Mt. Graham with the Sparks

On July 14th we met up with all of the Sparks' on Mt. Graham.  We all met there and surprised Ron and Marlene.  They didn't know that everyone was coming down for the weekend.  They are leaving for their mission in September.  We're sure going to miss them.  All of the brothers and their families don't get to get together very often.  It was a nice weekend.  We love being able to get away from the heat and go up on the mountain.  Sienna loves playing with her cousins. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Carter cutie

 

 Just a little update on my now 14 month old boy.  He likes to be just like his sister.

 He loves cuddling with soft things.  He sucks on his blanket to go to sleep.

 He loves to play basketball.  He's been walking since about 13 months.  He's a mess but he's still sweet and cuddly.  He loves to throw everything away including my wallet, toys, remotes, clothes, etc.  He's tries to be a big helper.

Sienna's 4th Birthday!

Sienna turned 4 on July 9th!  She had such a fun birthday.  I should've gotten more pictures of the beginning of her day but I didn't.  She had a muffin for breakfast and we put a candle in it and sang happy birthday to her.  Then her Grandma and Grandpa Sparks came and took her shopping for two hours at Target for birthday presents.  Then we met up for lunch at Nielson's.  There she got a sundae with a candle and the employees sang happy birthday to her.  Then she had a really fun party at Chuck E. Cheese.  That's where she wanted to have it since last year. 

Carter had fun at the party eating pizza, riding the trucks, and playing with grandparents. 

 

He was checking out Chuck.  He grabbed his teeth and nose. 

Sienna was a little shy to Chuck. 

These pictures are in the wrong order but here she is blowing out her candles. 

Waiting so patiently. 

 

 

Perfect profile. 

Carter probably rode this truck 20 times.  He loved it. 

The kiddos before the party. 

We surprised Sienna with balloons on her door.  She thought it was pretty cool when she woke up and saw them.  Sienna got a big girl bike with training wheels from Grandma and Grandpa Moore.  She loves it and rode it all over Chuck E. Cheese during her party.  She got a camera, dress, and purse from Grandma and Grandpa Sparks.  We got her a train, play dough, and a game for her Leap pad.  She got another game for her leap pad, a dream lite pillow, she got enough money to get a Jake and the Neverland Pirate ship.  She said that when she turned 3 it was kinda fun but this birthday was AWESOME.  She had so much fun with her grandparents and cousins.  I can't believe she's four and will go to preschool this year.  She's such a good girl and a good sister.

Sienna's Trash Collection

Sienna has a trash collection in the pantry/closet.  Whenever she gets trash that she thinks is pretty, she puts it in there.  She tries not to rip it when she opens her candy.  She started it as a secret then I caught onto it. 

EVO Swim School is pleased to announce that Sienna Sparks, age 3 has graduated from the Otter class level. She can now swim independently from the wall to the instructor and roll on her backs for a security breath. She will be moving to the Seal class to perfect her kicking skills and improved breath control in order to be a great backyard swimmer. On behalf of Sienna’s instructor, Bryn, and the entire EVO Swim School staff, we say…CONGRATULATIONS!

Sienna is doing so great in swimming lessons.  She can swim on her own and is so confident in the water now.  She dives for rings and can hold her breath really good.  Before starting lessons she wouldn't even put her head under water.  We're super proud of our brave girl.

Random pics

 These are some pictures that I got off of my phone.  Carter rides in the car part of the shopping cart sometimes now and thinks it's pretty fun.  I still end up holding him about half the time we're in the store.

He loves pizza and feeds himself his own piece.  Or pieces. 

He loves going on walks in his new car he got for his birthday from Grandma and Grandpa Moore.  Funny thing, Grandma and Grandpa Sparks got him the same exact thing so we took it back. 

The kids love to go swimming.  We swim in the pool right outside our condo and in their little pool.  The blue one is at my parents house and the green one is at our house. 

 

This is the only picture I have of the new swing set/play house that my parents got in there backyard.  It's so fun.

AZ Museum for Youth

Great face, right?  We have been going to the AZ Museum for Youth or kids museum as Sienna calls it a lot this summer.  The kids both have a lot of fun.  It's really close to our house and it's nice and cool in there. 

Playing the piano. 

Crawling on top of the piano. 

Sienna's flying over Mesa!