Trip to California!

We had the opportunity to go to Califonia with Camrons brother Craig and his family. We both left our little boys home with grandmas! And took Ali and Hannah to Knotts Berry Farm. We all had a blast! This is our first pic of the Vacation! We were in the Shuttle bus to go get our rental cars. The first ride was the carosel of course but after going on all the other rides they too found out that the carosel is BORING!

Then we found some more exciting rides! The ferris wheel was a little more exciting!! I actually said a swear word on it!! :/ I thought I was falling to my death when the lady stopped it suddenly!! But it was a learning experience for me because I decided that I didn't want the last word to come out of my mouth be a swear word. . . that might not go over well with St Paul at heavens gate!!

The Boat ride that I only went on once because I got sea-sick! WHOO!

Ali and Hannah loved the freedom of being able to go on rides all by themselves . . . they thought they were big stuff! Even rode with NO HANDS!!

I guess the Bus ride was just for the girls! They sure liked this one. It just went up and down and tickled like driving on Bush Hwy!Ali loved Snoopy. One of these days we will go to Disneyland and she can meet the princesses!!

The Unrelenting sty

My poor little girls eye did this 3 times in 2 months!! It was aweful! She said it didn't really hurt but it would itch and annoy her. We finally got rid of the dumb thing, for good I hope!!

Home From PIT

After we got home Grammy took Ali and Cooper to a Kids Carnival in Payson! Ali just about wore out the blow up slide. They got their faces painted and did lots of fun rides.

Cooper was only there for the food. . . or so it seemed

I coached the Jr. High Softball 7th and 8th grade team just days after returning home. I had a lot of fun with the girls and hop I taught them something:) We had the end of the season party at my house and they all wanted to ride the 25+ year old Buckin' Bull!!

Update here I come . . .

So I'm told I should probably update my blog!! Got a lot of catching up to do!! I've been blog slacking since I got home from Pittsburgh! But hopefully I'll start doing better!This was taken by Ali . . . Actually any picture that I have of Cam and I is probably taken by Ali:) We were at the pirates baseball stadium (heinz field) Friends from the Pittsburgh Office! Fun Times!

This is Ali and Lexi. She really liked her and they always had fun together. She still asks about her from time to time . . . :(

Brandon, Camron, Dave, and I got to go to a Pittsburgh Steelers game. That was when it was really cool to go to a Steelers game . . . Not doin so hot this season?

Happy Anniversary Cam!

Well Wonderboy, it has been 5 years!! I know to you it seems like 10, but its only been 5! =o) It's been the best 5 years of my life, and Im sure the next 5 will be even better! Thank You so much for sweeping me off my feet 6 years ago and after only ONE date! When Kelli and Lani set us up on the blind date my Mom said, "He's a return missionary Lonna!! One date. I mean it! ONE DATE!" It only took you "ONE date" to sweep my off my feet and set me on cloud nine! And then you made my mom love you, and now here we are!

I remember the night you told me you loved me like it was last night! And even though I didn't say it back to you, I was so excited, relieved, and happy that you felt the same way I did! I don't think I slept that night!! I told you later that I was FALLING in love with you and I hope you know that I am STILL falling!

Ten things I LOVE about you!

10) You love ME and treat me like a queen!

9) Your positive attitude! ALL of the time. I'm so pessimistic that I've complained about how optimistic you are! But REALLY I love you optimism! Its starting to rub off on me!

8) You've never let us miss a night of prayers, in 5 years! (except the nights we've spent away from each other) President Baldwin challenged us to say prayer every night together and though there were times you came to bed after me you always woke me to have prayer! 

7) You never let me fight with you! There is always a simple solution to whatever I decide to throw a fit about! If I would have married someone who liked to argue as much as I do I'd be divorced by now!! Thank You for being a Peacemaker. Keep reminding me what my dad always said, "it's not WHO'S right its WHAT'S right!"

6) You give 100% to whatever you are doing at any given time whether its eating dinner or spending time with your family!

5) You are such an example to the youth . . . keep that up. They look up to you SO much!

4) You built me a beautiful home!

3) You work so hard to provide for your family.

2) You are such an awesome Dad. Our kids adore you!

1) And YOU are MINE for Eternity!! Thank you for making me laugh... Every Day... as you promised! =D

Thank You for making me a better person! I'm so glad I get to spend the rest of my life and eternity with you! I look forward to our journey of ups and downs. . . Mostly ups because you don't ever have any downs. You always find the GOOD in everything that comes our way! I LoVe YoU! I'm so glad you picked me to be your Bride, the Mother of your children, and your Best Friend for Eternity! 

xoxoxoxo~I LOVE YOU~xoxoxoxo

5 years down Eternity to go!

