Annie is One!

Annie turned one on July 14th!! I can not Believe a year has past since Annie was born!! She is a very happy, busy girl who is so sweet and beautiful. She can now walk and loves to dance. she is getting over her allergy problems and can now eat yogurt. My Mom says she is just like I was at her age! Annie is small for her age, only 18 lbs, putting her in the 10% for weight, but that doesn't seem to stop her!

Annie climbs everything and loves to eat, we can't leave the pantry or this is what happens.

Annie walking

The boys are so good to Annie and she loves them so much. Here they were all playing together in Annie's little tent. It was very cute.

Annie loves to give hugs and kisses and pats. She is so sweet!

Happy Fourth of July!

Annie opening presents on her birthday. It was very late, but she had a great time looking at books from Grandma and Pop Pop, trying on her shoes, holding up her clothes and hugging her doll.

Grandma And Pop Pop Visit

My parents drove up for a visit last week and we had a great time together. We mostly stayed around here and had a chance to visit. I loved seeing them and celebrating Annie's Birthday together.We also went to see This is the Place Heritage Park. It was a fun experience.

Out for a walk and boy was it hot!


Reading with Pop Pop...the boys loved having stories read.

The view from the park.

Train ride.

Pony rides

Kyler enjoying pioneer games


Pop Pop helping Conner with the hand plow.


Walking around Heritage Park.
Daddy and the boys also took Pop Pop camping at the Father and Sons outing. They had fun and got Pop Pop into fishing! Kyler did not like the fish and wouldn't even stand by Daddy for a picture. Conner held the fish but took off when it started squirming. They like casting and have been practicing since we got home.

Our Summer thus far....

We have had a very busy summer. We have been outside, playing T ball and having fun! Here are a few highlights from last month.

Brian and Ben had a birthday and I made a delicious chocolate cherry cake!

Conner and Kyler started T-ball which has kept us very busy. But they love it!

Kyler got a hit with a bat and we spent an afternoon in the emergency. He had a CT and they said he had a concussion. As it healed he had a black eye...all in all he was very lucky. Thank you for all you calls and prayers in his behalf!




We went to Kaysville on July 3rd for the Fourth of July parade. It was a great day.


We did some fireworks of our own on Sunday the fourth. I took some slow shudder shots of the boys with their sparklers. They thought it looked really cool!

Annie Attack

I was trying to get a video of Annie because she was talking away...but this is what I got instead...I think it shows her personality well!

Annie is 11 Months!

Wow, time sure does fly I can't believe my little baby will be one next month! It seems like we just brought her home ...and yet she is such a big part of our family...our family isn't complete without her. Annie is such fun and has sweet spirit. She loves to dance and be right in the middle of everything. She loves to laugh and to make her brothers laugh. She loves to test the limits and see what she can get away with already! She loves to give cuddles and hugs and will lovingly give people pats on the back...it is very sweet. Annie can stand on her own and walks along everything! She has a little stroller she loves to push around the house too! This month has been a rough one on Annie's health...she has been off her allergy medication and doing well, but she had a cold that turned into a sinus infection and a double ear infection. then a week later she got a nasty virus that had a fever that was 102 to 105 and her throat was so sore she wouldn't eat for 3 days! Then when I took her in they said her ear want completely healed from before. The doctor put Annie on another medication which she had an allergic reaction too! But I am happy to say Annie is recovering well and is back to herself again!

Walking around the table after church. Most days Annie will "pick" what she wants to wear by pulling it out of the closet.


Sitting in the road...watching her brothers ride bikes.

Annie loves being outside!

Playing with Daddy!

So sweet, look at those beautiful blue eyes!

Kyler's Latest Achievement

This past week was very busy with the end of school for both boys, Conner's field day and Conner's graduation. Kyler also learned to ride a bike without training wheels! It took him about 5 minutes to figure it out. Conner was cute, he said "when I went to school Kyler couldn't ride a two wheeler and look, now he can!" Then he helped teach Kyler how to start off on his bike by himself. Kyler then practiced over and over again trying, falling, getting back up and trying again until he had it figured out. He is a very determined little guy.

Graduation

Schools out for summer! (although it feels more like fall or winter today) Conner had his kindergarten graduation today. He had a cute little program in his class, they each had a little speaking part and they sang several fun songs. Conner had a great time! When I asked him what his favorite thing was today, as I do each night, he told me singing. He is also very excited for first grade.

Ready to start!

Conner showing his painting and talking about his favorite part of school, computers.

Conner showing me his diploma, he was very proud of it.

His teacher gave them all animal glasses and of course Conner picked monkeys.
Kindergarten is all done,he is getting so big!

The Month May

I can't believe this month is almost over!! I am sorry for the post over load...I started most of these a couple weeks ago and I just haven't had the chance to get them finished. We had a boil water order for a few days and they are still chlorinating our tap water because they have not identified the source... Conner is almost done with school and will be graduating from Kindergarten on Friday! He is excited for graduation and to start first grade. Wow! Kyler's last day is on Tuesday and he does not want school to end. Brian and I went to see cirque du soleil on Friday and had a great time!! It was spectacular!

Annie is 10 Months!

I can't believe how quickly Annie is growing!! She is so beautiful and sweet! She loves to play and see what she can get into before you can stop her. She loves to do whatever her brothers are doing...often to their frustration....but they love her so much and are so cute with her. She is such a char acter. She loves to clap, wave and give hugs....she has also started to give people pats on the back.

Birthdays and Mother's Day

We celebrated Kyler and Sharon's birthdays and Mother's Day on Sunday with the whole family. It was a good day, a lot of fun and very relaxing.

Kyler at his Mother's Day program at school. He made me a cute necklace and he drew me a picture of him. His class sang two songs and he did all the actions with it. It was so sweet. Conner made a paper flower and traced his hand and arm to hold it. He was so excited about it...he didn't want to wait.

Sharon's mini birthday cake.



Kyler enjoying his cake.

Kyler's Super Why cake. Kyler helped with the balloons and loved it...wants to help decorate my next cake.

I think all the cousins were eyeing this toy.

Kyler is Four!

Time sure flies!! I can't believe my little Kyler Bug is not quite so little anymore. He is so excited to be four and lets everyone know that he is four now. Kyler is a very tender hearted boy and loves everybody. He is interested in how everything works. He knows all the sounds of his letters and can recognize some words. He is so smart and never ceases to surprise me with what he knows. The boys both had soccer games and pictures. Kyler took cupcakes with green balloons for his team and they all sang Happy Birthday to Kyler (which he loved)! After the games we let him choose dinner. He chose to go to the Burger King...with the play place. We then came home and had cupcakes and sang to him. At bed time I asked if he had a good day. He said yeah, it was great! Then I asked what his favorite thing was....his answer was the twisty candles in his cupcake....so cute!

My Kyler, so grown up.

Kyler came in to me the other day after coloring...I asked what had happened to his face (as if I didn't already know)....his answer was I wanted a mustache...I said ok very nice would you like to see a picture of it...ok now wash it off.

Kyler at 13 months...wow, Annie looks so much like he did!!

Kyler's twisty candles.

Kyler opening his little helicopter.