SWIMMING

We've been swimming so much this summer.....

So much infact, that if you want to see my older boys cry

(as in full on real tears)

ask them if they want to go swimming!! ;-)

Macks got over all his fears and anxiety with swimming

and became a fish this summer!  It's been so fun to see him

smile and explore and learn new things!!



Sassy Frassy and her Auntie Diz

Watch out!

Dracula staying out of the sun....or being punished

by his mean Auntie....

Diz and Brady

Auntie May & Marley May

Tricks with Uncle Brady

Family swim

Attacking Aunt Diz

CHEESE

Madden driving Uncle Brady crazy with a squirt gun

Thank you Great Nani & Papa for the fun pool!

Happy Birthday Madden! The big 10!

Madden - 10 years old
-Sassy as ever
-Sighs and rolls his eyes better than anyone
-Thinks nothing is ever fair
-Loves to play soccer
-Loves to play Minecraft on the computer
-Very thoughtful and caring of others feelings
(except for when HE is teasing/torturing THEM)

New Sleeping bag from Nani & Papa

Camping back pack from Nani & Papa

The Famous Cake made by Nani

Madden in his new sleeping bag

Carson and his new telescope

Cody and his new side-by-side

BLOOOOOW!

COUSINLY LOVE

Nani and her new hedge trimmer for her birthday.
Lucky lady!! ;-)

REAL SALT LAKE

While watching the kids one night....Bill told the kids that if they could all memorize the Real Salt Lake Fight Song....then he would take them to a game.  A few hours on youtube with this video on repeat....all 4 kids had it down pat!
So off we went!

Horse Therapy

Macks is doing Horse Therapy this summer with his speech therapist Miss Emily. He was a little nervous at first....but now looks forward to it all week! If I say too much about it....I'll just start crying.  It's been amazing to see the progress and improvement he's made  with his speech and anxiety!  THANK YOU MISS EMILY!

Spring Fun

Find this monkey climbing the fridge.....

And when I ask her what in the world she was doing.....
She replies, "Just getting my exercises."

I'm sure she was not trying to get the Oreo's that I hid up there!

Boys got nothing on her!

Marley helped me babysit Pip.  She kept her nice and quite on our walk!

Marley was told to go get ready for swimming. 
Here she is ready to go!!

With a little help from Mom we're looking WAY better!

Madden took this picture and sent it to me:
"Mom, aren't you SO proud of the healthy dinner I made tonight?"
Umm....yes son.  So proud! ;-)

We've been doing a lot of yard work.....
Okay, who am I kidding!??!  I haven't touched a thing....
But Bill and Marley have!  And they're making our yard look beautiful!

I took all these jokers swimming one day....by myself! 

Then had ice cream cones at McDonalds.

I might have accidently told them that McDonalds had

run out of big cones....so we had to have the small courtesy cones! :)