Dancing Beauties!

Last night was the final dance recital for this year! The girls did so good! It is always fun to go and see how much they have learned and improved. It was held at the Byron Auditorium at 7:00 pm on April 28, 2009.
Soooo cute!

Princess Ballerina

Dancing Diva

Waiting to start

Listening intently to Lacey

Abby and McKenna got 'Perfect AttenDance' this time. They were so excited! That was both of their goals was to not miss one practice. They did it! Yay!

Silly girls!

Best Buds!

McKenna and Lily

Out of the mouthes of Babes!

One day Abby and I were headed to pick up the girls from school. Abby proceeds to get into the front seat, and I told her she couldn't sit up front and to get in the back. Well, if any of you know Abby, she pretty much just does what she wants. So she shuts the door and says, "Aahhhh, good to be free." She's 4 years old! I have no idea where that came from. I need to start remembering to blog everthing that she says because you never know what will come out of her mouth!

On Saturday, my mom, Whitney, and I went to Cody to Walmart. It was time for Whit to get a new bike. So exciting! On the way home, Whitney was asking when we were going to get our 'Oreo' cow out at the farm. I said there might be 3 of them, a mom, a dad, and a baby. She said "Oh cool, then they can sprout more babies!" I said, "Sprout babies?" Whitney said, "Don't they just plant their poop and sprout more babies? I looked at my mom and my mom says to me, "Maybe it's time you had a talk with Whitney."

Outside fun with sisters!

Whitney giving piggy back rides.
What a good big sis.

Silly girlies!

Abby in the middle of her stunt(somersalt)!

All done!

McKenna doing a cartwheel.

While outside, Whitney spotted this jet.

Soooo tired

This is how I usually find Abby at the end of the day. She falls asleep wherever; couch, recliner, Dora couch, Whitney's bed, the floor in any given room, kitchen table(lays her head down), sitting up, in a cart at Walmart, on Daddy's lap, on Whitney's lap, in the car. When Abby's tired, it doesn't matter where we are or how loud it is, she falls asleep.

Power...........FINALLY!!

We are finally getting a trench dug, for the power, to our shop that we had built a year ago! Kudos to Eddy for bringing the trencher down from Cody. We appreciate Ed for everything he does for us. He is always willing to help out. Thanks Ed!!
Ruben getting the dirt that fell back in.

I think that will work.

Let's see......

Pizza on the Run field trip!

Here we are, ready to make pizza!

On our way to Pizza on the Run!

"Look mom! I'm making my own pizza!"

Here we are with Tim, the pizza man!

Mmmmm, soooo good!

Tree House?.....No, it's a Hornet's Nest!

This is a hornet's nest at the top of a tree in my neighbor's backyard! It is right behind our fence that surrounds our backyard. This thing is enormous! Those annoying buzzers have been working on this thing for a couple of months now.
It's probably the size of 2 basketballs put together!

You can see the hole right here where they go in and out of it. There are a couple of leaves covering half of it up.

You can see the branch that is going right through the nest. They must have built around the branch. I can't even explain how big this thing is. It's like 20 feet up at the top of this tree! I hope our neighbors get it down soon as it is a great concern with lots of kids in our neighborhood. They have been warned by the Chief of Police and given a certain amout of days to get it down. I hope they are quick about it.

Pirates of Penzance

Last Saturday night, we went and watched my brother perform in Pirates of Penzance. It was a very different, but good opera play. Lots of music and lots of singing. I wasn't sure if the girls would like it, but I think they really enjoyed it. Abby got a bit restless towards the end, but I don't blame a 4 year old for wanting to go after 2 hours of this. She didn't really understand it, so it was a little bit hard to sit still. My older girls really were intrigued by all of talent that was on stage. All of the students have great talent in singing and acting. It was performed by students from Northwest Music Department. I was glad we went. I think watching something different like that once in a while is good for the soul. Job well done Patrick!
Abby holding the programs

McKenna had to hold one too!

This pirate was exceptionally funny! He was playing with my girls out in the lobby after the play, and Abby could not stop laughing. They thought he was hilarious! His name was Jun.

Mom and Pat

Pirate Pat

Pat as a Policeman

The crew...Whitney trying to hide, and Alice and mom are hiding behind the programs.

Maddie sat with us too, but wasn't there yet.

Policeman Pat

Abby's 'Twin'

The week of April 20-24 is Week of the Young Child. Abby's preschool class each got a cardboard child cutout to decorate. The assignment was to have the child proceed to dress this little person as what they want to be when they grow up. Well, Abby said she wants to be a Dancer. Sooo, we went to Grandma Robyn's house to get some ideas. We took some of grandma's scrap material and made a dress and added some lace to it. Grandma has lots of beads, so her and Abby made a necklace and bracelet. We added some shoes, painted fingernails, and a bow in her hair. Also, notice the 'BLING' that was added to the dress and the shoes. Abby also wanted a ring to go with the rest of her 'JEWELS'. We had lots of fun doing this little "Science Project" as Abby called it. This is what the end product looks like. All of these little future career people will be hanging at The Lovell Drug.

The "Package" has arrived!

Two days ago, we got our package back in the mail that we have been waiting for. It's contents were very precious. My cousin Brett Kiesel plays for the Pittsburg Steelers. And as most of you know, they won the Super Bowl this year! It's very exciting to have a cousing that plays for a professional team. I have never been interested in pro-football until Brett started playing. We have followed him through the years and it has been great. My husband who does not care for any type of sport, watched the entire Super Bowl game as did my girls. The Steelers also won the Super Bowl 4 years ago. Anyways, I ordered a few things and sent them to Brett's mom's house in Utah. He was going to be there in April to bear hunt. Perfect! So my mom and I got the package ready and sent it. Brett was ever so kind to sign a few memorabilia items for us. I don't hardly get to see him much as he is very busy! LOL! Maybe every few years at a family reunion. Oh well, we are very thankful to him to take the time and do this for us. Thanks Brett! We love the Steelers!

Easter morning and Easter fun at Grandma's

We got lots of stuff from the Easter Bunny!
Where are those eggs?

A blue egg in the tree

I found one!

We found lots of eggs in Grandma Robyn's backyard!

Abby, trying to be sneaky

The 4 stooges

Isn't she cute?

Pat and Maddie

Being GOOFY!

Pat, Maddie and the Little Senoritas

On Easter Sunday, the girls got up at 7:00 am. Whitney later told Ruben and I that her and McKenna woke up at 3:00 am to go take a peak and see if the Easter Bunny had come yet! Sure enough, he had. Whitney said they quickly looked at their stuff and went back to bed. Stinkers! Ruben and I got up around 8 am and went out to the family room so the girls could show us their treasures from the bunny. They all go flip flops, hand sanitizer, 2 movies-Tale of Desperaux and Velveteen Rabbit, and lots of candy. Abby got a new basketball hoop. She was so excited to have her own hoop so that she could actually make a basket. We have a bigger one that Whitney and McKenna use. We went to Grandma Robyn's house for Easter dinner at 3:00 pm. Granny, Uncle Pat, and Pat's girlfriend Maddie come over too. We had had, scalloped potatoes, peas, baked beans, salad, and homemade rolls. We had fruit pizza and banana cream pie for dessert. It all tasted amazing and we definitely stuffed ourselves! Thank you mom for having us over to your home. We all love being together. Later, we found out that the Easter Bunny came to Grandma's and hid eggs all over her backyard! Wow! The girls were so excited! They went around and found lots of colorful eggs hidden around.

We are so thankful for family and friends and our Savior. I am thankful for everything I have. We all had a wonderful Easter this year!