The Girls Room

For the past four years Dallin and Penny have shared a room. So, this past weekend we decided it was time to have the girls share a room. I love having all the pink girl stuff in one room, instead of mixed in with robots and reptiles. :)

BUTTERFLY GARLAND

I love the picture of the Savior with a Butterfly on his fingertip! So sweet and peaceful!

And new coordinating bedding from Target :)

Labor Day Weekend

Instead of a road trip this weekend, we stayed home and did some projects around the house :)

We put new bark in the back yard to get rid of some weeds, the annoying morning glory was taking over everything. When i write "WE" i actually mean Rolo did all the work and i watched him :) He's amazing!!



&
Rolo made these cool book shelves in Dallin's Room. We wanted to make a fun reading corner for the kids, and we found the idea to use vinyl rain gutters.

i love it! and the kids do too :)

we also decorated the girls room and i'll post pictures of that tomorrow.

While Dallin's at School we . . . .

*go for lots of bike rides

*feed the ducks bread and this picture is of Allison quacking like a duck :)


*run away from Crazy ducks :-0

*go for walks, holding Big sisters hand - love it!

*make COOKIES for Big Brother

*and enjoy chocolate chip cookies and a glass of milk when Dallin gets home from School!

Sunflower Picture

enjoyed a beautiful Sunday evening!

Dear Daddy,

Thank you for being my Soccer Coach. I have been watching you and Dallin play for the past three years and now it is my turn to have you for a Coach. I love running really fast with you. And the best is trying to jump up really high and give you a high5. You are a fun Daddy! THANK YOU for making our own soccer field in our backyard, you work so hard!!!!

LOVE, PENNY

Dallin, Penny, & Allison

MR. D. has been busy with School :) HE LOVES IT! He loves eating lunch at school, i put Dr. Seuss notes in his lunch with a little treat and he comes home smiling telling me he made sure to read my love note for him :) He comes home from school happy and ready to play with his school friends and sisters. Being at school all day is perfect for D., the more he is entertained the better.

We have had a lot of butterflies in our backyard and this picture below is of Dallin being so gentle with a butterfly he caught.

Our Sweet P. has learned to ride her bike without training wheels. She decided to ride her bike without training wheels on Saturday and it only took her a few falls/tries to figure it out. She learned quickly but not without a wound to show for it. Her last ride on the road she was going to fast and looked behind to see where i was at and she lost control and fell onto a curb and hit her forehead (yes, she was wearing a helmet.) Anyhoo, she is very proud of her new accomplishment.
She has also started PRE-SCHOOL with her best friend :) They both were so excited!!!!!!!!!!

And tonight these two girls start playing SOCCER :)

Also, I love doing Penny's hair, this was her hair style on Sunday, little girls with braids, flowers and bows in there hair are so CUTE, i cherish the sweet moments of this little girl and her cuteness!!!

And our little SUNSHINE is wanting to do everything like her big siblings and is going thru a phase of getting frustated if she can't jump off the couch like they can, so much to learn and DISCOVER!!!! She has also been sick with a cold and has been very demanding :) so that's why i haven't blogged for a week! As long as this little girl is in the middle of all the fun, she is as happy as can be! :)

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

Day 2

Dallin came home yesterday with a BIG grin on his face and is still smiling this morning! The first few days of a new school year are always so exciting!!

This is a Mr. D this morning on his way out the door to the bus!

(my little man is growing up way to fast!!!!!!!!!)

Back to School :)

Yesterday i had Dallin look at a back to school recipe book (FROM MA♥KEY) to pick out what kind of lunches he wanted me to make for him.

The picture below is a copy of the list he wrote of what he wanted for the next three days.

*savory ham tortilla wraps *a delicious vanilla fruit salad *Tossed chicken salad w/ mandarin oranges and almonds

I was a Proud Mom of his GREAT CHOICES :)

(thank you Ma♥Key for the book)

i am looking forward to 3:30 today to hear how his first day of 1st grade went. He was so excited to start school and this year his School got there own elementary building, which is fantastic!
The bilingual program is growing fast and doing great!!

Camping

we went to McCall this weekend for a camping adventure

the kids loved HIKING, it was a beautiful area!
they had fun playing in the dirt making a garden/playground for the ANTS, it was very clever what they designed, making a campfire, roasting marshmallows, being silly in the tent.
And for us as PARENTS
it was a lot of work with three little kids!

We're back from Washington

we had a wonderful summer vacation

with Ma♥Key & Poppa, my sisters and cousins!!!!!!

Family Reunion info

This Post is for my Penhallegon Family to Read :)

So, we went to Garden Valley today and checked out the Cabin for a Reunion. We loved it, the kids ran wild and they loved it and it would be perfect to fit all 29 of us.

So, the down side - i was hoping the cost would be $250 per family but it turns out their holiday rate is $360 per family. So, i think that is too much!

This cabin is huge and has plenty of space for everyone. It's a beautiful area in the mountains, it would be so neat to be there for Christmas!!

The pictures on their internet site don't do justice. There are six bedrooms for the couples and one large room with three bunk beds and five twin beds for all the cousins, it's on the upper loft area and the kids would have a blast being together, it's ideal for the kids.

Another thing to consider is the winter weather, you definitely do not want to travel on the roads up to this cabin in bad weather. We would lose our money, you have to give them the full amount in advance and it is not refundable

So, do you all want to crash at our house for FREE? :)

We could just wait and see if they actually book this Cabin for Christmas and if they don't we could possibly get the $250 rate as i was originally hoping for. And if we wait till November to book the rental we would have a better idea of what the weather might be like.

Thinking about the cost of the cabin, food, activities, and travel, we are totaling A LOT of moola :)

Another option - We can start saving and do this next year.

