4th of July

The 4th of July is my favorite holiday. I always get so excited for this time of year. We have a lot of traditions that have been in the family for years. The kids always get to be in the Children's parade the night before the 4th. After the parade the kids are treated with Popsicles and then they have a concert in the park and we are lucky enough that my Grandpas house is located right next door to the park so we can enjoy everything right from his yard. After the concert there are fireworks and they go off right in front of my Grandpa Porks house. They are so close that we can feel the ashes land on our faces. The kids love it. I get a little nervous sometimes but it is a lot of fun. The next day we go to the park for breakfast then to the parade. After the parade we go back to Grandpas and enjoy each others company for the day. This year my mom and her sisters purchased a water toy so the kids would have something fun to do. It was a little cold this year but the kids didn't care they loved it. Rodrigo got a piece of plastic from Simmons and made it into a slip and slide. It was so much fun. We also celebrated my Dads birthday and Michael and JDs birthdays. They all come the week after the 4th. Happy Birthday Guys!!!

For dinner we headed up to my moms for a BBQ did some of our own fireworks and then watched the Davis High fireworks from my moms house.

Kindergarten Graduation

Roderick graduated from Kindergarten on July 26th. He had Ms. Yorke for his teacher. We couldn't of asked for a better teacher. She is so involved with what is going on with the kids and does everything that they do. I hope that my girls get her when they start school. Roderick really enjoyed having her. Roderick did really well in kindergarten and received 2 awards. One for great citizenship and one for academics. I can't believe how much Roderick has learned this last year. I love listening to him read. He has made some really great friends at school and I am so grateful for this. I have made some really great friends myself the moms of his friends. We love them so much. Not being from around here I was really worried about my kids and having good friends. Congratulations Roderick.

Sleep Over

My adorable niece Aubrey came and stayed over with us while my brother and his wife went house hunting in Las Vegas. We had so much fun with her while she stayed with us. We played in the water, did bubbles, played in the sand, went to the park and had lunch. We love her so much and loved having her stay.

My Cameron

I have to post this one just for Lexi. She is in love with my cousin Cameron. She is always talking about him, singing about him and taking him pretend with us on our trips and every time we are in the car. She loves sending him letters in the mail. This is her song. I love my Cameron I love my Cameron. Cameron, Cameron, I love him. She is always asking if he can come sleep over. She told me that she is going to marry her Prince Cameron one day. Her heart will be broken when he gets married. =) When she knows we are going to see Cameron at a family party or at his home she has to make sure her hair is pretty and puts a dress on. It is so cute. He is so cute with her and plays and plays with her when they are together. Thanks Cameron for being such a great sport and being a best friend for Lexi. We all love you.

Happy Birthday Alexandra

Alexandra turned 4 in June. I can't believe how fast she is growing up. We had a fun birthday party with family and Friends. We had tamales a pinata and had a good time swimming on the big blue water toy. Every year they have fire works for the city that weekend so Lexi thinks that they do them for her birthday. She loves it. Its a great way to end the day. Lexi will be starting preschool in about a month and she is so excited to go. She wakes up every morning asking if she gets to go to school today. She is filled with so much excitement and love for life. She is the little mother of our family. She is always putting everyone else first. Happy Birthday! We Love You!

Yellowstone

Its time to play catch up on the all the fun things we have done this summer. At the beginning of the summer we headed to Yellowstone. It was the first time all 5 of us ventured there. The kids did great driving there and loved seeing all of the animals. We got lucky this time and found 3 black bears. It was so fun to see them so close. I was a little nervous because when we arrived at the campground the guy told us to be careful because there were bears in the area. We usually stay in a cabin but this time we took my mom and dads pop up trailer. Lets just say I didn't sleep the whole time we were there. Rodrigo told me not to worry but I couldn't help it. The kids had fun going on hikes trying to find different animals.

Memorial Day 2010

We had a BBQ with my parents and brother. Here are just a few pics of everyone. It was nice to be with my family.