So far this summer....

Wow!  I have a lot to catch up on.  Since the last post it seems like so much has happened.  I think it seems that way because the girls are getting bigger everyday!  Time is flying by too quickly!  Not in any order, from March until now.... here is a tid-bit of what the Pendleton's have been doing!

Laney completed her first year of pre-school!  They had a small casual graduation for the kids who are moving on to Kindergarten.  There is only Laney and one other who are not starting Kindergarten next year so theylet Laney and the other girl participate with the rest of their class. 

I got a lot of video of the graduation and only one picture!  This is Laney and her BFF Jamie.

Laney has learned so much this year.  She knows ALL of her letters (sometimes she messes up though).  She knows ALL of the sounds that the letters make (This too she can make mistakes but not very often!).  She is able to count to 20. Laney knows her address, and my phone number! She knows basic shapes up to hexagon and octagon.  She is able to write most of the letters.  The other day she brought me a piece of paper with the words "cat", "mom", "dad" and "Laney". She is starting to read, and it is very fun! 

In May I walked/jogged the Ogden Half Marathon.  I did it with two women from our WC's. I joined Hometown Heros for Huntsman and raised money for cancer research.   I raised $970.00.  I did it in honor of my Uncle Bob who died of Colon Cancer last October.  It was quite surreal.  I was supposed to raise a minimum of 500.00!  It was a great experience! 

There was a Petting Zoo/Baby Animal Days in town and we went to it.  Laney rode a horse for her first time!  (She is scared of dogs, but got on this huge thing just fine!)  She wanted to do it over and over, but the line was huge!

Since we are still living in Grandma's house, we get to "help" Grandpa Burton mow the lawn.  Laney loves to sit on this with her Grandpa and her dad!  (I think they like it too!)

We have a season pass to Cherry Hill.  My parents gave it to Laney and I for Christmas this last year!  The girls love it!

MOAB!

We went to Moab with some of the Burton's and many of the Poll Family.  I think there was a total of 61 of us there.  We all stay at the same condo... Well separate condos but all together...Make sense?  We went swimming, hiking and hung out.  We had a good time!  Scott had to work so I went solo with the girls.  My mom and sister went solo as well.  It was a great trip and we can't wait for next years!

Little Reese is getting so big.  She loves her Binky and her blanket.  Both of which made it to the arch with her!  She is starting to get more and more vocal.  She says (in her own language that only parents can understand... baba (bottle), mama, dada, all done, fish,  and apple. (She might say more but that is all I can think of now.)

                                                                   The Burton Clan.

All of the Poll Clan.

Reese went swimming for her first time and LOVED IT!

We got our first snow cone of the season.... I think they liked them!

Hogle Zoo!

We did our annual trip to the zoo this week.  The girls loved it!  While on the train, we saw the buffalo and goats and birds etc.  When we saw the goats, Laney got really excited and asked if they were dogs!  Kind of funny.

Reese loved the animals more than I thought she would.  She would wave and blow kisses to them.

We are having a great summer and hope that you are too!