Hello family and friends...we are alive and doing well, just haven't had much to blog about.

We have officially started summer and are very grateful for Air Conditioning and swimming pools (both of which we use quite often) We will be glad when summer is over but are doing our best to enjoy it!

We had a great 4th of July and spent the day with my sweet cousin and her family. We are so lucky to have them close and love spending time with them. We are at their house weekly and just love them to pieces! Here are a few pics of some fun times with them:

They have a fire pit in their backyard and we decided to roast marsh mellows one night. Well Ethan (pictured above) squishes all of his food before he eats it and this was the result of the mallows. If you notice he has one stuck to the front of his shirt as well. We were all laughing so hard, he for sure keeps us entertained! :o)

Jeff and the kiddos watching "Shark Boy and Lava Girl" 3D style!
Soph and Samo on the 4th strikin a pose


I was able to go home for a visit in June and it was tons of fun! My sis Katie and I drove up to Idaho to spend the day with my other sis Paige and my sweet niece Grace. It's so fun to hang with my sisters, I miss them so much and I'm so glad we get along so well!

On the way up Katie had said something about coloring her hair...I mentioned it to Paige and next thing we knew Katie was getting a new doo!

I didn't get a before pic but this is after. Doesn't she looks so pretty? She is growing up so fast!

And I can't post without adding a picture of Grace! Isn't she the cutest thing ever! Poor thing has been getting lots of ear infections and so she is getting tubes put in soon :o( We hope you get feeling better soon Gracie Lou, we love you so so much!

That's what we have been up to...hopefully I'll have something else to post about soon!