Our families fun fourth!

On the 4th we went down to Ontario for the fourth of July parade. This has been a family tradition since Louis was little. We hadn't been there in many years so we really enjoyed going again. The kids had lots of fun and enjoyed eating Ice creams while watching the parade, they were anxious to do fire works that evening so they always asked when we were leaving to do fireworks. They definitely don't have any concept of time at all.

After the show we went to one of our fav places to eat (Wahoo's Fish Tacos) and enjoyed it very much. We then had a BBQ and spent time with family and the kids got to watch dad do the fireworks and they enjoyed their yearly sparklers. It was an awesome 4th, it couldn't have been better!

Savannah lost another

Another tooth that is. This is her third tooth, she lost her 2 bottom teeth at the end of last year and now one of her front teeth just fell out. Her other front tooth is very loose so she is excited that the tooth fairy will be coming again soon. She had a mouth full of blood on this last one that fell out, but she didn't cry a bit. She was and still is so proud to show everyone that her tooth fell out. Her smile cracks me up...it was definitely hard to get used to. Her Jack-O-Lantern mouth is ready for halloween, by then the other front tooth will be gone. She's so cute! I love her so much.

River Trip

A couple months ago we went to the river with my mom, step dad and my sisters family. We had a lot of fun and enjoyed a little R & R, well atleast as much as possible with kids talking to the ends of the night, one sleep walking and some crying and making bottles...it was great, really! Our kids have so much fun together, they love eachother so much and I will do whatever it takes to have my kids enjoy memories with there cousins and strong lasting relationships. These pictures are priceless.

Outside shower, they were washing off and having a great time.
Kade and his cousin Vaughn
The girls on the boat, loving the speed.

Brooklyn's 1st Birthday Party

Brooklyn's real Birthday is June 5th...so I am a little behind posting this, I guess I have to much going on right now...life of a mother. Needless to say we had a great time celebrating her 1st year here on earth. She is our JOY, She is why we Smile everyday, She is our LIFE, She is our EVERYTHING! She couldn't be more PERFECT...


Yay for presents!




Just starting the destruction of her HUGE cupcake.

I think she did pretty good, and loved every bit of it.

Savannah Graduates Kindergarten, she's growing up!

On June 5th Savannah had her graduation. We are so proud of her and we love her sooo much. I can't believe she'll be in 1st grade next year. Oh, how the years fly by...

Just when I thought leaving the kitchen was okay...

This is what happens when you leave a 3 year old in the kitchen with a baby. My sweet Addy was eating lunch and Brooklyn was in her high chair crying for more green beans so she took it upon herself to be the mommy for a second and give her more...well not only did she give her more she gave her the whole bowl full! As I walked in the kitchen wondering what all the noise was I see Addy with a broom and dust pan TRYING to clean up her mess. It was hard for me to get mad at her...she was TRYING to help me feed the baby and then TRYING to clean up after herself. She'll be a great Mommy someday but hopefully a cleaner one. :)

Saying our good- byes to Jake Dog

My mom's Dog Jake has been apart of the family for 10 years, so my kids( oldest being six) don't know life without him. He has been a wonderful dog, river dog, friend and playmate to the kids. This last week my mom found out that he has a tumor on his spleen that will burst at anytime, when it does he will die and thankfully it will happen in his sleep. His pediatrician said that he probably has no longer than 4 weeks at most and there is nothing they can do to save him. Yesterday we all went down to my mom's and had a great day celebrating the life of Jake and all our memories we have shared with him. We had so much fun and took lots of pictures with him.
The day before we went down to my mom's we watched Marley & Me with the kids (of course we fast forwarded all the adult parts and enjoyed only the dog parts) When it got to the end and Marley died the kids were sad but started to ask questions about where animals went when they died. I proceeded to tell them about Jake and his tumor so they would be prepared when he died. The movie was perfect because Jake is a Yellow Lab just like Marley in the movie so it really hits home for us. At my mom's we also had a FHE (Family Home Evening)on resurrection and explained to them that when our animals die they will be resurrected like us and their body and spirit will come together again and we will be able to see them again. Their faces lighted up and they were so happy. Jake this post is dedicated to you, we love you so much and we are so happy you filled our hearts with joy and love!