August

Our August has been very busy but only with good things. First our good friend Kara came out to visit for a few days and that kicked off Haylee calling everybody she encounters Kara. Kara, whered you go? Kara where are you? Where did Kara go? Those are the questions I've been faced with ever since she left. I don't know what you did Kara but you made quite the impression, so thanks for coming we had a blast with you.


Then we were off to bear lake for Weston's highschool reunion. Unfortunately we were having too much fun to attend the official reunion but weston had fun seeing all of his buddies. My sister Sally and her husband Colt came with us. The girls hung out while the boys were off four wheeling up the mountain

This is on Weston's land his family owns and being here really brings out the man in Weston. He loves being here and getting on some machinery

Then it was our turn. We cut our ride short because there were way too many grasshoppers jumping on us. We are not outdoor girls

Then it was beach time, really what I came for

I admit it was a little cold just sitting on the beach but the water felt great and was actually warmer than I thought. Here is Sally just waiting for her crazy tube ride to start

Haylee's first boat ride. She only got scared when I fell off the tube and she didn't know where I went. Once I was back on the boat she was fine with the whole experience

Weston trying to remember if he still had what it took to wakeboard

He decided not and went to the water skis

Weston went back to Portland and I stayed in Boise for a few days so Haylee could play with her cousins and I could play with my sisters. Haylee loves her cousins to death and was so happy playing with all of them. Here are some of them enjoying some ice-cream sandwhiches

I lost track of how many popsicles Haylee devoured while we were there but that's what summer is all about. Swimming oustide and taking a break to have a popsicle. We had so much fun and I can honestly say it doesn't feel the greatest to be back. I want another vacation.

We love the summer time

It's HOT! Here's how we spent our day.......

Haylee's day would never be complete without a little chalk action

Fourth of July

My sister Molly's family and Sally and her husband Colt came to visit for the fourth of July. The only person missing was Katie and we missed her and her family. It's like a mini reunion when 5 out of the 6 kids can get together. but they were here all week and we had so much fun. We went to the beach, parks, Enchanted Forest (an amusment park), swimming, bbqs, Haylee saw her first movie in a theater, a pancake breakfast, and of course a firework show. I barely brought my camera anywhere but here are a few pics. We had to start the week off going to costco to feed the whole crew. Aunt Stacey contained all the kids

Molly, her boy matthew and Haylee going to down a slide at enchanted forrest

My mom taking the grandkids on a train ride.

It didn't go very well for Haylee

My two sisters Stacey and Sally at our 4th of July bbq (and my grandpa next to Stacey)

We had a bbq in our backyard before we went to the firework show. I was pretty impressed with how festive the whole family dressed. Everyone that is except for Weston. He decided to wear a bright green shirt all day. Luckily he is hiding behind my dad so he doesn't stick out like a sore thumb. Happy Fourth of July, hope you all had some fun too!

We love popsicles

Happy Summer!!!!

I am the worst at taking pictures while on vacation. I never do it. But we did go to California last week to attend my cousins wedding reception and visit with some of Weston's family. It was a short trip but we had a great time. This is what Haylee did for most of her visit. We stayed with Weston's cousins and they had the perfect size ladder for Haylee to climb on all day every day. Up and down, up and down

This is Allie, Haylee's second cousin? I don't know what the relation is but she is Weston's cousin's daughter. Anyway this girl loves the camera. Everytime I pulled it out she came right up to me and gave the best cheesy smile she could pull. She's adorable

These two little girly's loved to read stories with me. No shortage of pink in this picture

For the most part they had a lot of fun together

I had to throw this pic up because I thought it was so funny. I snuck in on Weston giving Haylee a bath and I caught him having fun playing with Haylee's hair. He was coming up with all sorts of hair styles