June 2011! Get ready...I have lots of summer pictures!

Lake Powell

This was literally all she wanted to do the whole trip.

The Gals

Relaxation Station...oh summer where did you go?

Nina got bad allergies down in Powell and had to do a breathing treatment every night. I am so glad my parents had the machine that jake was able to bring down. It helped so much! (and speaking of jake...this is a great shot of him!)

Maddie saving my daughter from the hot red rock. Who are the crazy parents that sent Nina up there without shoes?

Happiness

This picture shows the true spirit of Lake Powell.

Jake and I ran the AF Canyon Half Marathon...and all these adorable people came to see us.

Nina and Bailey in Grandma's bubble bath. I love this picture!! Both our family and Erin's family were living at Mom and Dad De Groot's this summer. Erin is now with her family in Brazil and we miss them already!

Orem Owls Baseball

Splash Park!!

We had a countdown of how many days Bill had left of work. Anything to feel like we were getting somewhere.

Erin and I took the kids to the aquarium. Cute how all of the girls wanted their hair done the same way...are these cousins or what?!

Nina had her first dance recital...we were in a mother daughter dance at the studio that I work at. It was a lot of fun. Here is Nina warming up for the big event.

My Sister Maddie...who is a gorgeous dancers, Stephanie...the director of TDC, and Me. I am really going to miss working there. It was the best job!

These pictures just show that Nina is my daughter.

Backstage for make-up...ha...I am a stage mom.

Cousins

Fishing with Dad...and we actually caught something, miracle of miracles!

More splash park...we spent a lot of time there. It was great!

June...it was a great month and went much too fast!! Are you ready for my next post...it is about the month before the month we are currently in. I am catching up...and pictures of NY are coming...Get Excited!

May 2011

So this is May in reverse...but it will do. On memorial day we always go to my Grandma and Grandpa Fuhriman's grave. It is one of my favorite family traditions. We used to go to my Great Grandparents graves in Lehi, but when my grandparents passed away we moved to Provo. It was a rainy day, but so much fun to catch up with the cousins, and it is always so beautiful.
Don't you just love this picture?

The Fuhriman cousins...

and this next one...just awesome.

For Mother's day Bill got me tickets to the Utah Symphony. It was so awesome, and it was fun to get dressed up to go out together. Bill is a stud!

Nina's preschool graduation with her teacher and grandma.

Nina does not look quite so excited to be with us, but I think the cake was being served.

Pre-Graduation

Hangin' with Agnes in the jogger.

Going for a ride in Aunt Lauren's car that Grandma was babysitting for the week.

Field trip to Farm Country

Nina and Lia...our little twins.

Just for fun.

Well that was May in a nutshell ladies and gents. See you next time!

Can we go back in time for a minute? April 2011

Okay...I really need to stop saying that I am going to be better at this blogging thing. It is just not working. But here I am, and I am going to do a recap of our lives starting from where we left off...April! (I will try and do a little each day.)

P.S. Sometimes Blogger is frustrating! I have all of these pictures rotated and ready to upload, but it keeps turning some of them...no idea why...kinda makes me mad, and madness makes me not want to blog...but I will persevere.

One of Nina's more awesome Saturday morning cleaning outfits!

Nina and Bill at the Dino Museum

More museum...

and more museum...

And Nina loved the erosion table!

Easter Egg Hunt at De Groots

Bill and Nina, yes this is April...in Utah

More Egg Hunting

Easter at the Wheadon's

My sweet little easter Bunny...ha!

Nina following the Magic Easter Bunny poops to find her basket

Golfing with Dad, and riding in the back basket of dad's cart.

Nina must like to sleep in things...here she is in the doggy bed...eew?

Sunday Dinner with the Wheadon Cousins

Mom had another foot surgery...and we are all checking on her. Looks relaxing right?!

We got cousin pictures taken in April too!

April was a great month...but it feels like years ago. We are now getting settled in our new place in NY and we are loving it! It was a crazy spring and summer, but it was so fun to be with so much family. We miss you already! More updates to come!

What we've been up to...

Zuster Amber De Groot had a Birthday that we celebrated last night...she is in Belgium...but why not celebrate and enjoy her ice cream cake for her?!
My Mother-in-law's adopted sister passed away and we had a memorial for her Sunday. All of the Aunts and Uncles were in town from that side of the family. So great to see them all!

Golfing...if you know my husband, you know that he made his way to the golf course as soon as the snow was mostly gone...here is Nina golfing with grandpa after work Friday.

Playing at the park...I know that this picture will be great blackmail later...so funny that she would not sit back in the swing.

Happy Saint Patty's Day! In Nina's words "the Leprechaun gave me kisses!" Hence the green dot on her nose.

At the aquarium with cousins...I love this picture...all standing by their own sized penguins! Ha!
Hanging with the Frog...and grandma!

Happy Birthday to me!
Again!

We took Nina to see the play Beauty and the Beast and she loved it! It was just a Junior High production but it was perfect. As you can see she wears her Belle dancing dress all the time. She also calls herself "Speechless" because belle says that in the movie to Gaston. We are all disney princesses all of the time here!

Nina's First Day of Preschool
Nina was the star of the week at preschool. My favorite responses on her poster were:

When I grow up I want to be a... SISTER! (whoa...watch the subtle hints Nina.)

Who are your best friends...She named her cousins...and Sis. Hall. The sweetest woman who Nina just loved in our old ward.

In preparation for the big move to NY, we got renters in our house, and are now living with Mom and Dad De Groot (plus Ryan...and that really is a plus!). Aren't they kind to put up with us?! So far it has been a total blast. We love them so much and love having this time so close to both families!

Oh, yeah and....Go Cougars!!