POOL PARTY!

It's getting HOT!!! In fact today I believe it was 104 degrees or somewhere near there. We had to do something so beat the heat. Inflatable pools are the best trick. We put the kangaroo climber slide into the pool and it was a hit. Abbie invited some friends over to play and we had a blast. The girls have been out there the last three days straight... I am not expecting the streak to stop anytime soon with the heatwave running through! Izza calls it her "hot tub" and refuses to get out!! Abbie loves sliding down on her belly, back or trying a twisty something or other on the slide. It's been a quick trick to cool off, and has brought back many childhood memories of swimming in those little plastic pools all St. George summer long!!

The cake!

Happy Birthday Iz, party number two!! Izza loved to play with her cake, I am not sure if she even ate any of it!! She had all eyes on her so she performed. She loves to be goofy and try to make everyone laugh. It usually ends up with her playing peek a boo, but instead of just saying "peek a boo", she SCREAMS it to get a better reaction! She is too funny! Ben, Abbie, and I love to just watch her, she is a crack up!! She is such a joy in our family, We all love her so much!!

Fun gifts for Iz!

We had a small party at our house for Isabelle after we got back from ABQ. We had my parents and Ben's Mom with us. Izza loved it. She loves having everyone focus on her and sing to her. She got some fun new things to play with! Thanks Gma and Gpa Johnson and Gma and Gpa Cobb!

Grandma Linda!

The whole reason we took our ten day trip to Albuquerque was for Grandma Linda (Cobb). She got her Associates Degree and was graduating with the highest honors. We wanted to be there with the whole family to see her walk! We are all so proud of her!! She did it!! She is still in school headed for a bachelors degree!! What an awesome example to us and our kids! Congrats Linda and way to go!

Uncle Rob

The girls loved playing with uncle Rob. Izza wasn't too sure about him at first, but it didn't take long before she was yelling Rob's name every fifteen minutes to get his attention. Rob was a lot of fun for them to play with he let them get him all wet and ride on his back like he was a pony! They really enjoyed seeing him.. Izza still talks about Rob!

Golfing in ABQ

We took an afternoon and went golfing with some of Ben's family. We had a great time. We went with his Dad, his sister Alex, and her husband Rob. Alex was the photographer (thx). I had my best golf game ever!! I was so excited, I shot a 66 on a 9!!!! (I have only golfed 6 or 7 times) I stayed right up there with the guys, well almost. Close enough for me to be proud!! BUT I think I peaked there and now I am on the down side, we went golfing another day with Ben's Dad and sister, Erica and it wasn't so pretty for me!! Golfing is such an great way to spend time together! We all had so much fun! Go Erica, it was her first time and she was awesome!!!

*after note: I just found a score card from a golf game on Ben's bday and I got a 64.....Just so my blog is accurate:)

Sandbox to Sprinkler

Or was it the other way around...? The girls had so much fun playing in the backyard at Gma's and Gpa's house. They were trying to make sand castles so Abbie was adding water to the sandbox. They would play for a bit and then run through the sprinklers to clean off the dirt, then jump back into the sandbox and do it again and again and again! It is so fun to watch them entertain themselves with simple games! They are such good girls!!

The Fountain

This is one of the highlights of Grandma and Grandpa Cobb's Back yard. The best part about the fountain it that Grandma and Grandpa let the girls play in it! They had a blast!! We had a little pool of water and sprinkler going for them but they found this to be the best way to have fun! They loved it!! Both of them kept running back and forth to show everyone how wet they were getting by dumping a cup of fountain water on their heads! It was so fun to watch them play and laugh together!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY IZZA!!!!

Our Little Izza is now 2 years old!!!! We celebrated her birthday a few days early while we were in Albuquerque with all of Ben's family. She had an Ariel cake and loved to pick off the sprinkles. When we all sang to her she acted a little bashful but she loved it!
I can't believe how grown up she acts now. She is potty trained and talking up a storm. She copies everything we say and is so good at communicating what she needs! I was worried when I found out I was pregnant that she was still a baby... she has proved me wrong! Her favorite thing to say is"self mom" or just "self" meaning she can do it alone! We are so proud of her and we love her so much. She keeps us laughing and helps keep things in perspective! We love you Iz, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Happy Mother's Day

This is to all the great Mothers out there. Being a Mom is the best job in the world. There are days when we would love to sleep in or let someone else cook and clean, but in the end we know its worth it (most days)! Then there are those days you wouldn't trade for any other moment in life! Being a Mom is truly great. I want to thank all the Moms who I know and can look up to! My Sisters, Friends, Mother in law, Grandmothers, Aunts... but especially my MOM! She is a great example of sacrfice for the greater good.. she gave us everything she had and then more. Thanks Mom.. I still don't know how you did it!! Love you, Happy Mother's Day!