June

I am finally feeling like blogging again! I'm sorry to any dedicated followers out there. So here is a little bit of catch up. The month of June was a crazy one for our little family. Nathan had already officially finished his second year, but there was to be no break! He had to immediately hit the board studying so he could take them on June 17. And of course we had a home to find to rent in Utah as well as pack up an entire house to move 1200 miles across the country! There were some crazy days, but we did find some time for fun!



Baby birds:

We saw so many baby birds on our lawn. This one didn't have any parents around for quite a few hours, and so I let Aida play with it. She was in heaven!

Missouri rain:

It rained a lot in June. It was nice to not feel like a horrible mom because I needed to be inside packing when the kids wanted to be outside. So with it being so yucky out there it wasn't really a problem! The girls and I decided to go play in the rain, but we all got cold pretty quickly! Same day that Aida played with the bird, just hours later it turned stormy!

Birthday Girl:

I celebrated my 26th birthday. Nathan took me out to a movie and then we had cake and ice cream together as a family. My best present was finally finding the right place for us to move into in Utah. It was a huge stress off of my shoulders.

St. Louis:

My friend Jen and I really wanted to take one last trip to St. Louis, but knew our husbands were too busy studying. So we did it on our own. One night in a hotel with two adults and four sleeping children! We were all a little sleep deprived, but it was a great trip. We went to a fun children's museum called the Magic House and did some shopping. Then the next day we hit the zoo and headed home. The kids had a great time and I'm glad Aida got to spend so much time with her best friend Makenzie. She misses her so much!

I really only got pictures from the Magic House:

There was a fun tree the kids could climb and we spent a lot of time at this exhibit.

Ariah really enjoys coloring and stayed entertained for a while on this chalk board.

The girls loved playing in this tunnel. I think they were both some type of animal. No surprise there!

Right after this picture we had to move on because Ariah decided the sand belonged on a little boys head instead of in the box!

Aida could have stayed at the water the whole time!

Ariah really liked playing in the water too.

Fishing was Aida's favorite.

Our last trip to Nauvoo:

Amidst all of his studying Nathan really wanted to go to the Nauvoo temple one last time. So we went up and took turns going in since we didn't have a babysitter. It was a great last visit.

We will miss this temple, we loved having the opportunity to go here so often. There is such a strong spirit felt among it's walls.

Riding the bouncy animals at the park while mommy went into the temple.

Aida loved the Joseph and Hyrum statues, I don't think it was because she knew and understood who they were, but because of the horses!

About to leave Missouri:

Here the girls are playing just days before we moved. I had packed up most of their toys, but they had a lot of fun still with what was left out.

Moving day wore the girls out, and they didn't even have to do all of the hard work. This was just before we left Missouri. We put the girls right in the van and drove away just minutes after this.