Slip 'N Slid

I remember slip 'n sliding as a kid, but not like this. Brian, of course, has to take everything to the max, including slip 'n sliding. He decided that the kids couldn't go fast enough on their own so he was throwing them, litteraly, down the slid and then when they didn't land in enough water to nearly drown them as it is, he decided to add a pool to the end of the his obstical course. As always, the kids were lined up for turns!

Happy Birthday Ellie!

I can't believe that Ellie is already 1! How could this be, I just barely had her a year ago! We had a luau for her and she had a blast! She is such a wonderful addition to our family and we are so blessed to have a such a beautiful little girl running around our house. She is so funny because she can now walk, but she is very, very slow. I remember when Ashton learned to walk, he would run until he fell over. She puts much more thought into it so that she never falls, but is instead slower than a rock. We have really enjoyed this past year and can't wait to see all of her accomplishments in the year to come.

DINOSAURS!

Ashton loves dinosaurs! He even calls all of them by their correct names, including Dimetridon. I took him the the Museum of Natural History at the University of Utah and he was in heaven! He was so cute because he wanted to wear his little dinosaur shirt there!

4th of July

We LOVE the 4th of July! Every year we go to the Murray parade with Brian's family and attend a bbq at his Grandparents house and then have a party with our friends in the evening. We had the party this year at our house, it was a blast! We lit fireworks and were able to watch the West Jordan fireworks on our roof. Jeremy and Audrey were up for the weekend so the boys took Ashton four-wheeling and up to a lake on Saturday while I spent the day with Audrey and Ellie, we had so much fun! The kids were awesome all day even though they were hot and tired. Ellie sat and watched the whole parade just waving her little flag while Ashton tried to retrieve as much candy as he could. Ellie was funny because she loves to blow spit through straws, yes I know, very lady like, so that also entertained her for awhile. It is so funny because Ellie will just stand everywhere, but hasn't quite decided to take her first steps yet so Ashton will always tell her that it is time for her to walk now. At the parade, I think that he was grateful that she couldn't get to the candy as fast as he could though!

I have a girl!

I remember thinking that there were certain things that I couldn't wait to do if I ever had a girl, one of them was getting her a cabage patch doll and another was putting her hair in pigtails, I have reached a milestone! She is so stinking cute these days!

Swimsuit season is here!

We have been loving going to the pool and running through the sprinklers! I just can't understand why everyone thinks it is so adorable when Ellie's chub is hanging out all over the place and when I look just the same, I get a different kind of look, sometimes things are just different for babies I guess!

Sometimes being a dinosaur can be just plain exhausting!