4th of July Parade

I love that there is a BIG parade on Redwood Road every year. Its so easy. We put blankets and chairs out the day before and then conveniently just walk out my front door to our spot. No fighting traffic, no fighting the crowd to find a good location. Just easy breezy. Plus its convenient because its always been the same day as our snowbird check in. Parade-nap-Snowbird. I can't imagine a better day for a two year old.

Oakley Rodeo

Every year we go to the Oakley Rodeo. I was nervous about taking Kelsie (especially since it started at 8pm) but she loved it. The only part she wasn't really sure about was the calf roping. She had the most sincere look of concern for the calves. We had to reassure her that they were ok. Brittany & I love dressing the girls up. This year it back fired on me though. I bought Kelsie the cutest cowboy boots but lately she's gotten pretty picky about her looks. Yes, my 2 and a half year old is very opinionated. I was worried she wouldn't want anything to do with the boots. Boy was I WRONG! Now I can't get the dang things off of her. Its all she ever wants to wear. URG! This morning she even wore them with her shorts and tank top to day care. For a second the movie Footloose popped into my head when Ariel has on her red boots that her daddy hates. And that's what I'm raising. AWESOME!

After the rodeo we found this lady & her two horses in the inside arena. So we went in there to check it out and she let let the girls in to pet her horse. She was one of the barrel racers that night and I think she's from Canada.

More Stuff

This video is of Kelsie playing with her other cousin Londyn. I love how many little kiddos we have in the family right now. And as of today they all like each other. Bonus!!!

I have the funniest story that goes along with the outfit Kelsie is wearing in the next couple pictures. So, when Kelsie was born I fell in love with this dress. We were getting ready for church one Sunday and Kels was about two months old. I thought of the dress. Although it was 3-6 size I figured that kids grow so fast and even if its a little big well who cares because I wanted her to wear it more than once. Well it wasn't just big, it was HUGE! I loved it so so much that I had her wear it anyway. Besides, she wasn't mobile yet so I didn't have to worry that the skirt would just slide off. Well, about half way through sacrament meeting Brittany looked at the tag. It said 36 months - not 3-6 months. Seriously!!! Why do they gotta trick new mommies like that?!? All in the price of beauty, right? haha Needless to say, I hung the outfit back in her closet and now it fits her perfectly. Imagine that.

I love this picture of Kailee. She's growing so fast. I'm thankful for her example to Kelsie. Mostly she's like a little mommy to Kels. But there are definitely times they bicker. Kels always wants what Kailee has or has to copy her every move. The other day Kailee called me in to the front room and said "Linds, Kelsie is antagonizing me". Seriously, she said antagonizing. It took everything in side of me to take her seriously. That kid is so dang smart! Thanks Kailee! We love you!!! This is another random video of Dustin's dog, Billy. The girls are so in love with him. Watch them in this video. Its another prime example of Kels copying Kailee...