"I wanna go see horsie"

My family used to own many more acres of property in this neighborhood than we do now. Now there are new homes on much of it. I can remember when I was young my grandpa took me out on a little walk around the neighborhood and said, "see all these cactus and rocks and open space? They are all going to be gone soon. " He was right! Our neighbors used to have horses, not anymore! :(

However, There are still a few of us in this neighborhood that have kept their land. The man on the corner still boards horses for the race track. In May there was a BABY born. I get just as excited now as I did when I was 5 to walk down and feed the horses.

We started to be frequent visitors of the horses with Chloe. She loves to feed them apples and carrots. At first it took a little coaxing to get them to come to the fence. Now, when they see her they RUN to the fence and will even bite at eachother to fight over food.

We love to walk to see the baby horse. It has a cute little white spot on its nose. At first it spent a lot of time sleeping. then it would walk around a little. Now it runs! It is adorable. Plus, the sunsets on our walks are always something worth seeing. so pretty.



My mom likes to ride her new pink bike when we go.

During Brittany's graduation party I took all the kids to see the horses... it started HAILING on us! Luckily the boys came in cars and picked us up!! haha we were all soaking wet!

Chloe and Sophie both love to walk down there too. Chloe talks about the horses all the time. She'd walk down there 10 times a day if we let her! Sophie loves to be outside and usually falls

asleep on the way! I especially LOVE to see the baby horsie. I take the long way home just to drive by it everyday! :)

Britt's Graduation

Graduating is such a process, for Brittany it Consumed her! Being student Body President she had much more to think about. She had a speech to write, she was a line leader in to the graduation, she had to have the perfect outfit, plan the perfect party and give attention to all the visiting family!

Jared and Chloe played so well together. they were so cute! They got soaking wet in the rain and dogs water... but they had fun!

In this pic Chloe is sitting on the ushers lap. That's right we don't even know this lady, but she LOVED Chloe and just picked her right up. Surprisingly Chloe sat still for quite a while. So funny.

Sarah made this amazing cake. GOod WoRk saraH!

Brittany gave a great speech. Her party went well despite the RaIn! It was fun for everyone. It was fun to see Brittany with her friends. They all have such a good time together, she will miss them so much when she goes to college. Especially her best friend Taylor... she is just like another sister in the family! She is so great for Brittany, and we love her family too!

Rocky will be a senior next year... my parents are down to one kid at home! CrAzY!

Brittany prefers to be called, to my dismay, Princess. Happy Graduation Princess!

Remodeling

If you know my family, you know we specialize in the remodel. yes, we are constantly changing things around, painting, building, tearing out, texturing, laying tile, installing baseboards... but surprisingly... IT'S FuN! most of the time

Just before Brittany's graduation we did another little project! There is nothing like getting down and dirty and accomplishing a project. . . especially when it turns out great! We are all worn out ... so I think it will be a while before we go at it again! I am always so amazed how talented my dad is. He knows how to do it all. He just gives us jobs and we try to do them... but he usually ends up coming back and fixing what we do. He will demonstrate how to do something and make it look so easy and effortles... then i will try it and it is always WAY MORE CHALLENGING!!! I love that he can fix anything and everything. My future husband has a lot to live up too!

21

Since I was like 5, I have always chosen to eat Mexican food on my birthday. When we lived in Peoria we always go to the same place, Benitos, it was right across from our dance studio. The people there knew us. The food was so good. I just remember that it was always DarK in there! haha

Well I turned 21 on the 15th of May and not much has changed. Except instead of Benitos, I prefer Valle Luna. We always sit in the SaMe booth... EVERY TIME! I love it. My parents gift to me was a set of pearls... I love them! they are beautiful... so classy. just perfect. I wear them all the time.

















So it's official. I'm OLD! I am 21 and am convinced i can only go downhill from here!! haha jk But I can't believe i am this old... I still feel 19. 19 was a great age. just perfect!! I loved year 19. but whatever. I am embracing 21!! haha So for those that are unaware. I am now eligible to serve a mission and have decided to LEAP at the opportunity! The process of submitting papers is long... but I am ALMOST DONE! When I get home from doing EFY in thatcher I have a dental appointment ... then I can submit them to my Bishop! I can't wait!