June

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY DADDY!
This photo is so much the girls right now.  Ella is making her signature shock face in the picture and Livy is making her signature scrunchy nose face, all while wearing daddy's baseball caps!

Daddy was showered with kisses, hugs and cuddles the morning of Father's day, when the girls delivered him breakfast in bed.

Ella and Olivia want to tell the world how much they love their daddy and that he is the most devoted, loving, fun, smart, ambitious and energetic daddy ever!

It takes a special man to raise daughters and Ella and Olivia's daddy could write the book on it. 

All 3 of your girls love you daddy!

Livy's first painted piggies!  Oh, so cute!

Poor Baby Girl!

Oh, little miss Livy Lynn and her boo boos!
 It is true how you become more relaxed after your first child.  With Ella, I can count on one hand how many bonks to the head she received in the first 2 years of her life.  With Livy, I can start on a Monday and be on my second hand by Friday, and then there is still a weekend ahead of us!  GOD BLESS this little girl!  I don't know why she gets so many bonks on her head.  Is it her personality, is that we are more relaxed, is it the result of her big sister, who knows?!?!  What I do know is that she is a tough cookie, just like her big sister and her daddy - not like mommy!
This gorgeous (deep) scratch on top a lovely bruise is the injury that resulted from the girls jumping on Ella's antique wrought iron bed.  Inevitably, Livy bounced off the bed and smacked her face on sharp piece of metal that was sticking up from the frame.  The good news is she only cried for about 2 minutes compared to mommy's 20.  The bad news is, she still has a scar.  Hopefully it will continue to fade with time, and we will do a better job of watching our precious baby!
 

Ready for dance class!

Ella's shock face!

What a doll!

Ella tells us that she "swings like a bat!"

What form!

Balance beam.

  

Ella's first day of gymnastics!

Ella started gymnastics and dance classes this summer.  She LOVES gymnastics!  Dance however, is a different story.  Luckily we only signed up for 6 week summer sessions.  She will continue with gymnastics this fall, but we are planning a long break from dance class.  There are too many kids in her dance class, which really just means a lot of waiting around and no attention, so she is bored to tears (as are mom & dad).  It's a different story with gymnastics, there are only about 5 kids in her class and she is constantly moving.  She loves the trampoline, doing flips on the bar, and practicing her cartwheels!     

Twirls!

Ella relaxing on the deck.

Cousin Kade walking the girls to the car after the parade.

How cute is this?!

Mmmm, finally a lollipop!

Livy still on the lookout for more candy!

Sister teamwork to gather all the candy!

Livy focusing on the next candy throw!

Daddy and Livy at the parade.

Daddy and Ella at the parade.

Cute little Livy in her piggies! 
Governor's Day Parade in Grimes!  Our first parade as Grimes residents!  We went to the parade with Bamma, Uncle Jeff, Aunt Tanya, cousins Kade & Dayne.  We had a fun weekend with Bamma and going downtown with Jeff & Tanya that evening.