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Next we had Ashby's dance performance. They have been working on the show Alice in Wonderland all year. This year Ashby's class were the Disco Bunnies. They did a dance to the Hussle it turned out really cute. Ashby had so much fun performing! She really oves being on stage and was smiling the WHOLE performance! We love watching her shine! She loved having so many people come watch her perform! Thanks to those who came, she loved having you there!
Ashby had her last day of school mid June! Yay!! We are so excited for her to be off track and have a little Summer break. It has been wonderful having her home. Of course Summer would not be complete around here without some serious swimming!! We have been going just about everyday since she has been done with school. It has been a blast!! The kids love to swim. We have been enjoying having friends and cousins over to swim which makes it a special treat for the kids. Dalton is so comfortable in the water now. He is swimming without his floaties and loves to dive for things underwater and jumps in from the side of the pool. It has been fun to watch him! Even little Brooks loves the pool. He is getting the hang of the ring float we have and is a riot to watch enjoy the water. He is always so happy! Cousins: Avery, Ashby, Dalton and Preston
The kids also have been enjoying our little wading pool in the backyard. They all love to slide down the slide (even little Brooks). I love watching them play and have so much fun together!
We finally started getting things ready for baby this month. We rearranged the exercise room (which will be Brooks' new room), so we can move the new baby into the nursery (Brooks' room now). It is exciting to see everything come together. We are excited for this little guy to get here. It will be here before we know it! Next
we had Father's Day. It was a pretty low-key day.
We went to church t We were able to arrange a nice dinner at one of our favorite places Vista Grille with just the adults to celebrate the Father's the day before. It was fun spending time visitng with Ryan's parents and brother Alex. Ryan is still loving his new job thus far at NV Energy as its Assistant General Counsel!!! He recently received a raise, promotion, and bonus. Way to go Ryan. I am really proud of him. It is already less stress and less hours so everyone is happy. He has been traveling to Las Vegas a lot (probably every other week) for a few days. Ryan is still enjoying his new calling in our ward as a High Counselor. He recently was asked to conduct the dedication of the new church that was built in Sun Valley. I was able to attend as well as Ryan's parents (My Mom was able to watch the kids for us . . thanks Mom!!). It was a beautiful dedication. The building is gorgeous. What a blessing for the people in that area. Ryan's assignment is still over the spanish branch in Sun Valley. He is enjoying using his spanish from his mission he served in Chile Ryan is still very much enjoying his Judgeship. It continues to be a welcome change from the same old and even very rewarding.
My sister Kristi and I are very excited to announce that we have started a Custom Digital Photo Card Business. We have some great custom cards for all occasions, Holidays, or invitations. customphotocards.blogspot.com Here is the latest birthday invite I designed for Dalton's Birthday (which is coming up quickly):
She
was tested for the Gifted
and Talented program for our school district
and we are pleased to report she passed with flying
colors scoring in the 99th percentile! Ashby
was very dissappointed
she will have to wait until 3rd grade to ride
the bus and participate the in the program (b/c of
budget cuts their will be no 2nd grade program).Our
little second
grader will go back to School on July 25th. So crazy!!
Time is just
flying by. She is such a great
big sister and loves playing with Dalton and
helps watch Brooks a lot. One of her favorite things
to do is still
writing
cards
to family and friends. She loves drawing, playing games,
and swimming! She loves to read new books with her Daddy
about presidents of the United States and Politics. She
is very creative and is always finding fun things to
do. She
never gets bored or runs out of ideas. We
have noticed she is a Ashby got her ears pierced this month!! She was so excited and had been working really hard to earn it. We had a list of responsibilities and chores that she had to complete every day for 2 months without missing a day. She was amazing and never missed a day. So we all went to the mall on a Friday night as a family and had them done. She was so brave and said it didn't really hurt. Afterwards we all enjoyed a Dairy Queen treat together. She was soooo happy and has been so excited to finally get her ears pierced! Ashby is still our little bookworm; when it is quiet around the house Ashby is usually curled up reading one of her chapter books somewhere. We enjoy watching Ashby's spirituality grow. She is very intuitive and sensitive to the Spirit. It is neat to watch this quality in her continue to grow. She loves reading the scriptures with us as a family and loves going to church and learning the Gospel with her friends. Dalton
is 4 years
old and getting ready to turn 5 next month! He
is really excited He is a great little reader already and loves going to preschool 2 times a week. His last day of preschool will be this Thursday. I am really proud of all the great things he learned this year in school. He became much better at writing, cutting, and reading fluently. Great job Dalton!! He has become quite the little swimmer now. He loves wearing his goggles and diving for things underwater. He can swim without floaties on and loves to jump in from the side of the pool. He loves to swim! He has really been into Math lately. He loves to add numbers in his head, and count and measure things. He has a lot of good friends at school including his cousin Ben. He is so happy and excited when I pick him up from school. We have been having several playdates with preschool buddies. Dalton LOVES friends and cousins. He is still obsessed with anything Star Wars and loves playing the Wii. Dalton continues to love his CTR 4 class at church and is learning a lot. He loves to read the scriptures with us as a family and is really interested in all the stories.He is quick to remember things we have read together. He really loves having and playing with friends. He makes new friends quickly wherever we go. It is really cute. He misses Ashby at school but is enjoying time with me and Brooks. Dalton is a great big brother. He will get me a diaper when I need one, hold Brooks, and is very gentle and loving towards him. It is really cute to watch him. He is getting pretty good at writing his name. He also likes drawing pictures or coloring in his Spiderman book. He loves playing games on Daddy's iphone. He has a great sense of humor and always has us laughing at his antics. He loves playing outside(especially swinging or having light saber battles) and riding his bike.
