First Day of First Grade

This is how we feel about the first day of first grade!

Hailey 6.0 & Erin 3.0

There is a huge swing (hanging from a really tall tree) about 5min from our house. We thought it'd be fun to take the girls there for their pictures this year. It happens to be next to the Provo river. We started taking pictures at the swing, and before we knew it, we were all in the water!

These girls sure do know how to have fun! Love them more than anything. Now the hard part of deciding which ones to put up!

Utah Lake with the Maginots & Evans!

My old roommate Michelle and her family were in town for a family reunion. They were nice enough to invite us boating for the day. It was such a blast. I haven't been on a boat in years, and it was a first for both of the girls (not including our cruise when Hailey was 2). I even got Hailey out on the raft with me behind the boat. She was so scared, but after a few minutes she wanted to go faster and said "I didn't know this was going to be so fun!" I'm waiting on a picture or two from the boat, but here is us on shore.

McKay, Hailey, Jacob

Seriously people, fix my hair before you take my picture. :)

Thanks Maginots/Evans! We had so much fun and loved seeing you guys!

Erin's Birthday

I can't believe she's 3!

On her birthday....

The morning of Erin's birthday, we were still in St. George. Instead of just hitting the road, we decided to go to our favorite breakfast place before the long drive.

Nothing like a big waffle for a birthday breakfast!

That evening, after we got home and rested a bit, Erin opened her presents from us and relatives that don't live close by. I wanted to go out and get a birthday treat (maybe from a local snow cone stand), but Erin just wanted to stay home and play with her new toys. She was so excited and thrilled with everything. It's nice that both our girls are pretty easy to please.

Her birthday party...

Because Hailey had a birthday party, Erin wanted one too. When I asked her who was coming, she immediately said "Michael." (A little boy in her nursery class.) I kept asking her about other people, but she kept responding, "Just Michael." So, that was easy. We had Michael over to play play-doh and eat donuts (Erin's choice for her birthday treat.)

Michael wanted to blow out some candles too!

She was so excited about her princess castle mini-golf set.

Celebrating with family...

We love you, Erin!