Happy Birthday Chad!

The day after Blake's blessing was Chad's birthday. Since his b-day fell on Labor day, we still had a bunch of family in town, so that was fun. Chad celebrated by golfing with the guys for most of the morning and had a blast. That night Tia babysat the boys so we could have a night out. We hopped on the scooter and drove up to the scenic Tuachan outdoor theater and saw Footloose. It was awesome, and what made it even better was Thayne from So You Think You Can Dance was the lead in the show! It was a great night. Happy Birthday Honey! I love you!

Blake's Blessing Day

This past Sunday was really special. We blessed Blake in church on Sunday. Chad gave him a beautiful blessing. It was so neat to have so much family here to support us. Thanks to everyone who made the effort to be here for such a wonderful day. After church, we came back to our house, had a nice little lunch, and then just hung out and enjoyed each others company. Everything turned out just as I pictured it. Blake looked like a little angel and was all smiles the whole day. I am so grateful for his little spirit in our family. He is such a blessing and brings us so much happiness.

CaLiFoRnIa

We had a great 4 days out in California for our first official family vacation with 2 kiddos. It was such a blast. Everything just worked out so well. It made us excited to do more trips like this in the future. We hit the beach a few times, shopped the cute little beach shops at Laguna, hung out at Down Town Disney with Shawna, Andy, and the kids, swam, etc. etc. We didn't want the trip to end. The kids were angels, and Parker still talks about the beach daily. We can't wait to go back!

Washington County Fair

A few weeks ago, on a Saturday morning, the day started out like this:



Chad was working overtime for another Pharmacist that was on vacation, so I decided to brave the Washington County fair parade by myself with the boys. It was a complete success. Parker loved the parade, and the candy that came along with it. He was perma-grin all morning



After Chad got off work, we went to the fair and met Nana and Boppa there. Parker loved seeing all the animals. He almost crushed this baby chick to death:



So we decided that feeding the baby sheep and goat was an activity that was better suited for Park




All of this excitement was topped off with a little of this:


And now I think Parker wants to be a farmer when he grows up. Thanks for the good time Washington County Fair! See you next year.

Parker's smile

Cute little Park's huge grin has been one of his trademarks since the day he first learned how to smile. He is such a cheeser and love to show off his pearly whites. Well, his smile which looked like this yesterday:



Looks more like this today:



He was running full speed in the kitchen, tripped, and faceplanted on the stone tile. He bit through part of his lip and significantly chipped his front two teeth. I feel so bad for him, and I am so upset about it. Poor little guy, keeps sticking his finger in his mouth, to feel the weirdness, but doesn't understand that he looks any different, so he keeps smiling away. Wow. I am so glad that his baby teeth were the only major casualty of the fall, but man, am I the worst mom for being so effected by it??? Those little teeth really need to be fixed before the other nursery kids make fun of him.

Blake- six weeks old

This little guy is growing up way too fast! Isn't he just the cutest little thing?

Seven years!

Happy Anniversary Honey! I love you so much. I am the luckiest girl in the world to be married to you. Thanks for everything you do for me and the boys! You are the best. Love, Em

Tia comes to visit

Last week my little sister, Tia came to hang out with us for a few days. It was so fun having her! I think Parker is in love, and still can't stop saying her name. She played with Parker at this fun jumping place out here and Park had a blast. Here are some pictures of her with the boys. We are really going to miss you when you go on your mission Tia!

Wildlife museum

Since it's been so hot here, we decided to take the boys to do something fun and indoor. We went to the wildlife museum and Parker loved it so much that we bought an annual pass. Blake just slept in the baby bjorn. Maybe by next year he'll like it too.

More pictures of the boys...

I got the disc of all of the images from the photographer, and there are some really cute ones. These little guys are so much fun! Here are a few more of my favorite shots. They all blow up bigger if you click on them too.