Monday, August 5, 2013

Orientation

These are a few pictures from Kindergarten orientation. The kids and parent got to meet the teachers and see the classroom. EU8C5217 EU8C5220 EU8C5221 EU8C5222 I have no idea who the girl is that is sitting by Milo. But she wanted to be in the picture which was fine by me. EU8C5227

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Tea Party for 6 (well, 7 including Milo)

Millie wanted to do a Princess Tea Party for her 5th birthday. She had 5 of her girly besties of for tea and they had a ball. They decorated their cupcakes, they had tea, they had cookies, they played dress up, they danced & sang. I had no idea that some of the girls would actually want tea (I used strawberry lemonade) so Mat quickly warmed up a batch of tea for them.

This was the first party that I invited parents to stay or to drop off their princess. Only one parents stayed and the girls were as happy as can be with their independence. I should have taken some video because it was quite hilarious. They were singing, dancing, SCREAMING, changing costumes, playing princess, we opened up presents, they played inside, they played outside. They worked up quite a sweat and a great time!

Thankfully I was able to grab a few pics while hosting the tea. *Those are cupcakes in those white silcone cups* Teaparty1 TeaParty2 Teaparty3 EU8C5138a Teaparty5

Skirt

My friend Ginny made these skirts for Millie's birthday. Check out Ginny's store on Etsy, My Angel is a Cardinal. EU8C5204 EU8C5178 EU8C5192

Haircuts

New haircuts for the new school year! hair cut

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Interesting Perspectives / July Monthly Challenge (Blog Circle)

It was no secret that we went on a big Western vacation this past month. And I was able to capture some very interesting perspectives on our trip. You can click on each picture to make it a little larger in Flickr. Everyone in our circle should post their July "Interesting Perspectives" postings by August 1. So come back on August 1 and check out Mary's blog and keep clicking till you make it all the way around!

From "The Wave". The Wave is a sandstone rock formation near the Arizona-Utah border, on the slopes of the Coyote Buttes, in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, on the Colorado Plateau. Oh, and there is no trail to get there. IMG_2322 EU8C4337 From Zion National Park DSCN0383-2 From our ATV'ing trip around Duck Creek Village, UT. See Millie and Mat out there? I cheated on this one. It is actually from my iPhone. IMG_2291a From Horsehoe Bend. Those arrow are actually pointing to boats in the water. Horseshoe Bend is the name for a horseshoe-shaped bend of the Colorado River. This is located near Page, AZ. horseshowboats From Antelope Canyon. Antelope Canyon is the most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest. Instead of the typical photos, I chose this one. This was actually at the base of the wall, my camera was resting on the rock, looking up towards the sky. EU8C3647 From Montezuma Castle National Monument. This location is near Camp Verde, AZ. You should have seen me trying to get this picture...it was a picture in itself. EU8C2011 And finally the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon Panorama Panorama2

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Day Six

To see all of the pictures from July 17, click here. Montezuma Castle National Monument day17a Day17b day17c Sunset Schuerman Mountain Hike
Not so easy hiking at night...and when tarantulas are walking past your feet! day17d

Monday, July 15, 2013

Day Four

To see all of the pictures from July 15, click here. july15c July15b IMG_2166 red rocks July15

Last night....and today... collage3

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Day Three

day3a day3b day3c july14a Click here for a link to see all of the pictures from July 14

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Day Two

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