Abbie's Birthday Part 1

Our sweet little girl (not so little anymore) turned 9 in October. It ended up being 2 weeks of birthday fun. She started off her day with breakfast in bed.

She had been asking for a beach cruiser for her birthday since last May. She loves it and looks so cute riding it.

We had several parties. This one was the Randall side at the park for Abbie and Lillie

First Day of School

Abbie started 3rd grade and Lillie started 1st grade this year. They were so excited/nervous/anxious on the first day. It was fun being able to walk them to school. Lucy had to wear her back pack too!

It was a busy morning so Penny went to the school in her PJ's...she didn't mind.

When I went to pick them up they were all smiles. They loved their teachers and had a great first day. I told them to make their most exhausted faces for this pic. Pretty good, huh? So good it reminds me what great actresses they can be with the emotions :)

San Diego Trip

The Sunday before Labor Day, we were driving home from church complaining to each other how we were so sick of the heat. We wanted to do something fun for Labor Day, but we were all burnt out on swimming. Soooo... why not pack up the car and head to San Diego? My sister Lisa and her family moved to San Diego in August, so we decided we should pack up right then and go visit the Becker family. As we were getting ready, Brad had a brilliant idea that we should leave Penny home with my mom. Luckily, my mom was up for a few days with the little munchkin. We loaded up the Civic and finally got a hold of my sister after about an hour into the drive. Good thing they love us because they were super excited for the surprise.

We spent all of Monday at the beach. Adam and Aaron are getting pretty good on their surfboards already. The water was FREEZING, but that didn't stop the kiddos, or Brad.

Me and older and wiser sister Lisa.

Monday night for FHE we visited the Mormon Battalion Museum in downtown San Diego. This was an amazing museum and great to hold even our kids interest. I highly recommend it if you are in the area.

Back to School Haircut for Lillie

Summer fun in the pool

Father's Day 2011

Father's Day morning is always so much fun! The girls all helped make Brad the perfect breakfast. Lillie fed Penny, Abbie arranged the fruit plate and Lucy supervised :)

Who doesn't want to wake up to 4 lovely ladies that love you so much?!

We love you Brad! You are the best Dad to all these crazy girls. They are so lucky to have you.

Father's Day Campout

Every June around Father's Day we go on a campout with the Burton side of the family. We sleep in tents, hike, build campfires, have smores, play with cousins, and get really dirty. The kids are happy and the parents are exhausted :)

Cousins, minus Ross, Adam, Rachel and Penny

Lucy and Spencer had a blast on their scooters

Penny slept at the cabin with Nana and Papa, but came to the campsite for the fire and talent show. We didn't actually get to have a real fire this year because of the wildfires close by. Sad, but we made the best of it.

My girls doing their dance they made up for the talent show

Uncle Ken driving the Gem down the creek at the cabin.

Abbie with her big cousin Brie...she wants to be just like her. Luckily, Brie is such a sweetheart to all 4 of our little girls.

Phoenix Children's Museum

Briant and Chante invited us to the Phoenix Children's Museum this summer. They have a free night sponsered by Target and the kids all had a blast.