The Month of June

We started off the month with our Primary Talent Show. Since I had to help be in charge of it and Ryan had to try and run the video camera and tackle Logan, poor El had to recap some of her talent for a photo op at home. She did gymnastics, we came up with a little routine show casing some of her sweet moves. She did such a great job. You could actually hear people say oh or wow when she did her one handed cartwheel. Bailey played the background music for her on the piano. It was a job well done by both of them.

Bailey and her BFF Sariah also decorated a cake to display as their talent. They both did a great job deciding what they wanted to do, and making it look fab. Good job girls!

School is finally out, it seemed like those last few weeks went on forever. The kids didn't seem to mind since it was mostly just doing a lot of fun things. We were actually able to have field day this year. Every year since Bailey started school the weather has always been awful on field day. This year it was perfect, not too hot but nice enough to enjoy being outside. I was able to be with both of the girls classes, it was fun to watch them do all of the fun activities.

Water games are a field day hit


Go Girls!!

Last Day of School

Ellie had her Kindergarten music program and graduation. They sang a few really cute songs, including Peanut, Peanut Butter and Jelly. Always a fan favorite. Ryan was late and Logan was awful during the entire thing. There is a pretty embarrassing story that goes along with this day, it includes me falling down, but I don't need to type it all out. It is burned in my memory FOREVER. The good news is Ellie didn't notice and she had a great time. Hopefully the video isn't too painful for her to watch in a few years. She had a great year in Kindergarten and loved her teacher Ms. T.

On the last day of school there is always a family picnic. It is fun to sit outside and watch all of the kids. They are so excited for summer and to have a break from school.

Bailey and her teacher Mrs. Cacioppo. She was perfect for Bailey, she had a good year.

This is Bailey's most awesome Girl Scout Leader that I spoke of in the previous post. She also works at the school. Love her, love her daughter and her granddaughters. Great family!!


Summer is Here!

Girls Trip to Denver

In the middle of June I took a little trip to Denver to meet up with two of my most favorite people, Sarah and Natalie. We met 8 years ago in Las Vegas while all of our husbands were in dental school together and have been good friends ever since. We haven't had a chance to hang out for a long time so it was so fun to just talk and catch up and spend a weekend without any kids (or husbands)!
We arrived Thursday afternoon and besides going to dinner and to Target, we literally just talked until 1:00 in the morning!
Friday we slept in, ate the continental breakfast at the hotel and then headed to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science to see the "Body Worlds" exhibit. It was really cool. Sarah and I spent 2 hours walking around looking and reading everything. Poor Natalie was 7 weeks pregnant and not feeling well so she just sat and waited for us- sorry, Natalie, for taking so long!

We then went to a really nice mall and did a little shopping. We ended up at The American Girl store where Nat and I bought some fun stuff for the girls. Sarah just walked around and dreamed about how fun it would be to have a reason to buy one of those cute dolls! Now she will get her chance :)
Look at all of our good finds!

We ate dinner at a restaurant called The White Chocolate Grill. The food was pretty good, but the dessert was amazing! This white chocolate brownie sundae was one of the best things I've ever eaten. Seriously so good. I still dream about it!!

Saturday morning we slept in again, ate our free breakfast and then got pedicures. We decided to get 4th of July nails and even though they were all totally different, they all turned out really cute! It was fun to go with people usually I just go by myself, it is much more enjoyable with good friends.


We then got lunch and did some more shopping. We stopped at a toy store and got some good stuff to take home to the kids. Can't go home empty handed after being gone for a weekend!
That night we headed downtown and ate at the Cheesecake Factory and then went to see a play that I had found called "Girls Only." It was a hilarious comedy about women. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time! My abs honestly hurt the next day.

The whole show was put on by these two women. We didn't really know what to expect, but they were surprisingly able to carry the whole show. Definitely worth the money!


After the play we went to a place called "D Bar" which is a dessert restaurant owned by Food Network celebrity Keegan Gerhard. We were a little scared of the menu since none of it made sense to us, but everything was really good. It was the perfect way to end a perfect weekend!

I have eaten a lot of chocolate cake in my day, and this was hands down the best I have ever had. It was so yum!!

Sunday morning we had to get up early to catch our flights. Mine was delayed due to weather which was kind of annoying because once you get to the airport you are ready to be home, but it was kind of nice to just sit there and read my book by myself too.

The kids were really excited to see me and to get all of their fun surprises that I brought for them. Thanks to Sarah's husband Jon for coming up with the idea for the trip and thanks to Ryan for letting me go and for taking care of the kiddos while I was gone. It was a great time!

Father's Day

I love this picture. These kiddos love their daddy.


Ryan's hygienist got married at the end of the month. She has always been so sweet to the girls and very supportive of Ryan so we were happy to be a part of her special day.


The girls loved dancing under the gazebo