Happy Birthday Grandma Mary

Happy Birthday Grandma Mary! We had a great visit, picking Beans and Tomatoes, jumping on the trampoline, shopping and camping out in the backyard! 

Carter, Grandma, Brooklynn and Logan

Watering Grandma's pretty flowers!

Grandma Mary grew too many beans, so Brooklynn and Logan had to help pick them

Believe it or not Logan loves beans!

Summer is...

Riding Bikes

Going for stroller rides

Eating toys

Bugging your big Sister

The Cardston Heritage Day Parade

Mom getting exercise

Learning that the faster you run, 

the more candy you get at the Parade

Wearing Daddy's Fire Helmet

Just hanging out

Dancing at the Pow Wow

Seeing some amazing costumes

Playing in Tipi's

The Fun we have!

It has been a fun summer thus far. With 2 little ones and Patrick's work schedule, we don't put to much effort into long trips from home. We like to head to the lake for the afternoon or to Lethbridge for the day. It's just the right amount of fun for everyone! 

Whenever there's water, Brooklynn's usually in it!

Lethbridge Air show - Patrick's dream, Life Flight

I can go backwards, yay... hmmm, now how do I go forwards?

A favorite game for both Phoenix and Patrick

I can sit all by myself!

A date with Daddy

After working a straight 81 hours, Brooklynn was really missing her Daddy. Patrick got home after a few sleepless nights and busy days and took Brooklynn on her first fishing trip! She loved spending the one on one time with her Daddy. They went with her friend Corbin and Patrick's good buddy, Mike. After all he's the one with the boat and the fishing gear, thanks Mike! Before leaving the house she made sure she had her Life Jacket to "be safe" as she says. I was at home starting to wonder what happened to them, it was 11pm when they finally got home. They caught 2 Rainbow Trout and we ate them for dinner the next night, Brooklynn loved the fish. It was her first experience with death and she understood and accepted the idea that we we're eating 'Nemo'. Brooklynn had a blast, she loved the boat and spending time with her Daddy. She truly is a Daddy's Girl 100%!

Finger-Painting with homemade Finger-Paints. 

They loved this project and we're entertained for a very long time, at least until the paints ran out!

The next American-Canadian Idol

Our Pretty Princess

If I ask Brooklynn what she wants to wear, she will always say 'A Dress'. She loves her dresses! She likes the fact that she can put them on all by herself. She even wants to wear them to bed. Everytime she puts a dress on she has to twirl and sway back and forth. It's so cute, she is such a pretty little girl and she has so much character. She loves the Disney Princesses, and has to sleep with her Cinderella book. I tried on my wedding dress a few weeks ago and now she keeps asking me to wear my Princess dress. She also loves to wear pretty bows. I have recently learned how to make them and have found it to be very fun. I'm glad I have my little girl and even more glad that she finally has hair to wear pretty bows in! And everytime she puts on this particular dress she always says "thank you Grandma Arvi", it's one of her very favorites!