Birthday Girl

 Brynlee Turned 7 this past week!  She is such a sweet little girl and such a blessing in my life. I am    lucky to have her in my life!

                                      

Before school she opened her gifts from her grandparents.  She was super excited to get some more cash to save up!

 Off to school she went, which was hard for me. I already don't like her being gone all day, but not being able to spend her day with her was sad for me.  I'm glad she had a good day though.

 Jon was working so I decided to plan a special surprise for her. I got a sitter for Hazel and Noah and Brynlee and I went to American Girl. We ate at the bistro and spent about 2 hours there shopping for the perfect doll.  

 She ended up picking Saige.

 Even though it was late when we got home, the other two were still awake, so we took some pics.

 Since Jon was gone on her birthday we had cake on Sunday to celebrate.  She wanted a Cat cake.  This is what I cam up with.

Happy Birthday to my Brynlee girl. I love you sweetheart!

Idaho and some Firsts!

I never posted about Noah's T-ball!  He had so much fun, and here is a cute photo of his buddies Gabe and Nathan. 

I could seriously spend an hour typing all the details of our fun trip to Idaho this summer, but to sum it all up the kids can't wait till we can live closer to all our family!! It was such a treat to be there with everyone and enjoy some much needed family time.

My mom was so kind to drive back with me since Jon had flown back early for work.  It was a long couple of days, since we drove straight through but we made it.  It was fun to have Grandma here for another week!

We visited the museum of art and Franklin conservatory with Grandma while she was here!















Now we are getting back int the swing of things after a busy and fun summer.  We have had a lot of firsts!  Hazel is riding a bike and is potty trained.  Noah is riding a bike without training wheels and had his first day of preschool yesterday.  Brynlee started 1st grade this week!  Crazy! She has grown up too fast. I miss her being gone all day, but she is just in heaven and loves every minute of it!

This is my last weekend off before I go back to school on Monday.  I have 6 classes left to take.  It was really nice to take the summer off, but I think I lost some of my motivation.  I am getting really excited to finish!

Jon has been on Trauma for 2 months!  It has been a challenge and very demanding on his time.  We are looking forward to a more calmer month to come when he is on spine surgery.

Dance Recital

 Brynlee had so much fun this year in dance. It was her first year and I think she learned a lot!

 These are her best friends or BFF'S as they refer to themselves. Maddie and Bella.  They were in the same dance class, same class at church, same kindergarten class, music class, and pretty much spent a lot of their spare time together too!

 She is so tall, and has the most beautiful long arms and legs! She is in the front  in the middle hitting the perfect pose!

Daddy and Hazel waiting of the recital to start.

Brynlee is such a blessing to me.  I am so thankful to be blessed with her in my life! She surprises me each day with just how sweet, caring, responsible, and loving she can be.  She has grown up so much this year and it is bitter sweet.  I want to keep her with me as much as I can, so each year when she gets more involved it makes me a little bit sad.  All of that goes away when we attend something like this and I  see just how happy she.

Fun Times!

 We had a very nice visit with Uncle Helaman.  He was in Chicago for business and took the time to drive down and visit us for a couple days.  The kids had so much fun reading, playing baseball, going to dinner, and watching a movie!

 Brynlee had her music recital and did a very good job. It was a voice/piano combo class.  She loved it!  Her music teacher moved away, so now we will probably get into Piano.

 These three have their moments when they play together for hours doing all sorts of things, like building tents.

 The girls have enjoyed watering our flowers we planted.

 Hazel couldn't resist these goslings, and wanted to play with them so bad!  She got a little too close and the mama and daddy started to hiss and charge after her.  Thankfully they were more scared of me.

Gabe, Noah, Nathan

Noah started T-Ball.  He has been waiting for this day for a long time.  It is his first time doing any sort of sport, so he is beyond excited!  He has games once a week, and is catching on fast.  His team is the Brewers and he has a couple of his little buddies on his team.  It's going to be fun for him.

Baby Girl...Big Girl!

 This little lady has grown up way too fast! She is such a little sweetheart, and very mature for her age.  She loves to sing, talk, and play with her big sis and brother!   She also loves duckies and puppies.

Of coarse, big brother and sister had to help.
 She was such a happy girl today, and we had a lot of fun with her.

 She loved her Ariel coach that she got. It goes with her little people princess castle she got for christmas.

 She loves puppies and especially ones that talk! She carries this little guy around, and sings along with the songs.

 We love you our sweet Hazel Mae!

Snow, Race, and Birthday

Snow!  We actually got some this year.  These are pictures from our most recent Amazing race.  It was a lot of fun, and we actually ended up winning!! We have done it for two seasons now, and just have a blast doing this group date.  Each couple takes a turn planing one and the other couples race in it.  These were some pics of the tasks we had to perform. 

 I celebrated my "un-birthday" this last week. It was a great day, and that cake was SOOO good. I am a sucker for a good ice-cream cake.  I'm so blessed to have such great family and friends that made it a wonderful day.  I joke that it was my last progressive birthday. (29) Now I will just stay 29 forever right?