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4th of July, 2012

We spent a few days up in Show Low, and went to Heber to celebrate and watch fireworks from Grandma Coxes house, again!

Taylor's Haircut!

While we were up in Show Low over the 4th of July, my mom wanted a family portrait done. About an hour prior to picture time Taylor declared she wanted her hair cut off. She'd been mentioning it lately, but in the next sentence, would say she was just kidding, because she wanted Rapunzel hair.
She mentioned it a couple times before it was time for her to shower and get ready, and low and behold, I had my hair cutting shears with me!
I tied her hair up in a ponytail, and cut off about 10 inches! My mom was a bit stunned. I don't think she could believe I actually did that. And right before a picture. But quite honestly, I dreaded (daily!) doing Taylor's hair. It was ratty, unkempt and prone to really bad knots.

Not only did it age her, but it completely changed her look. She loves it (and so do I). It was a win/win!

Taylor's 2nd Dance Recital

As if I didn't think her dance recital's could ever be any cuter than the her first year, this one was just as cute! Her dance was too David Guerra's 'Where Them Girls At'. There were about 14 girls in her class, and I was really surprised to see how well she kept up with them and knew her dance. 

Auntie, Paisley, Memaw and Papa all came to watch, this year! 

Camping with the Genzlingers

Even though there was a fire restriction due to the lack of rain, that did not keep the Marquette's and Genzlinger's from a Summer camping adventure. We took up a propane fire pit, two vehicles full of food and pets, and parked ourselves off of Forest Service Rd 300 for two nights. The kids had a blast. It was Kyle's first camping, fishing and gun shooting experience. We packed a lot in for just one full day in the woods!

Gettin' Outta Here!

I sprung a last minute idea on my sister, and much to my surprise, she took me up on it! We decided on a Sunday, to head to Show Low with the kids the next day for a few days. It was so hot here, and neither of us had much going on, so it was the perfect opportunity to get away. 

When my mom got wind, she decided to take a couple days off and join us!

Looking for crawdads

Poor Cash got carsick :(

Legoland

Since we were not far from Carlsbad, we decided to surprise the girls with a day at Legoland. They had a great time! And to top off our day there, a really nice guy gave us two free adult tickets at the entrance, so we only had to pay for the girls to get in!