And Jeff Got Married!

Tom's brother, Jeff, got married this Summer.  Woo Hoo!  Juli has been a great addition to our family.  Unfortunately, I don't have any real pictures of the event.  Here's what I've got.

Alice raises the roof for the newlyweds.  Not really. 

Owen was being coy.

Abby was in charge of pictures . . .

This was before Sophie nearly whined me to death because it was so hot.

I don't think Owen wanted to sit in the sun either.

I made skirts for the girls to wear.  It was such a cute fabric!

We got matchy flip flops for the girls to wear too.

Track Team

I signed Abby up for track this last Spring.  I was surprised she wanted to do it - she's never been much of a runner.  She seems to want to sign up for anything that's available.  After a practice or two, Abby asked the coaches if Sophie could practice too.  She's too young by a couple of years, but they let her participate.  I was even more surprised that Sophie would want to run, she won't walk down the block without complaining about being tired.  Here are a few pictures.  I don't think the girls got any faster this year, but they got some exercise and a little taste of running, to see if they want to do it in the future.

School's Out!

Abby and Sophie really enjoyed school this year.  What a blessing!  I didn't have to beg them to go or wade through any fake illnesses.  I guess we can say goodbye to 2nd grade and Pre-school and hello to Summer!

Sophie's last day

Miss Ashley and Miss Tew

Abby and Miss Mortensen

Family Vacation

We went to Disneyland in May for a family vacation.  I didn't blog about it.  I haven't blogged about anything lately.  Here you go:

We also had a day at the beach.  Alice played in the sand, Tom, Abby, and Sophie played in the waves, and I got sunburned:

 

We went to the Mormon Battalion Center in San Diego:

And we visited the San Diego Temple: 

We also went to Sea World: 

Sophie stood by this ride and got soaking wet.  She didn't want to ride it in the first place because she didn't want to get wet.  Silly kid.

Dance like you mean it!

Abby and Sophie took dance classes at the rec center this year.  Abby was in hip hop and Sophie took pre-ballet.  They really enjoyed themselves, and got some exercise - which is the whole point of me signing them up.  Abby got to be in class with her cousins Hayley and Paige, so going to dance class was that much more exciting for her.  I got to hang out with Laura and exercise while they danced.  It worked out pretty well.

Sophie had a really cute group of little girls to dance with.

Abby's hip hop group was pretty entertaining

And, just in case you really wanted to watch video, here you go.

Snowie days

My two snow bunnies

We had a few random, late season snow storms this year.  I don't really like snow, so the girls don't get a lot of opportunities to play in it.  Too much snow in the house, too many clothes to find/put on for a short period of time.  Too cold.  Too wet.  Hmph.  Snow.

Sophie making her snow angel

Alice attempting a snow angel of her own