Bryndi's 6th birthday

Bryndi turned 6 on September 16th. She had a Chef Party. Each girl got an apron upon arrival. We made our own pizzas and cupcakes.

Katie and Melissa

Brooke, Brooklyn, and Bella

Kaitlin and Melia

I am so bad at breaking out the camera. We got a few good pictures though!

Bryndi got this cute little poodle from her cousins, so Richard made her a doghouse.

Cutest. Doghouse. Ever!!

Rachel was there too ;)

Yeah, she likes to hang on the fridge. Good thing she is so tiny!

Beautiful face painting at Bryndi's school carnival. I forgot to take pictures until she was already in pajamas. Then I realized she put the PJs on early since they were cat pajamas!

Bella put on her butterfly pajamas to match her face painting too.

Catch Up!

Bryndi's first day of first grade!

Rachel has her tutu, her necklace, and her purse. All ready to go!

Rachel brought the TP to us from the bathroom all the way into the kitchen. She was not happy when the roll broke.

Thanks, Sweetie!

Utah Lake

When I was in my teens and early 20's I went boating, waterskiing, wakeboarding, and kneeboarding on Utah Lake several times. I always thought the lake was dirty and smelled bad. Hadn't been back to the lake for years, even though we literally live less than ten minutes away from one of the marinas. On Tuesday, we went sailing with Bonneville Sailing and our friends John and Courtney. We had never been sailing before and were so impressed! It was so calm, relaxing, and fun at the same time. We all got to take a turn steering and being the "skipper". Our guide taught us how to sail and once he felt we all knew what we were doing he threw a life jacket overboard and yelled, "Man overboard!" We had to turn the boat around and rescue him. We got the life jacket safely back on board on our first try. :) I have a whole new respect for Utah Lake. No dirtiness or bad smells at all. The lake is turning a new leaf.

Then on Saturday we took our new paddle board out--to the marina by our house. So fun! The beach was sandy and soft, the water was warm and shallow--perfect for our little girls! I didn't take pictures, but here is what the paddle board looks like. Ours is 11 feet long. Like surfing and canoeing combined. If anyone wants to give it a try, just let us know and we'll take you!

Makeup job

Bryndi was riding a scooter at a friend's house Monday when she hit a crack in the sidewalk and landed on her face. Although her nose is skinned from top to bottom, she wanted to dress up and do her makeup so she would feel pretty.

She did her makeup all by herself.

Beautiful Bryndi!

Bella's 4th Birthday

Bella had a My Little Pony birthday party on June 23rd.

I learned the names of all these ponies as I made these raspberry funfetti cupcakes--Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Apple Jack, Fluttershy, and Rarity. I know, you're impressed, right?

Megan, Bella, Naiya, Levi, Lindsay, Chloe, and Abby are making butterflies.

Right after this photo was taken Bella bent down to blow out her candles and her hair caught on fire! Luckily Richard was quick and put the flames out before they hurt her, but there was a lot of singed hair! Bella doesn't like ponytails, but they are going to be mandatory at birthdays from now on!

New Princess scooter!

Bryndi got her hair cut short that afternoon!

Richard filled Bella's doorway with balloons  (in a sheet) so that when they opened the door in the morning, their room was flooded with balloons!

Happy 4th Birthday Bella Big Brown Eyes!

Bobby Lawrence Karate

Bryndi and Bella took a 4 week summer karate class at Bobby Lawrence Karate in Lindon. Bobby's son Justus runs this studio. I worked with Bobby, Justus, Dallas, and Miki Lawrence when I did karate until I got my black belt in 2001. Watching their classes brought back so many fun memories! These picures are from their white belt test with Mimi. They both did a good job. Bryndi already knew a lot since she has an orange belt in TaeKwonDo already. The girls will take some more karate classes in the future, but for now we're going to try out gymnastics!