Fourth of July Camping Trip

This year we spend the 4th at Petit Jean Mountain. This was the first time we have been there. We had so much fun. It is absolutely beautiful there! My mom and dad came up on Saturday to celebrate the 4th with us. We all had a nice time.

The girls posing for a pic just before leaving the house.

Relaxing with a popsicle. Oh, the life!

Standing by the lookover at Mather Lodge. This is where we ate dinner the first night.
Kennadi proudly waves her flag to celebrate the 4th.



This is a bike parade they have every year. People gather at the visitor's center and decorate their bikes in red, white and blue. They then bike through all the campgrounds. Halle really wanted to be a part of it, but we decided to watch this year. Maybe we will try it next year.

The girls had so much fun riding their bikes at the campground.

A little water balloon fun.

We took the girls on a small hike called The Rock House Cave.

The Rock House Cave.

This is Stout's Point. It has the most breath taking views.

This is where we waited to see the fireworks, that is until it started raining. (That is a whole other story that is really quite amusing. If you are curious, ask me!)

This was a great Fourth of July.

We made a lot of wonderful memories and are hoping to make this a yearly tradition.

Horseback Riding

Halle and her love for horses. Honestly, I don't know where she gets it from - not from me I can assure you. We have a friend at church who rides and has several horses. She has taken Halle riding before and promised to take her trail riding. This past week we all loaded up and headed to her house for some trail riding. Halle absolutely loved it! She did not want to quit. We all enjoyed riding (although I was sore for 2 days).

Even Kennadi got in on some of the fun. She enjoyed the trail ride too.

Halle's 7th Birthday

Seven years already! I can hardly believe. First, I can't believe my "baby" is already 7 and second, I can't believe I am old enough to have a 7 year old! Where has the time gone?

This year, Halle decided to have an all-girl princess party at Pinkabella in the Hot Springs Mall. She was very excited and it turned out really cute. The girls had a lot of fun.

I just have a few pics of the party that I took at the beginning. Kari was gracious enough to take pics for me with her camera. I didn't have to worry about getting all the cute shots b/c I knew she would. She will be editing and posting them on her blog soon. I can't wait to see them. Thanks again, Kari! She is so talented. If you are looking to have some pics done, she is your girl! Check out her blog at wrightimagephotography.blogspot.com

The girls anxiously awaiting the party fun!

The girls dressing in their princess attire.


Kennadi not sure what all this stuff is about.

The princesses getting their hair/makeup done.

Halle, striking a pose in front of her royal table.

Even princesses need to relax!

Birthday girl - Princess Halle. It was such a great night for her.

Camping Trip

This weekend we took the girls for a weekend camping trip to Lake DeGray. The weather cooperated (until the middle of the night Sat night) and we had a great time.

The girls had a good time playing at the playground.
Cheese!

The sand was almost too much for Kennadi. She is not about some dirt!

Here you can see her wiping the sand off of her hands.

Now Halle is burying daddy's feet in the sand as Kennadi watches from a distance out of the sands reach.

It isn't considered "roughing it" without a hammock, tinkerbell pillow, and a good gossip magazine to read. Ahhhh - this is the life!

The girls suited up to head down to the lake for a swim.

Again, not all about the sand. "It's dirty!"

The girls sitting still for a moment for a photo. My 3 girls - so cute!

"Good-bye Lake DeGray! She you next time."

The End. :)

Magic Springs

This year we decided to get season passes to Magic Springs/Crystal Falls. We took the girls a few weekends ago to the Magic Springs part. They had a good time - even though 1/2 of the rides weren't working b/c the park had to order parts. (I'm still wondering why they didn't think to order the parts this winter?)

Here they are watching "The Hawk". This is a ride that goes completely upside down. Kennadi kept saying, "I don't want to ride that!"

Kennadi's favorite ride - the carousel.

Halle, braving the kiddie version of Dr. Dean's Rocket Machine.

Anyway, Halle said "This isn't like Disney World." I was like, "A, no honey. Not even close!" :)

End of the Year Awards Ceremony

On the last day of school, Halle received a medal for having honor roll all year long. She was really proud. She worked hard all year long. This year they were introducing math into things. They did addition and subtraction. Every Friday they would do "Fact in a Flash" tests. These tests were 3min timed tests. They had to complete 30 math problems in 3 min. When they first started these I thought, "this is way to hard for them!" But Halle worked really hard and ended up with a 96% in this course. I was really proud of her.

Gettin' Down With Momma Goose

Tonight Halle had her 1st grade musical entitled "Gettin' Down with Momma Goose." All the kids dressed as different nursery rhyme characters. Halle was Little Bo Peep. I know I am partial, but she looked adorable!

Little Bo Peep and Little Miss Muffet
Little Bo Peep and a Queen.

This picture is hard to see, but Halle is playing a musical instrument. The children played the music for all of the songs except two. Pretty impressive!

This is 1/2 of the 1st grade class. The other 1/2 will perform on Thursday night.