Beach, Pool, and Blake!

Last week my mom and I took a long weekend and headed to the beach, without the husbands or kids!!! It was so much fun, like always:) Every year we take a mother/daughter trip and it seriously is awesome!! We spend all day on the beach, go to a movie, and play putt-putt(she won this year). I love it!!!! Thank you mom, and thanks a bunch Stephen for letting me go.

The kids and I spend a lot of time at the pool and it is great. Hailey swims great, Kaleb is swimming better w/out his floaties, Karly is fearless and tries to swim w/out her floaties too(gives me a scare), and Blake just sits chill in his float. We love the pool!

Lastly, here is a cute video of Blake. He is such a talker. Sorry, the video is a little dark.

July 4th and 5th

We had an awesome 4th of July!! We spent the whole day at my parents working around the house and yard, and Stephen helped build the new shed for my dad. After a long, hard working day we had the best hamburgers, courtesy of my father:) Followed by a yummy watermelon. Then we headed off to the fireworks!!! I love fireworks and these were awesome!! The kids had a blast playing football and doing sparklers while we waited. All the kids loved the fireworks, except for Karly. She had her eyes closed the whole time, and clapped as soon as they were over. It was so funny! Blake just slept through them. I really love July 4th and I am so proud to be an American!!!

July 5th was also a fantastic day, it was Hailey's 6th birthday!! I can't believe that she is 6yrs. old. She is such an amazing girl and I am so glad to be her mommy. Since her birthday was Sunday we just had her family party and she will be having her friend party in a couple of weeks. It was pretty neat to have it on Sunday, b/c she gave a talk in Primary and then they sang to her. She loved it. After church we always go over to my parents house and when we got there my wonderful mother went above and beyond decorating for her party. Hailey loved it and was so happy. She wanted mac and cheese for dinner and then pound cake with strawberries for her cake. She enjoyed all her presents, especially her new bike. She had been riding on her little 12in and now has a 20in. She loves it and does so well riding it. Hailey is such an awesome girl, she is very sweet and is always helpful around the house. I love her so much!!!!

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Summer Fun

WOW! I love summer time! We have been kept pretty busy just enjoying the outdoors. For fathers day we took a trip to Asheville to see where my dad's ancestors were buried. It was so neat and fun to show the kids and tell them about their ancestors. We also have been busy at the park, the pool and spray park and just having fun around the house. I just put together a slide show of everything. Hope you like it:)

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Happy Fathers Day!

I am so lucky to know two fabulous fathers! My very own fantastic father and my wonderful husband Stephen.


I seriously have the best dad! I love him so much. I am such a daddy's girl and I wouldn't have it any other way. My dad has always worked hard for our family and always made time to be with us. He was always willing to help out with my sports team and still supports me today. I love watching him play with my kids and teach them new things. He is a wonderful example to me and I am extremely proud to be his daughter. I LOVE YOU DADDY!!!! Butterfly Kisses:)





Stephen is such an amazing father!! The kids adore him and love to play with him. He always comes up with neat games to play with them and never minds being the "bad guy" to battle against. I love watching the kids run up to him and give him hugs when he walks in the door from work. He works extremely hard so that our kids can have all that they need and I am so thankful for that. Stephen, thank you so much for all that you do for our family, we are so blessed to have you:) I LOVE YOU!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KALEB!!

Kaleb is 4yrs old!! I can't believe it. We had such a fun time celebrating his birthday. He had cinnamon rolls for breakfast, and then went to a friends house to play. For lunch I let him pick what he wanted to eat and he choose S'mores poptarts and MUG root beer:) Then we baked his cupcakes and decorated them. Then we just chilled until it was time to go to his party. We went to Jumpin Beans for his birthday and he and all the kids (even the adults) had such a blast playing. Kaleb is such a wonderful kid and I am so lucky to have him as my son!!! I love you Kaleb!!

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Quick Update

I just wanted to get out a quick update of the family:)

Hailey- she will finish Kindergarten on Wednesday!! I am so proud of her, and I can't believe my little girl will be a 1st grader! She has done outstanding in school, it amazes me how well she reads and writes. She has been such a big help with Blake and is always willing to help when we need her. She finished T-ball last Saturday, and really enjoyed it. It was really cute, b/c a couple of the boys really liked Hailey and cheered for her when she was batting and always wanted to be in the field by her. It made her feel good. Here is a video of her batting, and a picture of her wacky-tacky day at school (she did the whole outfit by herself).

Kaleb- He is going to be 4 on Tuesday (more with that in another post)!! Kaleb is such a good brother and really loves Blake. He will get his action figures and tell Blake all about them, it is so sweet. He enjoyed his first year of preschool and is looking forward to going back. Kaleb has also started writing his name!! We are very proud of him. He is such a tough kid and loves being outside running around going crazy. He does great on his bike, scooter, and skateboard, it amazes us. These are just a couple pics of my growing boy.



Karly- My peanut is getting bigger everyday! She is doing well in her speech class, and looks forward to going each week. She is talking so much better. She is doing great with the Blake, and is always ready with the pacifier when he needs it:) She really is such a funny kid, and makes us laugh all the time.

Blake- He is such a good baby! He sleeps well and eats great. He has great head control and will turn when he hears someone talking to him. I know I am his mom, but he really is such a handsome boy! I love him like crazy!

Stephen and Katie- We are doing good, just keeping busy with the kids. We are getting the house ready and it will go on the market Monday. We hope it sells quickly, so please keep us in your prayers. We are still planning on moving in August. Sorry, the kids are way cuter than we are so I don't have any pictures of us:)

Blake's first photo shoot!

I am so lucky to have such talented friends!! Crickett took these photos of Blake on Friday and they are fantastic. Here is the link to her site.. www.crickettphotography.com just click on the site for the blog:) I can't wait to see the CD of the rest of the pictures, which I will post later.

Also, everything is going great with the Blake, he is such a good baby, and sleeps and eats great.