Another Ali story. 

The other day Ali was sitting on the floor and she said, "I have this many shoes mom!" and I looked down at her and she has her fingers spread out next to her toes . . . SO I guess she has 20 shoes. HaHa. Today we were playing the match game and I said, "Lets count how many matches you have." And she said " I have a lot of matches though, mom. I don't think have that many enough fingers" I love my little smarty pants!

SO WHO DO YOU THINK HE LOOKS LIKE?

I need opinions! This kid always looks totally Connolly to me but I think he looks like Nolan in this picture. What do you think??

ZOO with dad

We decided to take Dad to the zoo for his Father's Day present. . . Dads got in Free! I know its on a Sunday. . . Sunday is the only day the kids get to see Camron, and so we broke the sabbath and spent the day together at the Zoo.

The Best Dad at the zoo with 

the Best Kids at the zoo=)

My Dad is is the Best dad out of the ZOO! 

(haha that makes it sound like he escaped from the zoo)

Happy Belated Father's Day DAD!

What is it about the Zoo? I love going there. 

I think the animals are so cool!

Family Photo with the elephants.

It was Fathers day for the elephants too! So we took a family photo of them too! 

That HUGE little baby elephant was soooo CUTE!

There was an indoor elephant "display?" where you could get real close to the elephants. Cooper didn't like them but we made him sit there anyway!

Look at those BLUE EYES!

Cooper EATING? 

"That's what I do best!"

He came right over to us. He would have come closer except that there was a 20ft cliff! I think he was trying to tell us something. He started signing to me and said "What makes some of you people think we evolved? And why are we not evolving still?" 

The Pittsburgh Penguins (hockey team) won the Stanley Cup this year. You can see the team flag on the wall. The penguins were really cool! they would dive in and then when they got out they would just increase speed in the water and shoot out of the water onto their feet. I don't know how I expected them to get out?? I guess they can't "climb" out. . . they don't have a opposable thumbs! Heck their wings (or whatever) don't even come up very high! But now I know how they do it.

Slowly but Surely

I have  some catching up to do! I found a website that will print my blog in book form, and I want to print it off for my Grandma Bowers to read. So I want to be all caught up. Been having a little more trouble w that . . . Any Suggestions???

I opened the fridge and this is what he reached for! TWICE! (cuz I had to go get the camera) When I did go get my camera he was so mad! and he was even more mad when I didn't let him have it. He is 100% Connolly. . .

Alionna decided to make Chicken Alfredo. Its her favorite. 

The noodles are Twisler pull and peels, and the chicken is fruit 

snacks! The sauce is on her left in the measuring cup. (its pretend sauce)

Nike wanted to cook too. He was content with pretzels.

MOM- Here is the red head you always wanted!! it an "ariel" wig from build a bear that she loves! Thought you would be happy to know that you finally have a RED head!! 

Pittsburgh Fun!!

I watched Jake and Rachel's little (big) boy Reed one night, and Cooper just loved on him and kissed him. It was pretty much his first time being around a baby and he was soo good with him. Now don't go thinkin I'm baby hungry. . . Cooper will just have to keep liking babies until I'm good and ready!

Ali loves to help her mom with the laundry. She actually does a pretty good job 

. . . depending on the job=o) She can hang shirts, fold socks and fold rags.

Pretty good at "rolling" her panties too. . . I don't know why she rolls things but she does! 

She rolls bath mats, rugs, towels. . .  and apparently panties.

I told her to turn around so I could get a picture of her smiling face 

and this is the pose she gave me!!

I was just sure he would fall . . .

 

But he's a Connolly . . . much too coordinated to fall!

Ali loves the "bumbrella" even when its not raining!! Quick story about the rain. . . One night Ali and I were waiting up for Camron to come home and a big thunder storm hit. So of course Ali wanted to go out and use her bumbrella. So I let her go outside and since I LOVE lightning and thunder storms I decided I would grab a blanket and a few pillows and go lay with her out on our deck. We grabbed a few books and turned on the porch light. She fell asleep while I was reading to her. We had a lot of fun, Just Ali and ME!  Those are the moments. . . 

Ali LOVES to have PIC-A-NICS out on our deck. She always makes sure that she has a pink plate and Cooper has a blue plate. 

I tried to get a few pictures with the timer on the camera they didn't really get it. SO I got a few funny ones but a few good ones too!!!!

These are my two angels!!!