July 2010

If you thought we were busy in May and June, you won't believe how much we did in July. We had so many great pictures that I had to share.

We spent the very beginning of the month in California at Grandma Hollie and Grandpa Gordon's house. We did a lot and had so much fun celebrating the 4th of July with them.

We made masks with Grandma.

No trip there would be complete without some fun at the beach. We tried our best to build a castle but were not very successful... this time anyway.

We made some really cool t-shirts with our cousins and spent a whole day just playing with them. We could spend days in Grandma's backyard just playing hide and seek and running around.

Grayson and cousin Luke are just 7 months apart and are best buds every time we visit.

It was so nice to wake up to the sun every morning at Grandma's house.

We swam and swam and swam. Grandma's pool is the best and she even took us to another pool to have lessons with Marsha.

Marsha taught Gray to swim and not be afraid of the water.

And she taught me to be even more fearless than I usually am. I could not stop jumping off the diving board into the deep water. I love it!

We were home for a little bit and got invited to a doggie wedding. It did seem a little a strange but we sure had fun there. We brought our own little puppies too.

We then were off to Colorado to have a party for Uncle Nash. He was getting ready to leave on his mission. We had fun hanging out with him before he left. Our new favorite place is Waterworld. He got to talk in Church and then pack his bags for Mexico!!! Here are some pics of us in front of Nana and Bumpa's house.

We headed back home with Nana, Bumpa and Nash following us. Nash entered the MTC (a place for him to get trained for his mission). Mommy cried a little when we said goodbye.

After all that, we had a fun parade in our neighborhood. We celebrated our country and were the slowest in the parade. Our little jeep just doesn't go as fast we thought it would.

We headed to Bear Lake for the weekend. It is kind of like a tradition for us. The best part this year was Minnetonka Cave. It was so so so awesome!!! Gray's favorite part was the bats, even though we didn't actually see any because they were hiding. My favorite part was this rock formation. It is called the 7 dwarfs.

For the end of July, we drove to Canada to see our Great-Grandparents and enjoy Waterton National Park where the family cabin is. There are so many fun hikes to take there. I really don't think you could go anywhere prettier.

We have a picture in the same place every time we go up there to visit.

This was our favorite place to hang out at the cabin.

June 2010

The Summer months last year were so so so busy. We packed a lot into June and let me tell you even though June is supposed to be the start of Summer, in Utah it is the continuation of a very long winter. It is cold and rains (sometimes snows) through out the whole month. Despite all that, we had a lot of fun and spent as much time outside as we could.

We finished up our Spring soccer season and had such a good time. Gray and I loved playing on the same team.

Ellie Aoki played on our team too. We just love her and are so so so sad she moved to Texas. She was my best friend... :( sniff, sniff.

And yes, that IS hot chocolate that Grayson is drinking. Soccer is a very cold sport in Utah.

With all the rain we get, it makes our yard look so pretty. One of our favorite things to do is help Mommy and Daddy work in the yard.

We discovered the Hogle Zoo during the Summer. It is such a fun place. The playground there is our favorite one.

We always have to measure ourselves on this sign every time we go.

We can never get enough of the carousel.

And our most favorite part is getting to visit the baby elephant, Zuri. She is just so cute. It makes us want to have our very own baby elephant.

Gray finished his first official year of pre-school. He just loved his teacher, Miss Charlotte.

He got to sing lots of silly songs and wear silly hats.

I graduated from the New Castle pre-school. I got a wear a special graduation hat and I even got a diploma. Grayson and I are each other's biggest support at both our pre-school programs.

Me and my VERY good friend, Abbie. We spent many, many days together.

I also got to wear a silly hat and sing silly songs.

Me and Miss Kathy.

Grayson let me dress him up. He lets me do that a lot but Mommy and Daddy seem to be finding it less and less funny every time we do it.

And finally, here is us having a sleepover. Sometimes we just love each other so much we just can't bare to be apart.

May 2010

In May, we took a really fun trip to Denver. We flew on the airplane which we love doing. Mommy says we are the BEST little air travelers ever. Our favorite airport to fly into is the Denver one because it has a train inside it. It is so much fun to ride on.

In Denver, we visited with our Nanna and Bumpa and Nash. He was was home working to save money for his mission. We did a lot of fun things while we were visiting. One of our favorite things was going on a hike with Bumpa. He took us to these really cool caves and red rocks that he used to take mom to when she was a little girl. It was neat and we saw a lot of pigeons.

Our other favorite thing to do was go to the Museum of Nature and Science. We went to the body worlds exhibit that was in town that week. Grayson couldn't get enough of all the bodies but I actually got a little bored. I don't love science as much Gray does. I did love the Egypt exhibit there though. Those mummies are so cool. So are all the dinosaur bones. One of the things we learned at the body worlds exhibit was how to lift things without hurting your back. The docent used a really cool demonstration to show us and we will never forget what we learned. We constantly remind everyone in our family of the correct way to lift things and bend over.

Mommy discovered Groupon.com and scored us tickets to Stars on Ice. It was a fun Mommy-Daughter date and our seats were so close to the ice. I love watching all the tricks they do!

I also got to give a talk in Primary. I actually get to do that a lot. And Grayson too. Our primary is small so everybody gets lots of turns.

And here is a video of Mommy catching me when I thought I was alone. I was practicing for my band. My band is very important to me. It just so happens that my keyboard is now broken though so it is a little hard to practice.

And finally, here is a video of me and Grayson dancing to Hannah Montana's "Best of both worlds". Please notice that I am wearing head phones and there fore am the only one who can hear the music.