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Funny how things just work out sometimes. Upon our first invitation to leave Kaelah & go on vacation, I began talking to a lot of moms. Generally, the rule was that parents ditch their children in this manner: # of days gone = age (in yrs.) of youngest child. Well, upon discovering this equation, Dan & I had planned on spending 2 days in CO Springs for our anniversary this year. A little while before heading to CA for our family vacation I got the feeling to cancel those plans. I assumed it was a money issue (the happiest place on earth is pricey!), & Dan agreed. Well, turns out we would have a 6-week-old baby on our 6th anniversary. Hooray! So, for my present, we went & saw my favorite Shakespeare play in an outdoor theater with a picnic on the green beforehand. LOVED IT! (Thanks to Mom & Dad for babysitting -- they said they both had to take a nap the next day.) I pasted the following review link, if you're interested: Comedy on stage: Colorado Sha...

Sunday Kaelah turned 2 years & Danny turned 6 weeks old. Look at this great smile she's giving Grandpa after a special dinner. And in case you're wondering, the cake is a giant, yummy peach, courtesy of Grandma. (: It was fun to see Kaelah enjoying unwrapping gifts. She got lots of things for her play kitchen & liked them so much she immediately put them away where they belonged. Kaelah, you are awesome. A shot of Gma & Gpa. I am so glad they moved here!!! Sometimes I don't know what I'd do without them. Daddy's big gift to Kaelah: a rocking horse that also neighs & clip-clops. She loves it -- as long as Mom or Dad are standing right there & the riding session doesn't last too long. That's our girl! Kaelah is such a blessing in our lives. She makes me laugh every day and her smiles & giggles are worth a million dollars to me. Of course, having just turned 2, I keep telling her she's going to drive me to drinking as we...

We are so lucky to have such wonderful friends around here! Last Friday we had a quadruple birthday party at the park with 3 girls turning 2 & one turning 3. Their birthdays are all within one month of each other. And yes, they each had a separate birthday cake to boot. There was no shortage of sugar at the park this day! (I like how all the mothers are looking in this picture but none of the birthday girls seem interested.) Entertainment provided by: the park! Kaelah must have been on that swing for half an hour with many different friends deciding to quit before she did. Considering how cautious she is, I'm surprised at how fast she'll let me push. Yeah for doing something brave. Jumping beans. (: Happy Birthday, wonderful girls! Thank yous go to Karyl, Donna, Valerie, Fabiola, April, Nick, Ted, Dan, & Travis for making it a wonderful morning!

We had so much fun at Grandma & Grandpa's pool the day Danny turned 1 mo. old. Well, he slept through most of it, but the rest of us had a good time. He also had his 1 mo. check-up that day. He's doing great, his collar bone seems to have healed, & he weighs 11 lbs. 5 oz. already -- 90th percentile! Oink! Here's a couple shots of Kaelah giggling as she runs away from Gma & Gpa's splashes. You can't help but laugh with her! Gma trying to dunk Gpa before getting their really bad sun burns. I should take a picture of the blisters. Ouch. Grandpa & Grandma are always more than willing to hold baby Danny, but Gpa usually wins. (: Thanks for a great time at the pool, Mom & Dad!

This video is especially for my 3 favorite Dani/Dannys.

I am in love with my double jogging stroller we scored at a garage sale. It's really nice -- in practically new condition. Dan also rigged Kaelah's bike trailer to fit Danny's car seat in & Kaelah now rides in Marcella's Co-Pilot. (Thank you, Kelly & Mark!) We entertain the neighbors by going around the sub-development, especially when we are going pretty fast & have to jerk to a stop b/c Meigo poops in the middle of the road. In case the sudden cease of motion didn't let me know, Kaelah will chant, "Meigo poop street" until after I have it bagged & thrown away. Someday I will miss my 23-month-old. Kaelah had her first check-up at the dentist last Monday. The pediatric dentist office we took her to is amazing & she did a great job. Of course, it was just an exam (no cleaning & no charge -- hooray.) Kaelah had no anxiety whatsoever until I tried to take her picture by the fish tank & a huge fish came at her, so this is ...

If it's possible to have too much fun on the 4th of July, we almost achieved it. (; In the morning we drove to beautiful Lyons for a combined ward breakfast. We had a wonderful time letting Danny meet friends out in public for the first time. Of course everyone says he's absolutely adorable & I have to agree. Kaelah still is not giving interviews about becoming a big sister (aka she's rather annoyed at all the questions she is getting). I liked the picture above simply due to the American flag in the background. Obviously she doesn't take all the strange happenings out on the baby. Here she is checking up on him while Daddy plays volleyball with the amazing Flores family. They are good! I wasn't able to get any good action shots with Dan's iPhone, though. After having a bottle at the breakfast table Danny was zonked out the rest of the time we were there. After Kaelah woke up from her nap & the boys were still sleeping, she & I made peanu...