For our girls trip this year we stayed overnight in a condo in Park City. We played a little Bunko (a lot actually) had some pizza and stayed up late laughing! In the morning we got semi-professional pedis (thanks Sandra!) and shopped A LOT at the outlets.
It was so fun to be home during fair days. I got to take Ellia to the parade and the rodeo...she stayed home from the derby but I got to go! 
When the flag came by at the parade it was Ellia's first real experience showing respect for it. Ironically she had a little silver heart embroaidered on her shirt so Abby coached her to put her hand on her "heart." Well it worked until her right hand got tired and she had to switch to her left.
Jeremy has a hard time understanding that just because everyone isn't around on your actual birthday doesn't mean it won't get celebrated, actually it generally leads to birthdays that last the whole month...so even though it was a month later we got together with jer's side of the family to celebrate Ellia's birthday, and some birthdays that were in August too.
At first Ellia was really scared of the lawnmower, but after she got a ride of course she only wanted more.
The first few days were almost unbearably hot and I was feeling frustrated that I had left the horrid heat in California (at least we have ac and the pool) but at least it cooled down in the evenings. we actually spent a bit of time playing in the yard. One night we had a hot dog and marshmellow roast with the hugest marshmellows I have ever seen!
Ashlyn kept putting her face/mouth right on the sprinkler and of course it wasn't long before someone suggested we turn it on - obviously I was against that, at least this time.
It was so fun to see the girls in jackets and jeans again that I had to take some pictures.
We got a chance to go the the lake one night and it was so much fun...despite the wind.
I try to explain to people that Ashlyn likes obstacles, she climbs into or under something and most times can't get out. This was just another example.
That wasn't the only trouble she got into. The second we set her down SOMETHING went into her mouth. Here, while I was trying to keep Ellia from running too far out into the water, Ashlyn was eating the lake-gross.
Ellia and Jace, like two peas in a pod. Really. They can got months without seeing each other and the second they are reunited they are playing like nothing ever separated them.
What a pose!
So if the previous examples don't make it obvious that Ellia's shyness disappears around Jace, maybe this will be the icing on the cake. 
The kids were playing in the sprinklers while we were trying to get them to do concrete handprint blocks, and when they got really wet they just took off their clothes. I don't know what's better, the fact that Ellia didn't start it, or the fact that she's just a follower?
It was a pretty hard goodbye, but they managed.
Back at home we found another escape from the heat by going up in the mountains. First up for a Sunday evening family BBQ
I try to explain to people that Ashlyn likes obstacles, she climbs into or under something and most times can't get out. This was just another example.
That wasn't the only trouble she got into. The second we set her down SOMETHING went into her mouth. Here, while I was trying to keep Ellia from running too far out into the water, Ashlyn was eating the lake-gross.
Ellia and Jace, like two peas in a pod. Really. They can got months without seeing each other and the second they are reunited they are playing like nothing ever separated them.
What a pose!
So if the previous examples don't make it obvious that Ellia's shyness disappears around Jace, maybe this will be the icing on the cake. The kids were playing in the sprinklers while we were trying to get them to do concrete handprint blocks, and when they got really wet they just took off their clothes. I don't know what's better, the fact that Ellia didn't start it, or the fact that she's just a follower?It was a pretty hard goodbye, but they managed.
Back at home we found another escape from the heat by going up in the mountains. First up for a Sunday evening family BBQ
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