I Am Music & I Am Love

Here's Miss Madison striking a pose.

The girls had their spring dance recital last Tuesday and Wednesday.  They do the same performance two nights in a row.  It's a lot of work, but it gives them good experience.  They were less nervous the second night and enjoyed themselves more.

What 

a

cutie!

Everything was fine,

then something went awry. ;-)

Dancers must have plenty of nourishment.

The first dance Madison's group danced too was Carmen Habanera.

Which led right into their second dance.  It was a square dance done too The Orange Blossom Special.

They danced so hard,

That they fell on the stage at the end from sheer exhaustion.  They did such a good job!!!

Bailee's dance group was so adorable!

There is one little boy in her class.  I think he's the only boy in the whole show.

Bailee held an O to help spell the word L-O-V-E, by Nat King Cole.

They also danced to This is Love (from Cinderella) Love by Sugarland, L.O.V.E. by Ashley Simpson, Love by Kenny Loggins and Love by Matt White.  It was a montage of bits of the songs.
 I really liked it.  

The little boy (Alex) was such a character.  Everyone got a kick out of their dance & their cute personalities.

Love that fluffy, pink skirt!

Father's Day

We got home from our Orem trip on Father's Day.  We were able to see Jeff for an hour or so before he headed off to work.

We got him an Aloe plant (he likes to use aloe) and some other goodies, mostly edible ones.

Jeff wasn't into sharing his candy bar bouquet. ;-)

Happy Father's Day to all the great dad's out there!!

Argh!

We went to Orem the week before Father's Day.

We stayed for 7 days!  The kids loved it.  I did too.

We bought this pirate ship pool in Vernal on our way out of town.

They had a great time with it!

They loved to play in grandma and grandpa's backyard.

It's a lot of fun to watch their crazy antics. :-)

As the saying goes...

Out of the mouths of babes...

Here's Miss Bailee teasing her little brother.  Look at those expressions!

The other day I was using the bathroom.  As most mothers (and maybe dads) know, the bathroom door is often opened while you are in the middle of "things".  There I was on the potty and Bailee came in to visit me.  She looks at me and says, "Cute, chubby bum..."  I looked at her, and then she says, "I'm just kidding, it's not chubby."  So, then I started to grill her, "Is it really chubby? Is it?  Is it??"  "No, I was just kidding, I like to make jokes about fatness", she tells me.  "Uhh....you might want to be careful, most people don't like jokes about their "fatness"."  Then she says to me as I'm straightening out my clothes, "Cute, chubby arm..."   That girl just makes me shake my head sometimes.  Oh, and even if you have the door locked, she's savvy enough, she's figured out how to easily unlock the doors.  Just swell.

I'm sure this falls under the category of TMI, read at your own risk!

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While I'm on the subject of potty time.  Life is busy for most of us, and we often find ourselves multitasking. I've even noticed that I multitask on potty breaks.  I brush my teeth and I text while sitting on the porcelain throne.  Don't get squeamish, I wash my hands and all that.  It works!

Last Day of School

I encouraged Madison to take our camera to school to take pictures of everyone. She snapped a few.  Here are Madison and her friend Zaida.  They are getting so grown up...boo hoo!  Madison will be changing schools and moving up the 6th grade next year.  I'm nervous!

Madison and her 5th grade teacher Mrs. Brown.  Both of my girls had great teachers this year. I'm so thankful that Madison has had really good teachers every year.  Her teacher was trying not to cry, she's sweet and really loves her students.  Teachers are amazing!

Madison took a photo of the empty playground, woo woo, excitement!

Madison and her friend Stella washing their hands when we got home from school.  They were in high spirits.  We went to the park that afternoon and to Pizza Hut for dinner, it was yummy!

Memorial Day

We visited Grandmother and Granddad Litton's graves on Memorial Day.   It's always a bittersweet experience going to the cemetery.

Not sure who took these unique pictures. :)

But I like them, the pictures and the people. ;-)

Look at those lashes.

Boys and More Boys

Here's a photo of Rooks taking a nap.  I love it when babies sleep with their bums in the air.  So cute!

A van full of boys!  We were headed out one day to pick the girls up from school.  There's Ashton, Rooks (who I babysit) and Jake in the backseat who is the son of a friend of mine.  Little boys are so fun!  Little girls are too, just to be fair!

Lovin' the dirt, nothing new there. 

Jeff and Rooks playing on the floor.

And of course going after the camera!

Muddy Puddles

Ashton really likes to watch a cartoon called Peppa Pig, my girls like it too, it's a cute cartoon.  Anyway, they talk about muddy puddles on there and about jumping in puddles.

Here are a couple of big muddy puddles from a rain storm a few weeks ago.  I wish we would get some more rain soon.  I love the rain.  I love the sun too!

Give Us the Dirt

We're still working on getting our yard in, or I should say, Jeff is still working on getting our yard in.  Ashton likes to help too.

It's a long, time consuming process, when you're doing it yourself.   We got a quote from a popular landscaping company in the Uintah Basin, it was going to cost at least $9,000 for sprinklers and sod, so we decided to try doing it ourselves.  Fun Stuff!!  Not really.

Ashton on my old, old tricycle.  I'm glad it's still around!

My farm boys playing on the big, orange tractor!

They loved it!  Well, maybe Jeff loved it a little less after bringing in 40 scoops of dirt from a pile down the road.