Disney on Ice and Christmas Set up

Amy was so excited to decorate the Christmas tree. I always make her wear a Santa hat. This one is getting too small for her. I guess it is time to get her a new one.
She wanted a picture with Sally...I don't think Sally was too excited about it. Maybe it had something to do with the Mrs. Claus dress we put on her.

We had our friends dog Sable over too. She loves to give kisses.

Awww...so cute.

My parents took us to see Disney on Ice. Amy was SO excited. They let her pick out a souvenir and it was not a suprise that she picked out the horse. I was happy that she picked something that she will play with for a long time.

Here is Amy, her cousin Ally and Papa before the show started.

Part of the show.

I love getting pictures of how they are reacting to the show. So fun.

The girls wanted shaved ice in these special cups. Of course Papa has a hard time saying no to his grandaughters.

Grandma, Papa, Ally and Amy after the show.

THANK YOU ! It was an amazing show!

Fall Pictures

The family went up to the Alpine Loop (Timpanogos Canyon) to take Fall pictures. Both my sisters families and my Mom and Dad came. The colors were amazing and I am really happy with how the pictures turned out.

It was the perfect weekend to go. Sometimes the colors change so fast that there is only one or two weekends where the colors are this great in the mountains.

I love this idea. My sister is such a great photographer. She had the kids pick up leaves, pose before they threw them and then captured them throwing them.

The girls climbing the tree.

Amy loves to climb trees. I have so many pictures of her in them.

My oldest sister and her family.

My other sister and her family.

Mike wasn't able to come so we got a Mother/Daughter picture.

Grandma and Papa with Amy.

Grandma and Papa with the girls.

My parents like to get a picture with all their grandkids for their Christmas card. All but two of the grandkids were able to come.

3 weeks of Summer and my big 1st grader

So I am having to get used to short Summers because Amy is on a year-round school calendar.

We had 3 weeks to get in as much fun as possible. So I will start with the first trip we took after she got out of school, in fact we left to go camping the day of her Kindergarten presentation (after it was over of course).

We went to a place called 12 mile. It is really beautiful and we had such a great time.

Amy in the tent trailer with her friends.

This little pond was right in our campsite. Amy loved fishing with Daddy.

She had a blast riding her 4-wheeler.

Her friend Ryan kept getting stuck in the ruts. It was so cute she would stop and run over to help push his 4-wheeler out. After a while I think he started to do it on purpose just so she would help him. It was so funny. They have been best friends since they were 18 months.Mike was the chef one night . Great hat and what a goober. He didn't smile for the first picture and I gave him a hard time so this is the smile I got for the next picture.

Amy on Ryan's bike. We forgot to bring hers so he was nice to share.

Buddies forever!

They are eating in the tent trailer because it rained one of the nights we were there.

We took the 4-wheelers up to Skyline. I didn't realize how high we would get. And yes...that is snow behind them. Crazy!

Amy and her Daddy.

We found a little stream that the kids had fun playing in. Amy loves to find walking sticks.

Mommy and Amy.

We had such a great time. I love camping with my family and friends.

One night we went "Color Me Mine" to decorate pottery. We went with a few of Amy's cousins. It was pajama night which means that if you wear your pj's you get a discount. The girls thought it was great fun and they had such fun things to decorate.

The girls with their finished products. We had to leave them there so they could be baked in the pottery ovens. Everyone's turned out so cute.

We also went to Seven Peak water park a couple times with Grandma and her cousins. Amy is a fish and can't get enough of the water.

Amy and Kymi ready to go on one of the scary rides. Amy has no fear and will try almost anything...is that good or bad??

Melissa, Ally and Amy on the tire swing.
Ally underwater

Amy underwater...still smiling

Getting eaten by the crocodile

Amy and Melissa

Ryan, Amy, Melissa and Nathan on the snake.

Amy going down a slide with Ryan.

Ally, Kymi and Amy...nice pose Ally.

The kids drowning Grandma in the wave pool.

Cute girlsOne, two, three...under

Seven Peaks was great. I have never been there before this summer.

Amy also loved playing in the sprinklers. She likes to get out the sidewalk chalk and draw while the water is on. It makes the chalk like paint.

Nice hands. Thankfully it washes right off!

I just took these pictures one day. They are too cute to leave out. This is her favorite pose.
Here she is on her first full day of 1st grade.

Got her backpack and ready to go. I can't believe I have a 1st grader. Where does the time go?