Goodbye Summer... Hello Fall

Well, I guess today Summer is officially OVER... even though the close of Cherry Hill meant the end of Summer for us:(
I thought i'd reminisce, & post a few of my favorite picts I never posted:

Mills would just chill either in the shallow of the pirates cove, playing with toys, or in her little baby float, just kicking and laughing:) Rylee was a dang fish this summer, and loved to jump off the sides, swim to me, then climb up the stairs & start again- ALL BY HERSELF (with a little help from her wingy's)!




Milly could down an ENTIRE ice cream cone in a matter of MINUTES, and then freak out when it was gone! We loved getting cones on our way out:)


We LOVED our friends to come with us...

Otter Pops! Summer is not summer without these staples...
I just figure, hey, so what we went through a box a week- it's my JOB to keep my girls hydrated, right? And those things have got to have SOME kind of protein in them???

Barbecue's EVERY night were the BEST!!! With Steve behind the grill, grillin up some chicken and our gardens veggies, & downin about 20 'darn fresh' ears of corn a week!
Looks like our hard work gardening paid off... Check out our Rockin Veggie Supply!

Making Raspberry Jam was quite an adventure:


I'm sure there's one thing that won't change, no matter the season...
And that's the Park, and our Swings:)




Even though we LOVED SUMMER, there is just somethin' good ab0ut the leaves changin, & the air getting crisp... (besides the cute new fall line of children's clothes:)

FOOTBALL SEASON!!!
That's what Dad's are so good at- takin us to ball games! And if you want to hear Football DAD of the YEAR: Steve had the girls one night, and he wanted something to do, so he put them in their jammy's and took them to a Weber State Football game!? WOW- He said they sat there great! We love it all- Highschool, College, Pro's- We're IN!




And Rylee Jo's Playschool!
This is Ry with her cute little friends @ her first day of Playschool (mix between our playgroups & preschool). And notice the fun denim bags my mom made:)
And all our babies sit together and learn a thing or two about how to be babies!


And of course DANCE CLASS...
(see next blog)

TU-TU CUTE!!!!!

Week 2 in dance... and this was way TOO cute to not post! All these 2 year olds in TU-TU's...

They were doing "princess tippy toes" across the floor again this week, and when they went around picking princesses, it was Rylee Jo's turn... the teacher asked "Rylee, what Princess do You want to be?" and she sweetly replied "MY MOMMY!"- ha ha ha, atta girl:)

All us mom's are first time dance mom's, and we all stand at the door with our camera's, our babies at our feet, and laugh our stinkin heads off!!! It is so dang adorable... it's the highlight of our week:)

This video is a stinkin crack up- all these darling little girls, and Rylee Jo's slippery TU-TU bum... it's a little long, but SO funny: (turn down the blog music if you can)

FIRST DAY OF DANCE!!!

Today was Rylee's FIRST DAY of DANCE CLASS! I don't know who was more excited? Me or her? We have been talking about her dance for quite some time... We have been reading "Emily's Dance Class", naming her friends who are in her class: Belle, Sophia & Avery! Yesterday we made a stop by the studio to see the 'real balerinas' dancing- the anticipation was killing us:) Then last night, Rylee layed out the dance outfit she wanted to wear to her first Dance class! She chose Hannah's leotard, her new skirt, and the pretty dance shoes Daddy bought her months ago:
Last night Steve asked me what I fed Ry for dinner, and wanted to make sure I gave her a CARB LOAD!!! Ha ha ha:) Well, maybe it was the eggs we ate at breakfast, cuz Rylee was so excited when we got to dance this morning, she ran right in, sat down by her friends, and didn't even care if I was stayin or leavin! (which NEVER happens).
It was honestly about the cutest dang thing I have ever seen! I had to post a little video clip or two for you to get a small taste of how stinkin sweet it was:
TIPPY TOES:


WATCH THEM TWIRL:


Here are our beautiful, graceful, future Ballerina's!!!

Amelia is 10 months?!

Wow- how time FLIES!!! I cannot believe Amelia is already 10 months? I took some cute pictures of her... look at this sweetest little face!
Oh, and don't mind the marks on her poor little noggin- sadly enough, it is a regular occurrence around here. Don't turn me in to DCFS, it's just our adventurous, crazy little Milly who is always bonkin her head on somethin tryin to do everything her big sister does! She's gonna be one tough little cookie! But, as crazy as she is, she is a CUDDLY little love- we recently discovered she loves to hug/pat/cuddle people and babies (even though she's a baby herself). So, we gave her a little teddy bear and baby doll, and she lays her head on it and says "awh..." It's SO SWEET!

BEAR LAKE

For Labor Day weekend, we went up to the Ralphs' grandparents cabin! We spent the weekend relaxing by the beach while the weather was still warm, and Steve helped Greg & Alan build a deck! It's always nice to relax somewhere fun like this!

Sittin on the back porch Swing:













Good Mornin Grandpa Alan:













Milly LOVES Melon! Sittin with Tiff, & cousins Addy & Easton:












BEACH BUMS:

Pineview Dam

After our fun morning up in Park City after the big run, we went up to Pineview Dam to my Dad's lakehouse and spent the day on the lake!

I just figured- what else can I do to work out my exhausted legs... OH! A PATTLE BOAT! perfect- Ya, we didn't get too far:) ha ha...

Nice action shot of all the wave-runner-ers...

My 1st 1/2 Marathon!!!

Saturday morning I ran in the
PARK CITY 1/2 MARATHON!

I officially ran farther than I have ever run... 13.1 miles! That's right, I DID IT!!! Ya, you can just call me Pheidippides:)

I finished in 2:01 hours, averaging 9.2 minute miles- which was pretty good for me, considering I have never enjoyed running before, & I used to think that a 5K was a big feat (3 miles? please, that's a WARM UP!)...

I ran the race with my friend Erin Dane- Well, lets just say I started the race with her, but after 3 miles her competitiveness kicked in and she was marching up that 7 mile hill a little too fast for me, and she left me, slightly discouraged and music-less. So, even though I was used to chatting away while I run (to take my mind off how far I had left, my aches & pains, etc), I chugged each mile along by enjoying the beautiful scenery and making a few friends along the way! I guess it was for the best, however, because I was able to finish the race on my own- which I would have not before thought possible! Also, I conserved my energy in order to finish strong- running through the finish line!
Those last 2 miles were the WORST, because I thought it seemed so short, & I felt like I should be seeing the finish line any second, but 2 miles was still 2 miles. Everything was all worth it when I heard my father in law Blaine yell: "yeah Jamie", then, just around the corner I saw little Rylee Jo on her Daddy's shoulders waving her hand off, yelling "hi mommy!!!" There was Blaine, Becky, Steven Ry & Milly! Man, that was an emotional moment right there... All my biggest fans, there to cheer me on through the finish line! YAHOO!!!
I DID IT- I finished my first 1/2 Marathon!

...Now, one may ask- on to a full Marathon? Well, that was once a goal/ dream of mine... but now? Umm, maybe not so much! I may just stick with the 1/2's. A half was perfect- I pushed myself super hard, but didn't kill myself. So, we'll have to see if I ever do a full? (but maybe next time when steve decides to sign us BOTH up for a race, he'll actually run it with me? And not just get the awesome t-shirt...) ha ha ha:)