Always Daddy

When I was at the school today, one of the Mom's was asking me if Bella had a crush on any of the boys in her class.  Apparently her daughter and friend did and loved to giggle about it.  I haven't heard her mention anyone so I thought I would ask her.

Mom: So Bella, do you think any of the boys in your class are cute?
Bella (with a weird look on her face): No.
Mom: Not even any of the boys in the other french class?
Bella: No.
Mom: You don't like any of the boys?
Bella: Well, I like Dad.

Enjoy it while you can Bret!

Saying Prayers

I have been told it is time to get this blog caught up, so watch over the next few weeks as I attempt to add 6 months worth of posts!
For today, just a cute little note about our Junie.  She has started added a new element to her personal prayers.  She has to pray for all of her Minnie Mouses in all of their costumes.  This takes a little bit because she has a few of them, but it is still pretty cute to hear!

Birthday Lunch

When I asked Bella what she wanted to do on her birthday, her first wish was to have someone come to lunch.  She wanted Aunt Heather, but I told her that was impossible.  She was very surprised when she showed up!  She really wanted us to try out the school lunch, "So you know how to get it."  but we opted for McDonalds instead!

French Girl

This Bella's favorite outfit at the moment.  She feels very french in it!

Our Pumpkins

We had an awesome pumpkin patch this year.  All the rain made it go crazy and take over most of the garden and even spread to the grass.

 We ended up with 26 pumpkins, ready to carve!

This was one of June's favorites.

And Bella's!

And this one was a perfect seat, I think maybe she was hoping it would turn into a coach for Cinderella.

This pumpkin was everyone's favorite, proving that pumpkins really will grow anywhere!

Check back to see how they looked all carved for Halloween!

The Fall

No picture of this, but I have to remember the big fall.  Tomorrow, we are leaving for Disneyland.  This is the first time I have been completely ready.  The rental car is picked up, the house is perfectly clean, the girl's go bags are packed and ready.  Most of the suitcases are packed, we just need to throw in a few things of Bret and I's and come 3:00 in the morning we are on our way.

I wanted to deliver a birthday gift to one of our sunbeams before we left since we would be missing her birthday, she just lives 4 houses down.  Bella asked if she could ride her bike, I said no, let's walk, but then said okay if you really want to.  She jumped on and took off, without a helmet.  Next thing I know, June and I are walking and I see Bella on the ground a couple of houses down.  I holler, jump up honey, you're okay.  A neighbor, with his wife driving, jumps out of the moving car and comes running up to her.  (He later told me he heard her hit a few houses down, it was so loud.)  The neighbors across the street came running out of their house to because they had heard her hit.  Bella was unconscious for about 30 seconds.  Doesn't sound long, but it was terrifying.  

We started walking her home and she started struggling.  She couldn't think straight, so Bret jumped in the car so we could run her to the hospital.  We passed off June to a neighbor and Bret drove like a madman.  On the way, Bella kept forgetting things, I would ask where we were going and she couldn't remember. (What kid forgets they are leaving for Disneyland in the morning?)  And she would get very upset and ask where June was, crying, don't leave June, Mom, you forgot June.  It was pretty scary, listening to her mind slipping.

We made it to Jordan Valley Hospital, where we were pretty much ignored.  After receiving the response, that they didn't have a room open and it didn't look like anyone was leaving soon, so who knows when our daughter would be seen, Bret picked up Bella and ran her to the car.  She was still having a hard time thinking at this point.  We rushed (running numerous red lights including one on Bangerter, with me screaming, Bret, if we die getting her there, it doesn't do any good!) to Riverton Hospital.

A nurse immediately came out to check her.  Then we waiting a few minutes to find out she had hit her head and had a concussion.  She was going to be fine, we just needed to watch her for a few days, no big rides or spinny rides at Disneyland, careful at the beach.

We headed home for a very anxious night watching her and waking her every few hours.  She was fine, just tired with a headache.  We didn't end up leaving until after noon for our trip, but at least we were still okay to go.  It was a pretty scary experience, and we are just thankful everything turned out okay in the end.  The moral of the story, always wear your helmet!!!!

