The Groke Growth Chart: March 2011

Uh, yeah I actually started this post in March six months ago, but never got the words down. I thought I'd throw it out there anyway since it's been, um, over a year and a half since I've blogged and you're all no doubt on the edge of your seats wondering what happened to the Grokes. Well, between this post & the next let me show you how much can happen in just a year & a half :). That's right folks -get ready for the longest posts you have no doubt ever encountered (now don't panic -they'll be practically all pics -I can't remember much of the details now anyways -that's what I get for waiting so long)!

Let's make this post a year in pictures. We'll start and end with Skylar's 1st and 2nd birthdays :).

~Easter Egg Hunt at Grandma's~

Sky is thoroughly enjoying the swings at Moonlight Beach.

Spring in Carlsbad = Flower Fields

~And the Strawberry Fields~

The girls in their spring dance costumes :)

Memorial Day was celebrated in Highland with the extended Packard Family. Great climbing tree at the softball feild for the traditional family game.

Too much fun at Raging Waters with friends after the girls performed their dance routines there.

Micaela at only age 4 is riding a bike!

Packard Family reunion in Fruitland Heights, UT. SO FUN!

To celebrate Fathers day during the reunion the girls got to give their daddy a make-over and pedicure ;)

Matching shirts for the 4th! We attempted the Sugarhouse show for the fireworks. NOT worth the hour and a half stuck in traffic afterwards!

Once again enjoying home! And Seely Beach Week (though I don't have any pics)

A wonderful Pioneer Day celebration!

-One cute little pioneer!-

Oceanside Pier -where we purchased the matching flower necklaces :)

-Celebrating Lexi's 7th birthday at Lagoon!

Her actual birthday was on the 1st day of school, so we brought the mini cherry cheesecakes that she loves to mark the occation :).

Micaela got her 1st B-day party with friends to celebrate #5. Strawberry Shortcake themed of course. You KNOW I had a blast with this one ;D!

Strawberry pinata, strawberry lemonade, strawberry flavored marshmallows, Whoppers & Pocky Sticks, Pin the Strawberry on the Vine... oh yeah, you get the idea :).

For Halloween the kids were a rock band (Lexi -guitar, Micaela -singer, & Sky -drummer -uh, missing his drumsticks here).
Steve & I wore shirts that said "I'm with the band" (Okay, Steve's not wearing His in this pic).

Um, I seem to be missing my Seely reunion/ Thanksgiving pictures :[.