So, what do you all think????

This is turning out to be too complicated :)

A Quote . . .by Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference

G-ma

today (July26th) i'm thinking of my G-ma Pen. It's her 88th birthday! That's amazing!
my kids love all the good mail they receive from G-ma, crazy socks, clothes, she can't pass a good deal$$$, she loves bright colors - as you can see with the table cloth behind us in the picture. She's a dedicated journalist, LOVES birds, a GREAT Grandma!

FREE!

this flower basket was being thrown away on garbage day and i snatched it, i love free stuff and it looks great hanging by the back patio :)


my orange lilies are in full bloom, they're such a gorgeous summer flower!

Piggy toes. . .

in the mud

&
a cute little girl in a swimsuit for the first time

todays schedule ;)

Bike Ride

For date night on Friday we went for a Bike Ride around the lake, put some popsicles in my fanny pack to enjoy, and it was a perfect evening with my best friend!

We discovered a COOP/Bird Blind where you can bird watch, it was a cool little fort, we saw two eagles and some babies in a big nest, we want to go back on a Saturday morning and take the kiddos. i love being outside and discovering all nature has to offer, endless beauty!

A slice of pie

SWEET raspberries from our garden

Mmm Mmm GOOD!

Vacation to Utah

• It was a great trip to go visit family and friends.

• On our way to UT we stopped and stayed the night with the our friends in Burley. It was so nice to break up the road trip!!! Thank you Marci :)
  
• Friday, we played with cousins at a water park in Salt Lake.
  
• Playing with cousins on both sides of the family made for a GREAT day when we arrived in UT.
  
• The kids loved the pool at Uncle Ryan's ;)
  
• Saturday morning i went to my brothers Spin Gym class. That was AWESOME. the best work out i have ever done, it works out your whole body!!!
  
• Saturday i had a Sister Missionary reunion! Four of my seven comps were there. So, wonderful to see everyone!!
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• A Peter Breinholt Concert with my Sisters and baby Isaac - a fundraiser for a sweet family
• playing the Wii and staying up late
• 
• Sunday, Abuelo's house, the kids LOVE playing in the fort in the back yard & using Grandpa's tools, Penny loves his toys in the house(the guitar)
  
• Grandma's house for dinner, bubbles and sparklers :)
  
• Monday, a picnic in Ogden, and a canoe ride!
  

Wear Sunscreen

today i basked in the nice warm sun :-0 I have not done that for a very long time, no kids to watch, a slight breeze, a good book and a little sunburned, it felt GREAT :)

i remembered these lyrics from Baz Luhrmann! :

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '97. Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you one tip for the future, sunscreen
would be it.
the long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by
scientists whereas the
rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my
own meandering
experience... I will dispense this advice now

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh,
nevermind, you will not
understand the power and beauty of your youth until
they've faded. But trust
me, in 20 years you'll look back at photos of yourself
and recall in a way
you can't grasp now, how much possibility lay before
you and how fabulous
you really looked. You are NOT as fat as you imagine.

Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that
worrying is as
effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by
chewing bubblegum. The
real toubles in life are apt to be things that never
crossed your worried
mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle
Tuesday

Do one thing everyday that scares you.

Sing.

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't
put up with people who
are reckless with yours.

Floss.

Don't waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you're
ahead, sometimes you're
behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with
yourself.

Remember compliments you receive. Forget the
insults. If you succeed in doing
this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank
statements.

Stretch.

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do
with your life.
The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22
what they wanted to do
with their lives; some of the most interesting 40 year
olds I know still
don't.

Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to your knees, you'll miss them when they're
gone.

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll
have children, maybe you
won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40. Maybe you'll dance
the funky chicken on
your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do,
don't congratulate
yourself too much or berate yourself either - your
choices are half chance,
so are everybody else's.

Enjoy your body, use it every way you can... don't be
afraid of it, or what
other people think of it... it's the greatest instrument
you'll ever own.

Dance... even if you have nowhere to do it but in
your own living room.

Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.

Do NOT read beauty magazines they will only make
you feel UGLY.

CHORUS
Brother and sister together we'll make it through.
Someday your spirit will take you and guide you there.
I know you've been hurting, but I've been waiting to be there for you.
And I'll be there just helping you out whenever I can.

Get to know your parents, you never know when they
might be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings; they're your best link to your
past and the
people most likely to stick with you in the future

Understand that friends come and go, but for the
precious few you should
hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography
and lifestyle because the
older you get, the more you need the people you knew
when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes
you hard. Live in
Northern California once, but leave before it makes
you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths. Prices will rise,
Politicians will
philander, you too will get old. And when you do, you'll
fantasize that when
you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians
were noble, and children
respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe
you have a trust fund,
maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse; but you never
know when either one might
run out.

Don't mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're
40, it will look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with
those who supply it.
Advice is a form of nostalgia; dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past
from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly
parts, and
recycling it for more than it's worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen.

Wishing you a . . . .

BRIGHT BRIGHT SUN SHINY DAY


the radiant color of yellow - everywhere i look - my favorite :)

Happy 4th of July

Great weekend

Friday- date night, we went to the movie theater, we've just recently started leaving Allison and it has been nice to not have our little chaperon ;)

Saturday - we watched two great WORLD CUP SOCCER games as a family, then we went in the back yard and played together, even little Allison likes to kick the ball!!


Saturday afternoon we went to downtown Boise with our bikes and had fun playing by the river. Near the playground these cute little Maltese puppies were for sale, The girls loved 'em! They didn't have a male or else we might have brought home a puppy :)

Music

Allison loves climbing onto the piano bench and pounding on the keys :)
i enjoy having her sit next to me while i play, her melody is the best!

A quote for today