Brooks
is 16 months now! We He signs please, more, all done, and water. Brooks loves the pool. He will get right in the pool without hesitation. He is starting to get the hang of the ring floatie we have. He also likes to sit in the wagon under the umbrella for awhile eating snacks and watching everyone in the pool. He loves playing with the Mr. Potato Head toy. He will put the arms and different parts in the holes all by himself. He will also sit and play with magnetic blocks for quite awhile. He is very busy and gets into everything. He figured out how to climb on our couches by himself this month. He will climb up and then play with the shutters or light switches. He can
use a fork & spoon pretty well for food now and loves to feed
himself. He loves to drink from a straw. He is pretty much done
with baby food
and
prefers
whatever we are eating. He is totally pushing
the limits and
into everything now. He loves playing outside!! He will stay out there for hours if we let him. He plays in the dirt, loves to swing, and walks around picking up things like rocks and leaves and saying, "Yuck" then throwing them down. He loves wearing sun glasses! He loves playing with bubbles outside. He learned
to spin in circles with his arms out; which he LOVES to do. It
is so funny. He still loves to dance
anytime music is playing. One
of his new moves is bobbing his head and Brooks loves music. Anytime music comes on or we start singing for Family Home Evening or in church he stops whatever he is doing and has the biggest smile on his face. Brooks loves to write and scribble with pens or crayons. He still loves reading books. He loves to be held. Brooks loves playing with these big foam swords we have. He will carry one in each hand all around the house. It is so funny. He loves to vacuum with his little toy vacuum and is obsessed with the real vacuum. If someone is vacuuming he has to be in their arms the whole time watching intently. Brooks
loves to eat. Especially fruits. His favorites are cutie
oranges, blueberries,
strawberries, and pears!
He loves yogurt. For breakfast he loves eating waffles or pancakes.
He loves his
bottle
of milk He has 2 bottles a da He is such a joy to have in our family. He smiles and goes to just about anyone. He is such a happy baby. He loves to be held. He loves interacting with people. He is very friendly and smiley to everyone when we are out and about. He will wave and smile at strangers when I am waiting in line. It is the cutest thing. |
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Cousins Ben and Dalton at the pool
Dalton on his last day of school with his wonderful teacher Miss Susan
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We started
out the month
of June with my Birthday. Ryan took the day off work which was fabulous! He
had my day all planned out from start to finish which
included presents, shopping and lunch with my Mom, a
massage, and
dinner and more shopping with just Ryan and I. It was a wonderful
day!! My friends also threw me a birthday brunch the day before.
Kristi watched Brooks for me and Dalton was at preschool so
it was so fun to visit with my friends sans the kiddos. Thank
you to everyone I had a great bday!! 
ogether
then enjoyed Ryan's favorite dinner and dessert. He received
some cute cards from the kids and enjoyed
opening a few presents. He is an amazing husband and Father. We
love and adore him so much. Happy Father's Day Ryan!!
I
have been loving having Ashby off track this month. I have been
taking the kids to the pool everyday. It has been a lot of fun
and everyone loves it.
I am 37.5 weeks along now and feeling
great. I am already dialated to 3 cm and 80% effaced. The doctor
said I could go into labor anytime now! I still have a lot of
energy and enjoy working
out every day. Our favorite form of exercise is taking
the kids in the stroller and bikes for a long walk. We
are getting excited to meet this little guy soon! I am still serving
as 1st
counselor
in
the Primary
Presidency. I love teaching the children in our ward.
Ashby is 7
years old now! She just finished up 1st grade.
She worked really hard all year in school and came
home with a great report card. Her teachers just adored her.
very talented
writer. She
loves to write detailed stories & poems.
We are so grateful for a bright, sweet child. 
about his Lego Starwars party.
are
sure enjoying this little guy. He is learning
and growing so much each day.
He
has started saying a ton of words
now it is amazing! Some
words he can say, "car, eyes, cup, all done,
duck, clock, dog, bubble, dada,
mama, cracker, yuck, frog, cat,
cow, sit, cookie, hat, please, more, all gone,
yogurt, orange and go. 
He learned
to go down the slide in the loft by himself. He is really
starting to hold his own with Dalton and will not let him take
things away
from him. He will sit down with a stack of books and "read"
them to himself. It is so cute. He will sit there and
turn the pages and say the words he knows or make the animal sounds
on the page.
He loves dogs!! He just giggles with delight when
he sees one. Especially Grandma and Papa's new puppy Callie. He
is starting
to show some anger and frustration by throwing little fits. He
is still good natured and will get over them quickly. 
moving it side to side.
His other move is
swinging his arms across his chest. Lately he has been trying to
jump too
when
he walks around. It is hilarious.
y one in the
morning and one at night. 
