Our Cruise

Shaken our thing on the dance floor













Zip Line in Puerto!!













One of our formal nights-nice looken group

Celebrating with the Shelton Family

"It's my birthday celebration"

Faith was looking around at everyone singing to her, her face felt so proud that everyone was there for her.

Make a special wish!!

Papa reading Faith one of the books she got for her birthday.

Tea Time

The the tea cups all the kids sipped tea from

The set up!! It was super fun and girly.

Faith is three, Lets have tea.

Craft time-the kids made tea pot picture frames. We took pictures of Faith and each individual kid and gave them there personalized frame.

Story time-we read a book about going to your first tea party. It was a fun, memorable party. Faith still talks about how much fun she had!!

September b-day celebrations

"Yummy cupcake sister-I love your birthday celebration!!"

The gang eating the goodies

Birthday girls blowing out their candles.
Faith was born the 24th, Annika the 25th and Angelica the 26th. We have all been friends since the beginning!!!

Fun Butterfly cupcakes

Our girls are getting so big!!

Dressing Up

Dancing around the house dressed up in play clothes, a usual day for these two sisters.












"What sister does I want to do"
so sweet ~Ellee is trying to fill Faith's shoes.











"Ok once I got them on I couldn't stand up, let me try putting them on standing up"











"Nope that didn't work either...let me try again sitting down."

Sacramento Fair

Riding the train ride. Faith jumped onto dads lap for the picture. Ellee was so proud to be riding all by herself. She felt like a big girl. Everytime they would pass Ellee would say "look at me mom!"














Look at those Shelton's











Uncle Mike and Ellee enjoying a quick bite to eat













Faith got to paint a horse with her hands. She wasn't scared of the animals at all. She even fed one horse an apple.

Fathers Day (re-cap)

Happy Fathers Day Dad!!
You are truly an amazing Dad that we are spoiled to have!
We love you tons

We took dad out on a canoe ride on the river, this was right up dad's alley. He loved his day-a lot!!











Mom and the girls smiling as dad trolled us along.














We stopped for a nice picnic lunch.













Faith giving dad much deserved love.














Dad and his girls. So cute!

Sharing some summer fun

Feeding the ducks with our friends-quack quack










Faith baked Corn Bread literally all by herself. Mom cracked the egg and put the pan in the oven but Faith poured, mixed and dished...she was excited to share with her dad & friends that day.













Faith learned how to write the letter "F" and "I"













Ellee loves to be busy too. Here she is painting in the backyard-notice shirt off for a reason!!










Final project of Ellee after painting!!
"Super fun to get dirty"

Fish Hatchery Field Trip

We went to the fish hatchery for a pre-school prep day. The kids loved learning about salmon and steelhead fish.











Nicole read them a story about fish.












Then we went to feed them.















Faith feeding the hungry fish.












Ellee holding the "ocean craft" that Faith made while at the hatchery. It is a water bottle with bubbles, glitter, plastic fish and seaweed representing the ocean where the mature salmon end up.

Fun Times

Full of smiles as Ellee washes off in our sink













Dad and his girls going for their morning jog














Looking more and more like Dad (when he was a kid)












We went to "Cinderella Story time," Faith wanted to dress as Snow White and Ellee proudly wore her tu-tu












Our first club house the "Sister Club"-food, toys, books~ what else could you ask for in such a cool club.

This ones for you Tammy

Cousin Tammy came to visit from KS
She was a joy to have around.
The girls loved her too!!









Cuz time















Hangen by the pool coolen off











Smile biggggggg