Rustic Camping with Our Ward (church group) at Deseret Ranch (near Kissimmee, FL)

April 22-23, 2011

Alyssa, Kyra and Natalie having dinner at our campsite



Alyssa, Kaelyn, Kyra and Natalie

The girls (Alyssa, Kaelyn, Kyra, Kiersten, & Natalie)

Alyssa in our tent with her Larabar

Silly Addy

Addy, Kaelyn and Alyssa



Silly faces (Addy, Kaelyn, and Alyssa)



Pottery Party Fun at All Fired Up!

Our gluten-free masterpiece the girls helped make for their birthday party

Natalie, Richelle, & Alyssa getting ready to paint at the studio 

Amy Lynn & Natalie

Alyssa chose to paint a gnome (She loves the Disney movie: Gnomeo and Juliet)

Mariah (in pink) and Amy Lynn working on their pieces

Natalie working on her mug.  She stenciled a birthday cake on and had her friends sign to commemorate her birthday.

Susan (Richelle's Mom), Richelle, Alyssa and Teagan

Kaelyn working on her angel



All the girls together and all sets of sisters too!
Mariah (pink shirt back left) and Teagan (black with pink design)
Natalie (black shirt) and Alyssa (green dress)
Richelle (red dress) and Amy Lynn (brown shirt)
Kiersten (back right with glasses) and Kaelyn (front left with pink Curious George shirt)



Crazy faces!

the all new bunny play area



We temporarily recycled our chicken coop and with the amazing skill of a very handy husband, Todd built a new play area for the bunnies since we have moved them out of our garden because of our spring planting.  They used to play in the garden during the winter since it is enclosed as well.  We have also had the bunnies on leashes which doesn't allow them a lot of movement and they were perpetually breaking out of them.  So, here is our new working solution.  Hey, it really works.  Our only challenge now is catching them inside their play area.  They like to burrow underneath the chicken coop.



Natalie's art entry for the Friend

Here is Natalie's art entry from last summer that she submitted to the Friend magazine.  It is a publication put out for the children in our church.  Hers is on the second page and her entry says, "I can be a missionary."  If you click on the picture, you can see it in full view.

LDS.org - Friend Article - Age 9

Shingle Creek Regional Park picnic and walk in January 2011

The 'Y' for YMCA

The 'M'

The 'C'



The 'A'

 

gigantic oak tree

Natalie's first flying experience (the Young Eagles program)

Natalie standing in the hangar waiting to go out for a flight on a beautiful Saturday morning in Kissimmee

Yes, she got to help fly the plane!

Natalie with the pilot she flew with

Florida has its' autumn too (even though it's December)!

Alyssa lying in our leaf pile outside of our house

Burying Daddy--oh, what fun!

Alyssa with her new doll from Santa

Grandma burying Natalie

Winter Adventures: Ice Skating

Alyssa & Natalie: their first time in skates!

Thumbs up!  This is so much fun (even though I've fallen a zillion times)!

Alyssa doing very well for her first time skating.

2009 Hay Bale Snowman



Here are my sweet girls in 2009 at the same Hay Bale.



Here we are with Grandma!

2010 Hay Bale Snowman

Natalie & Alyssa at the hay bale snowman (2nd annual stop on our way to the beach)

Grandma and her grandgirls!

A windy day at the beach in December

Cape Canaveral National Seashore (our favorite beach destination)

Mommy in her flattering hat :-)  Natalie wearing Alyssa's hat.

Alyssa wearing Natalie's hat.