Work and Play..

I think I've blogged 3 times in a week! This may be a record! Here's the latest...

Father's Day barbeque at our house with Scott's side of the family
Scott gave rides on his trail bike. Caleb and Ryan couldn't get enough. Like Caleb's cheesy grin?

Ireland, Ethan and me
Cousin Lydia and Caleb

Tiffany and Sara (Will and Scott in the background). Julie announced at the barbeque that she is having a boy! Yeah! She made a cake and frosted the inside layer blue (it would have been frosted pink if it was a girl)
Ethan's got some BLUE eyes! I think these beauties were inherited from Scott's mom
Caleb has to be on Scott's back in a back pack while Scott mows the lawn and since Caleb is getting heavier (and Scott is getting older :) ), Scott is thinking of getting one of these. He borrowed the neighbors to try it out. Little easier on the back.
This is the walk way from the driveway to the front door. The previous owners of this house planted a few plants...just a few.
Love this view! I love living so close to the mountains. It is so beautiful here!

Ireland's Birthday!

Ireland and Savannah were born just 8 days apart, so they think they are more like twins than cousins. They bought each other the same outfits for their birthdays.

Ireland, Savannah (cousin), and Hadley

Ireland turned 10 a few days ago. She is growing up way too fast! We went swimming on her birthday and then to Toy Story 3. We love her and are lucky to have her!!

Catching Up!

Whoah! It's been a long time since I've blogged! Does anyone view this blog anymore? Since we moved to Utah, our families see our kids all the time, so I don't update and post pictures of the kids as much. But I'll keep it going for my sister out of state, Scott's bro's out of state, and our friends in other states, all of who we miss! Here's what we've been up to the last few months...

Ethan had a great soccer season! He had a great time and scored lots of goals. We loved watching him play and his coaches were great!

Ryan finished preschool and learned how to read!
Scott's Grandma Mae celebrated her 95th birthday in April with lots of her family including several grandkids and great grandkids. Scott's her favorite :) (he thinks so at least)
Ryan and Caleb both had birthdays in April. Ry turned 5 and Caleb turned 3! They had several parties with family and friends


Ryan looks like a giant here. He is tall (98th percentile), but not as freakishly tall as he looks :) Cam (left) is a few months younger and Micah (who is normally really cute :) ) is almost a year older.

Caleb on the other hand is tiny. He still weighs under 30 lbs (27 lbs to be exact) at 3 years old.
He is growing up too fast! He is potty trained and everything! I need another baby! (Just kidding Scott) I do miss having a little baby though. I don't think I'll ever get over that.

That's all for now! More pictures to come! I'll be better at blogging!

Disneyland!

We went to Disneyland last week with the Texas Hackings and had a blast! Steph and Lance know how to vacation! They wore us out! After 3 solid Disney days we took a break and went to the beach. The water was freezing but that didn't stop the non-babies (aka kids under the age of 10) from getting wet. The big babies...Me, Steph, Lance (biggest baby of all) just huddled with our sweatshirts on.
Is he tough or what? Soaking wet and hardly anything on.

Here's a pleuthera of pictures of Disneyland...

Thanks for the great time Steph and Lance!

Julie's birthday and more photos...

Scott's baby sister turned 30 yesterday! Her husband organized a surprise party at Chuck E Cheese (or Chuck E. Cheezits as Ryan would say). Julie reassured me that this is not her favorite restaurant but Will was nice enough to make it fun for the nieces and nephews. They are obviously not seasoned parents because seasoned parents no longer put the kids first :) Just kidding!!
Here is the birthday girl holding her friend Angie's baby.

Here is Caleb after a couple hours at Chuck E. Cheeses. Crash and Burn. Can't let go of the ball and bat that cost about $40 in tickets. Soooo worth it.

Ryan and Micah--two peas in a pod

Ireland and Savannah--twins separated at birth.

Caleb and Ethan going digging.

Here's what happens when you ask Ryan to get his pajamas on. Mucho fashion sense.

Ethan's turbin wrap. You'd think we didn't heat the house.

A few photos...

I have been bad at blogging lately. We've had a busy past few months. We are always busy, isn't everyone?? Anyway, here are a few pictures of the kids.

Here is Ethan taking a bath after a night of throwing up and having the stomach flu. Unfortunately we all got it so we had a week of each kid taking their turn hovering over the toilet or sink.

Here's Ireland playing basketball. This is her first year playing. Luckily they don't call fouls because she loves to "travel" and is learning that you need to dribble and not just carry the ball to the basket.

Ethan in his robe that he loves. He likes to sleep in pajama pants and his robe and wrap a blanket around his head like a turbin. I will have to post a picture of it. It makes me laugh every time I check on him at night.

Ryan and Caleb. We finally got rid of the bippy. Yeah! I just showed Caleb this picture and he said, "MY BIP!!" and tried to grab it through the computer screen.

We are all doing great and love living here in Utah. We are looking forward to warmer weather and getting back to outdoor activities. We are going to Disneyland soon with Steph and Lance. We can't wait. I'll have more pictures to come and hopefully get back to blogging more often.