Fourth of July

The girls ended up not dancing at the Stadium of Fire. Their dance studio didn't go at all because of a personal emergency of the owners. So we went up camping to the property for Friday night. We went on a 4 wheeler ride, played lots of games, had a nice camp fire w/smores, and watched a movie in the trailer. It looked like rain, so the girls and I came back on Saturday, the 4th. Kellie went to Riverton days with her friends & their family. Jessica and I went to Kate & Omar's for a celebration. They had a bounce house with a slide into a pool of water for the kids. Lots of food and great friends for the adults. I got to meet lots of new friends and had a great time. Greg stayed up at the trailer at his kingdom. :) Happy 4th to all!

The Grand Strand...

Had a great time at Myrtle Beach...

We had a great time at Myrtle Beach. It was great to see all of Greg's Family. All of the cousins have grown up so fast! We also got to see our some of our friends... the Williamson's and the Bush's. Great to see everyone! We spent most of our time at the beach or the pool. Hmmmm.... it was a hard decision. We played some mini golf, shopped and went out to eat a few times! The weather was perfect! Oh so hot, with the humidity. I had forgotten how brutal it could be. One day we had a late afternoon storm... the wind came up fast. It blew alot of the chairs in our pool, beach umbrellas down the beach and into the ocean, and lots of other stuff out on the beach. It was wild to watch. Here is a picture from the beach... L to R.. Caleb, Cassidy, Kellie, Jessica, Ashley, Blake, Cody.

Beautiful Iris's this year...

These are my iris's in the back yard. Wanted to share my pixs...

Updates...

May was a busy month! I had a great birthday! Our family went out to dinner at TGIFridays, as usual! I got a Miche purse (interchangeable outsides), butterfly light (for garden), and several gift cards to great stores. Some I have already used! Thanks again for the nice gifts!
Greg and I went to Mardi Gras the following night. It was a lot of fun, as usual. I WON 2 nice bar chairs and a basket with Margarita glasses, some cups, wine charms, beer charms, etc. The chairs go beautifully in our kitchen.
The next day was Mothers Day! Greg cooked dinner for us. Jessica made me some nice flowers that smelled good and some certificates. Kellie got me a gift card at Maurices. Greg and I mostly finished up getting our garden planted and my pots done.
The girls last day of school was Friday, June 5th. So they are happy to be out for the summer. Kellie has a summer job where she will be kid sitting for a family with 2 girls on Wednesdays. She is excited and looks forward to having some spending money! The girls had dance tryouts for next years competition teams this last weekend. We find out which teams they are on next week.
My friend and I are planning to go on a hike each week on Mondays for the summer. We plan to drag our kids some of the time. We have such a beautiful valley where we live! So many close trails to hike on.

Below is a slide show from the girls dancing...

Most are pictures from the Festival of Roses in May. Jessica is in the front for most of the dance. You should be able to spot her. Kellie is in the back. This weekend is their dance recital and then they are done until August.
The girls will be dancing in the Stadium of Fire on July 4th this year! This is a huge event where studios from all over the valley bring their groups of dancers to dance at this event. They all learn their part of the dance a few weeks before the event. Then they all get together the day before to practice it together, do a dress rehearsal, then perform at the actual event at 8pm on Sat, July 4th! The audience is about 40,000 people, I think. Plus, the Jonas Brother and SheDaisy are performing. With a bang up fireworks show! I will post pictures if I can get any after the 4th! This is the first year the girls are doing this event.