Kayla!!!

Kayla lost her first tooth! I can't even begin to tell you how excited she was. She could not wait for the tooth fairy to come!

Jarvis Adult Weekend Getaway + Chase

My mom and dad wanted to do something fun with just the adults before my brother left for his mission. So they were able to get this amazing cabin for a weekend. It was so nice and relaxing. NO kids (except for Chase, when the mom is the main source of nutrition you don't really have a choice) It was a non stop party, with non stop games. I am so glad to have such a fun family. I enjoyed every second of that weekend and hope that we can do something like that again. Thank you mom and dad!

Steven being Steven

We played a night of guestures at 2am

We played lots of ping pong.

WICKED

Oh My Goodness!!! This play was AMAZING! So much better than I could have ever imagined. I had so much fun going with my mom, sisters and grandma. My Aunt and cousins were there too. We had a great time afterwards at where else but Applebee's. Man, when you get all us girls together you don't know what to expect. I am sure that we are pretty entertaining to others. It was a great girls night. Thanks Mom for taking us!

Fourth of July...

We had a great fourth of July! We spent it at my parents house having a BBQ, swimming and playing games all day and all night. It was so much fun.

We got a little silly and danced the night away. My family has got some pretty serious dancing skills! HA HA

My son the table dancer...

On to the next stage

He loves fruit but absolutely denies any sort of vegetable. He literally gags and throws up any time we try to sneak in any sort of vegetable. We have him on video gagging down vegetables and it is actually quite hilarious. What this kid really likes is grown up food. He can not get enough BREAD! It was the best day of my life when we were at Costco and I got a sample of bread from those food booths and fed little bites to Chase only to realize that he was a perfect angel sitting in the shopping cart as long as I kept feeding him bread. So needless to say if we go any where you better believe I have a stash of bread in my bag.

What a thoughtful boy...

Steven was leaving out of town and this is what he found when he went to pack his shoes.

Happy 7th Birthday Mikelle...

My princess turned 7 years old on June 27th. We happened to be spending the weekend at a hotel for a last minute fun family activity before Steven started work. So here she is with her birthday breakfast of doughnuts, strawberries and orange juice.

She was so happy to wake up and see that the hotel room was decorated just for her.

We stayed at a hotel here in town that had a really fun water park. Equipped with a lazy river, water slides, and wave pool. Our kids were in heaven. We all had so much fun and it was perfect that we all got to have such a fun day for Mikelle's birthday.

Chase got pretty tuckered out

Mikelle opening her presents the minute we walked in the door...

Her dinner of choice... Chik-fil-a.

Happy Happy Birthday Mikelle!

Mikelle's Favorites:

Color: Pink
Food: Scrambled Eggs
Toy: Barbies
Activity: Draw and Color
Activity with Family: Swim
Activity with Mom: Clean House and Shopping
Activity with Dad: Go to the Lake
Song: I'm Trying to be like Jesus
Best Friend: Olivia
Movie: Black Beauty
Place to go: Hotels
Book: Frog and Toad Adventures
What you want to be when you Grow Up: Mom

I remember the Thursday morning when I got the phone call that due to complications discovered the day before we were to get to the hospital and get this baby delivered. A few hours later my 1st beautiful baby girl was born and I couldn't of loved her more. She was perfect. Now 7 years later nothing has changed. She might be taller, talk more, and be more independent, but she is still the same beautiful baby girl I held those 7 years ago. Mikelle you are such a wonderful girl. You are so kind and thoughtful of others. You make us laugh with your quick humor and surprise us with your smarts. Our family is so blessed because you are a part of it. Thank you for being a wonderful daughter. We love you... Happy Birthday!!!

Mom Kempton's Birthday!

Happy Birthday to my wonderful mother-in-law. We all felt pretty special that for her birthday she wanted to spend it with us. We went to dinner and then to a wonderful play. It was a great evening. Thank You Mom!

LAKE=FUN

We went to the lake with Robert and Amber and their family. There is nothing more to say than FUN-FUN-FUN!!

Katon wake boarding it up.

Robert helping Trent try it out. Not to shabby for a four year old...

Mikelle, Trent, Kayla, and Katon having a blast on the tubes

My kids love riding the tubes

Uncle Robert giving Mikelle and Katon a run for their money out on the tubes...