Month 5

Kara is such a happy baby.  She sleeps well, eats well, doesn't mind her carseat, allows her sisters to pick her up and smother her with hugs and kisses.  She is such a laidback baby and I can't seem to get enough snuggles or giggles out of this sweet girl!  She is super ticklish now which is fun because she giggles when we nuzzle her neck or tickle her armpits.  She rolls all over the place now and is up on all fours rocking--won't be long now!

First Day of School!

All ready for 1st and 4th grade.  They picked out their outfits and told me how they wanted their hair done and were SO excited for the first day of school.  Megan is at McKinely Primary with Mrs. Olson as her teacher this year and Mikayla is at Wilson Elementary with Miss Berkowitz.  Here's to another great year!

The backpacks they picked this year--matching lunchboxes are inside!

I can't believe how similar these two look!

A little somethin' somethin' for their teachers.

Megan and her good friend Charlee

Mikayla and Alicia are so happy to be in the same class again this year!  Such good friends!

9 yr old Sweetheart

She is such a goofball sometimes and I love that about her!

Mikayla is such a smart, witty, fun-loving, helpful, caring 9 yr old.  We couldn't love her more!  She is just a joy to have around and fun to have conversations with.  We can't believe our baby girl is another year older but are so thankful for the beautiful girl that she is.  Happy Birthday Mikayla!

Butte County Fair Fun!

 The girls got an up close and personal look at Alex's prize-winning pig.

 

 It was pretty stinkin' hot outside, but we survived with plenty of cold water!

The girls couldn't get enough of the dragon coaster!

High Dive in Orland!

First time off a high dive and they didn't hesitate!  So awesome!

Papa chose to dive off the high dive, braver than I was!

Happy 9th Birthday Mikayla!

Mikayla's surprise when she woke up on her birthday morning!

She really wanted a roller skate on a cake, so I molded one out of rice krispie treats and stuck it atop a 4 layer cake.  It was a really heavy cake!

She invited her friends to go roller skating and we had a great time!

They even let us bring the stroller out on the floor which made it easy to care for Kara during the party.

Rylee, Julia, Alicia, and Mikayla

We went back to Magaw and Papa's house afterward for cake and ice cream, presents, trampolining, and badminton.  The girls had a great time and we delivered them back home about 11 o'clock!  Such a fun night!