Fun Things, and a New Hairdo

My Girls Are Silly

 Where, oh, where is Zuki?  Can you see her? Can you guess what she was supposed to be doing?

 I have mentioned that my girls love to drink their bedtime milk together, and this time, Zuki decided to bring her babies out to join in the fun.

Malaika found Zuki's slipper.  She put it on herself.  Funny girl.

Swimming

 Zuki is absolutely loving the swimming pool. She's jumping in, and really trying to learn how to swim.  She listens to me when I coach her. Kind of cool.

 Here's Malaika, sporting the suit that Gramama bought for Zuki a few summers ago.  Thank you for hand-me-downs!

I know Zuki doesn't look too happy, but she really is, I was just having a hard time catching the smile.

New Do

 I tried a new style!  I love this one a lot (and the braids make it easier to comb out).

Craft Time

 Zuki is really into cutting and pasting lately.  She knows how to spell "pie" so she makes "pie party" invitations.

 What a beauty.

  Malaika is waving at me.  So cute.

Ketchup...

Okay, so here is my final catch up until I upload more photos from my camera.  YAY! 

Park

 Malaika is just like her big sister, totally fascinated with dirt, sand, and rocks.

 She didn't like crawling in the grass, so that helped a lot with getting her on her feet!

  Zuki loves to swing.  I love to swing with her.

REAL SALT LAKE

So, I have to send a shout out to our friends, Andrew and Sylvia Bunker.  They are such great friends!  They went on vacation to Peru a while back, and gave us tickets to the Real Salt Lake vs. LA Galaxy soccer game.  It was so awesome!  We got free food, and AWESOME seats!  We wished they were there with us to share the fun.

 My camera is not zoomed in at all...these are great seats!

 And yes...that is DAVID BECKHAM!!!  We tried to get a face shot of him, but we have a ton of these, where he turned right as we were taking the pic.  At the end of the game, he took his jersey off and threw it in the crowd...of course all the ladies were going crazy.

 This is LEO the mascot for Real Salt Lake.  We ended up in the VIP party at the end of the game.

  We even got and autograph from the youngest member of the team.  (He is only 18, and this was his first autographing session).

Thank you, Andrew and Sylvia!!!!

Salt Lake

 We went to an educational fair at the Gateway in Salt Lake.  This cookie monster and Big Bird were just wandering around.  Kind of cool.

They had the water fountains going, and it was a good thing because that day was HOT.

 24th of July Parade

 We rode Trax to the city for something different.

 Zuki loves riding Trax and always asks if we can.  It's free in the city, so I feel like I can be a "YES" mom when we are in the city.

 We ended up being a little late, but got a great spot right at the beginning of the parade.

 Malaika was surprisingly calm the whole time.

Fun Things

 This is Zuki's family.  The big bear is her "husband" and the other are their "children".  

 Our good friend, Perry, came to visit us while he was on a business trip in Salt Lake.  It was so great to see him again.  I wished his wife, Krista, could have come too.  Alas it did not work out that way.  I miss her.  She is a true friend.

 We went to the Splash Pad at Liberty Park, and the girls had tons of fun!  Such a nice thing to do on a HOT day.

More Catchup

Okay, here we go again...tonight, Mo and Zuki are having a Daddy Daughter Date, so I have some time to myself, so I thought I'd update a bit more.

Zuki's Preschool Completion

 Zuki finished her first year of Preschool! She loved every minute of it.

Here she is, last day of school.

 Here, she is performing in their closing program.  They are all so cute!

 Thank you, Miss Jan, and Miss Cherilynn!

Zuki and her little sister.

Yay, Zuki!!!

Trip to California for a Wedding!!

My brother, Michael, married his high school sweetheart, Hayden on May 26th. We wouldn't have missed it for the world!  They are a perfect match, and I am so glad to call her "sister".

 

 Malaika reading in the car (somewhere in Nevada)

 Zuki reading (somewhere in Nevada).

My mom always has this Pink Kitchen out for the girls when we come. I know they love it.  I love it.

 Zuki was asked to be the flower girl at the wedding, and Hayden's mom (Grandma Lori), found this perfect dress, way marked down.  Thank you, Lori!

 Me and my sweet angel.  She needs little wings, doesn't she?

 Zuki told me that the reason why she was staring at Hayden in this picture was because Hayden looked like a perfect princess.

 Hayden was the most beautiful and happy bride I have seen.  She is such a kind person, I hope to one day be as thoughtful as she is.

Hayden's florist had some extra flowers that just stayed put in Zuki's hair.  They are not anchored with anything, and they lasted all day.

 She was so shy walking down the isle, but she smiled just like we coached her to.

 And...she stood next to the "pretty girls" through the whole ceremony!  I was so proud.

 I tricked Michael into giving me his cars keys so that the boys (Adam, Mo, and Zach (Jessica Shelton's husband)) could do THIS.

And, we ended up with the wedding cake at my parents house.  This is the remains of it (this is not staged at all). Awesome.

Random Things at Gramama's

 I hope that we can start a tradition of photos of all the grandkids in this sink.  I love it!

OOOO. water.

 We piled pillows and a blanket on top of Adam while he was sleeping...he sleeps very heavily. Funny!

And, here are Adam's feet!

Fun Places

 This is a trampoline place in Thanksgiving Point in Utah.  This whole room is filled with trampolines, so fun.  No I did not jump, I was chasing Malaika around.

 This place is called "Kangaroo Zoo" and it's just a little north of Bountiful, Utah.  It's got about 15 different blow up toys for all ages.  It's really fun!  Malaika had a ball and threw herself backwards the whole time.

Zuki was running all over the place.  We were the only ones there, so I didn't feel panicky about losing her.

Mini Photo Shoot.

 This day was the first time I'd tried to treat Zuki's hair with Olive Oil.  I ended up washing it out, but boy, it made her hair soft. I have been watching You Tube instructional videos for her hair, and a lot of them say that you have to treat the hair with olive oil every once in awhile.  

 Sweet little Malaika.  She just had her doctors appointment last week and she is still under the 3% for her weight at her age. The doctor isn't worried, because everything is proportional, and she is developing right on track, but she is urging us to load up the calories (healthy ones of course).

They sure are silly together!

Thanks again for stoppin' by my blog!  More is coming.  It will never end. I promise.