Boston

 Boston is loving Kindergarten!!! He is so smart and learning so much already. He got to do an "all about me poster" He also insisted that I put a picture of him with his new Avengers backpack. And if you couldn't tell he is smiling so you can see he lost another tooth already!

Bean Bag Buddies

 Brendan and Carter LOVE spending their afternoons together!

 I sure love these boys!

These little monkeys sure are the best of friends.



we.are.robots

 Carter and Boston made these cute little toilet paper roll robots the other day.

They sure are cute!

Brylee's field trip

Brylee's class went to Black Island Farms for a field trip Friday. Her favorite part was the barrel rides. She had a great time and was completely exhausted when she got home. Yeah for field trips!!! 

Boston's bike

 Boston can ride his bike without training wheels!!!

WAHOO!

We are so proud of him for being so big! He is also doing awesome in Kindergarten and already learning to read books! You are so smart buddy, we love you lots!!!

Grandma Pebley

 My sweet Grandma Pebley was the most loving, kind and happy person I have ever known. She was such a joy to be around. Everyone who met her fell in love with her. I have always thought I was her favorite Grandchild, but so did everyone else! She just had a way of making you feel so special. 

 Brylee had a special relationship with Grandma. Every time we would go and see her she would climb up on her lap and snuggle her. And of course Grandma always ate that up!

 Grandma always loved babies! She couldn't get enough of them.

 

 Me and Grandma 1982

Me and Grandma 2004 at my wedding

 

Grandma I will forever miss your sweet smile, your longing goodbyes, your love of roses,  your laughter, your smell, your hugs, our special visits and you, I will miss all of you.

I love you Grandma.

We are a bunch of cRaZiEs

Carter

 Brylee

 Boston

 Logan

 Trisha

Ben

Lately, Carter has been obsessed with crossing his eyes, so the rest of us decided to join in the fun. And besides, we are special family...that's for sure!!!



Brendan is crawling!

 Brendan had been attempting to crawl for 3 weeks but couldn't figure it out and would just end up sliding backward. Last Monday he decided that he would go the right way!

 He is pretty excited about it too!

The kids put their Alphie robot in front of him and he started crawling to it like he had done it for months. He was so impressed with himself, it was really cute! And now he is everywhere and into everything!



Soapstone

For Labor day weekend we went camping at our traditional place.

 Chris and Lani came from Vegas, which was nice because we hadn't seen Lani since December!

 It rained off and on the first day and we had some awesome thunderstorms and hail. On Sunday it was beautiful so we hung out and soaked up some sunshine.

 Brendan hanging out in the warm trailer.

 Our favorite thing to do at Soapstone is ride four wheelers!!! Logan took me, Brylee and Taylee on a ride to this pretty spot.

 Grandpa holding Brendan and Grandma doing what she does best.

 Ben being his goofy self!

It was nice and relaxing weekend, and much needed for all of us.

Brendan's a BIG boy!

 Brendan is now 7 months old and sitting up!! He is also starting to get up on his knees to crawl, but so far he only goes backward! His two bottom teeth are in and some top ones are starting to swell so they'll be here soon. He can't get enough food...EVER...he just loves eating! Brendan is such a great baby, he is so happy to see anyone who will smile at him. And we just can't get enough of this little guy!

 He LOVES being a big boy!

As you can see he is pretty darn excited about it!!!

I sure LOVE this boy!

Back to School

 Brylee in her back to school outfit, she was so excited she could hardly stand it!

 She LOVED her first day! Her favorite part about school is math and PE!

 Boston in his super fancy outfit!

Boston had pretty tiring first day but after a snack he felt much better! So far his favorite part about school is that his teacher reads them books every day!

Last year when Brylee attended first grade at Freedom Elementary she was picked on all year by a girl in her class and we hard a really hard time getting her teacher or the principal to take us seriously. It was very frustrating and it ended up being a really long and hard year. That situation prompted us to make the move to Quest Academy. And so far we couldn't be happier!!! 

Trial Lake

 This last weekend we planned another trip to Trial Lake campground with the Caldwell's

This is Grandma and Grandpa with our kids and Nick's kids.

 Best buds Carter and Brendan

 What a silly guy!

The kids had a great time and it was so nice to go up to the mountains to enjoy the fresh air and cooler weather!

Happy Birthday Logan!

 We got Logan a new fishing rod and reel for his birthday. He really liked it, he has found his love of fishing this year!

 Happy Birthday Logan! (Carter had to be on his best buddies lap!)

 We celebrated Logan and my sister Dina's birthdays this year on our family camp trip to Trial Lake since they are so close together.

I seriously can't believe that you are 15 years old! You are such a great son, I love you so much and very much enjoy all the time that we spend together. I hope that you had a wonderful birthday!

Somewhere over the rainbow...

The other night after it rained there was the biggest full rainbow I've ever seen. It was so beautiful, I wish I could have got a picture of the whole thing! Yeah for Summer nights!!!