Duckwitz's: 2010

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

2nd GRADE and PRE-SCHOOL

Haley waited ALLLL summer (somewhat impatiently) to be able to go back to school. I wish that feeling would last into high school!

Yep! 2nd Grade!

Strike a pose.

Ashlyn was suuuuuper excited to feel like a big girl and go to school. She woke up early the first day and did everything herself! She wouldn't let us help her with anything! She buttoned every button on her shirt.

The traditional "in front of the door" first day pic.

I love my silly girls!

Off to school!

Ashlyn couldn't stop smiling the first day,
so she often hid her smiles with her hands.

Time is starting to fly by. I love to see my girls learn and grow, but sometimes I just want to freeze them! When they were babies, I couldn't wait to see them get old enough to do the next great thing. Now, all of a sudden I find myself going, "Wait! Stop! Slow down, at least!"

I'm 4!

We had a great time celebrating Ashlyn's birthday in Manti. When we drove up to the grandparent's house, Ashlyn said "Grandma will say 'Happy Birthday' to me!" That's what she wanted the most - for people to tell her "Happy Birthday."

Ashlyn wanted a "Belle cake with pink and blue on it."
I did my best. :P

She shares a birthday with her uncle Mike.
So, Mike got his Belle cake too!

Present time!

Haley sewed this apron for Ashlyn.

The best present ever - a tricycle!

Summer Play

Here is just a smattering of some things we enjoyed this summer!

Carnivals

First entry in the annual Firework Car Races.

Some friends of ours started doing this
tradition around the 4th of July.
Strap fireworks to a car and see how far it will go -
what guys wouldn't like this tradition?

Fun at the Cabin!

Kids love getting dirty at the cabin!
This was quite an assembly line bath!

Found these strange partnerships after putting Ashlyn to bed.

Our ridiculous apricot tree!

They grow as thick as grapes!

A tour of the Candy Factory. Mmmmm!

Cheap dress-ups!
(Thanks to the imagination of Haley)

Dragon

Knight

Having fun at Parade of Homes! Thanks Suz!

This house had a slide INSIDE the house!
I want one!

Lagoon! (Twice!)

Bulgy the Whale
I love her face!

Yeah, I don't know who he is either.

They were actually pretty fearless this year
and went on a lot of bigger rides with us!
(No pics of that though. Oops.)

We laugh at this sign every year.
Um, who would WANT to sit on that fence?

Felt sooo good on a hot day!

All giggles and grins! Love it.

Haley was part of the fabulous circus show!
She was adorable!

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Oh Yes! We're still here!

I know, I know. It's been a LONG time since I posted here. Life has been quite crazy. So, here goes.. 1/2 year summed up in one post. (At least, what I have pictures of.) So prepare yourself for lots of pics! Here we GO!...

Christmas 2009

Temple Square

Hawaii
(Our 10th anniversary)

The beach - my favorite thing of all.

The view from the timeshare.
Thanks so much Dan and Beth!!

Banyan Tree

Our sweet ride! Highly recommend it!

Beautiful gardens and flowers!

Trying to find a great snorkeling spot.
Snorkeling = favorite thing #2!

BowSweet research. :)
Maui-inspired line coming soon!

Coral

Beautiful scenery

Lookout along highway. Volcano there.

Lots of yummy ice cream! Greg's favorite!

Hiking through Bamboo.

Where's Greg?

LOVED the food!

Feeding the birds each morning.

Picking up a coconut on our drive to Hana.

Palm trees in the mirror are NOT fake!

Driving around and breathing the air = favorite thing #3!

Lava caves

Black Sand Beach

Look at that water!

Beauty overload!

One of the waterfalls on the road to Hana.

Very involved with the magic show.
Greg was the "Gomer" this time around.

Wow!

Snorkeling trip.

Beautiful sunsets!

Lava fields.

Sooo pretty!

Came home to this!
Yes, I'm still wearing flip-flops.

Haley's "Parade".

Isn't she fun!?

Haley's 7th Birthday

Ashlyn loves ponies!

Easter 2010

Crazy Hair Day

Spring Cleaning

Finally said goodbye to my pointe shoes.

Photo taken MAY 24!!!

Haley's end of the year program.
(1st grade)

Phew! First show done!

Greg is now a producer!

Wowzers!
Did you make it to the end?
Wahoo! Good for you. You survived. :)

Ashlyn-isms

"Mom! It's a two-headed mailbox!" (After seeing a two-headed snake at the bean museum.)
-4/11

Mom: "I'm glad you're not crying anymore." Ashlyn: "Yeah, my tears are frozen."
-1/10/11

A paper that came back from Ashlyn's church activity: "I love my mom because... she gives me something to eat, she loves me, she takes good care of me, she gets mad when I pee my pants." -4/29/10

Poking at the bone in her arm... Ashlyn: "What's in there?" Mom: "Bones." Ashlyn: "My bones hurt." Pointing at her skin... "Open it!" -3/8/10

Haley-isms

--I randomly said the phrase, "Awesome Blossom!" Haley began to rhyme with it, including "Zawesome." I said, "That's not a word." Haley said it was French. (Riiiiight...) But, she gave a perfect example: "Eet eees Zawesome!" (Spoken with a pretty good French accent and expression!)

--I was helping Haley look for something she lost. She said, "You should know where it is. You have a big brain, I have a medium brain, and Ashlyn has a small brain."

--Talking to her baby boy cousin: "See? It's Hannah Montana. You'll learn about it later,... when you're a girl."

--"I love going shopping with mom! It's my favorite time of year!" (Definitely a girl...)

--"I will tell you what I got you for Mother's Day, if you promise to forget it tomorrow."

--We were talking about how members of family are related. When I told her Greg and Dan were brothers, she said, "That's why they call each other, 'Dude'."

--Haley asking her Aunt, "How old are you?" Aunt replies, "20." Haley excitedly asks, "Then, can you go UNDER WATER?"

--"Do Hanukkah people celebrate Hanukkah?"

--"Mommy! I'm giving Ashlyn a piggy-bank ride!"

--"I want daddy to be a daddy for Halloween. Then we don't have to buy anything." (Since when does she NOT want to buy things?!)

--I made a comment about how fast someone was driving. Haley said, "Maybe their kid is saying, 'Go SUPERfast daddy!' Or maybe they are just late."

--We were about to play a game. Haley left the room saying, "Don't do a peep!" When I asked her, she said that means, "Don't start without me."

--Pointing at a great big American Flag..."The flag is there to tell people on the mountain that there is food here." (Huh?)

--Singing the chorus to a popular missionary hymn: "Awkward, ever Awkward..."

--While making cookies: "I wish Lagoon had a ride called the rolling pin."

--"If we had two heads, we could talk to each other, and play together!"

--"I wish Miley Cyrus could babysit me."

--On the way to her performance on an outdoor stage, Haley sang, "Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day. I need to do my performance. Rain, rain, go away."

--"I want a savings bond for Christmas, so we can buy a toy in 7 years, so 1 dollar can become 5." (Thanks to the movie Alvin and the Chipmunks)

--"Animals can go anywhere. But, they don't go to time-out. That would be silly!"

--Haley wanted me to do several things for her when when I was ALREADY doing something else she had asked for. Exasperated, I said, "I can't do 4 things at once, Haley!" She so wisely said, "An octopus can!"