What Has Been Going On?

1. I've been hanging with/being babysat by these little ladies! 

2. I've been sick... nothing says happy birthday like a trip to the ER...more to come on this in a coming post.

3. Work is keeping me busy enough that I might look into cloning. 

Christmas Morning Equals Wild Hair And No Make-up

 Best gift...best part is she's interactive! 

 Showing off their new dresses! 

Joshy getting ready to go kill coyotes after Christmas! 

Quiet/Reading Time

These ladies wear me out easily so when they are quiet and reading is possibly my favorite time. Listening to Brown Eyes and Mattie Faye read to themselves is priceless entertainment. I sure love each of these little ladies. 

Back To School Fashion Show!

 Can you guess which aunt picked out those sweet yellow pants? 

 Color-blocking! 

Mattie Faye thought she should show of Brown Eyes' shoes

Averina Turns The Lucky #7!

Averina is officially 7 years old! It is unbelievable how quickly she's grown. We sure love you, Miss Avery Lou Berry. To celebrate her birthday we went to Bear World, followed by her basketball game, and then rounded it off with ice cream cake and an awesome birthday song. 

 (Averina and her crew) Averina, her friend (Madeline), Brown Eyes, her friend, (Savannah), and Moco. They loved the rides! It was especially hilarious watching Brown Eyes keep with with the "big girls". 

And we saw lots of bears...big and little. 

 And we saw some in trees...

The birthday girl in all her glory!

The girls are all smiles after Grandpa treated them to ice cream cones at Bear World.

6 Year Old YMCA Basketball

Averina is playing YMCA basketball. Matt and Amie are the coaches. Which means I'm the short-stack wrangler of Brown Eyes and Mattie Faye. Averina is improving each week. I am not taking it as serious as I've been taking Sam Jam's 7th grade basketball. (You know you're too much of a hot head when you get a migraine after a 7th grade bball game). Matt and Amie are growing in patience each week. :)  

And one member of the peanut gallery. 

To Tetonia With These Three Short-stackers

Saturday I was brave and hauled all three nieces to Tetonia for the day to help Mama Berry.  We were not planning on Mattie Faye coming along originally but she had other ideas as she waved goodbye to her daddy and followed us out.  

They were well behaved.

And their Grandpa fed them enough sweets that I'm surprised that they weren't diabetics by the time they made it back home that night.  

Aunt Jess = Coolest Aunt

The best part about being an aunt is you are extremely cool. At least in the eyes of my nieces. My coolness level increases with an afternoon like this...soft serve ice cream cones for everyone...before dinner!  

Saturday Morning Fun With These Yayhoos

After staying out until 3:30 am volunteering for the Grand Teton Relay I awoke to the sound of these two chatter-boxes Saturday morning (late morning). They always seem to make it over in time for breakfast. 

Photo Recapping

 The little girls like to come over for lunch...they watch for us to come home from work and they are in the driveway before we get out of the car...

 And they are goofy as ever...and Averina and Morg are twins!

 As I've been recovering from botox injections, Sam Jam gave me the special treatment; a foot massage and a manicure...while watching Duck Dynasty...the redneck coming out in me. Thanks Sam Jam! 

 While the rest of the ward members parked around the park the Bishop and his family members think they have reserved VIP parking to the ward party (courtesy of the City of Tetonia). In order from L to R: Matty's truck, Amie's Yukon, Dadio's truck, Mama Berry's Denali, and Susie Q's Yukon...in Idaho most people only drive big vehicles, I am obviously a bit out of place with the silver bullet. I probably shouldn't mention that the park is one block from our houses but we still drove...

 Also finding Averina in the tree often...

Dadio is constantly using his Mac products to entertain his little girls