A little place to hide 7-23/13

The kids played so well while I was packing up our old house!  One day I found Hazel behind the toy kitchen.  She had 3 little blocks that she was trying to figure out.  She successfully was able to put them together and pull them apart multiple times!  Its so fun to see them learn and try new things.

Playing with babies 7-23-13

Today, I noticed Hazel playing with a baby doll.  She has never taken interest in them before.  I watched her carefully place her baby doll in this chair, cover her with a blanket, and then pick her up and start over again!  I grabbed my camera, her little p.j.'s were cute for the pictures but the bright red Iron Man hat was not!  I tried to remove it but she would cry and put it right back on every time!!  She wears this thing every day lately.  Ahh!  But I still thought these were cute of her.

Purple flowers Green bug 7-16-13

 Rhylan and I were cutting flowers off our bush to decorate our table for dinner, when we found a HUGE metallic green beetle!  Yeah, we caught a few of them and observed them a few hours.

Moving!!

Please excuse me while I move into our new house!

Mom Hazel's stuck!

Gracin's party!

 A few days after Gracin's birthday we went to his "party."  We headed to Golf n' Stuff to play mini golf.  It was there first time going.  They were having so much fun and loved to be someplace new.  Gracin kept saying "I love golfing!!"  Here are some pictures from our family party.

They are checking out some ducks.

Hazel finally was able to get out toward the end or our activity.  She decided Riley and my golf balls were hers and enjoyed putting them in and out of the holes.  She also claimed Riley's club about halfway through and wouldn't give it back.

Pizza night

One night we each made our own pizza!! The kids really had fun and took time to make their pizza look good! We started with whole wheat pitas, they smeared on the pizza sauce, added a layer if fresh spinach, a ton of cheese, and olives. Then they sat by the oven and watched the 10 min they cooked. Every one ate every bite. A dinner story success. Most of our dinner stories don't end so happily ever after.

Lighning

We have had steady rain every day since July 1st.  I love the rain.  Growing up in Arizona you don't get to see it all that much.  I was so excited to take pictures of the lightning!!  I guessed it was going to be difficult, I was right.  I just couldn't predict very well where in the sky to point my camera.  But I did get a few fun shots!

Monsoons bring clouds and beautiful sunsets too!

Cream Cheese

When Hazel eats cream cheese and crackers, I'm not sure if any cream cheese ever gets inside her mouth.  She always looks like this when she's done.

 Another new trick "Hazel, where is your hair?"

Sister tea party

The first official sister tea party!! I'm sure there are plenty more to come.