kitchen sink

Looks like Miss E was just about to enjoy a happy splash in Nana's kitchen sink, all sunshine and baby giggles.  Nope.  This baby hates her bathtimes.  It took a good thirty seconds to unlock her legs enough to get her to sit down.  She cried long and hard.  But oh so sweet to see her relief as soon as she was out of the sink and wrapped up in a towel.

dads

Happy Father's Day to the sweetest daddy to our little girls.

 And to my daddy.

And to his.

It's a quiet day for celebrating today.  Morning was for pancakes and fresh berries.  Afternoon is for a swim date at the pool for Levi and his big girl.  Evening is for a pizza party with my parents, siblings, nieces + nephews.  Five dads to celebrate in that bunch!  It's a gift we don't take for granted that we're part of two great families with two of the best dads, and the best Grampa and Papa our girls could ask for.  Happy Dad's Day!  

Edit: Did I say it was a quiet day for celebrating?  Not so quiet after spending dinner with my side of the fam!  See my mom's blog post for pictures of our wild bunch.  We're so happy that we get to be here mixing in with them!  Love them all!!

the move

 Goodbye little prairie town.

Hello mountains. 

We left our home in Eston bright and early Saturday morning.  We hit the road at 5:30am, armed with activities, movies and snacks, and set out to follow Levi's brother in the UHaul all the day long.  The girls did really well, considering how awful it is to spend a whole day in the car.  Ella got the gold star for not crying once until we hit the last hour of our trip, and that was because it was bedtime and she's a responsible sort of girl.  Our brother Ian got the double gold for driving the UHaul the entire way without anyone tagging him out.  (Thank you!)

We rolled into the valley by 8:30pm, eye-sore and tired and ready for a good stretch.  (I must have read the back of that truck eight-hundred times.)

We're finally home.