Farewell Uncle Cam!

Sorry for the massive amount of pics...but we had a little farewell of our own for Camron before he leaves on his mission. It is hard to believe that Gabi will be 4 and Liv will be 6 when Cam gets home from Orlando. We are so proud of him for dedicating the next two years to share the Gospel. It is a blessing to us all and we want everyone to know about our Savior! The girls just adore him and will miss him so very much! Thanks for coming out! We love you!








We are so happy Jared, Nicole and Graham could all come out. It was so fun to be together...if only we were neighbors! Hey...more of a possibility now more than ever! We miss you all!

Gabi's turn...

Oh my little Gabi. She is just a bundle of love. This girl is growing up so fast...much due to having an older sister as her best friend. Gabi is so excited to start preschool. When we drop Olivia off, she will hear the songs they are seeing and say, "Mom, I know that song...I'm ready for preschool. When can I start?"

Gabi loves to play with Olivia, but she also loves doing her own thing. She will go in her room and play for hours. She has the best imagination. I hear her telling her babies all kinds of stories and she makes us all types of games to entertain herself. I think she likes everything being on her terms...she tries that with Olivia and it doesn't work all the time, but when she plays by herself...she is always the boss!

Let me give you an example of Gab...just tonight at dinner, Gabi started singing, "I'm a bad girl but its okay"...that just about sums it up. I will say, "Gabi, stop doing that" and she will continue to do what I asked her not to do and say, "Mom, I'm not doing anything." Then, when I go to put her in time out she will say, "Okay Mom, I'll go but just for a minute okay?" or "just one time okay Mom" Again, she likes things on her own terms. Lately, she does this thing where she mouths what she is saying to try to get out of things...I will say, "Gabi stop playing with the water" and she will tilt her head and squint her eyes and start mouthing something...just another compromise in the works I'm sure:)

We call Gabi "DIVA" or "DM" because she is either in Diva mode or trying to operate as a manager telling everyone what to do. We tried to get her to play soccer and after about 5 minutes she is asking for her sunglasses and a snack. The girl can dribble like no other...we just have to work on the rest! Funny though, because you have to basically bribe this girl to get on anything other than her jammies and her stilletto flip flops. She likes to be comfy...but she rocks the shoes...I get that!

Every morning she comes into my bed and says, "Mom, can I come snuggle with you for a little bit?" Who can say no to that?! She always has to have her love and kiss goodnight. Gabi is a little ham and adds lots of spice to our life. We just adore her!

Olivia is growing up!

I have been the worst Mom! The girls are growing up so fast and I have to do a better job documenting all the things they say and do...some things you never want to forget!

Olivia: My Liv seriously acts like an adult. She is starting to realize how much of an example she is to Gabi. She really takes on more of a "mother" role unless she just wants a partner in crime! I am so happy she gets to be a "big sister" because from the looks of it, Gabi is gonna need one!

Something has clicked for Olivia in sports. All of a sudden she is dominating in soccer, taking people on, playing defense, passing the ball, getting open and being aggressive. I was a little worried at first because she didn't seem to have that "fire" when she was playing sports because she didn't want to hurt anyone or be mean. Now, she has figured out how to be competitive and sweet! K.C. has been playing baseball with her and its unbelievable the improvement in just a few times. She is catching, throwing and hitting the ball like a rockstar! She is still moving up the ranks in Karate and I honestly cannot say enough good things about incorporating that into her life. It has done wonders for her shyness, confidence and ability to be a leader.

I love the fact that Olivia is so sporty yet she can come home and go straight to diva princess. This girl can DANCE! She has all the words memorized to her favorite songs including the entire Squeakquel soundtrack. She is working on her dance moves copying the Chipettes...it is hilarious. She will put on sunglasses and strut her stuff all over the house.

Her desire to learn and understand things is so exciting to me. The questions never end and she is like a little sponge just memorizing it all. Her preschool teacher is very impressed with her and says she is ready for Kindergarten. It is hard to believe she will be starting full time school in the fall. She is ready for it...its just K.C., Gabi and I that are gonna cry! She loves to tell everybody about Jesus and helps out all the time. She really does try to make the right choices...she is an example to us all.

This girl is growing like a weed...she can eat like an adult...and she does! She is my healthy girl. All her pants are getting too short. Time to roll them up!! We love our Livvy girl...you are my Angel!