Fort.

We spent the Memorial Day holiday weekend building the girls a fort in the little bit of forest in our backyard.  It is not fancy but I love it and the girls have already spent lots of time pretending and playing in the fort.

Since I took these pictures we have finished the ladder and stained the wood.  Now for a canvas roof and to let the trees fill in the rest--it is nearly completely hidden and blends in perfectly with the forest. Thanks for making this happen Chris!

Goodbye Sunshine Circle.

We've had the girls at Sunshine Circle for preschool and summer discovery for the last 3 years and with Stella moving on to Kindergarten in the fall, we are sad to say goodbye.  We have absolutely LOVED our teachers, classmates, and everything we have learned.

"Here Comes the Sun"

Thank you Miss Melissa and Miss Tonia (new and old teachers) for all the fun times and life lessons.  Thank goodness Stella still has the summer discovery to spend time with her teacher and preschool friends!

Second Star to the Right.

What a sparkly, beautiful, sweet "star"!

 

Swan.

Here is our solo-dancing swan.  So sweet.  So happy.  So feathery.

 

 

And so serious in this pose!

Spring Ballet.

This year the girls performed in Peter Pan for the Spring Ballet.  Stella was a swan and even had a solo at the end of her dance.  Presley danced as the "second star to the right".

They were both so lovely and really enjoyed their time on stage and in costume.

f-i-v-e!

Stella turned 5 and just like her sister she asked for a "surprise" birthday party . . . so even though it wasn't too much of a surprise, that is what she got!  I can't believe how much she has grown this year--we loved celebrating with our flirtatious, smiley, funny girl.

 

 

We surprised Stella at the park with decorations, family and friends.

Happy Mother's Day.

Mother's Day equals homemade lemon meringue pie for my mom!

Thanks for everything mom!

California.

Here were some of the non-volleyball, Instagram highlights of our quick trip to California.

We had such a fun time!  Let's go on vacation more often . . . please?

NCAA Finals.

Well, poor Stella's face says it all . . . despite the loss, the team (and Chris) had a great season, full of wins, a new travel schedule, and a trip to the finals (not to mention a fabulous conference playoff game beating UCLA in a packed, noisy gym at home).

This sweet girl was all teary eyed.

What a great experience for these two sisters!

We took an all girls trip to California to support Chris and the team--it was so nice to have my mom come with us and spend a few days sight seeing around LA.  BYU was so generous and helped to get our travel organized.  We went to Disneyland, Santa Monica Pier, The Grove, and drove around seeing the sights.  My only complaint would have to be that our hotel didn't have a pool--all my girls need to keep them occupied and worn out is a pool (they could literally spend 12 hours a day in the water).

A quick photo-op at Downtown Disney--all smiles!

s-e-v-e-n!

This little girl is growing up so fast--too fast and she's not so little any more.  We celebrated Presley's special day with family, a dessert of her choice, and a few fun presents.

We loved the low-key event and Presley had fun going out to lunch with her grandma Lynn and celebrating with her friends at school (her birthday usually happens during Spring Break, this year the break came early and she was so excited to go to school on her birthday).