June 2014 A Week Without Mara

Ah, I just can't get enough of this baby of mine.

Grandma & Grandpa Tolman built a new house and were getting ready to sell this house 

that they have lived in for over 25 years. We had a group picture in front

 of the house on our last family dessert night before the move.

Mara & Addi

Mara, Maddox & Addi

These cousins sure love each other.

And the kids had to have their own photo too.

Grandma & Grandpa

This is their new house and they are so excited to move into it and have a new adventure.

Moving day was finally here and Ben came down to help.

It was great to have a last picture of all the kids inside the house.

What a great family!

And this picture makes me laugh.

When Ben was here he suggested that he take Mara back to Boise with him for the week 

to play with Aubrey & Bryton, because their family would be coming back to Utah soon.

So we ran home and got Mara packed for a week away in Boise.

Needless to say, she was very excited to go.

We got an old bike from Morri & Liza for Jaina to learn on.

She was really excited to learn to ride a bike.

Thankfully, Melody isn't mobile yet, so I can just plop her in the grass and she'll stay.

We watch movies a lot with Morri & Liza, and this time it was at their house.

Melody discovered new toys to play with and it entertained her for quite sometime.

Peek-a-Boo, I see you!

Jaina had the opportunity to record a Kid Snippets with Bored Shorts TV.

She was a little nervous and shy, which is totally not her usual self.

But it was a fun experience, so we'll see if they ever use her 'tape'.

Melody has found her toes!!  My other babies found them a lot earlier than she did, 

but she only played with them a few times before she was over it.

Another day at Seven Peaks and this girl is ready to go!

Jaina and her entourage! 

This is her most favorite slide and she loves going down it with all the boys.

And she likes these tube slides also.

This girl is a slide loving kid!

Jaina wanted so badly to have a pool party with her friends.  

So we got the backyard all set up and invited a few friends to come and play.

Abby, Steven, & Ben Wilson and Norah Foster.

Xander doesn't know how to ride a bike, so we were trying to teach him on Mara's bike.

Well, he's too tall for it. So if we want him to learn we need to get him a bigger bike.

We decided to take a walk to the gas station and told Jaina to get a hat, 

and this is what she grabbed.

Jaina just always wants to be outside, so Dad and Xander had a water fight with her.

Once again, I can just put Melody down and she'll stay.

But I know this won't last much longer.

And my sleepy girl at Seven Peaks.

Oh how I love this little one.