My favorites of the night...

Chelsie & Mark's Hip Hop...
Wow!!! Wow!!! Wow!!!

Twitch & Kerrington's Hip Hop...so clever!

It was a hip hop night!

Audrie Behind the Camera

Audrie learned to take her first pictures today! She holds it just right and found the button! Wow they really catch on to technology....or mom takes waaaaay to many pictures! :) She ran around the house snapping some of her favorite things and then of course mom had to get her camera to take a picture of Audrie taking a picture! :)

Couldn't resist....Clip from twilight

Don't watch if you haven't finished the book!

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I wanted to wait to see the movie....but I couldn't resist peeking. I knew I shouldn't have read those books so fast.

I am new to So You Think You Can Dance and I love it! Our shows are on break in the summer so I have to have something to watch! Especially since Grant is gone for meetings & basketball.
I already have favorites...Chelsie Hightower & Mark Kanemura! I think they will do well and are probably favorites of most people. I don't know if it's the former cheerleader in me (who couldn't ever really dance), but I love watching dance. Some people can really move and I find it amazing!

What a cute...quirky dance! I don't know exactly what it was but it moved me.

I liked this one too...

Dada's Day!!!

Happy Dada's Day!!! Audrie just loves her dada and had a fun time giving him his gifts this morning. She gave him pictures and Tiger Woods 2008 for PS3. Mom gave him perfect push ups and some nice shorts. Audrie learned to do push ups today...sooo funny I will get pictures soon. She helped me make breakfast and we had a good morning together. Then between too short of a nap, church, refusing to eat her dinner, and not getting to do exactly what she wanted...we experienced a few tantrums that were not fun. I guess we are headed towards 2...but we got through and it was all better when we got to see both Papas. We love our dad's and are grateful to have such wonderful men in our lives. Happy Father's Day! (All the I love yous and mushy stuff we save for cards :) )


This is the Father's Day shoot from last year. I thought it would be cute to try to update it each year...see what she does differently and watch her grow.

Rain can't stop the fun

We went to the park yesterday afternoon even though we saw the clouds coming. Audrie just loves the park and doesn't care if it's rain or shine. We all put on our hoods and luckily it only sprinkled on us, but our seats got all wet from the slides! hahaha! Audrie loves to swing and go down the slides. She even showed us her little monkey abilities when she was hanging from one of the bars above the slide. She pulled that little split and about scared me, but she just kept swinging. I'm going to have to put her in gymnastics soon so she can learn to be a safe monkey! We had a good time and can't wait for the good weather that is headed our way!!!

Here Comes Summer!!!

It's finally coming!!! Let's hope it sticks around so we can actually enjoy the summer!!!

A Baby & A Wedding

We had a fun filled day Saturday. We were able to go visit Tyler & Amanda Cornia who just had their first baby, Eva Cornia . She is beautiful and so snuggly to hold. She makes all these cute little faces. Audrie just loved seeing her. Congratulations Tyler & Amanda!!!

We also were able to attend the wedding of my cousin Hailey and her new hubby Curtis. Congratulations Hailey & Curtis!!! I just love a good wedding! :) Hailey looked beautiful! What a special day!

Audrie loved being at the temple. She walked up...and down...and up the temple grounds. I loved seeing this little girl next to this big, beautiful temple!

Audrie is 20 Months....on our way to 2!!!

Audrie turned the big 20 months on Friday! Wow time seems to be picking up speed! She is in a very cute and sometimes crazy stage. We love her personality. She is a bubble of fun! Some of her favorite things...

* giving hugs and kisses

* playing hide and seek

* saying "mom", "dad / dada", "mama" = grandma, "papa" and can point them out in pictures

* yelling "mom! Mom! MOM!" or "dad! Dad! DAD!" until she gets our FULL attention.

* waving to the kids on the school bus

* making all her animal noises

* cleaning just about any surface in the house with a wet wipe in each hand

* flying high up in the air and balancing on dad's hand as high as he can reach

* doing a few yoga moves

* making that silly face Grant taught her

* telling Prince no no! and sometimes us :( We are trying to lovingly correct that.

* reading lots and lots of books

* jumping in her crib...it started a few days ago!!!

* working on recognizing letters - she can say "O" "Mmmm...M", "tatata..T", and "P"

* And...she can say her name now!!!

I am sure I am forgetting many, but I had to get some down because 18 - 20 months has been a kick. Grant and I sometimes just look at each other and laugh because she cracks us up!
Oh and she has the sweetest voice when she talks to you...she is talking full on (just don't always know what she is saying):) We do know a new phrase she says. We take the dog on a walk everyday and I always say "Prince do you want to go on a walk?" and my voice gets higher at the end. She picked up the phrase and tone. She pats her leg and asks Prince over and over until he has his leash on. It's soooo cute that I giggle every time! She also does it when she wants you to come sit by her. She pats the place next to her and says something like "You wanna ....pat pat here?"
She continues to amaze us! We are blessed to have such a dollie for an Audrie!

Chef Turley Masters the Grill!

Grant can be full of surprises! Yesterday afternoon, he walked in the door with a few grocery bags and I wondered what he had needed from the store. He said his famous "Don't worry about it" and I did my normal prying...peeking into bags and asking questions. He caved and told me "Chef Turley is making dinner!" :) How sweet! He loves to work on his grilling skills and this time he outdid himself. He bought cedar planks for a salmon filet and a steak. (He knows the way to his girl's hearts....some yummy salmon!) Let's just say if you haven't tried cooking with cedar planks, try it! I am a huge salmon fan and this beat a lot of restaraunt experiences!
It was a yummy meal!
Thanx babe for always doing things that make me...US smile! You are a sweet man and I am blessed to have you! XOXO