My Birthday!

I have never really felt old, but now that I have to say "29", I might starting feeling old.  I can probably blame this on my mother who for years and years kept saying that she was turning 29.  Finally, when she was turning 40, my sister (who I think was only 10 at the time) said, "You are going to be 30 Mom!"  So maybe that's why 29 sounds old...because my mom was 29 for like 10 years!  O.k. so maybe 29 sounds old, but I don't really feel old.

Well, my birthday was wonderful.  We went swimming at Seven Peaks for a little while in the morning and later went out to eat at Sizzler, which is our new favorite restaurant with Kylie (she gets to pick her own food from the salad bar and we don't have entertain her while we wait for our food to come!).  Five minutes after Kylie helped Chris wrap my presents, she was begging me to open them.  The girls gave me a couple of necklaces.  And Chris got me the Insanity workout program (I know...I really need to get back in shape!) and a yoga mat.  But part of my present is him doing it with me.  I am a little scared to start it since it is so intense and I have barely any muscle left, but it will be a good challenge for both of us.  After the girls were in bed, Chris and I played some Wii, in which Chris dominated of course.  Don't you think he should have let the birthday girl win?  The night was topped off with some cheesecake and chocolate strawberries (thanks Ma and Pa Bunker!) and the newest episode of White Collar.  A pretty good day I think.

Sunday Devin, Lori and Nicole came over for dinner.  Lori made the best cake!

The girls tired from a napless day (for Kylie, but church disrupts Ellie's naps too)....but still cute.

 

Swimming in the wave pool.

Ellie and Daddy

Lovin' the water

Kylie didn't hold her fishy face long enough.  :)  Ellie is doing her new favorite thing...sucking her two middle fingers.

Kylie would stay in the pool all day!

Birthday dinner...yes that is food in Kylie's mouth.

Kylie with her yellow sucker!

Ellie's first cereal tasting

Lately, Ellie has been so hungry!  So, I guess it is time for her to start solids.  Here is her first try of rice cereal.


 

A week in Vegas

We had a great time with Chris's family (like we always do).  Chris could only stay for a long weekend, but the girls and I got to stay the whole week.  Lucky us!  We spent a little time on Lake Mead the first day we were there and a lot of time in the pool the rest of the week!  Kylie would have swam all day every day if we let her. The rest of the time, we just chilled with the family.  Kylie and Ellie of course loved all of the attention from Grandma, Pa, aunts and uncle. You should have seen how good Ben could get Ellie laughing. :)

I had a great time too, especially when Brooke took me for my birthday pedicure!  I also got to go to the midnight showing of Harry Potter with Casey, Brooke, Ben and some of their friends.  I haven't gone to a movie on opening day in a long time!  On our last day there, I asked Kylie if she was excited to see Dad.  She of course said "uh huh!".  Then I said, "Yep, tomorrow we get to go home and be with Daddy."  She responded, "No go home.  Daddy come here to Begas (Vegas)!"  She sure didn't want to leave!  What a fun week we had, which is displayed by a few pictures:

Kylie's first tube ride!

Grandma and Kylie chillin' in the pool

Casey and Kylie keepin' it cool

Loving the local splash park

Ellie says, "On Wisconsin!"

Brooke built a fort and we all watched a movie

Kylie wanted "rainbow eyes"

Casey and Ellie

Kylie was lucky Grandma made a cake!

On a hike in Cedar Breaks, UT

Can't believe it's mid-July!

Well, it has almost been a month since my last post.  I can't believe how fast the summer is going!  Life has been busy, but good.  I thought I should do a little update:

We had a good fourth of July, which started with the Provo parade.  (You can check out Chris's pics of it on his blog  (http://chrisbunkerphoto.blogspot.com/2011/07/provo-parade.html)  Kylie loved the Little Mermaid float and the huge Scooby Doo.  That night we enjoyed a family BBQ and fireworks (and sparklers of course) at the Dave and Deb Rowe's place. 

Fourth of July!

 Kylie and Ellie are becoming better friends.  Ellie just adores her older sister, always smiling at her and watching her (it is hard to nurse her if Kylie is anywhere nearby).  Kylie is quite cute with her, showing Ellie her toys and telling her what they are, telling her, "It's o.k. Ellie.  Almost there." when she starts to cry in the car, and even wiping her chin when she spits up (which she does quite often).

 

Kylie wishes she could share a bed with Ellie!

Chris has been super busy with work and his internship (with a photographer in Lehi).  He enjoyed a "boys only" trip to the Idaho cabin with his Dad and brother last month, which included finishing the deck, two days on ATVs and a trip into Yellowstone.  He also made youtube when he was working at the Stadium of Fire concert....he got hit by a skydiver! (well actually by the barricade that was hit by the flagpole that was hanging down from the skydiver).  Even though he went flying (check out one of the videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfY-8CH0DK0 or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dfcgJHvB6I&feature=related) he was o.k., just a few bruised ribs. 

And me, well, um...everyone else's updates are my updates!

We did spend some time down in Vegas with Chris's family.  I will post some pictures of our trip tomorrow.