It's great to be eight!

We took these pictures for Krissy's 8th birthday in a beautiful, flowering orchard.  I felt so lucky to get to use such a beautiful location.  And even more lucky to have these girls for my own!  I am so proud of Krissy.  She is so excited to turn 8 and get baptized.

Kendall's 5th birthday party

This year Kendall chose a Willy Wonka themed candy party!  We had so much fun planning and preparing.  We made Golden Ticket invitations and wrapped them in chocolate bars and delivered them to her friends and cousins.  We made candy necklaces, played pass the golden egg for a chance to roll the dice and go shopping at Kendall's candy store, opened presents and had cupcakes and mint chocolate chip ice cream.  We did a good job of filling everyone full of sugar, so we sent all the kids home with a toothbrush and toothpaste.  

Kendall was so excited for her birthday this year.  It is so fun to watch her grow and develop.  Kyle ended up having to go out of town this day, but Krissy stepped right in as my right hand gal.  She helped me keep the party running efficiently.  She made me so proud.  I can't believe how big they are getting.  And they are such good kids.  I feel so blessed to have them!

Happy 5th birthday Kendall baby...Kenz, Kenny LouHou, Tiny Bubbles!

We love you so much!! 

Kendall!

I am just so glad my girls like to pose!  I love this spunky kid.

another school girl

Kendall was so excited for her first day of preschool this week!  She is so excited to get to go to school with one of her best buddies.

That Max is a looker...isn't he?

lazy days of summer!

We enjoyed every minute of this summer! I can't believe that it flew by so fast. Here we are at the park enjoying one last carefree summer day.

dance class

I've been working on a BIG project. I took photos for Kendall's dance class...along with 2 other classes that Miss Mindee teaches. It was such a fun project and I feel like I learned a lot. Look at all this cute, pink fluffiness...I can hardly stand it! And I must say how much we love Miss Mindee! She is perfectly cut out for this job. We feel lucky to have found her.

parents and pastries

We went to the school for Parents & Pastries...for us it was also cousins, an aunt and an uncle too...but no pastries! They ran out due to better-than-expected-turnout. So, we took the girls to Krispy Kreme for our own version. No one was complaining!

growing right up...

I seriously can't believe how fast these little girls are growing up. I love 'em so much! Last night when went put the girls in bed, Kendall was so excited to tell us about what she learned in church. She told us about "Even and Adams" and we thought it was just about the cutest thing we had ever heard! And then Krissy proceeded to rattle off some Articles of Faith she has memorized. It is so fun to watch them become their own little people. I am thankful for such sweet little ones!

yellow party

My little Kendall has been obsessed with the color yellow for a while now and so we decided we would have a Yellow Party to celebrate her 4th birthday. We had so much fun with her little friends.

I am LOVING this yellow stuff. I feel like it has breathed a breath of fresh, spring air into our home. There is just something so happy and cheerful about yellow...just like my Kendall.

Happy birthday baby!