{The Best Part}

Kylee went on a Daddy-Daughter date with Dean:

Kylee: Guess what I had for lunch! Macaroni and cheese, fries, ice cream, a shake, water and brownies!...But do you know what the best part was?? Spending time with Daddy!

Dean said she was an expensive date, but I think it was worth every penny!

{No!}

Grandma Beth to Kylee who was eating ice cream:

Grandma: I thought you're mom said no ice cream?

Kylee: Don't take no for an answer! 

Where does she get this stuff???

{Cha Cha Cha}

Me: Bailey, it's almost your birthday!!

Bailey: Me?

Me: Yes! Happy Birthday to Bailey!

Bailey: cha cha cha

Although the terrible two's are starting to show before she's even 2, we sure love this little girl. She keeps us on our toes and makes us laugh!

{Clarification Needed}

While taking the Sacrament at church yesterday:

Kylee: So Mom, is this lunch or dinner?

Me: Neither. It's the Sacrament.

I guess I know what our Family Home Evening lesson is going to be about this week! We apparently missed out on an important lesson somewhere!

{That's a Threat}

Me: Kylee you need to put back all the pillows.

Kylee: But I want to make a bed.

Me: No. Put them back.

Kylee: I'm going to get the Farar Lip out!

And then she proceeded to stick out her big, pouty lip!

Unfortunately for her, it doesn't work on me.

She put the pillows back.

Have I mentioned we're in trouble??

{Here Kitty, Kitty}

We got a cat. Well actually, we have a little girl who thinks she's a cat. At random, Bailey will drop to her knees, make the cutest scrunched up face and start meowing. It's one of the first animal sounds she learned and she thinks it's pretty hilarious. Sometimes she will even do it by request. I'm definitely not a cat lady, but I think we'll keep this kitty around for a while. 

{Party Time}

After Kylee covered her room in toilet paper:

Me: Kylee, why would you do that? Why would you waste all that toilet paper?

Kylee: Because I wanted to trash the place like a party!!

Oh, dear! We are in so much trouble! Can we somehow keep her from becoming a teenager???

{First Summer Stop}

For our summer vacation we made our rounds to see my Grandparents and other family and friends.  Our first stop included a stop at my Grandpa and Grandma C.  We had fun visiting, playing games and just being together.  We were also able to go to the temple {which we considered our 10 year anniversary date!}. It was fun getting to spend time with them! We love grandma and grandpa!

 

 

 

 

{Off the Hook}

Lauren: Did you know it's only 4 hours to grandma's house?

Grandma: Actually it's 3.

Lauren: But Mom you said 4.

Me: Yes. We were off.

Lauren: What do you mean off?

Grandma: Like "off your rocker"

Kylee: Or you can be "off the hook!"

{Swimming Lessons}

We kicked off our summer with back to back swimming lessons for Lauren and Kylee.  They both did really well and had improved significantly by the end of the two weeks.  I thought Kylee would be more hesitant, but she jumped in with both feet {literally and usually aiming for Miss Mary}.  The girls were in the same classes as the cousins so that was a lot of fun too!  Now they are ready for summer!

 

 

 

{Back to the Beach}

After camping we headed back to the beach for Round 2 before heading home.  Lauren headed out on the boogie board again, but this time on her very own board.  She-was-so-excited!! So-excited!! This time we only lasted a few hours. The beach was busy and just a little too chaotic for us.  We lasted long enough for the filthy kids to get rinsed off in the ocean and then covered in sand! When we had had enough, we headed home exhausted from a great weekend!

 

 

 

 

 

{Camping}

We love camping {and by we, I mean everyone in the family but me...I simply tolerate it}. We took our annual camping trip to the San Diego {Laguna} Mountains.   The kids have so much fun and get dirtier than I thought was humanly possible.  The afternoons were a little warmer than we had hoped, but the nights were beautiful! The Dads got bored and decided we needed a zip-line and the kids thought that was pretty awesome.  Nothing like being filthy and one with nature!

 

  

{Can you see the dirt in the creases of those tiny little pudgy fingers??}

 

 

  

As much as I really HATE sleeping in a tent, the dirt, the bugs, the sunburns, the lack of flushing toilets, and so much more, we do have a good time.  The kids are in heaven {shoot...Dean's in heaven!} and that's good enough for me. So I smile and count down the minutes until I get a shower and then look forward to doing it again next year!

{4th Grade Dean}

Lauren's teacher this year just happened to student teach Dean's fourth grade class.  We thought that was pretty awesome! Then one day she brought Lauren a copy of this letter. A letter she has saved for 22+ years! I love how you get a glimpse into "4th grade Dean's" mind! His penmanship has definitely gone downhill since then!!

{Beach Bums}

We love the beach {and by we, I mean everyone in the family but me...I simply tolerate it}.  For Memorial Weekend we headed to San Diego ready for a great day on the beach.  We came prepared with sand toys, boogie boards, sunscreen and umbrellas.  The kids played and played and played.  Lauren absolutely LOVED boogie boarding and could have spent all day our there in the water.  Kylee was in and out of the water and Bailey was having a blast playing in the sand and staying out of the water {too cold for her!}.  I ended up getting a migraine, but after a nap that resulted in sunburned feet, I was back to enjoying the cool weather under an umbrella!

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

After the beach we went out for dinner, walked around the temple and then watched the sun set.  A perfect ending to a beautiful day with the family!