UTAH!

We moved away from Utah over a year ago and we finally made it back! We had such a fun time with Jonathan's family and we kept saying that it felt like we had never left. We spent a full week there and enjoyed every second. We went to the zoo, Thanksgiving Point, jumped on the trampoline, played with the dog, went to the movie, went to the new Draper temple, shopped at IKEA, went to Park City and the outlet malls, and visited BYU just to name a few. We definitely took advantage of having so many babysitters. Thanks again! It was such a fun trip and since we realized the drive wasn't nearly as bad as we thought, we can't wait to go back! Sorry but there are a lot of pictures.

The Zoo:

Thanksgiving Point: Abigale loved the farm animals.Lydia was just happy.So last year we took Abigale to the fair and tried to get her to ride the horses and she screamed and screamed but she was not afraid this time! She loved riding the horses and kept wanting to do it again and again. What a difference a year makes. Lydia loved it too but she really just wanted to pull the horses hair.

She wanted to ride the biggest horseThanks Grandma and Aunt Lindsey!

Back to BYU! I wanted to take more pictures but our camera died of course. It was strange to be back and we loved our time here but it felt so nice walking on campus and not as students!Enjoying the ice cream and yes I chopped my hair!We made a stop at the Bean Museum and this was always one of Abigale's favorite displays.We also spent a lot of time trying to get Lydia to crawl because Grandma did not want to miss it but this is as close as she got. BTW she still is not crawling! She did learn how to clap and it is adorable!
She may look sad here but really she was laughing. She loved the dog, almost as much as Abigale!

First Haircut!

We finally did it! We cut Abigale's long beautiful hair. It was just getting so long and harder and harder to get Abigale to let us do it and wash it. Abigale's good friend Maeley also wanted a haircut so we took the girls to a really cute place called Monkey Dooz. It was really cute and a lot of fun. I will admit that it was sad to see my little girl's hair cut off and I did not like how her bangs were cut or how her hair was curled but I am used to it now and it is so much easier. Looking at these pictures it is funny because we cut her hair about a month ago, before our trip to Utah (more posts on that to come) and her hair as already grown so much.

After her last bath with long hair:Look how long it is:

She got to sit in a Barbie chair and watch Little Mermaid. I was afraid she would be nervous but she did awesome!

This was her face the entire time. I dont think she knew what to think. The two models and best buds!

Her she is on the fourth of July so you can see it has grown quite a bit already!

What a week!

Last week was soo much fun. I love this time of year; BBQ's, picnics, boating, vacations, etc.

Last Friday we had an end of the year party for Abigale's preschool by having a picnic at Settler's Park. The park is a lot of fun. It has water fountains and a huge playground. We were not able to stay as long as we would have liked because of other plans, but it was a great way to end preschool for the summer. (Not the best pics, but you get the idea)

Last Saturday, our friends were nice enough to invite us to go boating with them and it was a blast. Jonathan was so happy to be on the water again and I am happy I survived the tubes without killing myself. We were all a little sore the next day but it was well worth it. Abigale loved the boat but did not like the life jacket and Lydia is the most easy going baby that she just smiled the whole time and took a nice nap.

Abigale and her friend Maeley in their "umbrella fort"

Jonathan somehow talked Abigale into getting in the tube and she liked it until water got in her face: The three stooges!

Yes, that is me in the middle! (Thanks Holly for the pictures)Last Sunday, my parents came over for dinner and that is always a treat! We have learned that we cannot tell Abigale they are coming until five minutes before they come or else she just sits in front of the window and asks us every 5 seconds when they are coming. The weather was perfect and we loved playing outside.

I LOVE this pictureAbigale flexing her muscles I have to thank my parents this last week for babysitting so much for us! On Wednesday, Abigale stayed the night at their house so that I could go to my friends birthday party at a fondue restaurant (yummy!!) and Jonathan went to his friends house with Lydia. Thursday, they babysat some more so that we could go the temple (it had been too long!) and on Friday night they came over so that we could go play lazer tag and hang out with a group of friends. I feel like we neglected our children all week but I know Abigale loved it and hopefully it was fun for them too!

After the crazy week this is how I found Abigale and Jonathan Saturday night and I had to take pictures!

I just noticed that I am not really in any of the pics so here is one of me to show that I am alive! (Yes, Lydia is bigger then Abigale!)

6 months! But which is Lydia?

My family doesnt think that Abigale and Lydia look very much alike. They think that Abigale looks more like Jonathan and Lydia looks more like me but when I look at baby pictures they look pretty similiar to me. What do you think? Both look adorable to me but I am a little biased!