California!!

We took our summer vacation to California in June and went to Disneyland and the beach. It was a lot of fun. We went on rides,

watched Princesses,

LOOKED at souvenirs,

and even got to be in a parade down Main Street!

Then we went to the beach and had a blast building sand castles and jumping in the waves. What a fun trip!!

Swim Lessons

We decided this is the summer that the twins are going to learn how to swim, so we have been doing swim lessons once a week and going swimming as a family once a week. It has been fun to see their confidence grow in the water--even Julia is making progress.

I bought these swim suits to cut down on my sunscreening time and I have loved them!! We also get complements everywhere we go on how cute they all look.

Of course, we needed goggles for everyone, and Darren and Julia were kind enough to model them for us.

Storytime

This is a familiar scene that we have each night as Darren reads to the girls before bed. They all want to be as close as possible and share time with him. And he is good-natured enough to be a jungle gym/couch/pillow for them.

Camping!!

We decided to try out Darren's scouting skills that he has been honing through camping every month with the Deacons, and went camping overnight. (Above is a picture of what Darren brought home from his last adventure). It was a lot of fun--even though it was freezing and rainy. We had the girls in long sleeved shirts, jackets, and coats, and they were barely cold. But we were happy to see that our tent did not leak when it rained for four hours in the night. We found that hot chocolate makes all the difference on a cold morning!

Busy Month

May is always a crazy month around our house. So far this month has been the same, if not worse. Christiana has been busy with an award ceremony, piano recital, rehearsals and performances of Swan Lake, and a dance recital coming up this weekend. The twins were in the Missoula Children's Theater production this last weekend, field trips, kindergarten graduation and a dance recital this weekend. Luckily, Julia has just been along for the ride. I am grateful for the opportunities my kids have. They get to participate in some really great things. It does make for a busy mom, though.





Christiana w/ Opa Wright


Emma showing her normal enthusiasm


Alyssa is the blue knight in the center (w/mustache!)



Christiana after her performance in Swan Lake

Spring Break!!

(Can you tell who is who?)

For spring break this year, we went to St. George to enjoy some warmer weather and visit with some family. We had a great time. It was nice to not have to wear long sleeves and to see a beautiful blue sky. And of course we enjoyed shopping at the outlets. Here is a cute picture of the girls in their Easter outfits (a little early, I know.)

We also went hiking up in Snow Canyon. It was fun to have our girls old enough to enjoy that kind of thing. It was very windy, as you can tell.

To cap off the trip, Emma got her ears pierced. Alyssa got hers pierced about six months ago, but Emma wasn't ready. Then she decided she wanted to do it for Christiana's birthday (which was last week). She is such a sweetie!!

We had a great vacation!

Fun Friends

It has been so fun to watch my girls growing up. They have such fun personalities and make everyone around them smile. (Christiana isn't in the picture because she is always at school, but she is included in my comment as a big part of the fun.) My girls rarely want to play with other friends, because they have too much fun at home with each other. I am so grateful that they get along so well and want to spend time together. Now if Julia would just stop hitting them, everything would be great!!! (We're hoping it is a phase.)