HAPPY BIRTHDAY ABBY!!

Abby turned 5 on September 24. She had a Barbie party with her friends.

We decorated crowns, played "Barbie" Bingo, broke open a pinata, and of course there was presents and cake.

Abby with her Barbie cake

All the girls with their crowns they decorated.

"Barbie" Bingo....

We used starbursts to mark the spaces, I think the kids were more excited to eat those than get bingo. I also made the bingo cards myself. I didn't realize how long it would actually take to make 12 different bingo cards.....just ask Curt, I think he felt like a single dad for about a week.

PINATA

The girls collecting candy from the pinata

PRESENTS

Lots and lots of Barbies, and a new Barbie scooter

CAKE

Blowing out her candles!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALLY!!

Ally turned 2 on September 22.

She had an Ariel birthday party.

She gots lots of wonderful presents.

With a little help from Papa she was able to blow out both of her candles:)

GYMNASTICS

Ally had her first gymnastics class, she loves it!! She was so excited that for once Abby had to sit and watch and she got to go do something. She was all smiles. She learned how to bear walk, forward roll and to make a table top which she was very proud of herself and kept saying look at me, mom. She is the youngest in her class, but I think she listens better than any of the other kids. I was surprised, a few weeks ago I told Curt I wasn't going to sign her up, cuz I didn't think she was ready. She is very strong willed and challenges almost everything I tell her to do, like most kids I guess. So I thought I wouldn't torture myself, but Curt didn't think that was fair because Abby signed up at two years old, so Ally should too. So the deal was we would do a night class and he would take her.....so far he had to stay late at work the first night and this week he is out of town. I guess my plan has failed already. Lucky for me, and her she cooperates. I also might add that Ally is officially POTTY TRAINED. I was putting a pull up on her at night, but since the last package ran out and I refuse to buy more we have only had 1 accident:) YEAH ALLY!!!!!

Abby was our photographer, we had about 50 pics like this:)

PRESCHOOL

Abby is finally back in preschool, she loves summer but she loves preschool more, and she couldn't wait to start again. She is going three days a week in the morning, and she always has so much fun there. She loves her teachers Mrs. Lisa and Mrs. Amy and she has already made lots of new friends. Everyday when I drop her off Ally says "I wanna go to peaskool, Mom" I wish I could leave her too, unfortunately she has to wait until next year at the earliest. I wish I could say that I enjoy the break from Abby, but it justs means I have to entertain Ally that much more. I never realized what a blessing having two is. She was so excited to wear this dress, it was her cousin Taylor's and she passed it down to Ally, and lucky for her she can still fit in it. She doesn't quite understand why I won't let her wear it everyday????

"All done, when do I get to come back?"

KANSAS

Over the Labor day weekend we took a trip down to Kansas to visit the Sarles family. Abby had been waiting for this trip all summer and was so excited to go. She got up at 4:30 am and didn't fall asleep at all on the 8 hour drive there. The girls had so much fun playing with their cousins, and it was fun for us to catch up with Jolynn & Sean and hang out with them.

Abby & Taylor were pretty much inseperable. One night Taylor fell asleep watching a movie, and Abby our little night owl was still up at 10 pm so we took her down to bed with us. Taylor woke up at 2 am and Jolynn found her on her way down to find Abby because she didn't want to miss a night of sleeping with Abby.

THE FARM

They have this great free petting farm there. It was super hot out that day, and all the days we were there, but we had tons of fun anyways.

Beckham, Taylor & Abby

Beckham, Abby & Taylor

Ally

Beckham, Ally, Taylor & Abby (the drama queem)

She thinks the bench is too hot, but nobody else seems bothered by it????

Ally finally got brave enough to feed the animals.

A COW TO MILK

Abby

Ally

BABY GOATS

They had baby goats and for $1 you could buy a bottle of milk to feed it. It was kinda of funny to watch all the goats try to get the bottle. Abby was kind of a chicken and was pinned up against the fence by a buch of goats trying to get her bottle. She did finally manage to fend them all off and find one to feed her bottle to.

Ally feeding the baby goats.

Abby trying to fend off all the hungry little baby goats.

Taylor & Abby feeding the baby goats

Finally a nice little goat for her to feed

TRACTORS TO RIDE

Ally

Abby

There was tons of other stuff to do there too but we were so hot we decided to hit Sonic and go home.

THE TRAIN RESTAURANT

They had this great train restaurant in the mall there. Everyone got lil' engineer hats to wear....

Abby, Taylor & Jolynn

Ally & Beckham

Then they had a phone at your table and you would call in your order......

Abby placing her order

and then a train would deliver the food to your table.

The kids thought this was really great, and so did the adults (cuz it kept the kids entertained while we were waiting for our food)

Be sure to watch the video of the train delivering our food:)

Ally Jackie Beckham Abby & Taylor

All the kids (this was the best shot we could get of the 4 of them)

Then we took a drive up to see the RLDS temple and the visitors center for our church.

The RLDS temple

Beckham, Taylor, Ally & Abby

The Savior was supposed to be in the background, but I think I had Curt take the picture, while Jolynn & I tried to pose all the kids. There is always one that has to be a pickle:)

Our family

Ally & Abby driving the covered wagon

Taylor & Beckham driving the covered wagon

The visitors center was really great and very kid friendly. They had lots of things for them to play with and to see what life was like for those children crossing the plains.

We also went to a great BBQ restaurant called Oklahoma Joes, but I forgot to get out the camera:(

Then we headed back in the van and drove home, and lucky for me Abby did fall asleep for a little while on the way home. We also saw this semi full of the little pigs and the girls liked looking at them. However the semi was driving so fast Curt had to go 90 mph just to catch up so I could get a picture.

The little piggies

THANKS Jolynn & Sean for a great visit, we really had a good time:)

BEACH BUMS

My kids love going to the beach and since this summer has been so hot we have done that a lot. Abby is getting braver in the water, and has even put her face in which she is very proud of. But one thing they love to do at the beach is bury themselves in the sand. Escpecially Gabe and Abby, Ally doesn't really hold still long enough and Elijah prefers to be the one burying the kids.

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GABE

ABBY