Surprise!

Friday morning Matt told me that he was taking me to Vegas that night to see Phantom of the Opera! He already had babysitters lined up and everything! It was such a fun surprise, he is so sweet. We ate dinner at The Grand Lux before the show which is SO good! The show was at the Venetian and it was really well done. We loved it. It was such a fun night.

Kash and Bailey

We always hang out in the front yard when we are at my parent's house in California because the weather is so nice. You definitely can't sit outside in St. George right now! Kash had lots of fun playing with Bailey and stealing her toys.

Hats and Sunglasses

I am always trying to get Ella and Kash to wear a hat and sunglasses when we are at the pool or on a walk, and it never seems to work out. They always start off wearing them but it doesnt take long before they have ripped both of them off! Do any of you moms out there have any suggestions?

Out of Town....

I went out of town at the last minute to visit my family in California. My sister was passing through so I decided to load up the kids and go with her! Matt is going to be out of town for 3 or 4 days this week so it worked out perfectly. I don't get on the computer much when I am here so I will talk to everyone next week!

New Bike

Aunt Gina and Uncle Mike gave Ella this cute bike for her birthday. She loves it, the only problem is she isn't quite tall enough to push the pedals all the way around. So she just sits on it and makes me push her!

She wanted to show Aunt Corinne her new shades before she got on the bike...
Thanks for the fun present Mike and Gina!

Potty Problems...

So after a few days of "potty training" I pretty much have given up. I didn't really go at it hard core or anything. A few times during the day I would put her on the toilet....and nothing ever happened. I just don't think that she's that interested yet. If she does want to sit on it, its only for a minute and she wants off. So does anyone have any advice out there? Should I wait a few more months or should I go all out and try the 3 day potty training or whatever it is? Take her off diapers completely? That sounds pretty scary to me. I don't know if I'm ready, let alone Ella.

Just kidding, he CAN crawl!

Pretty much right after I posted about Kash "almost"crawling, he was crawling! He isn't all over the house yet but he can get where he wants to go. Matt was giving Ella a bath and all of a sudden he sees Kash rounding the corner and into the bathroom! He didn't want to miss out on bath time. So, it's official. No more little things on the floor, no more doors left open, no more sitting nicely on a blanket at the park....that's all over! We are on to the next phase. Wish me luck.

So Close...

Kash is going to be crawling any time now. He will get up on his hands and knees and rock back and forth like crazy. He wants to be able to get around so bad! We had to lower his crib mattress because he can pull himself up on the railing and almost fall out. He won't even lay in his little bouncer chair anymore, he tries to crawl right off. Ella was crawling by this age, so I am excited for him to be able to do it, but at the same time having two mobile kids is a very scary thing! It is going to make life a lot more difficult!

MY DAD

Happy Father's Day Dad, I love you! I have the best dad ever, he is so fun. He has had to deal with living in a house of 6 girls for a very long time! The poor guy, even the dog is a girl. Luckily now he has Matt and Kash to hang out with and do boy things. All of us sisters are so lucky to have him as our Dad. He is so funny, and always cracks us up with his many accents/voices. He is such a good cook, I am always so excited to go home and have him make all my favorites. He is probably the hardest worker I know. He loves to come home after shoeing horses all day long and force us girls to give him a BIG SWEATY HUG! We scream and fight him off but he says he just smells like money, so we should like it. He is the best grandpa ever, and his two little grandkids love him so much. Ella especially loves her "Papa." He acts like a big tough guy but is really the sweetest. He is always looking out for his kids and wants the very best for us. So this picture is at Easter with him surrounded by his girls. He usually doesn't have a goatee, but doesn't he look like a stud? Love you daddy.

Two Years Old!

Ella turned two on June 8, and I still can't believe that I have a 2 year old. It was really fun being able to celebrate her birthday with my family in California. I was SO excited for her to open her presents, probably more excited then she was! She got dress ups, and a big purse that held four pairs of dress up shoes. The shoes were definitely a favorite of hers, she wears them everyday. She also loved her mini stroller, she pushes that thing around with her everywhere and is so sad when she can't take it with her in the car. She also got.....get this...a potty. I am not looking forward to the whole potty training thing, and if anyone has any advice I would love it!! I got a Dora potty (she loves dora) so I am hoping that will help me out in some way.

Okay so I am so proud of the way her cake turned out! (Thanks mom and Kar for helping)I am NOT crafty in any way so this was pretty good for me. It was so fun to make and I am seriously in love with it. The best part is that Ella was so excited when she saw it, she loved it.

I couldn't resist putting one of Ella's bows in her hair...

Nana and Ella checking out the cute potty (I am so intimidated by this little toilet seat)

The McLaws Family

Everyone

Of course I took way too many pictures so here are a few more...

Glendora

Matt has been out of town a lot lately for work so he decided to take Thursday and Friday off so we could go visit my family in California. It was Ella's birthday on Sunday so it worked out perfectly to have her party down there. I'll post pics of her party soon, but here are a few of us playing in the backyard...

This was the pool toy that my mom got, it was huge and fun for the kids to play with in the yard too.

Matt entertaining us with some tricks.

Ella loved the diving board, she would turn around and wiggle her bum and do a little dance before she would jump in.

The water was pretty cold for us wimpy girls so we all jumped in together: Me, Nikki, Karlee

This toy was a huge hit, thanks Mom!

THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN NAKED BABIES...