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June update



We got tickets to the Parade of Homes from our realtor a couple weeks ago, and had lots of fun looking at cool houses in the area.  Kyle used to go to POH as a kid and has always loved it.  Imagine that, a wanna-be-architect loving Parade of Homes?
This was our favorite!  Ironically, not in the parade,
but next door to one of the Parade Houses
One of the houses had a slide from upstairs
down to the first floor behind the garage and kitchen :)
We had a GREAT time in California last week visiting family.  Sara and Emily (plus spouses and kids) flew out for Craig to go through the temple on Friday.  We drove out Wednesday night after work with Todd & Melissa and came back Sunday.  It was really special to have the whole family there at the temple.  Alexa did really well in the car considering that she was strapped down for ten hours, although she didn't go to sleep on Wednesday until 2am!!! Crazy baby.  On the way back, she was fighting a nap until sweet Uncle Todd starting singing to her with "Mr. and Mrs. Oats" the granola bars, which he had dancing on her feet.  It was hilarious, and it totally put her to sleep!  Go Todd.  We went to Knottsberry Farms on Thursday, which was lots of fun.  I had never been there, and I love that it still had tons of fun stuff to do at a fraction of the normal amusement park price!  Alexa even got to ride a couple of rides.


I talked to Grandma Sweeny and she said that they used to go to Knottsberry Farms all the time when they lived in CA.  She says she loves their chicken dinners and it's too bad I didn't get one while I was there.
Swimming at Grandpa & Marmie's

Craig chose Chewy's to celebrate




Alexa was the only girl at the RISK table

Fun new game we tried out with the Haskins and Richy--6 Word Memoirs
Alexa made me laugh really hard yesterday--I caught her trying to hide her stuffed animals under the vents in our rooms!  She would lift them up off the floor and try to shove puppies, etc. underneath and put the cover back.

One more quick story--I can tell that I was tired from our drive because on Monday morning I was making her a bottle and was trying to screw the bottle nipple on top of the milk jug.  I kept wondering why it wouldn't catch and it kept going around and around without tightening?!!  Oh, because I'm an idiot, that's why.

I'll end this post with some pictures of the cutsie baby girl.


ahh!  her feet after walking around at church last sunday!  gross!!!
she won't keep shoes on, but we're going to need to enforce that.

she totally prefers eating watermelon off the rind just like grandpa ludlow

LICKING her tray to get all the watermelon juice up!  Haha

Walking with daddy

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