My Silly Family

I love finding all of these random pictures from the month of May. Olivia loves to help mow the lawn, most of the time we have to do it while she is asleep, but if she see's someone out on that mower you better believe she'll be right out to "help"!

We have found an obsession with donuts. We have the most delicious bakery close to our house, and we will often find ourselves there on Saturday mornings. The girls love the white or pink frosted donuts with sprinkles. 

Penny is my little cleaner-upper. If there is a mess, she can't just walk past it. She found a pile of Olivia's beads on the floor, so she just sat herself right down to start picking them up. There will be times when Olivia will say, "Penny, stop cleaning up!", either because the toys are still being played with, or for whatever reason, but I always tell her to stop and never ever tell her sister to stop cleaning up ;)

 

The princess obsession has reached the next child. She loves to line them up just like Olivia did. She will put them all facing toward her, and go through and say their names one by one. I love how girlie these girls are. 

We were going out for a walk one Sunday, and I realized that we were head to toe in Qualtrics gear (even Ryan's socks!). We sure are grateful for that awesome company, and for them supplying us with comfy clothes! Olivia wanted to pose with Daddy after I did. 

Last day of 3 Year Old Preschool

I absolutely love these first day of school and last day of school pictures. It's so fun to see how much Olivia has grown up in just one year. She loved her teacher, and her class and going to school every Tuesday and Thursday morning. I still can't believe she still have one whole more year until she starts kindergarten!! I love this confident and smart little girl. 

Play Play Play

I love playing with my little hooligans. When we are home all they want to do is fight over toys, watch shows and sit on the couch. So whenever I can I try and take them out to do something. Chuck-E-Cheese, is gross and old and dirty, but the girls just love it! Especially if we go right when they open we are the only people there. I love these little girls. 

Dance Dance Dance

Olivia loves to dance. I put her in Erika's Dance Studio again this year. I love that it's just a small studio, that has only one concert a year, no big fees for tuition and costumes and such. And the biggest thing is that Livy is still only 4 and I want to make sure she still loves dance and not burn her out with competitions and such just yet. She loves doing her hair and make up and getting all dressed up. So we decided to do our own dress rehearsal for her recital, so on a slow afternoon we got her all ready and had a little photo shoot. I'm so glad we did so we weren't rushed on the actual day! She is such a little doll. 

Let's Play Music - Year 1

We were fortunate enough to start Olivia in the Let's Play Music program this year even though she was too young and should have started next year. She is so musically inclined and I knew she would do well. Her teacher was Alicia Howard, who is an incredible lady and also happens to live close by and in our ward! We would listen to her songs in the car, and I would go to the lessons with her every other week, as well as practice at home. I love seeing her learn and be involved in something to make her a better person and learn new skills. She is the sweetest little girl, and can't wait to see how much she learns in the next 2 years of the program!

Preschool Year 2

Olivia completed her second year of preschool, but first year at Learning Dynamics. She has loved it. The teacher couldn't help but chuckle when we had our final parent/teacher meeting, because she said, "I don't really know if she even learned anything", because she came into the year pretty much already knowing everything they learned. But she loved it, she loved making friends, doing crafts, and learning her letter sounds. She is going to have one awesome final year of preschool next year and be more than ready for Kindergarten!

Bunco buddies

I am the worst. I never take pictures with the people I spend the most time with! This is my Bunco group of girls since August of 2011. We get together once a month, have dinner, chat (a lot), and play Bunco and some of the winners get prizes. I always look forward to this night to take a break and forget about all of the mom responsibilities and just spend time with my friends. Even though we end up talking about our kids most of the time, we always have good laughs and such a good time with one another. So grateful for such good friends in my life.