Rest of 2013

Pretty pathetic and lame, but I am totally going to recap what happened for the rest of 2013. These pictures are in July and August 2013 so I am a year behind. So what? It's getting documented right? Okay... here we go....

At the end of Summer 2013 we got some pretty good rain falls in Arizona. The monsoon season was quite good to us. As you can see from the pictures; the grass is so green. We had several days where the girls played and played in the rain. I couldn't resist taking pictures.

 I love this picture, as Lydia is runny , and you can see Molly left alone without an umbrella as she is getting wet.

 What's playing in the rain if you can't play in the mud too?

 

 

 
 A couple weeks into August, Keely started 1st Grade. It was a much better this year to say goodbye than last year when she started Kindergarten. No tears were shed, and she was excited to see her friends again.

 And here is another day of rainfall. I picked Keely up from school and we saw the water in the green belt behind our house. The girls got their swimsuits on and played in that water for hours. I was worried about ants and such in the water, but they didn't get bit at all.

 This Lydia girl makes me smile. She did this maneuver at least 20 times. She is so athletic and loves to do crazy things like this. I believe she was preteneding to be the Little Mermaid. It was so fun to watch her.

 Lydia and I are did a Mommy Preschool again this year with other moms in the ward. In September 2013 we had the chance to go on a field trip to the aquarium at Arizona Mills. It was fun to have the day with her and Molly as we saw the different kind of fishes.

 On one of the last hot September days, Papa Nelson took our Nelson family to the lake. We had such a good time. We even got ALL the girls to go on the tube this time. When I say they went on the tube I mean when Keely went, we were going like 5mph. She is so timid about things that are out of her control. But that's okay. She did it, and maybe next time she will trust Papa more.

 This is how slow they went..... See how peaceful and relaxed they  look? Lydia may even look a little bored. :)

 On September 28, 2013 Molly turned two years old. This girl is so much fun! Ever since she was born, she was a laughing baby. My sister Kelli called her a tickle me Elmo, and she still loves to laugh. Oh how I love her laugh. It is so pure and sincere. She had a good birthday.

Keely and Lydia did soccer together. Lydia didn't enjoy it as much as I thought she would, but nevertheless had a good time.

 We had fun for Halloween this year. Molly got a lot of comments about how cute she was in that hat. Thanks dear sister Kelli for the great costume. It has been through 4 kids now.

 We had a lot of fun FHEs for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I have enjoyed preparing them. And the girls look forward to Monday nights every week. These are rice krispy turkeys can't you tell?

 Christmas 2013 was fun. I love my family. :) And that sums up 2013........