Floating

 We went floating this weekend on the Jefferson River.  It was tons of fun!  This river is so calm, slow and low.  We even took Autumn! 

 Maddie is helping Uncle Lance, and her Dad pump up the tubes.

 Autumn in her cute life jacket with Aunt Nikki.

 Here is part of our crew!!  Fun, Fun, Fun!!

 Autumn had so much fun!  She didn't like being in the raft with me, she loved floating with her Dad and splashing her legs in the water!

 Sierra

Autumn fell asleep at the very end.  We all had so much fun!!  Can't wait to go again, maybe next weekend!

Autumn 12 Months

 Here are a bunch of pictures of Autumn taken in the last month.  I think I have posted a monthly post of her over the last year.  Now that she is one, I probably wont continue posting a monthly Autumn post.

I would say her biggest accomplishment this month is being so close to walking!  She wants to walk so bad, and really, she could, but she lacks the confidence.  Soon though.  She is getting so interactive and loves wandering off on her own and discovering new things.  She especially loves discovering what fun toys she can find in Sierra and Maddie's room!  What a fun, sweet girl!!!  We just love her!

Happy Double Birthday!

 Yes, I am very late posting these pics, but here they are!!!  Maddie and Autumn had a double Birthday party celebration this year!  Maddie turned 5 and Autumn turned 1!!!

 Here are their cakes!  Of course I had to make two, one for each.  Maddie wanted a flower cake that looked just like her pinata and I have always wanted to make a rainbow cake, so I figured I should make that rainbow cake before Autumn gets big enough to have an opinion.  I think they both turned out so cute!  My mom helped make them.  It was fun making cakes together with my mom!  Thanks mom!

 Yum, pizza!  Cousin Peter, Maddie, Cousin Elsa, Cousin Sariah

 Birthday girl!

 Pinata!!!  See how it looks just like the cake!!!  Cute!

 Party guests

 MMM, can't wait to eat the cake!

 Autumn's first Birthday cake!

 Elsa and Maddie checking out a cool gift!

Happy Birthday Madison!

Today was Maddie's 5th Birthday!!!!  She had a fun day!  She started out the day with a new bike!  Wahoo!!  Then she went to her friends Birthday party!  She thought it was cool that he has the same birthday as her!  We had lunch with Jake, then came home to party!  Maddie's favorite food is pizza, so we had a pizza party!  We each made our own pizzas, and had a fruit pizza for dessert!  I think she had a fun day and I know she is soo excited to be 5!!!!

Autumn Laughing

Autumn and Co.

 Autumn is 11 months now!! Kinda crazy how fast time flies!  I guess the biggest thing to report is that she is standing on her own now!!!  She loves playing with balls and pushing things around the house.  She sure is cute and fun to have around!!

 

 Also, Maddie got her ears pierced!  She was so brave!  She didn't even flinch when they pierced them!  She sure looks cute with her shiny earrings!

Sierra has had basketball camp all week.  She did so good!  She made lots of baskets and her team even won!!  She got a new basketball, shirt, and hat!  She even won two gatorades for making baskets!  I think we are going to sign her up for the Little Wolves team this winter!   Below is a video of Sierra shooting a basket. Don't blink, it is short.  I ran out of memory on my camera right as the ball went into the basket.

Sierra Mae

Today is Sierra's last day of kindergarten!  Here is a picture of her first day and her last day!  She has grown so much this year!  She has grown a ton of independence and confidence!  She loves riding the bus and her favorite thing to do on the playground is SWING!  What girl doesn't love to swing?  It has been so fun to listen to her learn how to read and learn how to do math.  I have been really surprised what they teach the little kindergarteners these days!  I remember reading in first grade the same stuff Sierra has been reading in kindergarten!  She had such a great teacher who recognized each student individually and progresses them on their own level.  I love watching my girls get older and learn new things every day!  I am already looking forward to next year when Sierra and Maddie will be able to go to school together and watch out for each other.  First, lets see if I can make it through the summer!

Preschool

Maddie had her last day of Preschool today!  Here is a side by side of Maddies first day of Preschool (on the left) and her last day (on the right).  There isn't really much of a difference, but I thought it was fun to look at anyway.  She is so excited to go to kindergarten next year!  She is really looking forward to being big like Sierra and riding the bus!

Autumn is 10 months!!!

I can't believe Autumn is 10 months old!  I probably say that every month!  She is getting to be so much fun!!!  Her little personality is really coming out!

Her favorite thing to do right now, is to throw her binkie and say "uh-oh".  I guess you can consider that her first word, since she says it regularly and in the right context.

She LOVES to jump in her jumper!  She will just jump and jump and jump forever!  I love this picture because it really shows her personality.  She is such a ham!  She is showing her baby cousin, Cozette, how much fun it is to be big!

She loves babies (mostly dolls), and always gives them kisses!  I am constantly wondering how we could have ever gotten along without her!  She is so much fun and so CUTE!!!