SUMMER

We started the summer off with a wedding! My little sister got married, the last of the Arnells. 

All the cousins. I guess all the pictures I got were outside the temple waiting for the couple. 

About a week after that, Andrew and I got to go on Trek, we were a Ma and Pa, we had the experience of a lifetime together. It was awesome. 

Our Family

The rest of the summer can be summed up by these 2 pictures. 

Love lazy days at the pool! 

Fun with cousins and Grandma.

Movie nights. 

Emma learned to write her own name. 

We found out number 4 was coming… stay tuned Feb. 2015!

I just love this picture. My forevers. 

Camping!

Sam's First birthday!!
We let balloons go and ate some of his own cake.
It was a sweet, thought-filled day and we felt so much love from friends, family, and especially our Sam.

 

We ended the summer the same way we started, another wedding! John and Rilee Stone, only one more Stone to go!

We are cool.
Enjoy. 

EMMA LEMMA is 4!

 My Spicy, Beautiful, Passionate, Brown, GIRLY girl turned 4! She had quite the birthday. She chose the Ariel cake. 

 Present Time. 

 We went to the Museum of Curiosity for the day, which we loved! We have been back many times. 

 Cousin Addi

 I made her an Elsa dress, gorgeous girl!

Happy Birthday Emma! I sure love being your mom!

Enjoy. 

Spring Fever

Since I'm so far behind we are going to do some updates by season. 

Easter 

My children have always said they "Don't like tomatoes", really never trying them. Well, this spring I've gotten each of them to change their minds. Jack doesn't love them but says they are okay now. Emma on the other hand eats them like I do! She always wants salsa with me or in the summer, straight from the garden, sliced with some salt. YUM!

Here she is the first time she realized I like them. She said she wanted some of what I was having I let her go to town and then told her what she was eating!

Spring break activities: We did some indoor swimming and a trip to Temple Square. 

Random funny pics I found on the camera. 

In May Andrew walked for his PhD Graduation. It was awesome and emotional, and though he is tantalizingly close to being officially a PhD, he's not quite there yet. One day! SOOOO CLOSE!

My kids have a great example of perserverance and hard work! 

"This is the Place" 

In the spring This is the Place has baby animals so we ventured out and loved it!

Well, maybe not all of us. 

Emma loved them, just wouldn't touch them. 

Jack's last day of Kindergarten. He wasn't thrilled. 

On to Summer. 

Enjoy.