2 months old *sniff, sniff*

I know people say it all the time, but I really can't believe how fast kids grow up! What a wonderful baby we have been blessed with. He is a welcome addition to our family and completely adored by both brothers and his big sister!

We decided to get away and head to Park City for a couple of days. There is a new Alpine Coaster, everyone was able to ride, that was so fun! It goes 45 miles an hour down the mountain. Cody, Braeden and I rode the Zipline down the mountain going 30 miles an hour, it was great! I was surprised to see how adventurous Lexee was. Talan and Lexee loved the Launch Tramp the best. Brae loved all the higher adventure stuff but no one could beat a good game of Mini Golf or should we say mini baseball. We don't go anywhere very often and this weekend was great to spend time together as a family!

More B-NANA Bread

About a year ago I posted about my mom's Banana Bread that Talan calls B-NANA bread. She made some a couple of weeks ago and the kids tore into "their" special loaves.

Seriously we don't live very far from my Mom and Dad!

No, Seriously we live 8 houses away from them and the kids couldn't resist the 4 second drive home. (I know why do we drive to her house...that's another point)

McCoy's blessing

Cody blessed McCoy on Sunday. He blessed McCoy that he would desire to walk in Christ's footsteps and that he would be an example and help to our family. He thanked our Heavenly Father for the health of McCoy. It was a beautiful blessing. I am so thankful that Cody holds and honors his priesthood.

bAck 2 ScHooL

I can't believe how big they are getting. Lexee just entered 2nd grade.
Braeden (a little embarrassed of the picture-takin' mom) is now in the 3rd grade.

3 Weeks of Summer Vacation

Year round school only gives 3 weeks for summer vacation. We tried really hard to squeeze some fun activities in before starting school again.
Lexee sharing her face painting talents with Logan.

Ice Blocking at Murray Park.

The 24th of July took us to Fort Douglas where families of soldiers are invited to enjoy a BarBQ and activities for the kids. Thanks Uncle Richard for all you do for our country!

Just learning how to do bunny ears, now even more fun to take pictures.

Drive In to see Up and the Proposal.

Here we are hiking Silver Lake and Twin Reservoirs. It was really fun to take a random Wednesday and hike with Jake, Ness, Steph & a whole lot of kids.

Love the Baby Bjorn. McCoy (just over 3 weeks old) did really well for the whole hike. He hung out with Cody's hat over him to avoid any sun exposure. Co got a great idea of what it is like to be pregnant, as he hiked with this baby on his tummy.

Steph and I picked up jogging strollers. No we aren't jogging yet, but we have goals. The kids ride their bikes and we try really hard to keep up.

MIA- Lexee was with Ness.

Happy Birthday Brae!

Brae turned 9 on July 16th. It is so hard to believe that he is growing so fast. He is such a fun kid to be around. He swims in AXE body spray, wears baseball hats most all the time, tells people that he is almost an adult and is willing to live life to the fullest.
I wished on his cake that I could tell Braeden and have him truly understand how much we love him. He adds so much pride to our family. He is witty and kind. He is the first to rush to someone's defense.

I also wished on his cake that I could go back and hold him again as a baby. I would have held him more, cuddled him more and spent more time just looking at him. He is one heck of a kid and we love him so much! Happy Birthday Brae!

"Wow Mom you are THIRTY-TWO!!"

Pedicures and Brunch! It's like we are grown-ups!
We were suckered in and got a little nail art but we did politely decline the twofer one wax special. Those nail people could sell you sand when your on the beach!