Fairy Tea Party

Miranda North was extremely thoughtful in inviting Marley (who was also able to bring her friend Lydia Star, but Grace was too little so she went to her Aunt Trina's) to a Fairy Tea Party in the Provo Library with her daughters, Sadie & Kinley & some of Sadie's friends.  Marley picked out her fair dress & insisted on putting on make-up from her Barbie make-up kit she got from her friend Charlie Cooper.

Mandi did some last minute "touch-ups" while we were waiting for the fairies to come out.

The fairy princess came out & showed everyone how to curtsy & Marley tried really hard to curtsy

They got to watch the fairy king make an announcement & some ballerinas dance...

Then they got a chance to do the promenade & practice their dancing.

Then they got some fun little hors d'oeuvres to eat!

Inked Up

There was an ink pad that I was using to make prints of Marley's & Grace's hands & feet.  I foolishly left the ink on the table & went downstairs to get something.  When I came back up, this is what I found...

 Grace got ink all over herself! I don't know why I always do these types of things!  I think I'm so used to Marley, who NEVER got into this kind of stuff.  I rarely had to lock cabinets & put things up because Marley just never messed around with anything.  Grace, however, is a different story, but one I can't seem to learn from!!

Some Leisure Reading

Marley LOVES looking at magazines, especially Pottery Barn Kids or toy catalogs.  She'll often pick them up & just thumb through them, telling me all the things that she likes and/or wants out of them!

Making Faces

I found all these pictures on my phone...it looks as though Marley knows how to entertain herself!!!

Marley's first flowers from a BOY!

Should I be concerned when the neighbor boy, Hendrix, shows up at our door with flowers for Marley?
He such an adorable little boy! He & his mom dropped the flowers off to tell Marley "happy birthday" but that he was sorry he couldn't make her birthday party since he would be out-of-town! It was really sweet!!

Snow Cave

Every time it snows, Marley begs & begs to go out & play. Kevin made her this great little snow cave that was just perfect for her to sit in!

Grandma Rimi & Marley

These pictures didn't turn out very well, but I thought it was so cute how Marley was snuggled up on the couch with my mom!

A visit to Kellie's

We often to go to Kellie's house to
catch-up & chit chat. Ever since she quit the dermatology clinic at we don't get to see each other at work anymore. So it's nice to visit. Marley took all these random photos...some didn't turn out (& got deleted), but some weren't too bad!! Kellie wasn't too thrilled about them though!

Again, with the bags!

Marley decided she would play with the bag, but she put on heels so she could go shopping!! She actually walked around quite well in those heels!!

Baby in a Bag

This sack was kicking around & Grace demanded that I put her in it! She thought is was a wonderful thing to play in...why do I bother spending money on toys?

Las Vegas

On our last day in Vegas, we stopped at the Ethyl M's chocolate factory. They have pretty good chocolate. We took a walk around the botanical cactus garden they have just outside. It was so depressing to leave because the weather was so nice & we knew we were heading back to snow in Utah.

Las Vegas

I tried to get a picture of Marley & Grace in the botanical garden at Ethyl M's, but it seems like they couldn't get on the same page of cooperating at the same time!

Las Vegas

While everyone went to the Vegas Strip (because Chelsea hadn't been before), we decided to take the kids to the park. The strip is something Kevin & I have been down many times & isn't always so fun with little kids.

Unfortunately, the park we choose was under renovation, so most of the play areas were fenced off...but I think they still had fun feeding the ducks!

Las Vegas

Even though Grace wanted to feed the ducks, she was a little timid at giving the birds bread!

Las Vegas

We went to Las Vegas because February in Utah can be so 'blah' & we knew it would be warmer & sunny! We went with Tina, Jono, Seth, & his girlfriend Chelsea (Alece said she had other plans...apparently she's too good for us!)

Kevin always watches 'Pawn Stars' & made us go by the pawn shop while we were in Vegas. There was a LONG line outside just to get in to the pawn shop...definitely not worth waiting in & we were all glad that Kevin realized that as well!!!

Squeaky Shoes

My grandma gave me these little squeaky shoes from Japan & I used to wear them around when I was really little.  Marley used to wear them around when they fit her, & now Grace loves trying to wear these around.  She tries so hard to put them on by herself, but usually have to end up helping her with them!

Snacks on the Floor

One day in church, Page Bills, (who is about 6 or 8 months older than Grace) grabbed our Goldfish bag & apparently dumped it out all over the floor.  By the time I realized what was going on, they had already eaten most of the Goldfish off the floor.  It looks like they had a great time doing it!!