A few things from June 2013

 

I have been back at work for the summer teaching art camps and have not had any time to invest in this blog.  Here are some pictures that tell the story about what we were up to during the month of June...

 

 

 

Most months, we go to the First Friday Art Walk at sunset center to check out what local artists are doing and enjoy a few snacks.  They also have a few art activities for the kids, and Alice always looks forward to going.  This is a picture one of the newspaper photographers took of our whole family while we were there.

 

 

 

 

Alice is getting ready for the roller derby with her new skates.  She mostly just walks in them, but it is super cute to watch her practice.  (I don't know why she never wants to wear clothes in the backyard.  We are hoping it is just a phase...)

 

 

 

We had some friends over and the girls dressed up like their favorite princesses.  They Even let Eleanor wear a costume!

 

 

Later that night Alice came up with this outfit...

 

  

 

 

We celebrated Father's Day by playing games in the backyard and taking Daddy out to breakfast.  These girls love their Dad!

 

 

 

 

I think this was Alice trying to tell us it is time to fill up her pool!

 

 

 

A cute picture of the girls together.  They play together more and more every day!

 

 

 

 

In mid-June, Mimi came to stay with the girls and Jeff and I headed to salt Lake City for his leadership conference.  It was hard for me to leave Eleanor for the first time, but it was awesome to get a little alone time with the hubby, even if it was a work trip!

 

 

Salt Lake is a really beautiful place!

 

 

 

All gussied up for the formal awards dinner the last night we were there.  I think we clean up pretty nice ;)

 

 

 

Eleanor started cutting her first 2 teeth and has been trying hard to get into crawling position.  It is such a cliché, but she is growing like a weed!

 

 

 

She turned 8 months old on June 25th!

At the end of the month we went to the lineman's rodeo.  Here are a few shots of Alice enjoying the kids activities.  Her favorite part was the train ride. For me it was the most uncomfortable 2X4-in-a-barrel seat I have ever ridden on.  I guess I am getting old, because it took me 2 days to get over it!

 

 

 

 

 We went to the Starlight Theater on a Tuesday evening when it wasn't too hot.  It is a great place to have a picnic and listen to live music.

 

 

Jeff took Alice to her first minor league baseball game.  She wasn't too thrilled about the noise or the actual game, but she loved the popcorn, ice cream, and music!

 

 

 

 This is Alice's signature look lately.  A weird costume and this weirder face she makes for photos.  Thought I had better close out the month with this photo so I can prove it to her later ;)