McKel T-Ball

McKel tries out another sport.  This girl is all about the sports.  We enrolled her in T-Ball and I was amazed at how well she could hit the ball!

Dad helps McKel get her mitt on

McKel is super excited for her turn!

Smile!

And she's up to bat:

Matthew visits

Since the daycare is right next to our apartment, Matthew will sometimes stop by for a quick visit with the girls after he is picked up from daycare.  He likes to run into their bedroom and hop on the bunk bed, hoping that dad won't make him come down and leave.

playing with McKel's superheroes

happy kids!

Something for the Tooth Fairy

Avril loses her very first tooth!  So exciting.  It has been wiggling around like crazy in her mouth.  Unfortunately, she lost the tooth!  She does not remember it ever coming out, so my guess is that she swallowed it!  We had to leave a note for the tooth fairy, explaining why there was no tooth to leave under the pillow.  I am sure it happens, so she will understand :)

Bye, bye, tooth!

McKel was proud of her toothless big sis!

Hot Air Balloons

Aunt Trish is always full of fun activities to participate in.  She called and invited us to attend a hot air balloon event in Park City and it sounded like a great way to spend a Saturday morning, so we got up early and made the drive over.  Sara and Matthew, our good friends, decided to come on the adventure as well.  It was a beautiful morning and I brought the fancy camera to get some fantastic shots of the balloons:

so many bright colors

paradise balloon

watching them land was a treat

kinda makes me want to take a ride!

beautiful!

An intrigued McKel

A happy Avril

McKel gets up close to check out the basket

down it comes!

McKel wanted to go touch the balloon

cutie

Sara and Matthew

getting all the air out...

Parker shows off his tractor

a very happy boy!

Such a fun day with friends and gorgeous views!!  :)

Avril at School

Avril's 1st Grade teacher, Cathy Woolf, has a facebook page for their class, and she always posts pictures of recent activities.  This is awesome for parents to get to see what the kids have been up to.  Here are a few recent photos I stole from their facebook page:

Avril working hard in the garden

Getting lots done!

Some sort of science experiment, I presume

Ingtrigued children

Sweet, happy girl!

Bathroom Shots

Our plan when we buy the duplex is to gut the bathroom and Mike will have the fun job of remodeling it.  This is one of the first things we will do.  Here are a few before shots I snapped of the bathroom:

the street view from the bathroom window

the gross tub

cupboards over the washer/dryer

sink

 I wish I would've taken more... I will come back to these photos when I compare them to the final finished product!

Matthew's Birthday Party

 Our friend Matthew turned 4 this year, so we got to go to his superhero party.  McKel was especially excited, since she LOVES superheroes!  They had a pinata and pizza and cake.  The girls had a blasty blast.

Matthew tries to hit the superman pinata

McKel takes her turn

Next Avril takes a swing!

 A little video clip:

Finally someone (Josh, Matthew's dad) makes the candy drop:

yum!!

present opening time!

Matthew got lots of cool toys!

and finally... the cake!

Thanks for inviting us to your birthday party, Matthew!  We had a great time :)

McKel Pic

Sometimes McKel will ask me to take a picture of her. This was one of those times. So here is a pic of McKel sitting on the majestic lion at the zoo :)

Love you, McKel!!

McKel Gymnastics

McKel's first gymnastics class.  I figure that McKel was made to be a gymnast.  She is athletic, strong, flexible, and a powerhouse little girl.  I enrolled her in a gym class which is held at a local aquatic center.  It's fun to watch this little dynamite girl in action.  For a first timer, I'm pretty impressed with her skills :)

So cute!!

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