will you be my valentine?

Madelynn got  a visitor tonight.  her bestest friend Tate stopped by with a question for her...will you be my valentine? circle yes or no.  (look at the picture below to see her answer)  a love note, a box of chocolates, a balloon, and stickers...not bad for a 6 yr old. 

ps dustin you gots some work to do...tate has set the bar high for what to get your valentine!

"doe low"

We wanted to get out of the heat for the 4th of July this year.  it was a 116 in mesa, so we took off for Show Low.  We had a great time with friends.  We went to the Show Low 4th of July parade.  The girls just loved it.  We were a little sad that they didn't have fire workds due to the fires.  I am thinking that we started a new tradition...Show Low for the 4th.  When we left ella cried for "doe low" all the way home.

preschool grad

Madelynn had a blast at preschool this year.  She is so sad that this year came to a close, but she can't wait for KINDERGRARDEN to start!  Only if i was as ready as she is.  I can't believe my baby is old enough for kindergraden.  times goes by way too fast.  just have to enjoy every moment of this summer.

christmas at grandy and grampy's

madelynn's christmas party

my girls

halloween

 ella wanted nothing to do with the camera



preschool

madelynn started preschool today! she is so glad to be back in school.
our baby it growing up!

2010

2009


2008

swings

madelynn lived on this swing for about a week and a half.

*ps we miss you claire bear!

spring recital

madelynn had her spring recital today. she recited hey diddle diddle. she did such a great job. she loves preschool so much. she adores her teacher, miss juliette. she sure will miss preschool in a few weeks when school is out for summer! can it almost be summer?

madelynn's preschool class

madelynn and miss juliette

madelynn and tate

madelynn reciting her poem

sunday mornings

i love Sunday mornings...for three reasons.

1. i love that i get to wake up to my silly wild-haired girls and get to cuddle with them all morning long!
2. the only morning in the week we get to just hang out as a family with no where to go.
3. cinnamon rolls

museum

We went to mesa's museum for youth this week. It was so perfect for Madelynn. We went with some friends that are moving up to UT this week end. sniff sniff! I'm still in total denial they are leaving us. Anyways they have a side of the museum that is for 0-4. It was awesome for Ella to be able to run around and play. Then they have a side for older kids, the have a monster exhibit right now Madelynn loved it so much. I think we will be going back...it's something to do to beat the heat here.

Have you ever read this book? It's the cutest book. They have a room dedicated to this book.

Talmage and Madelynn dressed up as the little guy in the book.

Chelsi reading the book to them. Madelynn feel in love with this book.

This is what Ella wanted to do. Play with the blocks and run around.

this was the painting room.

0-4yrs old side.

pony's

Madelynn has always wanted to ride a horse! When we were up in UT she got to ride this sweet little horse names licorice. She couldn't stop talking about it. We had such a fun time in UT, we never have enough time to see everyone and do everything we want when we are up there! Maybe some day we will visit more then three days!

Graduation

We had two Gradulations as Madelynn calls it. Madelynn Graduated from preschool. She had a blast this year at preschool and is having a hard time understanding why she can't go and what summer break is.

Dustin Graduated from ASU!!! We are so excited and proud of him! He has been doing the school thing for the last four years, which is how long we have been married...I don't know what I am going to do with a hubby who isn't in school! He has worked so hard at this going to school full time and working full time, it's a big accomplishment! Way to go Dustin! Madelynn was so cute, she wanted to bring her grad hat to wear to her daddy graduation!

Dustin parents came into town for his graduation, it was so fun to have them visit. Madelynn was so sad to see them go! It was a fun week end, other then Ella having double ear infections and I ended up in the urgent care with pneumonia. We are all doing better now.

{so the lighting was horrible at the graduation, so i had my iso 1600 and when we went out to take pictures out side, i totally forgot to change my iso so all my pic are so grainy...i'm so buged...oh well}