June 2013

Ah, Summer!!! (last year)

I think my blogging happens in waves, that can never quite reach the shore. Hopefully someday I'll be better.

We were able to have cousins over to play and these littles were so happy to swing and play with Jaina's water table that they were outside forever.

 

Our nephew Jacob went to the temple in preparation for his mission. We were lucky enough to be there with him. The Salt Lake Temple is SO beautiful inside and out. 

 

Last year, Pat was awarded Teacher of the Year at Polaris High School!!!  One of the fun things that he got to do was be in the Summerfest Parade! They were honoring teachers that summer.

Here he is, winding up, to throw us some candy :) 

 

 

Here's us hanging at the parade:

Conli, Mara & Sawyer

the 3 Musketeers 

 

Karri and a tired Jaina 

 

Me, Lisa & Brent 

 

Xander & Max

 

We got the renowned Pass of All Passes last summer that let us go to Trafalga & Seven Peaks (along with other things) all summer long for no additional cost.

So we started out playing some Cosmic Mini Golf!! 

 

 

At the end of June, Karri, Pat & I went to the funnest concert!!  It was Weezer, Ben Folds Five & Barenaked Ladies!!!

We had great seats and an amazing time with 2 of our favorite bands EVER!! 

 

One of my most favorite pictures

 

 

Barenaked Ladies 

 

 

 

BNL, BFF, Weezer 

 

Mara lost yet another tooth!!

She was on a roll!

 

Got to use our passes and hang out with cousins at Seven Peaks 

 

Jaina was having a horrible day. After crying for 45 minutes and then me finally figuring out that she was hungry (she wouldn't tell me), going to get food, only to come back to our towels to find her asleep with Karri.  It was a rough day for the 2 of us, but everyone else had a great time. 

 

May 2013

I love getting pictures of the kids sleeping.

Jaina had our wedding picture (it had been in a magnet on the fridge) and she was looking at it and fell asleep with it in her hand.

 

Before work one morning the girls came up to our room with a book and Dad was able to read it to them before he left.  I love these sweet moments. 

 

While outside doing yard work with dad, Jaina found a worm and was VERY interested in it 

 

 

Mara was nervous to hold it, so I had to bribe her with a quarter to get her to hold it. 

 

Jaina is starting to finally look at the camera and WANT her picture taken, so we were playing around a little bit one day. 

 

 

We had a wall with just the middle saying hung on it. After staring at it for a year, I finally got out some old frames, filled them, and hung them.  Now I LOVE our entryway. 

 

Xander had his end of the year program so I was able to get a picture of him with Mrs. Greene.

 

Mara had been complaining about not being able to see at school, so we got her eyes checked and sure enough, GLASSES!!  She just needs them for reading and school at this point. 

 

Mara had her end of year program.

Here she is with Miss Stokes. 

 

Mara, Emma Macdonald, and Ashley White.

Mara just loves these girls and they are even in our ward, so she's able to see them all the time. 

 

We celebrated Jaina's 3rd Birthday at Mana's house.

Karri made her a cake with Doc McStuffins on it.

Doc is a show on Disney Junior about a little girl that is a doctor for toys and stuffed animals.

Jaina is obsessed with this show right now. 

 

She got her own Doctor's bag so she could be like Doc. 

 

We got to celebrate birthdays with Grandma Joan (84) 

 

 

 

 

When we got home she wanted to play doctor with Xander.  It was so sweet!

She even knew how to use each tool!!! 

 

We went to Grandma & Grandpa Tolmans for a present too! 

 

A new dress!! 

 

 

And a new pony!! 

 

During a shopping trip to the mall, we stopped into the Build A Bear Workshop and got some glasses for Zuma too. 

 

On Jaina's actual birthday, she got a new Barbie and a few more princesses for her castle from us.

Along with her own Build A Bear Pony of Rainbow Dash. 

 

 

Happy Birthday little one!! 

You won't be the baby for much longer. 

April 2013

At the beginning of April, over Spring Break, Pat went to Washington, DC for a trip through work. So that left the rest of us home all week, and because I was newly pregnant and exhausted, we didn't do much. But we did go swimming with Karri, Lisa and the kids. But I can't find those pictures anywhere :(

 

Here is a picture that we sent to Dad to say that we missed him. 

 

We went out for Ice Cream Cones too. 

 

A rare moment: When Xander is actually happy about Jaina being in his room. At least this time she was 'playing' video games with him. 

 

I had my first doctors appointment on April 8th

(about 8 weeks along) 

 

April 11th: Mara turned 7!!!!

Grandma & Grandpa Tolman came down to the house with her present. 

 

 

It was a new jewelry/music box!!! 

 

 

Then she opened our presents. 

 

I made her a new blanket for her bed, and had vintage Little Mermaid sheets to go with it. 

 

We went to Nickel Mania (which seems to be the kids favorite place to go) with Addi for Mara's birthday. 

 

Mara with her new bedding!  Her blanket is reversible with Cinderella on the back. 

 

She was SO excited to get a BIG Lego Friends set and happy to put it together by herself. 

 

The next Sunday we celebrated birthdays at Mana's. 

 

She got Barbie and the Pink Shoes from JD & Chris.

 

New Build-a-bear clothes from Karri. Along with a Build a Bear Pinkie Pie My Little Pony that they made together. 

 

Got to celebrate with Sawyer and Mana!! 

 

Her new outfit from Mana. 

 

Mara and Pinkie Pie. 

I'm glad that she keeps her animals safe too. 

 

A fun moment when Jaina wanted to snuggle and we were taking fun pictures.