FHE at the Park

We had FHE with Josh's dad's side of the family at a park this month. Such a great idea! The kids had a blast and us cousins had fun playing ultimate frisbee. Here's Brynlee loving the swings:

This is what happens when I ask Brooklyn to smile now:

The teeter-totter:

I was taking pictures of the babies when Brayden walked by saying, "It's my turn mom. Take a picture of me!" Can't pass that up!

Brynlee and Mckinsley:

And of course Brynlee attacked Josh's popsicle:

Deer Creek

A couple of weeks ago we went to Deer Creek with the Scotts. I was really hesitant about it bc I'm not a very sporadic person and we decided last minute to head up there. It turned out to be a ton of fun. We got to the lake @ 5pm so we knew we didn't have much time. Brayden and Brooklyn LOVED being in the boat and did quite well the entire time. Unfortunately, Brynlee had a harder time. Her life jacket was pretty big so from the start she was fussing. Then we got some sunscreen in her eye...strike 2. And to top it off she was hungry. So the start of the outing wasn't great. After a quick boat ride we took a break so I could feed Brynlee. She was MUCH better the rest of the time. Here's Brayden and Josh on a tube ride:

The little ones loved sitting at the back watching them on the tube.

Here's the 4 cuties! Easton, Brayden, Boston, and Brooklyn:

We stopped a few times for potty breaks, which consisted of sticking your bum in the water. Brynlee absolutely LOVES water and kept splashing and splashing.

Nick and Keesha took a swim. It was like pulling teeth to get Brayden and Boston to sit in the tube by themselves:

Poor little Brynlee. Sometimes I wish I could the mom that would let their kids chill in the boat with no life jacket on but I couldn't bring myself to do it. I would never be able to live with myself if something happened. So sorry Bryn. She was a trooper, however, and did her best to enjoy it.

Brayden finally did get in with Josh for a little swim:

After everyone was done swimming, I thought we would be heading back...nope! Perfect skiing time. Keesha rocked the wakeboard then I hopped in for as much skiing as my out of shape body could handle. Loved every second of it! Thanks Nick and Keesha for a great evening!

Love This Girl!

Both my kids starting sleeping like this as soon as they could roll over. I've been waiting and waiting for Brynlee to do the same because I think it is so darn cute! She has finally kept up the tradition of sleeping like a little frog. I love it!

9 Months!!!

One of these days I hope I get caught up on this blog! Brynlee continues to grow and grow and hit 9 months on July 13.  Her stats last month were:

Weight: 14 lbs 9 oz (3%)

Height: 26.5 inches (15%)

She is very curious about everything and LOVES to be attached to my hip. She is walking along all the furniture and loves to eat people food. She still won't eat baby food, but atleast she's eating now. She still doesn't sleep great but we're working on it. She continues to be a very happy baby, rarely crying, and is such a sweetheart. Her hugs and kisses are to die for!

Fruity Pebbles

 So a few Sundays ago I was rushing to get the kids fed so we could get to church on time. In my hussle, I opened the bag of Fruity Pebbles with a little too much force and the bag split open, sending half it's contents all over my kitchen. We quickly ate and went to church. Before I had even finished setting my stuff down when we got home, the kids were in the kitchen with spoons eating all the Fruity Pebbles out of the drawer. They loved the little snack!

Let's Go For A Picnic!

Ever since we had our first bbq in the backyard, the kids have wanted to eat lunch out there everyday. Brooklyn asks all morning, "Let's go for a picnic!" It's nice to finally have a backyard where the kids can go out and play without me being right there the whole time.

4th of July - Day 4

Monday we woke up, quickly got ready, and headed to the parade. I LOVE Rexburg's small town parade. The kids had a blast and got plenty of candy. Here's Brayden sitting with Harry:

Brayden was SO funny. Every time he saw someone throwing candy, he would stand up and start yelling at them. It worked because quite a few of the people thought he was adorable and would walk over and give him a handful of candy.

Brynlee slept for the first half:

Brayden was ecstatic when he got some nerds, which ironically he lost by the end of the parade and was pretty devastated:

They handed out popsicles half way through. Yay!

Brynlee enjoyed the second half of the parade:

Hannah got to walk with the D.A.R.E group. My mom painted her face and she was adorable!

Our little family!

After the parade we quickly packed up and headed home. We stopped for some lunch in Pocatello then the girls slept for about 1 1/2 hrs. It was a much better drive than when he headed up there. On the way home, Josh's brother called and mentioned that he had fireworks left over from last year. As soon as Josh started talking about going over to his parent's house, I quickly interjected a big NO! There was no way we were going to get home, unload, then load back up and go to his parents. So instead Josh invited everybody over to our house. Awesome. I wish we had a little more time to have prepared, but oh well. His family and some of Michael and Natalie's friends came over for a fun bbq and fireworks. Here's Mckinsley, Brynlee, and Eli:

Eating dinner:

From the backyard we could see quite a few fireworks. Brooklyn loved looking at them.

Marcello brought his little 3 week old little boy over. He is SO cute!!!

Brayden throwing snaps - his favorite part of the night:

Brooklyn wasn't a fan of the fireworks we were lighting:

Yay! This is the first year Brayden would hold a sparkler!!! He went through 2 boxes all by himself!