Swim lessons...

Kyra started swim lessons today. She has lessons Monday through Thursday for two weeks. She was super excited to get in the pool and learn how to swim. Kyra LOVES the water, she is our little fish. Her first lesson went great.  

A few more pictures during the two week period...

Father's Day!

We had a great day celebrating Father's Day. For breakfast we had Overnight Sausage & Egg Casserole, toast, and fruit. It was delicious, and the kids liked it too [woohoo]. Bryce and I this year kept gifts simple because we recently laid a new brick patio in our backyard. The kids were excited to give Bryce their present, a new tie to wear to church. Bryce loved his new tie. After church we got together at Lexie's house for a family potluck BBQ. We had a great time eating yummy food. The cousins had fun playing hard while the adults enjoyed chit chatting. I'm so thankful for Bryce and the awesome dad he is, I can't think of a better dad for our kids. I'm thankful for my dad too. He has always been a great dad and continues to each day. Happy Father's Day!   

My friend LoraAnn...

A few months after moving into my new ward I met LoraAnn. She soon became a good friend, an even better friend once we started training for a half marathon together. You definitely get to know someone on a different level while running/talking together a few times a week. Around Christmas time LoraAnn told me her family was going to be moving to Utah because her hubby was changing careers. Justin moved in January, and LoraAnn stayed behind with the kids to finish out the school year, and hopefully sell the house. I am sure going to miss LoraAnn when she moves. I'm especially going to miss having a running buddy. We decided we will still train for races and meet up on race day to run together.

Recently some girls from our ward got together at Chili's to say goodbye to LoraAnn. We had a great time chit chatting, laughing, and enjoying yummy dessert together. Another day I treated LoraAnn to breakfast at Kneaders, we both got their famous french toast platter. We had a fun time catching up, just the two of us.

Happy Birthday Kyra!

Happy birthday Kyra! I can't believe my little girl is four years old, crazy. Kyra celebrated her birthday a few different times this year.

She first celebrated in preschool a few days before her actual birthday. Since the beginning of the school year Kyra has asked repeatedly if she could color her "All About Me" poster for her birthday. The last full week of preschool I was finally able to tell her yes. She had a lot of fun coloring her poster, and answering questions all about "Kyra". My favorite was what she wanted to be when she grows up, with a lot of thought she said she wanted to be a teacher just like Mrs. Wall. She LOVES her teacher. Kyra went to the store with Bryce before preschool to pick out a treat to share with her classmates. Kyra knew exactly what she wanted, princess cupcakes and princess fruit snacks. She came home telling us what a great day she had in preschool celebrating her special day.    

On Kyra's birthday I took her to Kathryn Albertson park for some good ol' mother/daughter time. We packed a picnic, and went for a walk. We had a great time together. On our walk we saw two deer up close. Kyra posed and took a picture with one.   

Later that night we celebrated her birthday as a family. For dinner we made pizza, an absolute favorite. While we were at the park earlier, Bryce made her a cake with lots of sprinkles. It took her a long time to blow out each candle, we were all laughing so hard. I promise the candles were not trickery ones :) She had lots of fun opening presents. Her favorite was a brand new bike.

A week later we celebrated Kyra's birthday with family and friends at the neighborhood park. Kyra requested a princess party. The party was super simple, we served cupcakes/ice-cream, and had a pinata. Kyra had a great time playing with her cousins and friends.  

Happy birthday Kyra, we LOVE you so much!

Preschool Graduation...

Kyra completed her first year of preschool, yeah! Kyra LOVED everything about preschool, especially her teacher Mrs. Wall. The last day of preschool was a graduation ceremony, and the kids put together a great program. The parents got to see what circle time consisted of. Kyra lead her classmates in saying the seasons aloud, she did awesome. The kids ended with singing/dancing to three of their favorite songs.

Little Learner's Preschool Class 2012-2013

Teacher: Mrs. Wall

Top row: Kenlee, Lauren, Bailey, Alli

Bottom row: Jacob, Bradyn, Megan, Kyra

Before graduation ceremony...

Dancing to Tooty Ta, Kyra's favorite song of the year...

Kyra with Mrs. Wall...

posing with mommy and daddy...