Principessa

So when we went to Yellowstone Park, we stopped in West Yellowstone and went to the Playmill Theater and saw Beauty and the Beast. Principessa #1 was able to go to a tea party with Belle before the show. She LOVED it!! She's constantly asking to have another tea party or to go see Belle. And perhaps as a direct result of her meeting a "real" princess, she insists on wearing a dress or skirt EVERYDAY so she can BE a princess. Some days, it migrates to a butterfly princess. The wings and crown are generally part of the outfit as well. I wonder if she'll still want to wear dresses when it's snowing outside...

Tea (lemonade) and cake

Learning to curtsy

Belle and Principessa

Butterfly Principessa

(Free art work at the local fair!)

Happy CAKE!

We have had quite a few birthday parties this summer between uncles and grandpa. Our cute little Bug-a-Boo decided that it wasn't Happy Birthday, it was Happy Cake. And she will keep saying Happy Cake until she gets cake... (She has QUITE the sweet tooth by the way. She's also constantly asking for chocolate.) Anyway, here are a couple of pictures of Principessa #1 and her 2 parties. Which she still mentions about every 3rd day.

Princess Cake

Elephant cupcakes cake at the zoo party
(with 2 of her friends)

Enjoying the treats!

Outdoor Adventures

Huckleberry picking - someone wasn't too happy about the prickly bushes

All the equipment necessary to pick and eat huckleberries
At one point, I felt like the mom in Blueberries for Sal ...

Paint Pots in Yellowstone National Park

Old Faithful - It didn't quite go high enough or long enough...

Maybe the wind had something to do with it.

Waiting for Old Faithful

Entertainment while waiting

Hacked

My hotmail and facebook accounts were hacked. Sorry for the junk email. I suggest everyone change your own passwords so this doesn't happen to you! It's terrible!!

Have you ever wondered what happens when...

you leave eggs to boil for over an hour??

The water evaporates, the eggs explode, and it makes a huge, stinky mess!!

KUDOS

Kudos to you TRJ!!

YOU DID IT!

We love you and are so proud of you!

A Note

Dear Mom:

I know sometimes you don't like Mother's Day. Sometimes that's because your kids do silly things. (They do silly things - not you.) You've done many a great thing.

I like Mother's Day because I get to remind you about all the wonderful things you have done. (Even though my Hallmark Card that says it best is sitting on my shelf, waiting for you to come pick it up.)

Mom, I love that you took me to the library when I was little. And even sometimes when I was bigger. I remember looking at the books. And loving them. I'm glad you let me get Strega Nona again! I like that you introduced me to Blueberries for Sal. And that you read to me Dr. Suess. What a great mom you are!

And Mom, thanks for letting me take piano lessons when I asked. And then helping me stick with it, even though I threw some major fits. It's was all worth it! (Right??)

Mostly, thanks for being there when I needed/need you. And for teaching me how to live the gospel. And for helping me to love the temple. Last, but certainly not least, thanks for showing me how to serve and love others. You do it SO well! (There's probably about ten thousand people that could back me up on that.)

So, on this Mother's Day, just in case you forgot already, YOU ARE A GREAT MOM!!

love,
me

PS - Note to self: take more pictures of Mom, even though she won't like it.

PPS - THANK YOU also to all my "other" mothers who have helped me through the years!