Memorial Day/Bear Lake

Holidays are for eating at our house.  Drew and Lisa came over for some of Zack's BBQ.  The weather was beautiful and the food was delicious. (Side note: This was also the day we found out we were pregnant again.)

The girls got to play with Grandma. 

Lisa brought their favorite thing. The crazy daisy. 

Later that afternoon I took the girls up to Bear Lake for a little getaway.  Misty had rented a condo for her birthday.  All her friends went home on Monday so we went up to hang out with her for a night. 

We spent all morning playing at the park on Tuesday. 

I thought this was hilarious.  They didn't. 

In the afternoon it warmed up to 80 degrees.  The weather was perfect and everyone had gone home so we got the pool to ourselves.  We had a blast and Peyton even went down the big waterslide by herself.  Twice.  Can you tell it was the first time our skin had seen the sun this year?

Preschool Program

Berkley's year of preschool ended in May.  Here she is on the last day of school.

Her school put on a fun little program where they sang and danced.

I told Berkley to sing loud but I definitely didn't expect the consequence of that request.  Instead of trying to explain, watch for yourself.

She literally screamed every song at the top of her lungs.  It was pretty hilarious.  The ending of this one is especially good.

 I took a few more of the screaming videos but I'll spare you.  The only song she didn't scream is this one, and that's because she was doing a raindrop dance.  She took the part very seriously.

Then they had a little "advancement" ceremony.  Here's Berkley recieving her medal.

And here's her class picture.

Zack's Surprise for Carson

Carson came home from his mission in Argentina on May 7th.  Here's the family at the airport.

 Zack thought it would be fun to grow his beard for Carson's homecoming.  He started in October and this is how it turned out. 

He shaved it off later that day.  I think he missed stroking it, it had become quite a habit.  His face was also colder and he could no longer store pencils in it. 

Peyton Funnies

Peyton is has been getting funnier and funnier.  Here are some of her quotes that have made us laugh from about age 2-2 1/2. 

• While singing I Am a Child of God, instead of saying, "has given me an earthly home" she says, "has given me a Berkley home."  
• When she's frustrated she yells, "I promise!" out of context.
• If I tell her not to do something she replies, "I do ever I want to do."
• "I can't poop.  My bum is too closed."
• I tapped Peyton's stuffed animal on the forehead and said, "This is Peyton's chicky."  Then tapped Peyton on the forehead and said, "This is Mommy's chicky."  She tapped her chicky and said, "No, this Peyton's chicky."  Then tapped her head and said, "This Peyton's forehead."
• When I had the hiccups she said, "Mom, you hicking up on me."  
• Her Grandpa Drew usually greets her by saying, "Hey Squirt!"  One day she said, "You no call me squirt anymore.  I Peyton."  
• While we were boating, my Dad was in the water.  We were circling around him in the boat so the girls couldn't see him behind us anymore.  My Mom asked, "Where's Grandpa?"  Peyton calmly responded, "He died." 
• Me: "Just push your poop out."  P: "I can't"  Me: "Why not?"  P: "It's too dangerous."
• While sitting in time out: "This is a joke!"
• She went down the waterslide at Bear Lake and Misty let her go all the way under the water at the end.  She came up, looked at Misty and said, "I'm proud of you."
• After her and Berkley had a raspberry fight in the kitchen: P: "You happy Mom?"  Me: "No, Im not happy."  P: "But you still love me." 
• She woke up from her nap crying and screaming.  I went in her room and she said, "That shoo-fly was bothering me."  (She always calls them shoo-flies.)
• When we went camping this summer there was a hole-in-the-ground "bathroom" that was one step up from a porta-potty.  We walked in for the first time and she said, "Mmmmm, it smells like watermelon in here."  
• We asked her if we should have another baby and she said, "No!  I da baby!"  
• Later, when my belly was a little bigger she touched it and said, "You have one big baby right here," then touched my chest and said, "and two little babies up here."
• "I have a strong beak to eat candy."  
• She was holding a cup of water at Grandma Lisa's house when Gimli (Rylee's dog) came running toward her.  She held up the water and said, "No, it's gluten!"  
• Berkley read the word "fox" and Peyton said, "Like fox elder bug!"
• I still have her sleeping in her crib.  When I get her out she jumps up to help me lift her.  One morning as she jumped up she yelled, "Rescue!"
• "I pooped big time!"
• Me (teasing): "You don't like ice cream."  P: "Yeah, and I don't like you either."
• "I hate this song!  I hate it, but I still love you." 
• P: "You washin the window?"
  Me: "Yeah I'm washing the blinds."
  P: "Oh. So they don't get cavities?"
• Me: "I need a blow dryer."
  P: "I have a fan. A big fan. You can dry your hair with it and somethin."

Soccer

Berkley played her first season of soccer this Spring.  Right off the bat she took the liberty of naming her team "team friendship."  Not only did she love it, she was surprisingly good at it.  She almost consistently came out with the ball and scored several goals a game.  It was really fun to watch her.

Her best friend Dani was on her team.  

 Dani's little sister Sami kept Peyton company.  

 Here's a goal I caught on video.

 She was still girly and sassy though. 

 I didn't quite catch the goal in this video but the prancing afterward is pretty great.

 Peyton did get bored and needed lots of snacks.

And the official team pic.