June - Part 2

Well, June is over.  We've been busy.  We've been having a blast and loving the sunshine.  We took a little hike up Bells Canyon with Tom, Darby, their kids, and Jake & Olivia while Dan was at school.  Gwen loved the hike, but hated getting in the backpack.  She is kind of a scaredy cat. :)

Gwen is a pro shopper.  She loves walking through the isles pushing the shopping cart.  We've been swimming and playing with friends.  It's really been a fun summer.

We've been playing with cousins, making messes & going for walks while doing gymnastics.  We went to the aviary and Gwen loved the birds.  Especially the owls.

 In the middle of June, my niece Halle came out from Colorado and my mom took us all to the Princess Festival at TGP.  Gwen wasn't really sure what was going on, but it sure was cute.  Halle loved being with Gwen and we had such a fun time being treated like princesses the whole day.

 We washed the cars (about time) and Gwen was in heaven.  She thought being able to play in the water, squirt the cars and scrub them with us was just the best thing ever.  It was so cute!  She is our little adventurer.  She always wants to try new things and Dan is amazing at introducing her to fun things.  He loves doing everything with her and shows her the ropes of all things adventurous.

 Well - we thought she was in heaven when she was washing the car, but it was nothing to the joy she felt when she could "drive"  She kept grabbing the wheel and saying, "ive, ive"  So cute.  She was loving it.  She had a small tantrum when we took her out.  Dan also showed her how to get a drink from the hose.  She thought she was pretty hot stuff when she learned how to do that.

 While my niece and nephews were here, we all tie-died shirts.  They were so cute.  We had a fun time doing it.

This first picture is of Dan and Gwen after a day home together.  I got the flu and was pretty much confined to my bed all day, so Dan took the day off/worked from home and took care of G.  He planted a garden with her, taught her how to play in the mud, and showed her what getting dirty is really about.  They were so cute I had to wake up from my puking coma and snap a quick pic.  Then, there's just more of us at the pool, Halle loving on Gwen, and Gwen soaking up all the attention she can get, and a tired baby girl who fell asleep on my lap.  Life is good.