Solid food

This little heart breaker of mine is eating big boy food and growing up so fast! I love him.

***Riley took these pictures, sorry if they are blurry, I couldn't hold the camera too!***

Summer Summer Summertime

I thought this summer was going to drag on with no school, but man have we kept busy! Its been so great! A couple of things I've loved so far is the free things that have been offered. The bowling alley here offered free bowling to kids all summer (and free shoe rental) and the library has a reading program where you get prizes for every increment of 5 books read. This is a great thing to get Riley ready for Kindergarten! They've been so fun and the girls have loved it!

Not to mention the swimming, the park visits, the bike riding, the otter pops and the playing with friends, we are b.u.s.y!

Here are some pictures of 2 fun things we did last week:

Aaaah, the Beach. Good friends. Good laughs. And one healthy sunburn for Mama

Horse Back Riding, my girls dream come true!

Father and Son

Seriously, could this picture be any cooler?

Chase ~ 4 months

Even more in love with this gorgeous babe of ours! He is now 13 1/2 lbs! It seem like he would never make it there, he was so tiny for so long! He is just the happiest thing I have ever seen! He coos and giggles, rolls over, is trying to reach for things, and often can't take his eyes of his sisters once he finds them in the room.

Riley said to me the other day:

"Mommy, I'm crying happy tears, because I love Chase so much"

I told her that I do that sometimes too, and that I did that with her and Chloe too. I think being a Mom to these beautiful kids is the best thing that could've ever happened to me!

** Laura took a bunch of these sweet pictures - Thank you, Thank you!**

4th of July 2011

We had a great day ! We started off with a breakfast with our new ward, we sang songs, had prizes and had a little kids parade.

Then relaxed during the middle of the day, and had some friends over for a BBQ, and ended the day up on the top of a hill at a families home to see all the fireworks shows in the city. It was beautiful!

I am continually grateful for the freedom we have in this country, grateful the the men and women who sacrificed at its beginning, and grateful for the men and women that continue to defend it today. America is a true gift to each of us.