Summer Days 2013

I have a lot of catching up to do.  Its so hard to Blog in the summer!!  We were just having too much fun, but here are some updates!

For the 4th of July, we went to the lake with some good friends.  It was fun to see their 2 little kids and our kids play.  We had a blast!!

 

Josilyn also turned 3 this year!! Ahhh!! I cant believe it!!!  She is so grown up now!!

 

Oh, and her favorite color is orange right now.

She would wear everything orange, everyday, if I let her

 

 

My 2 brothers that live back east drove all the way to Utah this summer as well.  We met them in Southern Utah and had a fun trip just driving around.  We went to Moab, Canyonlands, Goblin valley, boulder Utah, capital reef, and then drove all the way back to salt lake.  It was a CRAZY fun trip.  We only see each other about once a year.  It was really fun to catch up, and for Gideon to see his cousin that was born only 8 hours before he was.  They share a birthday and it was fun to see them play together, finally!

 

My 2 adorable boys! Couldn't live without either one

Andi climbed up this steep cliff thing to be with her older cousins, and she was crying when she saw how high up it was.  Her dad had to go up and get her.  It was really scary, and funny, but she made it down safely.  Thank goodness!

Another attempted family photo.....we should hire a professional soon....

Walking up and playing in Calf creek.... so fun, perfect for the kiddos

 

 

It was so fun to see my family!!  Sad that we wont see each other for another year

 

 

updates

I feel like I haven't posted in forever!!!   Here are some pics and some updates...

For mothers day we made home made chocolate covered strawberries!

my little chefs

 

Andi is ALWAYS reading!! I love it!!!  She is so smart! 2nd grade next year AHHH!!

My son is the cutest!!  :) 

All the kids being crazy!!

Gideon at Mueller Park for a picnic

Mueller Park by the stream

And we sort of figured out the timer on our camera so we could have an updated family photo

......I should probably invest in someone taking professional photos  :)

 

 

School ended last week and I cant wait for all the fun summer stuff I have planned!!

Hopefully more pictures coming soon!!

 

The world we live in........

My daughters school was evacuated today because they found a "suspicious package" on school grounds.  I am so glad that she is safe and I am so glad that the school responded to the situation so fast!  From what the news is saying, it may have been a small pipe bomb.  What a scary world we live in.  Especially because of the things that happened in Boston just one week ago.  My heart is full today.  Full of happiness, because she is safe and sound at home with me now, but also full of sadness that as my children get older, the world gets scarier and harder.

I think today I will hug my children a little longer, and pray for them a little harder!!!

 How Time Flies.............



Happy Birthday!!!

My little man is one year old today!!! I cant believe it! It has gone so fast!!  He is the sweetest, yet most stubborn, little guy.  I love everything about him.

Gideon got a hat just like his daddy for his Bday....

he opened it a few days ago...we couldn't wait  haha

 

 

 

He is soooo happy when food is involved!

 

He LOVES to be naked

and run away Crawl Away from me!

 

He usually naps RIGHT after lunch.... in his chair  :)

 

 

What a wonderful year it has been with him!!

I love you Gideon!

Spring Fever

I haven't posted forever!!  Life has been crazy lately!!  In less than 2 weeks, my handsome boy will have his first birthday!!  I cant wait!  He is so close to walking, he stands up and just looks around.  Then he will giggle after a few minutes.  You can tell he is trying to figure out what to do next.  Just cant figure out how to move his feet! SO CUTE!!  Its almost spring break too!  Last week the weather was sooo nice, and yesterday and today it has snowed.  How sad!  I am hoping that it will be nice weather again soon!!  I was excited to get my flip-flops out again and go through my kids swimwear.  I can not wait to see more sun.  I have felt so cooped up in my house.  It gets depressing.  But I have been going through kids clothes and toys so my spring cleaning is almost done!!  I took 6 bags of junk to the DI and then I gave some more baby clothes to some friends that needed them.  It feels good to get the house in order.  I guess I just haven't felt like I have had anything worth writing about on here.  But I miss when I write on here, because this is like my own little journal.  I will have to post some pics soon.  And hopefully my next post wont be so long overdue.

Tears

I have been so emotional lately... what is my deal?  I dont know, I think there are lots of stresses that I keep putting off, and now they are piling up and I cant get them under control.  That, and also the fact that my kids are growing up so fast! I just want to bottle them up now at this innocent age and never let them go.  Seriously, this past weekend, Gabe and I went out to a movie, and we left the kids with my parents for a few hours.  Gideon already hadnt nursed most the day, so I was expecting to come back from the movie to him screaming, but no.  He was seriously fine!  Crawling around, eating some cheerios and cookies!  He just smiled at me when I came in.  I thought that this is what I wanted, for him to not be so needy and dependent on me, but I almost cried!  And then, this same weekend, my little Alexandra had her 5th bday!!  That means she will be going to Kindergarten next year!  AHHH!!  I dont know what to do with my self!  Andi's birthday is in a few weeks as well, she will be 7, which means only one more year until she can be baptized, if thats what she chooses.  Andi is halfway to being a teenager!! ugh, where did all my time go with my babies?  Gabe asked me the other day what was wrong, and I seriously just broke down about it all!!  I am such a baby!  I wish I could go back to when Andi was born and just sit and enjoy every moment with her!  Gideon started officially crawling on christmas and on new years day he popped out a little tooth!  He is almost 9 months, and I feel like he should only be a few weeks old!  Josilyn is almost completely potty trained.  She will be 3 this year!!  I guess this is what being a parent is all about.  Just helping your kids go through life.  You cant make choices for them, only hope that you are raising them to do the right thing.  You cant keep them forever, so you have to enjoy them while they are young!!