4th of July

We had a great 4th of July, besides Andrew having to work for a few hours and he was busy that day! Here's to hoping next summer he gets it off! Anyways we started off the morning at our wards breakfast. They had a flag ceremony and the bishopric made yummy breakfast! Later that afternoon we headed up to my Uncle and Aunts house for a barbecue. We had some yummy burgers. The kids love playing at their house and love playing with all the kids! We had some awesome home made ice cream later. We did some snaps and sparklers and we walked down their street to an field that overlooks a lot of the Salt Lake Valley and watched fireworks going off all over the Valley. It was really cool! We had such a nice day!

Andrew sat over with the kids for a bit to get them to eat. It was so cute watching them. He was letting Easton feed him.

This girl loved sitting around and watching people. She had a nice nap on their living room floor that afternoon!

Watching Fireworks!

At our ward breakfast!

They also did a little bike parade. Sadly our kids bikes were in storage for another week!

I did Ella's hair into a star. I amazed myself, I am not very good at hair!

After a long long day he crashed with his flag in hand!

Chick fil a

In July we were able to join in the fun Cow Appreciation days at Chick Fil A. We had never done it before but my sister in law Celyn and I were trying to figure out where to get dinner and the kids needed an outing. We decided to quickly make some costumes and headed to chick fil a. The kids thought it was hilarious. I was the only one in the group without a hat so the place we went only let me have a entree and everyone else got a full meal, so silly! The food was yummy and that night we became addicted to peach shakes! It was nice to get $30 in free food :)

Taylorsville Days

The Last weekend in June we were able to enjoy Taylorsville Days. We usually go at least 2 nights for it but we only felt up to doing the last night. We went over to the park about 8 and sat on blankets and got yummy snow cones! The kids loved it! It wasn't to hot this year. I remember last year it was over 100 degrees when we went so 85 felt wonderful this year! They had a Neil Diamond tribute band that played. They started the fireworks at 10 and they usually go for about 30 minutes! It is one of our favorite summer traditions! 

This sweet girl did amazing! I was really worried about her because loud noises aren't her thing. She cries really easily at them, like when I sneeze she tends to cry! I put her pajamas on and my Grandma held her and she went to sleep and slept through the whole show! I was so grateful! She covered her ear and just felt her relax into a deep sleep! 

Blurry but he was having so much fun!

5 months!

June 27th Addie turned 5 Months old. She is growing up way to fast and it makes me sad! I just want to bottle up all these moments because we are just loving her! I love this stage. She is just content to be left to play and I have been able to get a lot more done! She sleeps great and has been taking better/longer naps! She loves Ella and will become happy immediately if she is sad and Ella comes to see her! This last month she discovered her toes and loves to put them in her mouth! She loves jumping in her new toy and rolls all over the place! She is so close to sitting up! She really wants to eat everything we are eating but I am waiting until after we move to start solids, she will have waited the longest of all my kids. 

I tried to do her photo shoot but she just wasn't having it so I gave her a nap instead!

 Just let me sleep please!

 After her nap and lunch we were good to go! She was so much happier the second time around!

 She gave me the look of seriously mom I love my toes and you put these huge pants on me and so I can't get to them!

 Every picture I took I got a "mom can I get in it with her now question," for seriously 10 minutes and so I let her finally get in one!

I took these ones with my phone!

Ice Cream Cone

Last week we went to my Grandma's and let the kids play in the sprinklers and the water table. My Grandma made us a yummy lunch with her homemade bread. The kids enjoyed going back and forth from playing in the water and playing inside. My grandma bought ice cream and cones and gave the kids huge ice cream cones! Easton was in heaven! He got ice cream all over himself and told me to spray him off, so I got the hose and sprayed him down while he laughed! We had a nice day and it ended with my mom taking my sister to Labor and delivery where she had her baby a short 6 hours later!

Swimming

Last week a friend of ours from Optometry School came and went swimming with us. It was such a nice night and we enjoyed talking. The kids love the pool and we are all having a hard time wanting to leave because we will miss being able to swim when we want! 

We got there and Easton said he wanted to lay out and proceeded to lay down, it was hilarious!

Beach Babe!

This was her first time actually getting all the way in, I usually just sit on the edge with our feet in. She loved it! She kicked her legs the whole time we were in the pool and just loved it!