Monday, June 8, 2009

Just Because...

I just love these pictures that I took of the girls. It was the first day of "Schools Out"!!! We had fun taking these pictures in the front of the house. I think that they came out so pretty! We did this just because...





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Thursday, June 4, 2009

Making Play dough is FUN to DO!!!!!!!

Maison had a major melt down today....I swear it was bad! She went and played with her friend Marta for 4 hours then came home and was happy go lucky like her normal little self! Anyways, she was playing with the wii and something wasn't working properly and she flipped out! My Mom even had her on the phone as she was screaming uncontrollably because the wii didn't work and she had nothing to do! I think she is already missing school! My Mom asked Maison if she could ride her bike...NO I can't! Then she asked her could you play outside....NO it's raining! Then she asked her if she could make a kite....NO I don't know how! By this time the girls were all cracking up at her hysterics and I was starting to get mad...My Mom said, Maison do you know how to make play dough...NO I don't know the recipe! Then she said, My Mom can GOOGLE IT! She was being such a brat but I could tell she was tired from her play date and she was not getting the stimulation she normally would be getting during school. So we called up Auntie Jen and got the Martha Stewart recipe! This was so simple and easy and the girls made it practically by themselves! We bought the neon food coloring which all the girls thought was cool! They aren't too old yet to play around with this stuff...it's cheap entertainment! Maison was so proud of herself and Miah helped her too make it! When Merek and Mackenzie got home from mutual tonight the girls were so excited to show them what they had made! Trust me Maison went to bed early tonight!stirring the pot...releasing
that bratty energy!
split the dough into
fourths
adding color
knead knead knead
Tahdah!!!!
Maison played forever!
pretty cool...can I play too?
goofballs...we want some too!!!

Merek's 8th Grade Honors Assembly

The day has finally come and Merek has graduated 8th grade and is now onto bigger and better things....High School! Our district doesn't t do a promotion but they did do an Honors Assembly for students who received honors in their classes! It was by invitation only and some of the students weren't invited. I don't understand why the whole entire student body didn't receieve something. Lame. Anyways, it was a nice end to 3 years of middle school. For Merek's achievement we bought her a neclace that had 2 charms on it. One had an M for her initial and the other one said believe. It had the cutest poem on the box about believing in yourself and you'll go far! I can't believe I have a daughter in High School! These next 4 years are going to fly by......

Merek & Abigail
Billinghurst Middle SchoolMerek receiving her diploma
from Mr. Cervantes!
Merek and Mikey
Merek & Sana
Sana & Merek & Ezti
Merek & Whitney
Merek & Mikayla

Nevada Beach!

Next stop...Lake Tahoe to Nevada Beach. We fell in Love with it because the water is so clear, the sand is soft, and you can camp on the beach!!! It was too cold to even think about going in the water this day but the girls still tried to attempt sticking their toes in the water! It's absolutely gorgeous in Lake Tahoe. It's always such a beautiful drive and I always seem to capture the most serene pictures of the Lake! This will be a definite place we'll camp this summer!

walking down to the Beach!

Miniature Golfing


This was a rare Saturday that I actually had time off of work and spent the day with Mick and the girls. I work every Saturday so I enjoyed our time together. The girls got to decide where they wanted to go so they chose miniature golfing! They love to play that! I on the other hand can't stand it....basically I suck! But I am grateful that Mick loves to play sports and games and all that kind of stuff so they can do it with him! I just took pictures and every once in a while stole someones club and tried to play! It was hot this day but it was fun!

Merek
Mackenzie
Miah
Maison
just posing cute for me!
What's Mick looking for?
this is so cute...
they are all watching the ball go...
Maison in the cave cooling off!
Miah liked this pharoah!
of course Mackenzie like the skull!
score!
Merek and the
Halloweentown pumkpin!