Our cute little hiking buddy!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Our fun-packed June!
The past couple of weeks have been pretty fun around our house! We've been able to spend lots of time as a family and we have loved every minute of it. A couple of weekends ago we went hiking to one of our favorite spots...Spencer's Butte. At the top we sat down to eat lunch (of course Sage was asleep as always!) and were befriended by several squirrels who I'm sure were hoping we would share. At first they were pretty cute and Kenna was really excited, but after Nate gave the first squirrel a bit of a sandwich, he must have told his buddies because we were soon surrounded by them. And they were persistent! We'd shoo them away and they'd come right back. Kenna started getting a little nervous (secretly they weren't looking so cute anymore to me either!), so we had to cut lunch a little short. It was an adventure! And of course friendly little Makenna said "hi" to every single person we passed on the hike, to their enjoyment and our entertainment. It was pretty cute!
Kenna sporting Dad's sunglasses before the hike (upside down of course!)
Sage soundly asleep, guess it's a comfortable pack!
Our cute little hiking buddy!
Our cute little hiking buddy!
The not-so-cute squirrel doing tricks!
We also celebrated my birthday! I got MANY calls and messages from friends and family members...thanks for thinking of me! My sweet friends up here even made me a cake (with WAY too many candles on it) :) and took me out to lunch. They are so great. And of course my wonderful husband spoiled me as always. I love you Nate, thanks for making it an awesome birthday!
The kiddos enjoying a little mac n' cheese...at least Kenna!
And yes, most of her buddies are boys, what a lucky girl! ;)The awesome birthday cake, thanks Chelsea & Christie
(and Nate thanks you too, I don't think he could make a double layered
lemon cake with homemade frosting!)
The beautiful flowers I got from Nate, I LOVE flowers!
Now I have to say a late "Happy Father's Day" to all the wonderful fathers in my life. My dad is my hero and my father-in-law is more a second dad than an "in-law". That word just doesn't do him justice. I love both of them so much and am so grateful for their love, support and advice. And most of all I want to say Happy Father's Day to my sweet husband who is truly the best dad my girls could ever get! He loves them and it shows in the way he plays with them, teaches them and makes time for them. I can't think of a more patient, caring and fun dad. And boy do they love him! No one can make them smile or laugh like their dad! I feel so blessed to have a husband who is so involved in our children's lives and every day routine. Hope you had a wonderful Father's day Nate!! We love you!
This picture says a lot of the occasion...note Nate holding Sage's hand and the glass of milk? That's cuz Kenna spilled most the milk running with it in the excitement to bring it to Daddy, and Sage really badly wanted a strawberry. Instead she just got syrup all over her fingers...and then of course all over Nate. And you see Kenna has succeeded in stealing a strawberry. That's cuz Nate only has two hands. Poor guy...what a trooper! :)
Lately Makenna has been a little bit of a mischievous two-year old. The other day I let Sage play with a highlighter (she can't take the lid off) and I failed to notice that she kindly handed it off to her big sister. I found Kenna a few minutes later with it in hand, but no noticeable damage had been done so I simply put it away (to the tune of Kenna repeating "only on paper" over and over...yes, she's been taught!). Then a couple days later I was putting toys away and happened to sit down between the crib and the wall. Surprise, surprise, there was Makenna's lovely highlighter artwork...all over the crib sheet and bumper pad. And I thought she was innocent, what was I thinking? Stories like that are becoming daily occurrences around our house, but such is life with a two year-old. She sure keeps us busy!
Does this look like a face that would color on the nice crib? Yeah, I think so too!
This picture doesn't quite do it justice...but isn't it pretty?
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Brooke! I am so glad I found your blog. It looks like you are doing great. Your little ones are absolutely darling!!!!!!
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PS Alyssa has the same crib bedding...how fun!