Lately....

 doing their "workout"....love it

New hats and clips from Granny! We LOVE them!

 (She really does love her hat, she was just mad that she couldn't have my phone. She is beyond OBSESSED with it. Its a source of DAILY frustration!)

 Fun lunch date with these lovely ladies...

BEST. BIG. SISTER. EVER.

She found the fruit loops....

instead of taking everything out of the bathroom cabinets she just climbs in and plays....

50 cents....well worth it. Except she SCREAMED bloody murder after I took her off. Yep, I'm "THAT" mom in stores....pretty much any store we go into these days. No worries, I'm getting used to all the stares. :)

Time to learn to get some knowledge.....

First day of school, first day of school!

This year was BIG! Abbi started kindergarten! Yes, I cried, like a big fat baby.

And Olivia started THIRD grade. Sheesh she's getting old!

 All ready to go!

Its hard for me to send them off to school! I'm kind of a helicopter mom and I LOVE it when they are all home. BUT, school is good. So off they go! :)

NINE...long...years.....

Did I say LONG? I meant wonderful, glorious, blessed.....etc! :) Well, we joke, BUT that last NINE years being married to DuVall have been amazing. A wild ride a times but still amazing. And we are so, so very blessed. 

9 reasons why i love DuVall......

This year we spent the weekend in San Diego, hotel right on the bay, watched a baseball game, did some shopping,  and saw a movie in the middle of the day! It was awesome, just so nice to be together and what a great break for me! ;)

 (Thank you mom and dad for taking care of our babies!)

That's our hotel on the bay, this is one view from the ball park...

Love you DuVy J!

Our August Babies...

It's a little crazy having kids with birthdays only three days apart! But it makes for a really fun week, too. 

Happy Birthday August babies!

Elizabeth enjoying her cake...

 Abigail turned FIVE this year!

 I was a lame momma and didn't take that many pictures but it was certainly a fun day! 

First "REAL" hair cuts....

Before school started this year the girls wanted (and needed) hair cuts. I have always cut the girls hair but when Abbi said she wanted a "bob" I thought it was time to let someone else have a turn. ;) 

Livi only wanted a little trim but she didn't want to miss out on the action. 

After shot of Abbi...

I'm not sure why she wanted a "bob", or how she even knew what that was...

but man that is the PERFECT style for her. Fits her personality to a tee! 

Utah trip...part tres...

After our Laws Family Reunion DuVall had to go home and back to work...But the girls and I stayed in Utah for a few days more and played, played, played!

 Here are JUST A FEW of the fun things we did...

This is the Place Park...very, very cool

We all wanted to take this lil' guy home

Abbi stepped in somethin'. Not so weird for Abbi to find the only mud puddle and step in it. 

So grandpa helped her wash it off....what a guy!

Happy baby...she was so good!

Seven Peaks Water Park...

(Minus me and Baby...poor thing was sick so we stayed home and slept. Boo.)

The girls had a great day with BooBoo and Grandpa and Uncle Paulie!

Awesome thunder storm closed things down for a bit....but only for a bit

For the 24th we spent the day in Spanish Fork....nothin' like small town celebrations!!!!

Awesome redneck Parade....made me happy....

and sad that DuVall wasn't there to enjoy it with me.

                                      

Enjoying some goodness in the beautiful provo summer weather...

And baby played in the sprinklers....

Park City was a blast. I think I could live there it's just so beautiful!

On our way up....

 to the alpine slide

My parents took the girls on the new Alpine Coaster....they said it was AWESOME!

And of course we couldn't leave Utah without a visit to Uncle Paulies horses.

Unfortunately his horsey was feeling a bit under the weather so we didn't do any riding but the kids were content with just loving on him. I LOVE that they love horses so much. I'm glad they aren't scared of them like their momma. 

I think we sufficiently wore these kiddos out! 

It was a fantastic trip!