Smores

I wish I would have got a before and after picture of our yard because Ben had a fire pit put in and we have been thoroughly enjoying it these last few weeks! the evenings have started to cool off and we love going in the backyard by the river, starting up a fire, and roasting marshmallows! it feels like we are camping, but yet we are a few steps to the house! just the way I like it!


Rach is going to kill me! we loved having them stay with us and share a few memories!





Here are a few pics from earlier of Ben putting in mulch in the back yard next to the river.

and Bella helping. Looks like Jane is afraid of what's on those hands trying to hug her!

Coco's first day of Preschool

When I dropped Coco off for Preschool the first day she screamed and I had to pry her hands off me, it was sortof sad, but the third day back, she was super excited and couldn't wait to go! now she loves it! Her teacher is Mrs. Madsen.
Im cracking up at these pictures! she looks so grown up and so flippin cute!

Bella's first day of Kindergarten

I was so Happy to get Bella into a private school that wears uniforms! although I will miss decking her out every day, it really makes it easy to get her ready for school. She was so excited to start class last monday!
Here is the beauty, sporting her little snageltooth!


When i took her out in the yard to snap a photo, she was so excited, she was dancing around, I could hardly keep her still!


They took the kids outside for flag ceremony. Her teacher, Mrs. Strong is behind her.

Baby Miles Blessing

We had scheduled Miles Blessing for Sunday Aug. 29th, but Ben found out he had to leave that day for Texas, so we had the blessing on Saturday the 28th at our house. It was a perfect Blessing! Ben coved all the basis, and I felt like a proud Mamma! In the lineup was Ben, Ben S., Danny, Dwight, Ron, Paul, Randy and Josh. We celebrated with a big feast!
Miles woke up that day with his first tooth, so he was a slobbery baby in his blessing outfit that I had bought 6 years ago when I worked at Mom & Me! Somehow I knew I would one day have a little boy!




Proud Daddy!


With Grandma Pam and Grams. His charlie brown expression kills me!

With Grams and Peeps

I can't believe that these three are mine! Bella Lost a tooth and the other one is just dangling. she refuses to let us pull it out! Miles is in another world, he always looks so concerned, especially when the girls are holding him! and Coco is a pure crack up!

See those fingernails? Bella decided to spray paint a wall in the garage! and after her time out session, she found that paint and tagged it again! hmmm, sounds like someone else I know!

Sometimes I wonder if Miles is thinking, Im not sure if I want to be "borned" into this family!

Jack, Jane, Cho+

We had the absolute pleasure of having my sis-in-law and her two and a half kids stay with us for a couple weeks after coming back from Cambodia! We had so much fun with them here! Jane is the worlds best eater despite her tiniest, and Jack is the best dinosaur roarer! We love this family!

A trip to Sunny California

I know its been way too long since I have posted something, and so much has taken place these last summer weeks! Not having the internet feels like being left in a room with blank walls! I feel so out of touch with what's going on in the world! I have to admit, when we moved in to our home 8 months ago and plugged in the computer, well the internet just worked, until about 4 weeks ago! and we just now got it hooked up for real. I have a ton of family photos to post for future look backs!
These first photos are from a spontaneous week trip Ben decided to take us on with the Stiers to San Diego. We stayed at a resort in Dana Point that had the most perfect room right in front of the kiddy pool and walking distance to the beach. We also took the kiddos to Sea World, where they thought they were in heaven!

The Steirs took us on a crazy short cut on our way to California where we saw some strange things! the kids loved running on these dirt hills to stretch out from the long drive.


at the pool, the girls would swim from sun up till sun down, never tiring!


at the beach, we rented on of these bikes and tried to get some exercise, but me in a skirt meant Ben had to do all the work while I tried to balance on that tiny seat holding baby Miles!

A trip to the Mall meant a carrousel ride while mom shopped at H&M! I love there little sunburned smiling faces!



If this girl could be a mermaid, she most definitely would! She lives and almost breathes water, sand and sun!




Always finding treasures!!



Bella and Uly were having a blast playing together!

My two handsomes, oh joy!

At Sea World, we spent about an hour admiring the Pink Flamingos while Ben and Bella took the plash ride.

I couldn't wait to watch the girls expressions as they saw Shamu, but of course I missed the best ones!