My Dandelion Girl

Dandelions...this "flower" is usually a bad word to most people who are trying to have a beautiful lawn. But to me, it has become one of my most favorite flowers. Shelby gets so excited when these flowers finally pop up every year and thinks they are the most beautiful flower in the world. Yes, we do live in Pinedale where these are basically the only "flower" that grows...but I think she would love them anyways.

Everyday she picks me fresh flowers for my window ledge, plus lots extra. I find these flowers in her pockets, in her drawers, in all of her purses, and if any one stops by for a visit, they are sure to go home with a dandelion bouquet.

Last Memorial day we were in Cokeville to decorate some of the graves of our family and Shelby wanted to add her own touch. She found a patch of dandelions and decided to put them on Grandpa Alleys grave. Even though Grandpa was a weed science professor and dedicated his life trying to get rid of "weeds" like these...I am sure he had a good laugh and a twinkle in his eye.

The other day I was at the store and was about to pick up some weed killer and decided to put it back for now. There will be a time when I will have a beautiful lawn someday...but now I have a sweet little girl bringing me flowers everyday, and I know that this special time won't last forever.

Princesses Live Here

So after my girls had pink eye for the third time in a month EVERYTHING got washed and sterilized. I almost didn't let my girls play in their room or toys for a week...but after a few days of having them follow me around, I decided that they could play with their things again. I had washed all of their dress up clothes and hung them out to dry on our only day of summer so far here in Pinedale. After I stepped back, I had to laugh a little. No doubt I have a couple of princesses living here.

My girls love anything sparkly, shiny and glittery. They also love anything to do with princesses and love to watch the Disney Princess movies (thanks mostly to Grandma J) and the Barbie princess movies over and over. So, of course, whenever they pretend or make believe it usually has to do with princesses. GP is a little worried that all this princess stuff is invading every aspect in our lives...especially after our drive up into the moutains. The higher we got, the more muddy it was getting, especially with the snow mostly melted and all of the rain. We never really got stuck, but had a few places we had a little bit of a hard time getting out of. After a couple tries trying to go up over a small hill without success, Shelby said, "Why don't we just whistle for the animals to come and help us over the mountain?" So, GP gave me that look and said, "And they don't watch enough princess movies?"

Karlee's First Track Meet!

Karlee did the Hershey's Track and Field day that the PAC sponsered. She ran the 30 Meter Dash, 50 Meter Dash and the Long Jump. I think though, she had more fun just running and playing on the football field with all of the other kids. She won the 30 M Dash, and she would of gotten 2nd in the 50 M Dash, but instead of running through the ribbon at the finish line, she ran around it. Pretty good for her first track meet! She also placed 2nd on the Long Jump.

Long Jump

50 Meter Dash

She thought the race was a little long! She was a little out of breath!

On the Podium for the 30 Meter Dash

2nd Place for Long Jump!

30 Meter Dash