June and July 2019
This was our summer of swimming! Gwen had swim team each morning and swim meets on Thursday nights! It was so fun to watch her swim! She developed good technique and I loved watching her learn!
Emily had a birthday!! We celebrated on Sunday with Uncle Josh surprising us all! He was in the area due to work training, and stopped by on his way back to home! We loved seeing him! Emily loved her birthday and being celebrated every second! Her favorite part were the videos sent from family singing "Happy Birthday!" She still asks to watch them! She is such a social butterfly!
I went to a cookie class with Allisa and now I'm hooked on a new hobby. I can't wait to add pictures because this hobby is so much fun and I need proof for my posterity! I decorated the cookies the day before Emily's birthday, so naturally they were all for her, but she very generously shared with us!
A new app filter made its way to popularity in July and it made waves in our home! It allowed for pictures to be aged, and I loved it so much! I can't wait to show those pictures, too!
We spent the weekend in Pinedale for a Denham family reunion and it was such a blast! We stayed in a cabin that we rented with Becky and the girls. On the first night, we had a BBQ and took family pictures. It was so fun to catch up and see family we haven't seen in a while! Cousins are the best things ever and that reunion made me wish we lived closer! Luckily, I'm pretty sure Vonnie and Walt are going to make the reunion an annual get together, so I'm counting my lucky stars! It was a fabulous reunion!
While we were at the reunion, we spent Saturday morning at the Snowflake parade like we have done a few years in a row now. I lost Gwen. It was awful. We were at the church and she and I were both being stubborn. There were more people flocked together than usual because the races held at the church had been cancelled, so groups were trying to figure out what to do. Gwen wanted to be in the action, and I wanted to go sit with GramE over at the table she was saving for lunch. I saw Gwen, and then I looked to Emily and GramE, I looked back to Gwen, and she was gone. I wasn't nervous at first. I knew what she was wearing and where she was, so I went there first. No sign of her. Then I went closer to the road where the crowd was really large, no sign. I went back to GramE, left her with Emily, and began again to look for Gwen. I made our family noise "Doo doo" and no one responded. I started freaking out maybe 5-7 minutes after my search began. The crowd seemed to get bigger and bigger, and I'd look to my mom who would shake her head "No" as in, "No, I don't have her yet". Finally I run back to my mom, call Jake, and the first thing he says is, "She's with me." I started yelling at Jake like any frantic/relieved/scared woman would and said "you should've called me! I was looking everywhere! I was so scared!" He handled the situation like a champ by not saying anything to make me angrier. Don't poke an angry bear, right?! I found him and Gwen, immediately took her arm and pulled her behind a building where I started yell-crying at her about how scared I was that she was lost! She started crying, too, and we ended up just crying and hugging and saying "Sorry" over and over. It. Was. AWFUL. But everyone is safe and happy! Phew!
Also, I don't think I mentioned that we found a new childcare for Gwen and Emily! Her name is Chris and she was recommended by Allisa! She lives so close to us, and she has been an angel! My girls love her, and they love the friends they have from her place! She had a small party for Emily's birthday, and she felt so special! Miss Chris is so good at eliminating the hardest transitions of the day:drop off and pick up! She has a small drawer full of suckers and when I come pick up, the girls grab a sucker and it completely negates the pick up time of tired and hungry, but wanting to see mom! She has been such a blessing, and I like her so much!
Emily had a birthday!! We celebrated on Sunday with Uncle Josh surprising us all! He was in the area due to work training, and stopped by on his way back to home! We loved seeing him! Emily loved her birthday and being celebrated every second! Her favorite part were the videos sent from family singing "Happy Birthday!" She still asks to watch them! She is such a social butterfly!
I went to a cookie class with Allisa and now I'm hooked on a new hobby. I can't wait to add pictures because this hobby is so much fun and I need proof for my posterity! I decorated the cookies the day before Emily's birthday, so naturally they were all for her, but she very generously shared with us!
A new app filter made its way to popularity in July and it made waves in our home! It allowed for pictures to be aged, and I loved it so much! I can't wait to show those pictures, too!
We spent the weekend in Pinedale for a Denham family reunion and it was such a blast! We stayed in a cabin that we rented with Becky and the girls. On the first night, we had a BBQ and took family pictures. It was so fun to catch up and see family we haven't seen in a while! Cousins are the best things ever and that reunion made me wish we lived closer! Luckily, I'm pretty sure Vonnie and Walt are going to make the reunion an annual get together, so I'm counting my lucky stars! It was a fabulous reunion!
While we were at the reunion, we spent Saturday morning at the Snowflake parade like we have done a few years in a row now. I lost Gwen. It was awful. We were at the church and she and I were both being stubborn. There were more people flocked together than usual because the races held at the church had been cancelled, so groups were trying to figure out what to do. Gwen wanted to be in the action, and I wanted to go sit with GramE over at the table she was saving for lunch. I saw Gwen, and then I looked to Emily and GramE, I looked back to Gwen, and she was gone. I wasn't nervous at first. I knew what she was wearing and where she was, so I went there first. No sign of her. Then I went closer to the road where the crowd was really large, no sign. I went back to GramE, left her with Emily, and began again to look for Gwen. I made our family noise "Doo doo" and no one responded. I started freaking out maybe 5-7 minutes after my search began. The crowd seemed to get bigger and bigger, and I'd look to my mom who would shake her head "No" as in, "No, I don't have her yet". Finally I run back to my mom, call Jake, and the first thing he says is, "She's with me." I started yelling at Jake like any frantic/relieved/scared woman would and said "you should've called me! I was looking everywhere! I was so scared!" He handled the situation like a champ by not saying anything to make me angrier. Don't poke an angry bear, right?! I found him and Gwen, immediately took her arm and pulled her behind a building where I started yell-crying at her about how scared I was that she was lost! She started crying, too, and we ended up just crying and hugging and saying "Sorry" over and over. It. Was. AWFUL. But everyone is safe and happy! Phew!
Also, I don't think I mentioned that we found a new childcare for Gwen and Emily! Her name is Chris and she was recommended by Allisa! She lives so close to us, and she has been an angel! My girls love her, and they love the friends they have from her place! She had a small party for Emily's birthday, and she felt so special! Miss Chris is so good at eliminating the hardest transitions of the day:drop off and pick up! She has a small drawer full of suckers and when I come pick up, the girls grab a sucker and it completely negates the pick up time of tired and hungry, but wanting to see mom! She has been such a blessing, and I like her so much!
Hahahah!!!! Look at us old!
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