She did it!

Well, we finally did it! Jillian had been asking for quite some time now to get her ears pierced. After she saw and heard that 2 of her cousins had done it, than she really wanted to get it done. So we went to Claire's on Saturday when 2 people were working, she picked out her earring's, and hesitated for a moment and finally decided to climb up on the chair. The girl marked her ears and then both employees counted to 3 and shot the studs in. Jillian's first look was a look of shock but immediately the girls put a mirror in front of her face and said "look at your pretty earrings!"
Jillian did not cry and said it only stung a little. She was so excited and even today she couldn't stop saying how much she loved her earrings.

Trip To Utah!!! Better Late Than Never.

Below are pictures from our trip to Utah. We went in June and stayed with Bills parents for 1 week. We had a great time. The only thing different we will do next year is go in July so we can get out of the blistering summer heat.

Above: Jillian and Bradley posing on our way home from Utah we stopped at the Vermilion Cliffs.

Fishing

We went fishing at a fish farm. Jillian got all dolled up to fish, and it helped because she caught a fish.

Bradley caught a fish and on the same day he caught the flu.

Bill is teaching Bradley all of his fishing skills.

Jillian with Grandpa Graves.

Bradley was tired of fishing so he went and played with his brother Baden.

Look at all those fish. I am glad I caught one other wise I would have been embarrassed. How could you not catch at least one?


Zoo

We went to the Hogle Zoo ( I think that is how you spell it) in Salt Lake City. The kids had a blast. The weather was perfect for a day of walking around the Zoo.

Jillian being crazy. She was so excited to see the giraffes.

oooh ahhh oooh aahh. Look at that giraffe!

We spent quite some time chasing the peacocks around. The male peacocks were trying to show off and compete for the females attention so we got quite a show.

We went the park and played on the swings. Oh to feel like a child again.

We also played games in the backyard, went up through the canyon for some yummy food, I ran up large hills on my morning runs, Bill went fishing with his dad, and we went to the movie UP. All in all we were quite entertained and we look forward to going for another visit soon.

MaMa-Se,MaMa-Sa, Ma-Ma-Ma-Coo-Sa!

So today I watched the memorial for Michael Jackson. It has now sunk in that this great and talented artist is gone and we will never see him alive and performing again. I am grateful that he did share his talent with us because whether we like it or not MJ was a pioneer of the fun and funky sounds and scenes of pop music that we see today. His music brings back memories of different times in my life, and even at times inspired me to be a better person. My first MJ album was "Bad" and than later on I was given "Thriller" and than for my 17th birthday I asked my dad and mom for the "History" album. I remember my parents having the Thriller vinyl record and I remember pulling it out and thinking how cool it was. I loved his moves and could only dream of dancing like that. He was a brilliant dancer and perfomer.
From what I saw today Michael was a person with love for and from his friends, fans, and family. It was great to hear words spoken about their beliefs of God and the life after. Though His life was often full of troubled times and sadness, and I don't know if things said about him were true, but I do know that he had passion for what he did. I believe he was genuine in his lyrics about changing who we are and making this world a better place.
I am looking forward to the possible release of some of his never before heard music and all I want to say is; Ma Ma Se,Ma Ma Sa, Ma Ma Coo SaMa Ma Se, Ma Ma Sa,Ma Ma Coo Sa!

And the winner is????

The picture you chose is C!
Thanks to all of you who voted! I loved the response.
I think C is a great pose and will most likely be hung on my wall. I cant guarantee that I won't have a last minute change of mind and go with another pose.
Clint and Natalie did a great job on this photo shoot. So many pictures to choose from! Soon I will post the picture I chose from Bradley's photo shoot. I will spare everyone and not do another poll. Unless you really feel like you need to vote?

Badens 1 year pictures.

Here we go again. If you are bored and would like to vote on your favorite that would be great!
There are 6 pictures which tells you that Clint and Natalie did a fabulous job. Look to your right for the poll.

A.)

B.)

C.)

D.)

E.)

F.)

Bradley Turns 4!!!

Well here is another post about another Birthday. Bradley had his 4th B-day on June 10th. For his Birthday this year we had a water fun Birthday bash. We invited mostly family and a few friends (I could only handle so many).
We played water balloon games, relay races, water gun fight, slip and slide, and the wiggly hose.
The party was a hit especially the water guns.

I made Bradley a rocket ship cake and below is the result. I loved making the cake but I always forget how hard it is to frost the sides.

Here are a few of the kids hanging out in the pool.

Bradley blowing out his candles. Some of the other kids tried to blow it out for him. Luckily he got to it first.

Opening his presents. He loved all of his toys.

Baden Turns 1 !

On the 31st of May was Baden's 1st birthday. He was such a lucky boy because he had two birthday parties.
We did one on the 29th with family in AZ. We had tacos ate cake and hung out.
Than we traveled to Utah and had a second party on his real birthday.

Here is Baden completely unsure about the whole thing.

Here is the cake that I made for his first party.

Here is Baden eating his first cake. You can see that Baden likes to line up his food on the table.

Here is the cake that Rene made (Baden's Grandma in Utah) She did a great job but said she would never decorate a cake again.
Baden seemed to like it. Look at that cute smile.

Bouncing around!

Our summer has started off with a bounce. We have been quite entertained since Jillian finished school. We went to the park several days, we also went to the kids summer movie "Space Chimps" and the Bounce Jungle.
Below are pictures from the Bounce Jungle. The kids had a blast! Jillian had a hole in her lip or something because every time she drank water it went all over her shirt. I guess that is a great way to stay cool.

School!

Jillian had her last day of school on Wednesday May 20th. She was so excited for this day because of the "end of the year party." At the same time though she was sad because she was going to miss her teacher. Jillian had a great year in Kindergarten and has grown so much.


Below is Jillian's first day at school. She has changed not only in maturity but also physically.





Here is Jillian holding her metal for perfect attendance. She said she was the only one in the class who received one. You go girl!

Here is Jillian signing yearbooks and T-shirts.

Here is a picture of Jillian with her teacher Mrs. Richards. Jillian thought the world of her. Jillian would always come home and say " Mrs. Richards makes me so happy I just want to give her a hug."

Here's looking forward to next year. Good Job Jillian on completing your first year of school!

Jillian "Camp Rock" Recital

Jillian had her final recital for dance on May 16th. She was totally excited and said she was going to go out and be "sassy." Besides the looking around every once in a while I would say on the moves she remembered, she was "sassy" She told me she loved dance but she really loved being on stage.

Here is Jillian with her flowers for the great performance.

Jillian and Adilyn. What cute girls.

Jillian and Adilyn before the show.

This is the "hold your pizzas" pose from dance class.

Here it is. Don't laugh at my filming I couldn't find Jillian at first.