Backyard summer fun

The girls love filling up the little pools in the yard and playing with their toys at home.  We had quite a few days this summer just chilling in the yard.  They also took swim lessons and got some practice going underwater and doing back floats.  Carter really did not like putting her face in the water and was a bit of a challenge to the swim teacher-she kept saying, "I don't want to."  Rylyn on the other hand, was the perfect swim student.  They both liked the lessons and were much more confident when we went to the neighborhood pools.

Girls weekend

Rena and I went down to Denver for a girls night away.  We went to Canvas and Cocktails to paint these beautiful pictures...yes we know, we are true artists!  We had way too much fun and lets just say, there is some of my mimosa in/on my painting.  We walked around the Denver Art Festival, shopped at the Cherry Creek mall, and ate way too much sushi.  We stayed in a very nice hotel, wandered the bookstores of the 16th street mall in Boulder, and then literally shopped till we almost dropped.  It was a fun weekend, but man was I exhausted after our getaway! 

Pump It Up bday party

The girls had a joint bday party at Pump It Up.  They love all of the jumping castles and the inflatable things to play on!  They had a blast!  They ate cupcakes and opened presents there and said good bye to their friends.  Then we went back to our house to have a pizza lunch with the family.  It was a nice gathering and was a beautiful June day.  They girls were so wiped that day from all of the festivities and excitement, they took long naps and went to bed early.   

Rylyn's 5th bday

Rylyn celebrated her 5th bday with a pink Barbie cake and a birthday hat.  She couldn't wait to eat her cake!  Carter picked out a mermaid for her sister and Rylyn also got a pink hello kitty bike--they were so excited to ride their matching hello kitty bikes around the neighborhood with dad(Carter loathes getting her picture taken-sorry, I still try).

Rylyn's PreK graduation

Rylyn graduated from her Pre Kindergarten class.  She was so excited to wear her painted red, white, and blue shirt with her cap.  She did an awesome job singing American songs and we were so proud of her.  We joined her after the graduation and had a Chik-fil-a picnic in the school gym.  Carter wanted so badly to get up there and sing with her (they had both been practicing the songs together). 

Carter turns 3!

Carter was so excited to turn 3!  She picked out her Ariel cake, wanted to wear her zebra dress, and put on her sequin pink bow headband to top it off!  She was super excited to open her presents and got her very own new hello kitty bike (she was so happy that it was hers and not another one of Rylyn's hand-me-downs.)  Rylyn and her also had a joint bday party at pump it up--too fun!

My 32nd bday

We had a nice gathering with the family for my bday and Mother's day...I am getting old is all I have to say!