Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Priest Lake 2013

Another vacation at Priest Lake has already come and gone, and I think we’re all counting down the days until we get to go back. This year the kids and I went up Tuesday to stay with my family at The Hills
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And, got surprised by this guy! Logan decided to make a last minute trip to visit us at the lake, and my girls were beside themselves with joy! Laney had been asking about him for weeks before and was thrilled to see him!
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All three of my kiddos think he’s pretty great!
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We spent lots of time on the beach, swimming, building sandcastles and enjoying the sun.

The kids convinced Grandpa to make some Jiffy Pop over the fire.
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Brenna thought the whole thing was great- though a little exhausting!
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Laney was really into tubing this year- she’s so fun to ride with- she just giggles the entire time and seems to have no fear!DSC04674
They drove the boat, made friends, and tortured the resident frog population.
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Brenna’s first year at the lake!
and a little pickle ball…. not competitive at all!
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Our second week at the Lake was spent with our Dental School friends. We rented the same house as the year before and filled it up with kids and babies! We had beautiful weather and a great time catching up with friends!
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Riley and Brenna
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The men!
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The little ladies (3 of the 5 babies that were there!) Kinley, June and Brenna
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Landon and Laney tubing!
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We were definitely sad to leave. A girl could get used to living on Lake time!!
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Delaney’s 6th Birthday Party

Somehow another year has past, and my first baby turned 6!

Always the horse lover, Delaney opted for another My Little Pony Party and was thrilled to discover the Birthday Fairy had, once again, stayed up late to decorate for her!

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She opened her presents from us first, which included a pair of pink sparkly cowboy boots and a horse trailer (seen below) Those boots have rarely left her feet since!

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This year she decided that each portion of her party needed a different outfit! Seeing as it was a horse party she greeted her guests in her unicorn costume.

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The girls then promptly changed into their dress up princess dresses to play.

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we did some swimming!

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Then it was a different dress for cake time!

 

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we finally capped the entire event off with a pinata!

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all the girls Emersyn, Delaney, Brenna, Gracee, and Chloe. Such cuties!

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Dad’s 60th Birthday

In July we got to celebrate my Dad’s 60th birthday party.  It took a lot of convincing but Mom and I finally got him to agree to a party.

 

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It was a beautiful day and so many friends and family were able to make it!

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The kids and I made a decorated his cake.

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Happy Birthday dad!