"Tea" Party

For our Anniversary Monte and I got to go out to dinner and do some shopping while my Aunt Janna watched the girls. While we were at Dillards I found these adoreable hats for the girls and they were only $4. So of course the next day we had to have a tea party! The girls got some adoreable new dresses from Aunt Judy that they wore. We had monte cristo sandwitches, cottage cheese. grapes, strawberries, and oranges. For our tea we had lemonade. We finished off our party with some yummy sugar cookies with none other than SPRINKLES on top! I even got out a tea party set that I used as a little girl. The girls had SO much fun!

The girls were good helpers with the cookies!

All ready for our tea party
Iya pointed to her cottage cheese and said "more ranch!"

Nini loving life!

I had to crop Nini's finger out of this picture!

Hershey

Hershey died today from the heat. Nini wanted to see a picture of her and Hershey together. This picture is on Monte's birthday almost 1 year ago. She has been a good family dog and mother to her puppies. She will be missed. It has been so hot here. The dogs have had a rough summer.

Corn

We had corn on the cob for Sunday dinner. I knew Nini liked corn… but I had no idea she LOVED IT! She seriously ate 3 and a half ears of corn! I guess I should buy it more often…..

Cute Girls

Nini made a necklace for Iya while she was taking a nap. When Iya woke up Nini gave her the new necklace. The girls have a love/hate relationship (I believe like most siblings) depending on the minute….in this particular one, they were having fun smiling and playing together.

Denny

We finally got to go to my parents land and see the horses. It seems like it has been forever! This is Monte, Preston, Grandpa and Nini, and Alex

I love the wet horses and clouds in this picture Here is Denny and Skip. Alex had to go get them on the 4-wheeler because they wouldn't come. Dumb horses-or maybe smart :)

Denny is getting so big and he is loosing his baby hair and looks even more like Roper

June!

The first week in June My Aunt Janna and Uncle Randy moved here. They arrived with Granny and Grandpa on Thursday evening. We helped them move in on Saturday and that night went to dinner for Granny's Birthday at none other than Red Robin.

Ross, Alex and Preston sportin their meals

Randy, Janna, and baby Jacob

Iya enjoying the ranch with her french fries.....she actually attempted to drink the ranch!
Silly Iya! :)

So I have been so lazy lately about taking pictures! I don’t know what’s up with me!
We went to Idaho for 2 weeks in June and I only have a couple of pictures to prove it! Not only did I not take many pictures but I also forgot my camera at the Johnson reunion! Gurr….
Well, here is what I have for June:


Bowling at Boise State--Such a blast!

All tired out at Roaring Springs!
Looking at the beautiful flowers at the Temple

The roses were so beautiful

Jumping at Granny Granny's house

There are so many things that we did that I didn’t even get my camera out for but that I really enjoyed:

• Going to lunch with my FRIENDS!! Corinne invited Stephanie, Tracy, and Tara to lunch at Red Robin. I really enjoyed catching up. My favorite was seeing baby Wrangler-He is so cute!

• The Waltman-Christensen Reunion. It was so fun to see all my family and kind of weird to see the Christensen’s in Idaho! :)

• Reading a book. I read Tregaron's Daughter by Madeline Brent. Aunt Judy gave me some books by Madeline Brent because I love Moonrakers Bride! It only took me two days to read and it was nice to just relax and read.

• Making a CD. I know what you are thinking but….its true! The younger 4 sister-in-laws: Maurny, Andrea, April, and I sang some beautiful church music and had it recorded. Grace and Morgan sang too. It was a blast and I have always wanted to do it. Thanks to Maurny for all her hard work playing the piano and setting everything up for us!

• Seeing Granny's new addition. Her house looks so beautiful! I got to sleep in Judy’s new room and bed. It is so nice and bright in her new room! We enjoyed great food and hospitality our entire trip-THANKS!

• The Johnson Reunion. Monte flew down for the weekend and we went to a cabin at the fork of the Weiser river. We all had so much fun being together. I really enjoyed being around the family. I was also reminded how much Monte is just like his Dad!! As always there was lots of delicious food and good times :)

Memorial Day Weekend

Birthdays!

On Friday we had a friends birthday party for Iya. It was Toy Story themed and was such a blast for the kids. I make a Jessie hat cake and we had some streamers up and toy story table cloth and plates. I let them throw water balloons and use squirt guns and try to get characters that I cut out from the movie. It was so rainy all week but was super nice on Friday so it was way nice. Iya is such a cutie-when you ask her how old she is she says "free" (she is only two!)

Here are all the kids coloring Woody, Buzz, Jessie, and Bullseye.

Makayla got "wiggle sprinkles" (as Nini says) and some toy story goggles from her party. After everyone left we had a water party of our own. :)

On my birthday we went to Red Robin together. It was a family tradition in Idaho to go with my parents and siblings and of course Granny, Grampa and Judy.....we loved it so of course we will continue it here (just by ourselves though)!

My family came on Sunday after church for Iyas birthday.

Iya holding her new favorite toy....

New Table

I have been wanting a new table for a long time. Our old one is falling apart and is too small when we have family or the missionaries over. I have been looking online and at Sam's Club. Last Friday Alex and I went to Sam's to look for a gift for Mom for Mother's Day and they had the table that I was looking at online. It also has two more chairs and a butterfly leaf that stores underneath. I just love it! Happy Mother's Day and Birthday to ME!

Nini

I had the camera out the other day and Nini wanted me to take a picture of her touching the wall. She was posing for the camera and smiling! She normally could care less when I get them camera and I can never get her to look and smile at the SAME time. I just cannot believe how big she is getting. She loves to play "I'm the mommy and Iya's the daddy" and she also loves being outside running around and playing with the puppies. She is so funny because one minute she will be outside feeding the dogs and playing in the dirt, and the next minute she will be putting on a princess dress and lipstick- she is definitely a well rounded little girl. She is so beautiful and I love her.