McDonalds Rap! Ali's Dance Recital 2009

Ali's Preschool Program

This is Ali's preschool class singing some of the songs that they learned this year. The peanut song was her favorite, she sings it all the time and makes up new versions of it every day.

My Preschool Graduate

Ali had her preschool graduation a couple of weeks ago. They put on a cute little program and had an ice cream party. I can't believe that my baby is going to be in Kindergarten next year. She is so excited. I don't know how I am going to keep her entertained all day every day now. Thank goodness for dance and the pool I guess.

Ali took Marashino Cherries as her favorite ice cream topping. I think she ate all of the cherries out of her bowl and did not even touch her ice cream.

Ali thought that these graduation caps were the coolest thing ever. It has now become her artist hat, she wears it when she draws and paints. I think she thinks it makes her more creative.

The 3 Musketeers! Sarah, Kazia and Ali.

Ali and Dad after her program.

Good Times!

The girls are so excited that it is finally hot enough to swim in the pool. Emily is a maniac in the water. She jumps and splashes around just as much as Ali.

We are so happy that Jake and Jaime are here in Bountiful now. Ali loves gettting to see them so often. This was when Jaime came over to eat dinner with us one weekend before Jake was up here. She fit just perfectly in the girls helicopter

When we got our backyard finished we got a firepit so that we could hang out at night in hopes that the mosquitos would not bug us as bad if we had some smoke and fire going on. So far it seems to be working great, we have not had any mosquito bites yet this year. Ali and Em also love the fact that we can roast marshmallows in our own backyard. If only we could do it every night, they would be tickled pink.

Baby Birds

While my mom was doing yard work a couple weekends ago she discovered that she had a bird nest in her tree. She said that it is so cute to watch them now as they are getting older. I guess they are starting to fly around and move about through the yard. She is also really pleased about the amount of bird doo on her deck. The other day she was out mowing the lawn uner the tree, and she got a big thing of bird poop in her hair.

Shan-Wow!

So I just have to share with everyone about my adventure with fixing our dryer. Wednesday night I went to put a load of wash into the dryer, when I went to turn it on it did nothing. I started thinking to myself that this was just fabulous, and that getting the dryer fixed by a repair man would almost be as much as getting a new one. So the next morning I woke up and called Appliance Discount Center, the guy on the phone was so crabby, but he did help me and tell me that it was probably the Thermal Fuse. So I started to ask him how much that would be for them to send someone out, he started listing off the prices, but then luckily told me that we could probably do it ourselves. Matt worked the night before so I knew that he would not be up before 1:00 and I just could not wait until then to know what was going on. So I started ripping apart the dryer, unplugged the venting system and got it all ready to go for when Matt woke up. But still I could not wait for him. I tried to find instruction off the internet of where the Thermal Fuse was because I had no idea, so finally I talked to my mom and she told me to take a picture of it and take it to the store and ask them which part it was. So that is what I did. I walked in there and I know that the guys were not appreciating me one bit, I whipped out my camera and I think that they wanted to bust a gut laughing. Needless to say the plan worked. They told me where it was and I went home to attempt it, but I could not get the screws undone so I had to ask Matt for a little help. He finished the job, but selfishly I am taking all the credit because I ripped the thing apart, figured out what was wrong with it and dealt with all the crabby people at the Appliance Discount store.

So for all of you who did not know that my nickname from Matt is Shan-Wow, here is another example of me living up to my newly acquired name.

Fun With Baby Ellie!

We were all so glad that sweet Ellie was up and feeling better before they had to go back to Arizona. The girls had so much fun running around chasing each other, playing Polly Pockets and laughing.




The girls playing "Ring - around - the Rosie"

Chasing each other looking for leaves.

Emily was a maniac that night, she kept jumping around.
Thanks Nans for the great action shot.

Last, but not least. The priceless Polly Pockets. Which by the way Danielle, Ali is now obsessed with them. So thanks for the good tip about a good thing to play with that keeps them entertained for awhile.

Really long Mothers Day Post

Mothers day was great, it was so relaxing and the girls were in excellent moods. Here are some of the pictures that we go that day.

I can not get a picture of the two of them together for the life of me. One of them will always cooperate, but then the other one with just do whatever they want and not smile or look at me.

Mrs. Serious, she is not very willing to crack a smile.

Matt and the girls.

Group Photo of the gang before the party.

Ali really sick of being told to smile.

Emily, Jadon, Miah, Kenzie and Ali playing on the tramp.

Ali and her best buddy Kenzie.

Bouncing Babies!

It's Lagoon Time Again!

Can you believe it, it is already time for our long trips to lagoon going on Bulgy the Whale, Odysey and the Baby Boats and the Carousel over and Over again. Thank goodness Ali likes to throw in a ride on Puff, The Music Express, The Scrambler the Tilt a Whirl and the Sky Ride every now and then. Otherwise I think that Matt and I might lose our minds.

This year Ali is claiming that Odysey is her favorite. Her and Matt got soaked on it and she just laughed and laughed that the dolphin got her on the head.

Emily's favorite ride is the boats. I think that they are a bit boring for Ali this year, but she still had fun even if she would not admit it.

Ali on the Moonraker. Don't forget, this is the ride that Ali tried to climb out of while going because she did not like it during one of her first Lagoon experiences. She got totally out of her seatbelt and was standing up while the ride was going up and down. Thank goodness she likes it know, and at least I know not to let Emily go on it either.

Emily waiting for Bulgy to start. After watching Ali on it she thought she had to do it too, so here she is not quite sure what she has gotten herself into. Then as soon as the whale started to move, Emily started to bawl.

Ali amused as can be on the crazy whale.

Rock Stars!

Last night we did Mothers Day with Matt's family. Ali and Kiera always have such a fun time playing together. They also love to help us play rock band.

This is the two girls singing their favorite song from Rock Band with a little help from miss Em.

This is a video of our Little Mississippi Queens! This is Emily's favorite song to dance to.

Sisters

My cute girls.

Emily ready to go. She always gets the keys and waits for me by the door.

Tubby Time!

Every night when Emily gets out of the tub she likes to lay on her changing table and play with her pruny feet. She will lay there for five minutes before she will let me get her dressed. It certainly seems that it is her after bath ritual.

Pruny feet after a long bath.

My Sweet Little Emily!

Emily has been so funny lately. For awhile there it was touch and go in the mood departrment, but I think that she is finally over what was bothering her. She has 3 new teeth, and one that is still trying to bust through. She thinks that she is such a big girl and has to do everything that her sister Ali does. She also will not keep shoes on, if I put them on her she will go outside, sit down and take them off. She then walks around barefoot all day. I keep telling her the she is going to get pinworms, when I say that she looks at me and says "Yah." That is her word for everything. She has such a different personality than Ali did, it is funny to watch the new things that she does.

Emily also loves to give long hugs. Whenever she sees someone that she has not seen in awhile she will walk up to them and want to be picked up. Then she just lays into them and snuggles. I love it because Ali was not much of a cuddler.

This was Emily seeing Granny for the first time in quite awhile the other day.