Playing in the water!

Fun in the water!

July 6, 2011

Abby's Lemonade Stand

July 9, 2011

On July 9th Abby ran a very successful lemonade stand for a great cause!! She had been wanting to do a lemonade stand, so I decided to let her only if all money made went to Brooklyn's Playground. Our community has been raising money to build an all inclusive playground for children of ALL abilities. It is named after an adorable 5 year old girl in our community who has spinal bifida. This little girl's parent have been amazing in this effort to raise money for this playground, not just for their child, but all children. To learn more visit brooklynsplayground.org.

So, Abby had her regular lemonade, strawberry lemonade, and some cookies that her and Grandma Allen made together, and she was open for business! Aaron and I went to our cell phones and reached out to our Pocatello contacts. Between awesome family, great neighbors, and wonderful friends she did awesome. I think she lasted from 10:00 that morning till 3:oo that afternoon. We decided she is quite the sales lady (like her daddy)! Abby is not shy with our neighbors, she had no problem telling them she was having a lemonade stand and all the money would go to Brooklyn. We didn't put a price on anything just any donation was great, but Abby started telling people it was $5.00, or should would quickly count how many dollar bills someone was holding and tell them that was how much it would cost! What is so great, is Aaron's boss matched what Abby made (and a little bit more) and she ended up taking a check to Brooklyn's family for $300! I can't remember but I think Abby made about $130...? Somewhere close to that. It was overall a great experience for Abby where I had the opportunity to teach her some important lessons about service, genourosity, and love, and she got to learn about service, genourousity and love!

Stockton

In celebrating Stockton's 2nd Birthday, here are some pictures of the little guy over the past few months that I pulled off my phone!

June 4, 2011 - Here he is showing off his new bike he got for his birthday!

Taken on May 14, 2011 - This is STOCKTON'S SPOT on the couch. Only place he sits in the living room. Don't try to sit there, or he will make sure you know it is HIS spot. It doesn't matter who you are.....mom, dad, Abby, home teacher, Grandma, Grandpa.....you get the idea!

March 31, 2011

March 15, 2011 - Oh Abby dear, please don't dress your brother up like Snow White!!

March 21, 2011

May 21, 2011 - He loves his hat, and I loves his eyelashes!

March 14, 2011

Happy 4th!!

July 4, 2011

Happy 4th of July!

At the Inkom Parade:

Nice face Aaron!

Family 4th of July Photo!


Work it girl!

Fun with the Moore Cousins at the parade. Abby, Evan, Mesa, and Kaden (missing Stockton, Brayden, and Parker)

Stockton LOVES parades!!

They even brought their game face!Patiently waiting for excitement and candy.

I LOVE the 4th of July, one of my favorite holidays! It was a great day! We always always eat very YUMMY crepes made by my mom-in-law Cindy before we head off to the Inkom parade. A perfect tradition! This year we also went to the movie Rio after lunch with the Moore Clan. Aaron stayed home while Stockton napped (and Aaron too!) and just Abby and I went to the movie........Then later that day we enjoyed a fabulous BBQ at my parents. Then Aaron put on a little firework show for us (my mom and I went and purchased the fireworks....), then we watched the fabulous fireworks at the fairgrounds... Also known as the "biggest show in Idaho" ... whatever that means)! The kids loved staying up late! Great 4th of July. "I'm glad to be an American where at least I know I'm free, and I won't forget the men that died who gave that right to me!" -Lee Greenwood

Water Fun With Cousins

June 23, 2011

This was a few days before the Allen Family Reunion, therefore, we had some family in Pocatello. Abby, Stockton, Bryson, Hayley, and LP (Little Preston) got together at my mom's and played in the water. (I played too!)

Love this picture of Bryson chasing Abby with the water.... two peas in a pod I say!!

Nice Air!

Happy Bday Stockton!!

On June 4, 2011 my baby turned 2!! We celebrated his bday the next day on Sunday. We had Stake Conference that day, so after getting home from that and Stockton having a nap, we then had the bday party with some family! We enjoyed a yummy barbecue, bday cake, and of course he got spoiled rotten. He got a very cool three wheel Hot Wheel bike, that I have no pictures of.....! It was a crazy weekend!

He looks sleepy in all these pictures because we had to wake him up from his nap to start his party.....!

Stockton has grown up way to0 fast! He really loves his milk, blanky, hat, shoes, and Barney!!

He is the sweetest, craziest kid that I love everything about!!!

Amanda's Bridal Shower

May 28, 2011

A couple photos from Amanda's bridal shower in Idaho Falls, her family did a great job! The food was outstanding and she received some great stuff!! (I took most of the pictures on my phone.....because my camera battery died....one of these days I'll have to pull pics off my phone to my computer.....)

Cute idea..... Amanda got a super nice frying pan with the movie Tangled in it. Very cute idea!! I will be stealing it!