Prep for Father's Day

Today we decided while Mark was working that we would get the craft stuff out and the girl's were going to make Father's Day cards. They had a lot of fun doing this and got creative. I bet Daddy will LOVE them.

Swimming Season has Begun!!!

The girls are SO excited to finally be out of school and for the most part to have warmer weather or at least warm enough to them to be in their pool and they started swimming lessons this week also. The weather was so warm last week and this week it really has been cooler and raining, but that has not stopped them. They truly are like fish in the water - they absolutely love it and are so excited. We set their pool up over the weekend and they have been having their friends over and being as wet as possible. They both are enjoying their swim lessons. They are in different classes and just love their teachers. Summer ~ Here we Come!

The Girls' Last Day of School!

It's officially over. The girls are so excited to be finished with school - they are officially done with 2nd and 4th grade. I can't believe come August that Sophie will be in 3rd grade and Samantha will be in the 5th grade. Where does the time go??? Here comes summer...

Friends

It was so great coming off a weekend of having my Mom here and then my great friend, Marie came for a visit on Monday to see where I lived and spend the day. I loved having her here and showing her the beautiful area where we live. The time went so fast and it was great having her here.

Weekend with Mom

I'm late getting this posted, but we had a great weekend. Mom came to visit on Wednesday last week and had to leave Sunday. It was the first time that she had been to our new home and she loved it and could not believe how beautiful it was here. She understands now what a healing place this is with all the beauty. Thursday, Sophie had a skit for all the parents and family and it was so cute to see them and all their hard work. Friday we went and showed Mom around some more. Saturday was a difficult day as that was the 1st anniversary since my Dad passed away - I still can not believe that it has been that long and that he is no longer with us. I miss him so much every day. We spent the day by going to Bear Lake as Mom had never been and it was just a beautiful day through Logan Canyon and in Bear Lake. We spent the day there walking along the beach, the girls played in the water and we had Rasberry Shakes before we went home - yummy. The entire weekend was so nice and we loved having Mom here.

The Beauty of our Surroundings!

Mark and I went and drove around a bit yesterday and look at what we found just 5 minutes from our house. It is just beautiful and breathtaking - we LOVE it here!

Samantha Run's the Mile

For the past few weeks, Samantha has been training for the Mile run here locally as her school to compete with 4 other Elementary's. They all met today in a nearby town for the race. It was the 4th and 5th grade girls from 5 elementary schools and they had so much fun. Out of 100's of girls, she placed 32nd for the 4th grade girls. We were really proud of her. She has always loved track and field and this just may be the beginning of her track career - you never know. She ran a 10 minute mile and honestly Mark and I laughed and thought, I bet we could not even do that. She did a great job and as you will see in the pics, it was hard to catch her in action with all the other girls, but she is the one with the ponytail and the yellow shirt. Our little "Track Star"!