Aussie Bonfire!

My Auntie Fiona and Uncle Nick are in town with my two cousins Emily and Lauren, all the way from down under! We have been showing them So Cal and all things American, so what could be more American than S'mores on the beach! It was really fun...we roasted hotdogs and marshmellows YUMM! We are all really enjoying their stay and it is so good to catch up. The funny thing with family is that no matter how far away they live or how seldom you see them, when you do see them it is like you have never been apart...they always feel like FAMILY!

Happy Fathers day DAD!!!

Thank you for being such a wonderful father. You have led by example and comforted my fears. You have been self- sacrificing and forgiving. You are brave and strong. You are a wonderful grandfather to my children and we all LOVE YOU very much. I could not have asked for anything better. You really are the best. WE MISS YOU TERRIBLY and we can't wait to see you again.

My silly blog is not letting me upload the pictures I want.....stay tuned I have some great ones!!

Summer has just begun!

Arizona and the River

Noelle never wears shoes ....ghetto, I know..If I am being honest she is not really fond of pants either.

we went to an awesome kids museum. This was the moon sand table

What a cheese!

We spent hours there to keep out of the heat and we wore down our good moods to the point of no return.

Sorry I have been away so long! I am so busy....it is not even funny....really....I am offically a realtor (insert excitement here...I feel more like weeping from exhaustion than jumping for joy, but that is beside the point.) We went to Arizona and the river, Arizona was hot, but beautiful and the river was fun. Noelle surfed behind the boat for the first time. Wahoo!!! (with abe of course!) She thought it was great!!! Noelle is such a big girl now...she loves the idea of getting big one day and she often tells me she is tired of being small and that it is hard to be little. I bought a dried seaweed snack full of vitamins and minerals but she would not touch it...until I told her that it would help her grow tall. She stood in front of the mirror and ate the whole bag yelling "look how big I am now!" after every bite. Chloe is really funny....she has been saying her first real toddler words that sound like the real word, (instead of baby words which are really just random noises assigned to different things that they want on a regular basis) She says "happy? happy? no happy!" then she puckers up into a cute little frowny face. She is very clever and knows how to get what she wants and who she can get it from ...i feel like a pawn in the game of "Chloe and (sometimes) Noelle rule the world!" Chloe likes to point out babies and like all kids doesn't realize she is one. She will eat anything in site and at break neck speed. I put it on her plate, turn around and its gone! Here are some cute pics from our trips

GARDNER FAMILY PRIDE!!!

Abe's Great Great Grandfather was Robert Gardner. Robert Gardner was a great man who founded the city of St. George Utah. St. George put up a statue to honor him a few weeks ago and so we all had an impromptu reunion. We learned about our great ancestors through his personal journal, and through Abe's dads stories. It was great to see our family and learn about our roots! We had a fun little road trip and a great hotel...but we all came back with the stomach flu!

La Dolce Vita!!

My parents went to Italy!! SO RAD!!!

FHE Nature Walk

Noelle took this pic!

Chloe is leading the way

I see you!

Noelle found a Frisbee....which she called a Crispy!

For Family Home Evening this week we did a Nature Walk! We made binoculars and bug jars and then went on a walk around our neighborhood collecting flowers, not bugs. Noelle and Chloe had so much fun!

Our little shadow!

.....a sleepy snuggle with daddy

.....at the computer with mommy

....helping daddy build

.....queen of the hill

.....helping with laundry

.....helping with dinner

....."watching"tv with noelle

....keeping an eye on her big sister!