June 20, 2010 ~ Father's Day

On Saturday, June 19, we went to Nampa/Boise. We stopped by Fred Meyer in Nampa. They were having events for Father's Day. The girls participated in a cake walk and tried to win a cake for Josh. Have a few futile attempts, they went and picked one out got to decorate it for him. After that we went to the mall in Boise to look around and do some shopping. It was a fun day of just hanging out as a family. The kids did really well too.

The next day we celebrated Father's Day with cake and ice cream. The girls had picked out cards for Josh and he also got a new Dale Jr. collectible car.

We love you Josh! You're a very special daddy and husband too.

June 13, 2010 ~ Visiting Zani

The kids love to help feed and brush Zani. Jayten stands at the fence and points and tries to make horse sounds at her.

June 13, 2010 ~ Playing in the Pool

Josh brought home water guns for the girls. It was a standoff.



Then they turned on me! Emma would get a little ornery smile on her face and start squirting at me. She is so funny! She'd run around as fast as she could chasing everyone.



Emma built that little gun thing out of sprinkler parts. She just picked them up and screwed them all together. She said it was her bubble gun and she was shooting bubbles.





J was enjoying his first dip in the pool.



Checking out the water.



My little waterbabies.





Little cheese face!

Sunday, June 13, was a beautiful day. We worked on the yard, getting sprinklers set up and fixed. We finally were having some really hot days so we cleaned out and filled up the pool (plastic stock tank). The girls were so excited. Water is so fun to play in! MJ set up lawn chairs, and we just sat out there watching them swim and relaxing.

Little perfomers

The girls love to dance. The other day they wanted to put on a little recital, both doing some ballet and a hip hop. Emma calls it hiphopballet-all one word. "When I'm older, I'm going to do hiphopballet, Mom." It's funny to see the moves she does that she's seen the other girls at dance class do. Too cute.

Our silly girl

Emma loves exploring the outdoors too. When she's in her comfort zone, she's quite adventurous and playful. Full of life. Loves to laugh. Doesn't mind causing a little trouble, and tries to get a rise out of her mother. She's darling and funny. And sweet. We love her!

J loves it outside!

Uh oh, I think he's figured out how to escape! Even Emma never tried to leave the yard through the fence.















little boy + stick + water = fun

An Update

Things are going well. The girls have enjoyed their two weeks out of school, playing outside anytime it's not raining and attending Vacation Bible School last week. They had a great time with their friends Hannah and Rachel at their church. I love the excitement in their voices as they tell me all about their day and sing the songs they learned. I love that they are learning even more about Jesus and how He is our friend, and how they are sharing His love with others.

I finished up some deadlines last week too, which is always a good feeling. It's fun to see the finished printed product in hand and how all the hard work has paid off. The new executive vp I work with has brought some great enthusiasm to the job and I'm enjoying seeing the direction my work could go now.

It's crazy to think it's the middle of June already-we're six months into 2010! Wow! I am booked full with photo sessions this month, and will finish all of those up before we head to Kansas in July. Looking forward to seeing my family again.

We enjoyed some wonderful moisture this spring and even into summer, but I think the warm days are here to stay. The kids have loved being outside. We've cleaned out the playhouse so it's all ready for fun. The girls have been putting on dance recitals in the basement and pretending to do cooking shows. The Next Food Network Star started a new season and MJ loves that show. And Jayten loves to be right in the middle of the mix.

I think that's it for now-have a great weekend!