I guess I didn't post this last year.  I found it in my drafts.  Enjoy...

Eating ice cream at Great Grandma and Grandpa's house.

Aspynn loves animals, and I guess that includes garden snakes.

GGGGreat Grandpa John Hatches house in Taylor AZ.

My Little Fraggle with Grandma. I was usually sitting next to Mira on the other side....we now know what sardines feel like.

CAMP: First 2 weeks

Mira and Aspynn decided that they should get as dirty as they could on their first day here.  This is a picture of Mira covered in it.

Larry decided to go out on Lake Tahquitz with the girls.  They were pretty excited.

All was going well until both girls decided to be on one side of the canoe and it tipped over.

Some thought I was going to be hysterical but when I saw that the girls weren't screaming, I just decided to take pictures to document it.  Plus it gave them a chance to use their rescuing skills they get to learn up here.

Larry is in the capsized boat trying to bring it to shore.

The girls just said they were "wet".  And when I asked Aspynn if she was ok, she said:  "Yeah, I ok"

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Mommy and Aspynn. Aspynn is now the youngest to go on the High COPE course at 32 months!

Rappelling down from COPE (Mira)

Mira up on COPE

Tahquitz Reunion: Past and Present

Our beautiful view everyday going down to the cabin.

Climbing rocks is a favorite for the girls

Pinky coming for a visit. We sure miss her up here at camp.

Random bugs showing up in our cabin.  Believe me...this bug was big!

 

I just really liked this picture of my beautiful girls.  

Some fun over the last few months

Our Early Start friends.  Mira & Aspynn love going.

 

Making Christmas cookies at Gma Frosts.  Sugar and butter, anyone?  Do you even know how many pounds you used, Mom?

Great Great Gma Sewell.  I guess that makes her REALLY GREAT!

Gingerbread Temple at a Young Marrieds FHE (yea, we won)

Beautiful Aspynn

Christmas Fun

A cute pic of my brother's family:

Chris, Brooke, and Devi

A bit of light reading Mira?  (Jesus the Christ)

Doing the dishes and Sweeping.  (When will that ever happen again?)

Aspynn Turns One Year Old!!!!!

Cake attack!  Well, one finger did the trick for Aspynn.

We had a lot of fun at Aspynn's birthday party.  Cookie decorating, pin the nose on the pumpkin and the sand box were enjoyed by all the youngin's.  We still can't believe that she turned one today.

It sure is fun to see her walking.  Her smile and those bright blues shine up any room.  We LOVE you ASPYNN!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

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Mira decided that Aspynn needed to wipe her hands off from the cake, so she found a napkin and tried to clean her up....what a good sister!

Mira is SOOO smart!

Mira showed interest in writing letters, and so I found a website that prints off pages where we choose the words and it makes a page for us to print off.

Well I was surprised to see her write them so well.  As you can see on the last page just how well she did.  I am so proud of her.

She also likes to say the letters as she draws them.  You can also see how well she holds the pencil (thanks to both her grandmothers for helping with that).

Delight!

[God] expects you to embrace and shape the future--to love it and rejoice in it and delight in your opportunities. -Jeffrey R. Holland



***Mira surprised me on my birthday by saying and signing a 5, count it....5, word sentence.... "I want more water, please" ...WOW... she sure is growing up.

More fun pictures from this summer.

Highlights of our Summer at Camp Tahquitz

Kaylene at the top of COPE

Cutie pie Mira being silly.

Mira playing in the dirt with one of the Staff members. This was almost a daily occurance.

Larry in his uniform. Isn't he handsome?!

Mira suited up the go up the climbing tower. She made it to the top with help from Daddy.

Mira's first time bowling (Big Bear).

Don't forget the cute bowling shoes.

Larry holding Mira who is holding a dog on her shoulders.

Upper Meadow. One evening Larry and I watched the bats feed on mosquitos here.

Holding a snake at the Nature Lodge.

More to come later.