Breakfast with the Princesses

 Two-years ago our neighbor, Brooklyn started participating in a group called Breakfasts with the Princesses.  It's a interactive breakfast and show that was hosted at Tuachan this year.

 Here is Brooklyn and Piper headed to the show.

 Up on stage withe a few of the princesses.

 Pipers friend Tyler was there, because his sister was one of the evil stepsisters.  Eva and Kassie came with us as well.

 Princess Parade.

Piper loved every minute of it!  She loves to play princess.

Piper turns 6

 Happy Birthday to the cutest 6-year-old ever!  

I love you for all your sassiness and spunk!  

Me and my girl.

I love her so much. 

Carters and Swim Goggles

Wowzers!  Look at all those kids!  Crazy Carter/Doty clannies!  Seriously we have some dang cute kids!  Adam and Linsey came down for Memorial day and we all got together to swim over at Trina's.  So much fun!

I think my kids have an obsession.

All of them will not swim without the silly things!  Even JD but he never sticks around for me to take pictures. He's the worst one about the goggles too!

Such a fun afternoon.  So grateful for my family that is not blood!  They are some of my favorite people ever!

Tyson and Bentley

I LOVE this picture.  Tyson and Bentley on the last day of 2nd grade.  

5th Grade Graduation

 No freaking way!  Where did the time go?  He's going to be a 6th grader.  It's heartwrenching, but also so much fun.  He's such a good kid and I am so proud of him and things he's accomplished in 10 short years! It's so fun that he will always be by Baylee for the rest of their lives.  Good things our last names are so close.  Imagine with me now, the high school graduation!  Oh, it makes me cry.  So grateful for Baylee and for the friendship these two share.

 Woot, woot!  Diplomas in hand!  We are officially movin' on baby!

 Not sure what this picture was from!  But super cute.  I don't know where this kid came from.  He's such a ham!

 Again with the ham.  This was the student council awards.

 And presidential fitness awards.  The kids an over achiever dang it.

 Singing the hawk song one more time!  Speaking of moving on, Mrs. Barnum will be missed as well.  What a sad, sad day.  Losing my baby to Lava Ridge and losing my principal I have loved working with all these years.

 What a couple of goof balls.  We love to tease them that their wedding album will have lots of pictures of them from bare bums in the tub, all the way till engagement :).  But they really are best buddies.  They have each others backs and I love that.

 So proud of my boy.  He is awesome.  I am proud of him for watching out for the under dog. For caring enough at the age of 8 to start a school food drive and to do it again the next year. For doing student council, for working hard at school, for being a friend to everyone, for reading with Avery, for reading every book on war in the Red Mountain Library.  I'm so proud of the geography bees and even all the times I had to page him, because he never made it to the car on time, because he was helping clean the classroom.

 Gosh, how did I get so blessed?

Kindergarten Graduate

 My baby, isn't much of a baby anymore! SOB!!!!  She's graduated for Kindergarten and ready to become a big kid.  Gosh I love her!

 I love this picture.  Sweet David.  He's Piper's buddy.  She watches out for him.  And look at those sparkling eye's.  You can tell that she is  mischievous.

 Losing her hat!  Just got her diploma from Mrs. Moore!

 This photo speaks volumes about Piper.  She's the jokester, the funny girl, the life of the party, the obnoxious one!  The list could go on and on.  She is who she is.

 Funny story about picture day.  I totally forgot about it and so she has on a kitty cat shirt and a side pony tail.  She also did her make up that day, so she is looking awesome!  But I opted not to have them retaken, because this is our normal, every day life.  The everyday things will be the things we remember.

So proud of her.  She's so grown up and while it makes me sad, I can't wait to see where life will take her .

Beautiful Sabbath

It's been a sad week.  Sometimes, things happen and we don't understand why.   I just needed out, to play and to laugh with my family. So here is what we did. 

A Couple of Wenches

Bowling Fun