Preschool Graduation

chloe graduated from preschool today. they were supposed to dress up as what they want to be when they grow up. first she said princess. i explained that we don't have them in our country and no royal bloodlines. then she wanted to be a pro snowboarder like torah. then she changed her mind to mom. so i put an apron on her(explaining that some moms cook a lot), a bandana for cleaning the house, and she carried baby. (don't send this to any feminists.)

she has one more year of preschool since she is an october birthday. next year she gets to go 3 times a week. people always say that its hard sending your kid to kindergarten. i really can't imagine feeling anything more than excited.

Happy Birthday Stella Bella

we celebrated stella's bday while we were in st. george (so we could have people to celebrate with). we had pizza and cake at sam's house with all the cousins.

she kept blowing on the same side she dipped in the bubbles.

ethan (rachel's), ella (nate's), griffin (sam's)-i guess that's how he smiles, and stella. she loves to dress up.

now that she is two and about to be a big sister, we will start transitioning her into a "big girl". (i can't believe she will only be my baby for 3 more months.) we'll take away the pacifier, move her to a toddler bed and potty train her. i wish she could be a baby a little longer. she's been so easy, i hope being a big girl doesn't ruin her.

Triathlon

this isn't about chloe and stella but i figure those who care to read about them might be interested in these people too.

dan and ben and drake did a triathlon in st. george. ben got 1st in his age group, dan got 3rd in his, and drake got 2nd. ben also got a faster time than dan. dan thinks he might have swam an extra lap and ben probably swam one less. the announcer couldn't pronounce LaRiviere when she was giving ben his medal. after trying (and failing) she said, "from france!" we assumed it was because she recognized the name as french but dan realized later it was probably from the speedo he wore.

before the race. dan isn't as cut as ben but look how skinny he's gotten.

after the race with their medals

Easter in sunny St. George

the egg hunt

easter sunday

i'm pretty sure chloe had a lot to do with this

just in time for st. patrick's day

Favorite Things

chloe likes:

dress-ups & apples (she finally likes a fruit!)

playing starfall.com

sup pup & footsie pajamas

stella likes:

swinging and being outside. she's always asking to go outside.

her dog

climbing. "i kine up" (climb up)

she says this as we pass rocks and cliffs in the car.

Baby #3

baby #3, due august 13th, will be a .....

BOY

we weren't going to find out the gender yet but the nurse didn't know that i didn't know. she read from the chart, "so you're having a boy..." i hope its true.

Ben w/ kids

this was taken in september when ben went to the lake with the goodrich family. this is ben with 8 of the 13 goodrich grandkids.

Playdoh

people on a bridge jumping into the water

American Fork Canyon

Sup pulling the sled

Chloe asleep

bitter beer face

sled dog

Stella

Happy Valentine's Day

New Year Resolution

be more careful with vacuum

Stella Christmas Morning

Sup Pup Cleans Up

Stella Making Her Christmas List

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Good Hygiene

Chloe had some cookies in her bag from preschool. before going to bed she asked if she could eat them. i told her "no" because she already brushed her teeth. dan went in later and found her like this:

she brushed but obviously didn't rinse. her toothbrush is brown. nice effort though.

Stella Loves Shoes