Cabin

We've spent a few weekends at the cabin. Lance took his preist group and we tagged along and brought Ainhoa, our foreign exchange student. We hiked, played board games and the girls picked lots of wild flowers.

Emma having a great time at the cabin
our resting spot on the hike
Abby enjoying the fresh mountain air
Emma fell in the dirt and then gave me big Emma kisses!
Me and the girls - notice the flower they picked for me :)Lance's priest group (and us)all tuckered out from playing so hard

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The other weekend at the cabin was with family. The girls made crafts projects with thier cousins and little cards to Aunt Amberly.

designing the cards finished product!

The Cowboys and little Cowgirls all the girls love the horses
horseback rides
Me and Emma

Zoo

We went to the Zoo last month on the hottest day ever! Well, at least it felt that way. But it was so fun and Abby & Emma and thier cousins had a great time. taking a break

Katelyn and Lauren turtles

At the park

Being little spiders on the web

On the Carrousel

Abby and Emma

Katelyn and Lauren

Emma and Abby loves the girafes, in fact Grandma Glenda bought them all a little girafe to take home to remember our day at the zoo.
Katelyn, Grandma Glenda and Lauren

Emma was having a great time banging on the glass and screaming at the top of her lungs with delight at all the little critters. She didn't care about the sign that said, "Please do not tap glass, it may frightened the animals." Besides it was probably the most excitement they had all day.

Don't you just love the Zoo?

Summer Days!

We met my good friend Jeri and her kids at the Aquarium. We brought the foreign exchange students and had a great time! Our favorite was the Jelly Fish!
Emma loved the yellow fish
Abby
Emma

The Dalmasi's have great parties- lots of Dominican food, friends & music!
Dancing to Salsa music at Rosa's birthday party
good moves!

At the Carnival
They loved the Carrousel and the little train ride
They had a ball.

Tasha trimming Abby's hair

At the Fair
Emma in the jumping thing
Abby wanted to pet the snake


Two Friends!
Swimming Lessons
Abby and Emma loved swimming lessons! They never wanted to get out of the pool when our class was over.

Made the switch

Okay, so I started doing ARBONNE, I just got the RE9 skincare set and love it! If you want to try it out let me know! I had never heard of Arbonne before a few months ago, but it’s a skincare/baby/wellness/make-up company that creates their products using natural and botanical ingredients. It's really good stuff. I had been using MaryKay for so long that I forgot there was anything else out there. The minute I tried Arbonne I knew it was what my skin needed. I love the way it makes my skin look and feel.

where to start?

Ok, it's always overwhelming when I think of "updating" the blog because so much has happened and I never know where to start. You know how you always think that summer will be relaxing and you'll have lots of time to do the extra projects? Not so. This summer has been crazy! But fun. We've gone on a few trips, have had a foriegn exchange student and all the other summerness like softball, swim lessons, reunions, horseback rides and weekends at the cabin. Life is busy but life is good, we are happy, healthy and besides needing to catch up on the laudry things are great and were trying to enjoy ever minute.