Sandbox

Life doesn't get much better than a cousin and a sandbox!  Junie couldn't even take the time to change out of her white dress before she needed to play!

Park Fun

What betteer to do on a Saturday afternoon, but head to the park with Grandma and a few cousins.

Junie was excited to play and play.

The most interesting part, there were a whole bunch of praying mantises around, it must be from the weird weather this summer.

Swimming

I hate to say it, but I think it is time to say goodbye to summer.  This was our last swim of the year!

We can't wait to see you again next year!

Junie Quotes

I just had to get down a few funny June quotes.

Mom says "I have a surprise for you."
June replies, "Is it a moonicorn (unicorn) with a pink castle?"


She comes downstairs and announces, "Momma, I'm all fancied up, all that's missing, my nail polish."

She has also added to her name, if you ask what her name is, she will say and then add at the end, "Big Girl."  Just in case you were wondering. 

What a funny girl!

Countdown to Disney

I can't wait for our upcoming trip to Disneyland.  It is about a month away, so I made these countdown calenders for the girls.  They are just ribbons hooked on the door of my linen closet.  I put a pin on the ribbon and then tied on a numbered picture of Disney character for each day.

 The girls are super excited to open them each day and decide if their pin is a keeper or a trader!  As for me, I just can't wait to get to Disneyland!

1st Day of School

I can't believe it, Bella is a first grader.

She was so excited for her first day of school.  She was up bright and early, ready to go!

She is mostly excited about being in the french immersion program.  She received this Madeleine doll last night along with new owl pajamas to help her be a smarty pants.  I had this whole calm evening planned, to help her be ready.  Then the sprinklers in the back broke and flooded my scrap room, so we spent the evening mopping up a mess while Grandma Chris played with the girls and helped them get ready for bed.

Off she goes. We walked her to the bus stop.  She was thrilled to be riding the bus.  Mom isn't so sure.

Onto the bus.

And away she goes!

Of course, I made Bret drive us over to the school to make certain she made it okay and lined up with her class.  She is definitely ready for this next great adventure!

Wildflowers

With the cool summer weather this year, we were a little worried about having any wildflowers for our annual pictures.  Of course, they did not disappoint.  The colors were different, a lot more white than usual, but still beautiful.

We only got a few good shots of June, before she turned into a grump!

Then, she would only let Grandma carry her.

Bella was a great sport and looked beautiful.

She even hiked for these purples!

 My favorite shot, lots more on Bret's fliker!

Catch

For Junie's birthday, our cousin Sam, decided there was far too much girlie stuff at our house and Junie needed some sports stuff.  Thus, a pink bat, ball and a glove.  Bret took June outside to try out the new sports equipment.

She tried, but was a little nervous about the ball.  I guess there is more work that needs to be done here.

Bella got out her glove too, also pink!

She had a great time playing catch and even caught a few, who knows, maybe we will play sports after all!!

New Trike

A few days after her birthday, the girls and I were driving with Grandma Chris.  All of a sudden, Junie pipes up and says, (with her usual exaggerated hand gestures), "Grammer, you forgot to give me a birthday present."  She was pretty unhappy.  I had to explain that Grandma didn't forget, Mom just told her to wait.  We headed back to the house and Grandma brought out a new trike for her.  Needless to say she was thrilled and all was quickly forgiven!  She loves her new bike, especially the horn!

 

Cute Cousins

I love this picture of Bella and her cousin, Zoe.  It looks like a very important conversation!

Flower Cap

The girls where being far too quiet and when I went to check on them, this is what was going on.  Preparations for a new dance show.

Every inch of June's hair was covered in flowers and hairbows.

The final result, adorable I have to say!

And oh what a show it was!

The Slide

June has conquered the slide and with complete disregard to Mom's nervousness, wants to climb up constantly, by herself!

Down she goes, she does require someone to catch her!

Nice straight form, stiff as a board...

  all the way into the water!

Big Bike

After working hard, Bella has finally mastered bike riding, and it was time to get her a bigger bike. We took her to a few places to look, and she decided on this one. 

Now she can really go!

Look out world, here she comes!