I can't believe it's been five months!!!

To my sweet Violet, I can hardly believe you are five months old!! Although I feel like you have been a part of this family forever! I love you beyond reason and thank you everyday for letting me be your Mom. You have brought so much joy and happiness to our family and most days I could just hold and kiss you all day long!

Here are some pictures of Violet in her favorite places!!

Our last concert!

We had our last concert (I sing in the Colorado Mormon Chorale, in case you were wondering)... I am sad that there will be no Wednesday night rehearsal, no more wearing of the 'beautiful' blue dresses, and sad that I won't be able chat with my choir friends and get into trouble for being noisy... at least until fall!:)

There I am singing!

Violet and I in my (no you cannot borrow!) choir dress!

Look Mom, no training wheels!!!

Today at the bike store, Dorothy kept asking for a 'big girl bike' and James told her that if she could learn to ride her bike without training wheels she could get one. As soon as we got home she got her bike out and made Daddy take off the training wheels. In less than an hour Dorothy was riding her bike up and down the street!!! The little stink still wants Mommy and Daddy to run with her the whole time. But we are so proud of her and can hardly believe it!! She's such a good little biker!!!

Violet watching from the sidelines!

Preston got a little upset Dorothy was getting so much attention

he got his bike out and started riding!

Sleeping Buddies!!!

The other day, the girls fell asleep during our 'family movie party' and they were so cute I had to get a picture! I then had to get a picture of Preston who sleeps with Buzzlight Year and Woody every night! I then made my sleeping buddy James pose for a photo!!!

That just melts my heart!!

Preston HAS to have these two just like that to sleep!!

I was trying to hide my no make-up face and show off my crazy hair!!

UP!!!

Pretty much the only movie we go to every year are the Pixar movies. James LOVES every movie they do. So we packed up the fam and headed to the show (with a few friends)! The kids loved the show. James said "they totally redeemed themselves after Wall-E!" I loved the popcorn and Dr. Pepper so everyone was happy!! James and I give it two thumbs up and say it's a must see!!!

What the hail??!!

For memorial day James decided we should bike to Cherry Creek reservoir. It's about 12 miles there and back so I hesitantly agreed. We watched the news to see what to expect and the weatherman said to expect showers after 2:00. So we left by 10 to have lots of time. Once we arrived at the reservoir we felt the first sprinkles. Instead of letting the kids play around on the 'beach' we immediately headed back. About 1 mile later it just started POURING (around 11:30)!!!! We had to bike the remaining 5 miles in a mix of pouring rain and hail. All three kids were screaming their heads off by mile 4 because water had soaked through the bike trailer!!! By the time we got home our hands were completely numb and we looked like soaked rats!! Just to let you know James is already planning on us going again later in the week!!! Fun??!!

Look at that rain!!

The drowned rats!!

Dorothy after a warm bath and in her jammies!
(She refused to take a picture when we got home!)

It rained so much it flooded the run-off field across the street!!

Camping at Cherry Creek!

A group of us decided to get together and go camping! We went to the Cherry Creek reservoir. The kids had a blast and Dorothy cried when we went home. For someone who thinks camping should always involve a cabin... I can't believe it but I can't wait to go again!! But we have to get a larger tent!

Playing around!!

We had the biggest family and the smallest tent!!

Hanging out!

Eating dinner

Warming up by the campfire and enjoying smores!

The kids all drinking hot coco in the morning!