Spokane Fair Grounds

Our kids got along so well. It was so nice to let them just imagine and play together. Brookie did not want for loves. Mila, 3 years old, was never to far away from her.

 Hazel, 7 months old, and Brooklyn were like twins and just rolled with the flow. They were such good babies.

 Sage, 5 years old, Jackson and Bradley loved to play "house." Here Sage is in her beautiful wedding dress. Jackson loved playing with someone who could actually play make believe with him.

 We went downtown to see Spokane Falls and play at the world fairgrounds.

 Emily and Ryan were so good to take us around everywhere and see the cool things in Spokane.

 Emily, John and kids on some of the rides at the fair.

 The airplanes were by far the favorite, I don't even know how many times they went on these.

 We really did so many fun things: a train ride, ferris wheel, IMAX movie, hiking and lots of playing.

Twins?!?!

Road Trippin' It...

 Our little crew decided to trek across several states to visit my brother, Ryan, sister-in-law, Emily, and their 3 little girls. It was a long 10 hour drive to Spokane, WA, but we did it in style. John and I rigged a pulley system that would take things from the passenger seat all the way to Jackson in the back. It really came in handy when Bradley was asleep and Jackson needed things. It was also a fun toy!

 Poor Brooklyn had to do the whole drive looking at her toes. She only fussed for a little while and considering the long drive we were very pleased with her temperment. She spent her time playing with her toys, watching her brother and sleeping.

 Jackson and Bradley tried out these headphone that went to the DVD player in the car. It was bliss not having to listen to their shows! They spent their time snacking, coloring, reading, watching shows and playing toys. We really didn't have any melt downs from them and couldn't have asked for more well behaved boys!

Look Mom, no hands!

 I walked into the room after putting Brooklyn in the bouncer to find this funny little girl! She cracks me up!

Minions for my minions!

 I saw this cute little cupcake on pinterest and decided to give it a try. They were a big hit for our treat during our Despicable Me movie night!

Yard work...

..this is the never ending battle for homeowners. John and I have tried really hard to win the battle of yard vs. homeowners and this year I think we are evenly matched. I'm hoping that we actually leave the season with our yard in descent shape. 

Brooklyn got caught in the thick of it while we pruned the trees!

Guys Day Out...

John and his friends from high school have been able to keep in touch through the years. They organized a much need guys-day-out!

 To keep in the manly spirit, they decided to go shooting, something I am always happy to pass off to someone else to participate in.

 Apparently they had tons of different kinds of guns to shoot.

After dinner they headed to a movie, another one which I wasn't dying to see. 

I'm so grateful for my hubby and all the hard work he does for our little family. Life wouldn't be the same without him!

4th of July

Okay another treat about having a little girl is buying cute tiny swimsuits! I bought her suit 2 weeks after I knew we were having a girl, and it looks even cuter with a tiny little baby inside it!

 Splash! Jackson and Bradley would run down Grandma Andersen's hill and then slow way down and dramatically jump into the pool. It cracks me, they had a whole audience watching them jump into the pool.

 Brooklyn's first taste of a sprinkler...she acted indifferent and didn't really seem phased. I'll take it as we have a whole lot more of sprinkler time in our future.

 Nana and Bradley

 We had a crew here shooting marshmellow and water wineys, playing in the pool and then watching the fireworks.

Lauren, Dave and Lyla