4th of July

For the 4th of July this year we went up to Idaho Falls to spend it with our friends Cam and Brit Christensen. We always have a great time when we go up there and their family has welcomed us in and made us feel as if we are part of their family. We slept through the parade (Easton is our alarm clock and he slept til 9:30!) but made it for the main event which is a BBQ at Grandpa Les' and Grandma Dar's. Yes, our kids call them grandma and grandpa and they treat our kids as if they are their true grandchildren. The kids swam on the ginormous slip and slide, in the pool and Grandpa Les mowed down part of the pasture and then flooded it and the kids played water soccer. It took Asher a bit to get up the nerve to go into the pasture (he's scared of the horses) but once he did, he had a great time. They also rode on the merry go round and the adults had a great time visiting and eating. Later we watched the fireworks and just had a great time!

Zonked!

Asher had been downstairs and I hadn't heard or seen him in a while, this is never a good thing where Asher is concerned. I asked Sadie to go downstairs and see what he was doing. She came back and told me that he was sleeping and I had to come see. Sure enough, he had fallen asleep. This is extremely rare for Asher to fall asleep anywhere else besides his bed, so he must have been really tired!

Lehi Round-up

This year our ward had to make a float for the Lehi Round-up. It turned out awesome and Addie and Sadie were picked to ride on it. They had a lot of fun and looked so cute!

Oaklee and Asher watching the parade

Happy Smiley Boy!

Here are some pics I took of Easton almost a month ago. He is such a happy baby and really only cries when he is hungry or tired. He will smile at anyone and talk to them as well. We sure love this little guy.

Seattle

We took the kids up to Seattle over the last week and a half of school. Ryan's Aunt and Uncle live up there so we went to stay with them. The kids did awesome in the car and we had an amazing time. We took them to Pike's Place, the Yankee/Mariner's game (streaking man included!), Whidby Island by way of the ferry, Deception Pass and playing on the beach at Whidby Island, Chittenden locks and Woodland Zoo. We also had a ball just hanging out with Scott, Amy, Trev, Kenz and Court. This was a vacation that I didn't want to leave and we actually ended up staying an extra day. On the way home, we drove through Montana and down into Idaho Falls to see our BFF's the Christensen's. We finally arrived home Friday morning around 1 a.m. so that Addie could make her final day of first grade. Here are some pics from the trip...

On our way....

Pike's Place

Checking out Seattle from Uncle Scott's office

Yankee Game!


Having a ball with Trevor and Kenz

The streaker tackled!

Game went into extra innings....Sadie couldn't make it

On the ferry to Whidby Island

Walking on the beach

Uncle Scott showing the girls the anemone

Eating ice cream with Uncle Scott

Chittenden Locks

On the Komodo Dragon at the zoo

Side notes.... Asher LOVED Trevor and Scott and any boat he could see. The girls loved Kenz and Court especially playing "The Game of Life". I loved watching "The Big Bang Theory" with Trev and Amy (we were the late late nighters....). By far one of the most fun vacations we have been on and we owe it all to the Butterfields who we miss every day!

Just like Daddy

Asher came up to me today with a pencil. I asked if he wanted to color and he told me no and then pointed to his ear. I realized he wanted to put the pencil behind his ear like his dad always does, it is amazing what these kids notice. His ear was a little to small to hold the pencil so I put some tape on it and voila! Pencil behind the ear. He wore it around for a bit with a huge smile on his face.

11 YEARS!

May 12, 2011 marked Ryan and mine's eleventh anniversary! Ryan worked since he just returned from D.C. the day before and I spent the day at gymnastics, the doctor for Addie and the dentist for Sadie. We dined on tuna fish sandwiches at around 9 o'clock and both fell asleep watching Monday's episode of Mike and Molly. Yes, it was an awesome anniversary! We are going out Saturday for dinner, possibly a movie and games with friends.

Just want to let Ryan know that I love him so much! He is a wonderful husband and a fantastic dad! I love that when he comes home from work, all the kids run to him, they want to sit on his lap or play with him and just talk, talk, talk. Asher especially is becoming a Daddy's boy and I know Ryan is absolutely loving it.

Thanks for putting up with me the last eleven years, and I look forward to many, many, more!

Love you babe!