WHAT A MONTH OF JOY!!!!

We are loving sports!!! Adlee started volleyball this season and I'm coaching! haha! it is a lot of fun but a lot of beginners so I have to keep my cool and have fun with it! This is Adlee and one of her best friends Kayesli. They are awesome!




Brielle and Lynnea!

Joshua always into something

He and Noah always wrestling. wow! Joshua is 14 months and Noah has got him going

Brielle has been into posing for the camera lately. What a babe!

Joshua and Brielle

Adam has been training for a bike race that he did yesterday with his brothers and friends in St. George, Utah! He rode 75 miles and did awesome! Isn't he HOT!!!

The ALBUQUERQUE Balloon festival was great! we have had such a great month with both Adam and I's parents coming to NM!!! we love you all! Thank you for coming to be with us. We miss you always!

Our favorite balloons of the day! bumblebees

over 500 balloons

this is how it looks while they are blowing up in rows. It was fascinating!

My Dad and Joshy hangin out

We got there about 5:45 in the morning and set up camp before the sun came up. SO worth it!

We took the kids to the ALB aquarium and zoo. It was great

My awesome Mom gathering the rowdy kids always!This was Noah's favorite place. Eating lunch next to the live aquarium.

He loves PUFFERFISHES!

Train ride at the zoo

Joshy hates his carseat! what you see here is him very upset and and what you can't hear is his obnoxiously loud squeal!!!! ugh!

Papa Jack and Nana supporting the girls in all the sports events for the weekend. Papa Jack entertaining the boys



sadly, Brielle's soccer game was cancelled so she couldn't show off her mad skills.
Adlee was on FIRE! she has been playing soooooo good! I know I"m bragging but I"m really proud of her!

LOVE this look!

Oh man! this pic gives me the goosebumps!

our team the netters! ( hate the name, didn't pick it) :)

First day of school!

one more lovely sword picture of Noah!

Noah goes to preschool and loves it!

The girls are sure growing up and it is hitting me how much i miss their little stage but how much i love them now too! good girls! Adlee in 4th and Brielle in 1st.

WE LOVE BEING BACK INTO SCHOOL!

JUST DANCE!!

Our Joshua turned ONE!!!

on August 4th Joshua Strong turned one years old. oh, this boy makes us all soooo happy. he is so fun and getting so much personality. He has developed a mad scream which I am trying with all my might to stop before it gets to be a habit....like the other kids have. anyone have any suggestions???

one year ago, coming home from hospital.

here is some of the fun we had this week for his birthday. WE LOVE THIS KID!!!

Joshua and his eye enjoying chocolate chip cookies

Joshua loves the "green smoothie"

We had some great cupcakes but Joshua was pretty hesitant eating it. I think the texture, so it ended up mostly on the floor instead of his face.

Many wii "Just Dance" parties! the girls have beat out their mother's dance genes and have become pretty good! :)

Joshua's favorite spot in the entire house. THE BATHROOM! it is awful, he pulls all the toilet paper off and then eats it.

Adlee made Joshua some J pancakes for his birthday breakfast. pretty cute!

Joshua's favorite things:

the fireplace

the bathroom

FOOD

bottle

binkie

blankie

screaming

wrestling with Noah

twitching

DADDY (he will not let me hold him if Adam is in the room)

What happened between SPRING BREAK and SUMMER???

Joshua and Noah becoming buddies!


I was able to go to two fabulous class performances at the end of the school year. Adlee is such an entertainer. SHE GOT SO INTO IT! so cute

I was then off to NEW YORK CITY with some of my girls from dental school! so many fun memories and lots lots lots of laughs. Thank you girls for the invite! Time Square the night of the time square bomber. oooohhhhh!

bike ridin in central park

DELICIOUSNESS!! at serendipity we had some yummy hot chocolate.

my kids and all their craziness!

Brielle cracks me up. she got home from gymnastics and started jumping on the trampoline, then i came out and saw what she had worn to gymnastics. OH MY HECK!

Adam decided to try gardening this summer. here he is getting it all prepped!

Brielle in her adorable class performance.

Adlee and her friend Kayesli took home all the awards possible. They rock!

LAKE POWELL #1 with my family. lots of cousins and lots of fun!

My brother in law Jason headed up the minute to win it games on top of the houseboat at night. We were laughing uncontrollably. great times!
Even my parents got in on the action. hilarious

the kiddos chillin in the relaxation station.

my dad the fisherman takin out the kids.

lots of great times with cousins Ava and Sophie. so glad the moved to AZ!!! it was lots of fun doing so many things with them.

Emery and Noah doing bubble time.

Our buddies, the CHAFFEE's! miss you guys

adlee turned 9! she wanted a chuck e cheese party. i call it, UPCHUCK e cheese!

cousins at grandmas and grandpas

lots of swimming this summer. adlee and brielle both did great on swim team and learned a lot

girls girls girls

even NOah learned how to swim this summer. thank you aunt Jennifer for saving his life!

my baby sister got married!!!! so much fun, here are the cousins so cute! can't believe i dont have a pic of the bride yet! she was beautiful and we love her husband Scott McShane. they are so great together.

The girls did a musical theatre class, Mary Poppins! they did a great job memorizing their songs and parts. so much fun

went up to Pine with friends and family for Fourth of July. great fireworks in Payson and great laughs. always!!! i got my pjs made fun of too.

don't know why my eyes are closed but oh well! LAKE POWELL with family! my belly still hurts from laughing so much! great memories!
Brielle planted a sunflower and it has taken off. so cute! our garden is amazing, good job ADAM!