Walk Tall....

Kunk's FINALLY took more then just 2 steps this weekend. She is officially a walker. Oh she cheats from time to time. Holding on to the wall, furniture, dog or daddy's leg. But she is really getting the hang of things. She is also understanding the concept of turning around and coming down the stairs. Phew...
Here she is Gearing up to go and being silly.
Okay, one last pep talk from Mommy and its time to walk..
One step..Two Steps...
Three Steps..
Four steps...
Five Steps..
And she is down...But with 5 steps under her belt!!
Yippy, you did it Kunka!! You did it!!
....and never once dropping the Camera lens cover.
She is a big girl. Growing so fast.

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4th of July and summer time fun

H A P P Y 4TH O F J U L Y !!
This 4th we spent the day swimming in the kiddy pool then
going to my brother, Jeff's, house for a great BBQ and Games.

Here is Gracie and Lilly getting ready to get in the pool. It was hot that day.I loved Lilly's face so much I had to blow it up. She is so cute.We got a new pool this year. its the same as last years just a different color. The girls really like it. I wish we had a big "real" pool like the one I grew up with. It was a blast.The Girls are real fishes. They love the water.

And they love the tramp. (sungy on Lilly)
After swimming, we headed to Jeff and Jenny's for a BBQ and More swimming (notice the pool in the background there?) Here is Lilly, Bayley and Gracie having some food before getting into swimsuits.Kunka having a "Ba-ba" and hanging out with Grandpa.We weren't just celebrating the Nations birthday, we had some family birthdays to celebrate. Blake (28th of June), Jenny (6th of July), Kristi (8th of July) & Dad (9th of July). My mom made homemade (from scratch) Cake and RuthAnn made yummy Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream.
Here are Gracie, Bayley and Abby enjoying their Ice Cream. (taking a break from the pool)It was starting to get late and Emily was getting really tired. So was Blake...Oh I forgot to mention, we spent most of the day Saturday (june 30th) in the Instacare with Blake. He had fallen off our deck and tore (we think) his Rotator cuff. So he was pretty sore.Lilly was getting pretty tired too...I had promised Graice and Lilly we would watch fireworks at home but Gracie wanted to shoot them off at Jeffs. I had to remind her that we didn't have any fireworks...and she was pretty sad. She cried most of the way home.
Here she is not wanting to leave the party. She said that I broke her Heart. I think she is the one that broke mine..look at that face. But, she was all smiles again when we pulled into our Neighborhood. Our Mexican neighbors and the Electrician Neighbors across the street both had Fireworks so the girls sat on the lawn and watched. We also had a few big fireworks going over our heads. All in all they had a good day and were very tired when it was all over. How Blessed we are to live in a land that is Free. I wouldn't want it any other way.

Conversation with a 2 year old

"Hi Uncle Troy"
"Hi Lilly"
"Heeeyyyyy, You have Boobies Uncle Troy" (poke poke)
"Yes I do Lilly (blush) thanks for noticing."

poke poke

Photo Frenzy...Sorry

Hello Everyone,

I must say sorry for all the pictures. But for those that know me you know I love Love LOVE taking pictures. So enjoy my photo diary today.


Kunka, for her birthday, got a new folding Dora Chair from Gracie. We thought it was really cute and she sat on it right a way...then the climbing started...Tada!!
She was pretty proud of herself standing on her chair that stinker.
She wasn't so proud when it toppled over and she bumped her head. A few weeks ago we went to visit my Mother in Law in St. George. I don't know what was wrong with me but I didn't take very many pictures while we were down there. Maybe it was the 107 degree weather. I don't know. There was a lot to shoot but I just didn't get any shots in. We went fishing one day (no photos taken) and went to the pool a few other days (no shots taken) But I did take a few pictures when we went to the park. Here is Lilly and Gracie sliding down the slide together. It was pretty hot that day.
Emily LOVES to swing. So she spent most of her Play time doing just that.
Okay, so I only had 2 pictures from Grandmas trip.The other night we decided to put out a blanket in the back yard and take pictures and enjoy the evening.
The girls were in rare form.
I have a lot of Lilly.. she is so sweet and such a happy child.
Gracie and Lilly were showing me their many faces.
Happy, Sad, scared, angry ect.
Here is Happy...
Sad..

Angry...

Surprised....silly lilly.
This is one of my favorite. I don't know if its because they are truly happy to be with each other or what.
But I love this picture. It shows who they really are.And where is Kunka you ask...??? She is hanging out in her swing...just watching.After a while, Blake came out to see what was going on and he got attacked with girls and cameras.He loves his girls.
"Pat his cheek and give him what? A great big kiss." (the daddy song from the primary song book)

Lilly loves her dad. I love this shot of her. What a cute little face. She has Blake's eyes.
And Last but not least...Mommy time in front of the camera. I was looking at this picture and then a picture I took around Christmas...I do look a little thinner. I lost one of my chins.Christmas...

Here is a Gracies flower she planted.Thanks everyone for making it through my long photo novel. I didn't really take pictures for Blakes birthday. We will do that this weekend at the family BBQ. I'll try to post them and the 4th all together. Love everyone.
Please post a comment!!

Happy 38th Birthday To Blake!!

Happy Birthday Honey!
I love you!!

"Git along littl' doggy"

The Girls were invited out to my dear friends house to check out her horses and ride. They were so very excited. Graice asked if Nancy had Pink horses. She was sad to know that she didn't have Pink horses nor did the horses poop pink poop. She really hoped they had. They did get cowboy hats for the trip and were very excited to ride. Not only were they meeting Nancy, Steve and the horses for the first time, they were also meeting Kyler Cunningham. My friend Debi's Grandson. Here they are before meeting the horses. Hats and all.

Here is "Miss Nancy" taking the group out to the Barn. I love this picture.

Kunka didn't ride. She just hung out in her stroller and watched and got licks and kisses from the horses.
Here is Miss Nancy explaining to the kids not to get near the rear of the horse. Nancy was great with the kids and the kids were so thrilled and hung on her every word. (the horse is named Shorty)
Here they are petting and feeding Shorty the horse. So soft.
This one is of Gracie holding the rope while Lilly Sat on the back of the horse (Lilly not shown) Gracie's face is so sweet.
Kyler and Grace were really into finding Fred the barn Cat. She hid really well (Yes fred is a girl) They also had fun playing in the hay, jumping for bail to bail.

Gracie's Turn on the horse from the front.
And from the back
Lilly, my cowgirl, waiting for Gracie to come back. Lilly was a little scared of riding. I kept asking her if she was ready to get on and she said, "NO! Not yet mommy!"I finally just threw her up there and she was pretty nervous. Miss Nancy tried to comfort her but she wasn't going to smile one bit. Nanc was really good with her.
She would move Mouse (the horses name was mouse) forward one step and Lilly would hold on tight. Then another step until she was riding like a pro.

She finally smiled after a few turns around the barn.

After we were done and she got off she kept saying, "Mommy, that is MY horsey" Yeah Lilly, that is your horsey.
Thanks Nancy and Steve for letting us all come out and play on your little farm. The kids had a blast.

**side note:
Gracie and Kyler have a little puppy love romance. They were caught smooching in the back seat of the Van on the way home. She cried for 10 mins after Kyler left to go home. "I love him mom." Oh what will it be like when she is a teenager???**