyday) over to play yesterday and I was lucky enough to catch a mini- part of their conversation:

Adi: Did you get the letter from Natalia?

Logan: Yeah. It was stupid.

Adi: But she said she loves you!

Logan. Yeah, but I love you- not her.

Oh, goodness. I had to bite my cheek to stop from laughing. Later, OP went to check on them and Logan rushed to cover up what he was drawing. When Orrin asked what it was, Adi said, "Oh, he's just making me love notes."

Orrin came upstairs and told me that it was time for Logan to go home.

Breakfast at Copperton

This is Piper waiting.


She is waiting for her Mom and Dad to find Copperton Park so that she can have her cinnamon roll and then play.

So, OP and I got a bit lost on the way to the park on Monday (ok, I didn't actually know where it was, but we had fun trying to find it. At least I did).

Copperton Park was my favorite park as a kid, so I was more than a little excited to spend the morning there with my own kiddos....

Climbing the giant tires from Kennecot.

Watching Porter climb to the top, decide it is too scary to go down, then climbing back to the ground. Then repeat at least 10 times.

Torturing the kiddos whilest I snapped pictures.

Watching Adi just doing her thing.

Memorial Day

What does warm weather mean to you?

For us it means hanging out at the park,

watering Nana's garden,

making and cleaning up yummy summer treats,

eating said yummy treats,

running in the sprinklers (and turning blue afterwards, it just isn't hot enough yet but that doesn't stop the kiddos)

licking down drippy popsicles,

and hanging out at soccer games.

And what does it mean for you?

Owies

OP and I have been considering purchasing some Band-Aids stocks.

We're pretty sure that Adi and Pipes could single-handedly make us a profit.

And Pipes has a couple on her arms, knees and more hidden by her shoes. *sigh* A whole box of Dora Band-Aids gone in 2 minutes.

Where Have We Been?

Why, enjoying this awesomely warm weather

(for those of you in Arizona, that means 80 degrees- don't laugh... how are you enjoying that 110 degree weather?)

This Little Piggie...

Last night for Family Home Evening, we learned about saving our money, and what's a better way to teach that than painting your very own piggie bank? OK, maybe there are better ways, but we hadn't done a craft in a while and I thought it would be fun...

Anyway, the kiddos started off with drawing a picture of what they wanted to save their money for. Adi wanted to save her money for tithing (OP had to explain that we only pay 10% and the rest of the money could be a donation)- notice the green temple she drew. Piper, always practical, is aving hers for her own car so she doesn't have to drive with Mom and Dad anymore.

And Porter, well, it's supposed to be a dog. Can't you tell?

Oh, and clothing is not usually optional at our FHE, but since we were getting creative we let Porter strip down!

Then the kids started painting. I was actually quite impressed with Porter's skills. He was calm and patient and tried to cover all of the pig. Really. He had OP turn it for him so he could get the whole thing painted.

Adi and Piper took an hour to paint theirs. Really.

Piggie #1 is Pipe's. Piggie #3 is Adi's.

And Piggie #3 is Porter's.

And what did Mom and Dad learn? OP learned that it's better to just hose a painted two-year-old off in the shower and I learned a bit of patience while waiting that long hour for the girls to finish.

Also, I should have bought OP and I some piggies to help us save money.