A Rare Moment

Grace and Peter played nicely together for a whole hour and a half!

Dance Moves

Grace got new red shoes that she decided were dancing shoes so she had to show me her moves. Maddy just likes to be in front of the camera. :)

Excuses

So, my computer and camera wouldn't talk for a while there. Then my camera battery died so I had to order a new one. Sorry it took me so long to get these pictures up. Enjoy!

'Bouncy Slide' Birthday

Best friends Maddy and Gabby at the Olive Garden for a birthday lunch.

Madeline loves 'bouncy slides'. We probably could have bought one by now with all the money we've spent going to Jumpin' Jacks, Bouncin' U, Kid Barn, and Kangaroo Zoo!

Birthday girl being eaten by a dinosaur.

Cutie Grace.

Ice Cream Clowns

We'll miss you Geoff!

The girls often ask why Geoff had to move away... they sure miss him! (As do we all.)

Gracie's close up of Geoff.

We can't even take a picture without these two fighting...

Our Six Year Old

Madeline the birthday girl.

"Ooo! She got what she wanted!" -Grace


Maddy and Grace made faces at Geoff (or should I say themselves?) while Andy and Sarah tried to have a conversation with him.


Mom's attempt at making a cake. Madeline's requirements were Cars, chocolate, and candy corn.


Maddy got a Cars bike which Peter immediately decided was his and Gracie protested. (Typical order of events around here.)

Happy Birthday, Sweet Madeline!

Gracie's First Day of Preschool

Gracie's ready for her first day of school.

Grace was so excited to start Preschool and be a 'big girl' like her older sister. She has grown up so much over the summer. She loves getting out 'on her own' and making new friends. My baby isn't a baby anymore! *Sniff*

Family Camp 2009

The annual Labor Day weekend camping event with our Cornerstone family at the Spruces was a lot of fun this year (minus a couple of scary moments). The weather was beautiful (no rain!) and the company was enjoyable.

Grace playing in the sand pit (aka the volleyball court).

Madeline buried by Uncle Andrew. Good thing this was our last night because she got DIRTY!

Grace and Miss Leanne making bead bracelets.

Madeline was making bracelets but found a 'cool' dinosaur to play with.

Beautiful day for a hike around Silver Lake.
(Lee, Josh, Karen, Arleth, Bolera, Roberto, Maddy, and Grace)

(Real men can carry cute backpacks.)

Mickey Mouse at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon.

Gracie's 'owie' forehead.

Our scary moments happened on Sunday morning. First, Brayden (Tera and Mario's boy) fell and hit his head on a rock which sent him to the ER for stitches. Two hours later Grace fell and her hair clip went right through her forehead! (Hairclips are now banned in the Fuhrken household). We took her to an InstaCare (thank God for people who work on holiday Sundays) and they ended up gluing her back together. We thought she was crying all the way down the canyon because she was hurting but it ended up being that she didn't want to get a shot for stitches. So, thankfully it didn't come to that. We were back to camp by mid-afternoon ready for a hike around Silver Lake.

Madeline's First Day of Kindergarten

Walking to school.

Waiting in line for her teacher to let them in.