Stayin' busy

We've been very busy since school got out, but we are loving the weather (yes, even the rain) & getting a lot done on our house. Here is a finished picture now that Greg got the trim on- we are loving the new look- I especially love the chimney stoned. Those of you who don't know what it used to look like probably won't quite get the transformation it has gone through- just imagine three different kinds of old yellowish-white siding & red shingles & you'll kind of get the picture. Now if I could just figure out my flowerbeds:)I went to Youth Conference with our Young Women up at Aspen Grove (Sundance area) & that was fun. It is SO pretty - if I were wealthy I would definately own a cabin there. These are some of my older Young Women- aren't they cute? & a little goofy?Swim lessons are taking up all our free time until the end of this week. The girls are loving it and learning a lot. They had to show off their new swim cover-ups & suits.We've been playing every day at the Gunnison park, Fayette park, or our own backyard. We finally got the girls a trampoline (since we promised them for two years) & they can't get enough of it. We laid on it in the rain two days ago & got soaked- now they are waiting for the rain to go away so we can sleep out on it.I love this picture of Oni & Havie- they wanted a picture in front of the lilac bush & right when I took it a bee landed on Oni.

Little Miss Em is developing quite the fun personality. She is talking all the time now & eating everything in site! The other night I hadn't drained the tub yet & she got right back in it in her P.J.'s.

One of her favorite things to do is to empty out her diaper drawer into her crib & then to try & stack them back in the drawer- this is what we end up with.

Hey, at least it keeps her busy for a while! One last picture for my sisters, Velecia & Neilly, this is what I did with the saying V gave me for my birthday & the iron picture holder Neilly gave me for Christmas- I really like how it turned out. I have been practicing using different actions in Photoshop & they are SO fun! Now if I could just get my own personal Photoshop tutor for everything I still don't know- any takers?