Kinder

Mya started kindergarten (not the best pic but we were in a hurry)!!! It's been a mix of emotion for Gordon & I. We are super excited for her but sad that's she's growing up. She has been DYING to ride the bus. She rode the first day of school & we were chasing the bus around the neighborhood because we weren't in the right spot for pick up. I got Carley & we went to the school to make sure she made it. She has been loving it!! She goes 1/2 day & has her 3 good girlfriends in her class. We are excited to see what the year brings!

The 3rd day of school she said "I don't want to go to school I just want to ride the bus". I said "So you want them to cruise around the neighborhood & then drop you off?" She said "I'll just go". 

She's been protecting her friends from a boy on the bus who tries to take his shirt off & kiss the girls.

She told me that her teacher said that if she asks to use the restroom again that she'll get a yellow light (warning). Needless to say she has not made the extra trip to the restroom to sustain her green light streak!

Best Buds

On the way to meet dad for Friday night pizza. They thought it was funny that they both had dresses on & had the same hair style. In Flag my mom gave the kids back to school hair cuts & cut Carley bangs. So now they look even more a like!

A Carley funny: Gordon was walking past Carley's room & saw her making her barbie pray. G: Is your barbie praying? C: No, Jesus prays.

A Mya funny: M: Mom we should be like Jesus, right? N: Yep. M: But we don't have to wear the same clothes that he does, right? N: No, that would be kinda funny. M: Does Jesus have a lot of clothes? N: I'm sure he has what he needs. M: I know he has that red shirt & that brownish shirt but that's all I've seen.

Mya gave the prayer last month in Sharing Time. It was so sweet. She blessed all the parents to be healthy & strong. And for her sister to have a good class. VERY cute. It's fun to see her put more thought into her prayers.

Flagstaff

At the end of July the girls & I took our summer trip to Flagstaff. We had been looking forward to it all summer. The weather was great, cool & a little rainy. Four days of mountain BLISS!

On our way down to Banjo Bills in Oak Creek. We also tried out a new ice cream place in Sedona after. There was a freaky bird that kept stalking us & it tried to bite Mya. Rabies anyone...?

Carley is really liking babies right now esp. her cousin Greyson.

So my mom had this idea to set up a tent in the basement & buy all the kids sleeping bags to have a sleepover together. In theory it was an awesome idea but Carley & Reggie lasted about 2 seconds. Uncle Chimpie took Mya & Pierson out for their first bon-fire & smores. Once they got back they slept in the tent for about half the night and that was the end of the tent.

Pictures of the kids rock climbing in Oak Creek. The water was pretty cold so the kids mostly climbed. Carley was freaking out about bugs most the time. But there were a ton of black berry bushes so the kids had fun picking.

M & P on the big rock.

C & R

We went to the park, had a freezing short picnic in the rain, swimming at the aqua-plex, lots of La Fonda, & lots of jumping on the tramp = a successful fun trip! Side note: the first day we got there my mom locked us out of the house. The girls kept saying "Grandma Nae Nae locked us out". Carley still brings it up!

Thatcher

We had a super fun day trip to Thatcher in July. Here are the kids riding in the back of the truck headed out to Cluff pond.

So the pond was pretty gross but that didn't stop Mya & Pierson from taking a little dip.

Carley & Reggie playing in the mud & throwing rocks.

Camille made a wonderful picnic lunch & we had a great time. We also got a chance to go visit our grandparents. This was the start of Carley being scared of "bees" aka ALL bugs. It's so embarrassing when your kid screams & cries at the sight of a fly esp. when just days before she would smash a bug with her bare hand...?!? A funny memory: Uncle Eric chucking ding dongs out the kitchen window at the kids!

4th of July

We stayed home again this year on the 4th (yep I totally cried -I always want to be in Flag). It ended up being a better day than I thought.

After lunch at Firehouse Subs Mya talked us into letting her & Carley set up a Kool-Aid Stand. She's been wanting to do this for a while so we gave in. Gordon & I were totally embarrassed! We had some sweet neighbors & friends who came by & purchased some grape Kool-Aid. They made a few bucks & hopefully we won't have to ever do it again.

The girls doing some painting in the morning.

This was the first year we let our girls stay up to watch Fireworks. We went to a church parking lot not to far from home where we were able to watch. It lasted about 30 minutes. The girls were ready to go home after 25 mins! There was a lot of whining from C on the way home & a lot of crying from Mya when we got home. Soooo not sure how long it will be before we try that again. Before we went to play at a park (it wasn't all that hot) & got chicken at KFC (a family tradition that only happens once a year). We had a really nice day!! Happy 4th!

Headed out to watch Fireworks!

The HUGEST beetle I have ever seen landed on Mya & then fell into the car while the girls where standing up through the sun roof! That was an exciting start to the Firework show...

Carley is 3!

Carley on her real birthday! We had a fun family day. We took Carley to see the movie "Brave" & went out to Chick-fil-a for dinner. This girl LOVES barbies right now. The picture below was taken right after she opened her Snow White & Belle barbies from Grandpa & Grandma Moose. 

Carley at 3 is a very sweet & happy girl. She loves to play & is always trying to keep up with Mya. She really enjoys dancing & playing esp. princess & barbies. She learns quickly & is always making us laugh. She enjoys helping. Her favorite T.V. show is Max & Ruby & she wants to watch it all the time. M&M's are her favorite candy but she loves all candy. Peanut butter & honey sandwiches is her favorite food. She is currently scarred of flies & all bugs but calls them all "bees". She gets really excited to go swimming. She is a wonderful little girl. We sure love our little Car Car!!

Carley's 3 years stats: Height: 36 3/4 Weight: 32 lbs

Party Time

Carley turned 3! The weekend before her b-day my mom & sister came down for a little party. First we met at Someburros for lunch. They have the best gumballs in town!

Carley wanted a My Little Pony party & cupcakes.

We played duck duck goose. Carley kept calling everyone "goose" even though she didn't mean it. We were all cracking up!

Silly kids!

Yay for awesome presents! Grandma got her an awesome Squinky Fair set & a cupcake dress, Millie & the cousins got her a remote control My Little Pony car & a gumball machine, Uncle Chimpie got her a Sleeping Beauty carriage w/ a horse & barbie, & Mya gave her some make-up. She opened her other gifts on her actual b-day. We went swimming after at the AJ pool. Carley's b-day is last out of the cousins  - she was VERY excited that it was her turn. It was a very relaxed fun day.