Wedding Wknd and more

 A few weekends ago, Ryan's cousin got married and the girls were flower girls!  By now they absolutely LOVE weddings!  They play wedding all the time.  It's so cute.  Someone is the bride, the groom, and the flower girl.   It is hilarious hearing them say their vows.  "....my awfully wedded husband.."  etc.  For this wedding, it was so much easier than past ones!  The girls were like "mom, we got this.  Go sit down."  Addy skipped down the aisle like it was no big deal.  They LOVE it!  :) Here's Addy and Em..

H - A - E

 Then last week I had my high school small group girls over for a pedicure party.  I love how they all get into it and wash each other's feet...they brought loads of nail polish and epsom salt and even aroma therapy stuff!  Can't believe they are seniors already!  I love spending time with these girls and trying to help them survive high school and grow closer to Christ all at the same time. :)  Here some of them are washing feet...

 Our kitchen was filled with like 15 high school girls plus my girlies who were ALL about it.  :)  Ryan was glad he was at the Brewer game that night for work. :)  :)

 Aroma therapy - haha ;)

 Here are some older pics from my phone that I just haven't uploaded in a while!  Addy loves riding with no training wheels!  And I love that it makes her go faster and isn't as loud! :)

 Best buds (EAH)

 Hailey and Emily LOVE coloring and writing.  I bet they could honestly sit ALL day and color and draw and never get sick of it.  Addison loves reading and looking at books.  Here is one of Hailey's drawings of our fam that I loved. :)

 Wedding pic again :)  EAH

 The day of Ryan's cousin's wedding, I also had a good family friend get married an hour south of the other wedding!  So, I watched the girls as flower girls..and then drove down to the other reception!  Busy day but so fun to try to be at both!  Here is the groom's sister Kim who's wedding I will be in next summer!  Yay!

 Then the other night, Grandma Kathy and I went over to a friend's house from church who's golden retriever just had 9 puppies!!!  They are 4 weeks old and SOO TEMPTING TO BUY!!! :) :)   I grew up with a golden that looks a lot like the mommy so it brought by TONS of memories.  The girls loved those puppies and now are asking me if we can have triplet puppies....that was an immediate NOPE!  :) But still, it's cute that they like the idea of pets now.  :)  (HAE)

 Em

 Addy

 Hailey

 And I was just in AWE at this mama dog and how she just stood there and let all 9 puppies nurse.  And I thought nursing 3 was crazy!!!!  So much of how these puppies interacted reminded me of my own "litter." :)  Just how they would sleep all cuddled up next to each other...and then how they'd walk all over each other and the one getting stomped on wouldn't really care cuz they were just so used to being kicked and poked all the time.  :)  Makes me sad that these puppies will all go to separate homes though cuz I love how mine still have each other!!! :) But no, I am not interested in raising 9 puppies. :) Oh dear.

 The girls and their friends at the zoo! (Isabelle, Hailey, Addy, Emily, Tyler)

 And then yesterday my friend Carolyn who had triplet girls (2 identical too) on the exact same day as my girls but just 2 years later...came over.  We haven't seen each other in a while and it was SO good to see her and see how her kids have grown up!  Addison & Sydney (fraternals, love purple) :) , Hailey and Taylor ( love pink), and Emily & Brooke (green girls!)