Friday, August 2, 2013

August Snapshots

One crazy summer.
Chocolate goatee!

Eli fell asleep on the couch and it struck me that he won't be a little boy forever, so I wanted to capture his littleness here, sucking his thumb and snuggling his PoohBear.

Ice cream!

Little thumb sucker.

Trying to climb into sisters bed. Almost made it!

Isaac trying to carry (push) Olivia out to the garage so we can get in the car.

Eli decided he can help, too!

They got her to the garage door!

This is the greenbelt by our house, and that is a coyote between the trees. He was in the foreground but ran back by the trees before I could get my phone out to take a pic. A coyote!



I was having a bad day. Isaac wanted to help me make some pita bread.

After a series of unforunate events, the pita bread exploded all over the kitchen, and all over me and Isaac.

My bad day didn't get any better.

She prefers cars over baby toys.

Crawled past the baby toy to get to the car.

Dance party with ClaireBear!

Look at those dance moves!

Scripture time. They all have to play cars.

I still get baby snuggles from this guy.

Eli had me help him make this cool jump with blocks and his race tracks. It was a lot of fun!

Eli filled up his Good Choices jar and earned this giant Jake and the Neverland Pirates coloring book.

The Good Choices jar.

Isaac got stuck. I got my camera. Then I helped him out.

Trying out Isaac's carseat. She likes it!

Cars!

Our three adorable kids on Eli's first day of school.

Olivia loves playing with Claire!

Best friends forever. Eli asks every day to play with ClaireBear.

Sitting!

That's not a baby in the baby swing!

Boy snuggles with Mommy!

She NEVER falls asleep with me holding her, so I had to snap a pic.

Mommy's trying to get back into shape. This is often my view. 

This little trooper went on a mile and a half bike ride in 90 degree heat. He is awesome!

What life at the store is like for me. That's why I don't ever go to the store. Or anywhere.

Olivia crawling/scooting around the house for the first time. Eli wanted to play with her too.

He got her to scoot/crawl into her room to play!

Sweet moment with the babies playing together.

This is where I put Olivia one day as I was trying to get ready for church. Worked perfectly!

Ready to really crawl!

Poor baby has her first cold. 

He likes to say he doesn't take naps anymore. But one day I was reading a chapter book to him and he snuggled up like this and feel asleep. Awesome.

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Payson

We went up to Payson for the day to see Mike's parents. Mel and family also were there. It was lovely to escape the heat for a bit. 

It was cool and cloudy and sprinkled throughout the day. We went on golf cart rides and saw lots of elk out on the golf course. Fearless Isaac called them cows and ran after them yelling, "Moo!  Moo!"



July snapshots

Fun and random pictures from July.
Yogurt. Everywhere.

Olivia is rolling around!

Early morning baby snuggles.

He loves the baby jumper.

Look what I can do, Mom!

First time sitting!

Where's Olivia? She did that herself.

Isaac fell asleep on the way to Costco. 

She pooped all over her bed so I put her in Isaac's for her nap, and she snuggled right up to this bear.

Mmmm...toes.


Ice cream! Waste not, want not.

My beautiful cowgirl.


Juice pop buddies.

How many hands can she fit in her mouth?

Eli showing off his "all blurry" face, because everything looks all blurry when he does that.

She got herself stuck under the couch!


Sometimes when he comes out of the bathroom his shirt is tucked in (to his undies!). I love it!

Beautiful babies. We are lucky.

Olivia's new highchair!

A whole crib, and she sleeps up in the corner.

My dear friend, Danielle, painted this for me. It's something I always say to my kids. We love it.

Monsoons!

I love Monsoon season a lot. Turns out my boys love it even more. They love the lightning and thunder, and they really love the rain.
Our friends had an ice cream party  on Saturday  evening and we decided to walk there, knowing we might get caught in the rain on the way home. Boy did we ever! They let us borrow some umbrellas (and I'm sure they all thought we were crazy) for our walk home. We loved every lightening flashing, rain pouring minute if it. 






Mike and Eli walking home in the rain.

Eli dancing in the rain! 


"Washing" Daddy's car in the rain.