Amanda Lynn turns 2

On October 10, 2013 Amanda turned 2 years old.   Here she is helping lick the bowl from the cupcake batter.

  She is quite the fun loving, silly, adventurous little girl.

 Finally got 2 little ponytails in her hair. It was a Birthday miracle.

 

Nathan and Taylor tag teamed to play the Happy Birthday song for her.

Impromptu family party

In September 2013 we had an impromptu Bond family swim party and barbeque. Steven's family wasn't able to make it but we did skype with them for a little bit.

 The lifeguards :-)

Drummer Boys AKA Piano Guys.

We had fun and some memories were made.

Natalie Turns 5

Natalie requested waffles for her  breakfast. We did most of the celebrating the Saturday before.

 For lunch she wanted to go to the Bass Pro Shop restaurant. She loves there macaroni and cheese.

 That night we had the family over for swimming.

 Presents :-)

 Natalie loves giraffe's and loved this giraffe chair.

 Natalie's birthday fell on a Sunday so this is her official birthday picture. All the activities happened earlier in the week.

 A couple of days before Natalie's birthday I took her and her friend to As You Wish. She made her own pottery butterfly.

 We then went to Coldstone creamery for a treat.

 Another picture at Bass Pro Shop

Natalie had a great birthday. She is growing up fast.

July-August 2013 Happenings

Late July we headed to Eagar for the mission farewell of Nana and Grandpa. While there we took individual family pictures.

 

 We also tried group shots. This was an attempt of Nana and Grandpa with all their 12 grandkids.

 After the farewell.

 So we can compare how tall Nathan is to Nana after 18 months.

 Kids started back to school in July as well. Nathan (goes by Nate at school) started 6th grade with Mr. Ball and Taylor started 2nd grade with Ms. McBlane.

 2 weeks later (early August) Natalie was supposed to start 1/2 day Kindergarten at a Higley school with this really nice lady. We went to meet the teacher and Natalie picked out her desk spot on Thursday August 1st. 

 Well on Friday August 2nd in the afternoon we were notified that they had cancelled the 1/2 day Kindergarten class due to low enrollment and that they lady she had just met the night before would not be teaching at that school any longer.  So I frantically enrolled at the same school in the Chandler district that Nathan and Taylor went to.  Natalie started all day Kindergarten the following Monday August 5th.  It was crazy

 Natalie with her good friend Autumn.

 Amanda had a little meltdown when we were getting back in the car after dropping everyone else off at school. I don't think she liked the idea of being the lone child at home.

 Natalie was wiped out after a full day of Kindergarten. This is how she was soon after getting home that first day. She napped most days the first couple of weeks after school and still does on occasion. She loves school.

 Taylor got new glasses during July of 2013.

 Amanda sliced the back of her head in a Helzberg Diamond store.

 She had to get 2 staples and did it without any anestesia.

 Amanda also knocked out her fake tooth in August.

 While I was getting a spot of skin cancer removed from my forehead.

 Amanda loves to get in to mischief while I am busy doing other things. It is hard not having any of the older kids at home to keep her occupied or inform me when she is getting in to something.
This is hot pink fingernail polish.

 Mascara- this happened while I was busy doing Natalie's hair for school. Sad thing is I was in the same bathroom a few feet away when she did this.