Quotes and Pics

Evan's first time in a swing... ... he loved it!


Picnic and feeding the ducks with friends.

Brian's masterpiece: Corn Hole! Didn't he do a good job? This set was for his parents... he's finishing painting our set. Way to go honey! You're so talented.

Scooching backwards under the couch... he can move himself where he wants to go but no real crawling yet.

Natalie and Blake have loved having new kids to play with... everyday it's "Can we please go play with the neighbors?" They worked on making houses out of these boxes for many days in a row.

Natalie helping give Daddy his haircut.

She'll be taking over my job pretty soon!

The latest quotes:

Me:"Do you know what fireworks are?"

Natalie: "They're kinda like really pretty stars"

As we put out a blanket on the field to watch fireworks (yeah, these are old!), Blake said, "Eat?" He's always ready for a picnic. :)

"Blake, you can play with the mint truck." (cement)

When we bought a half gallon of milk instead of the usual gallons, Natalie said, "Oh, that's so cute!"

"Can I put some of that dirt on me too?" (my face powder)

Blake is talking full sentences, it's amazing, although I don't really have any funny ones from him yet. He does say "Nahnee" and "Eh-vy" for his siblings and copies everything Natalie says.

Grange Fair

I know it's been while since I posted... our days and nights have been pretty busy lately. A couple weeks back we went to the Grange Fair. Actually, Brian and Natalie went with his family over the weekend but both boys weren't feeling well so I stayed home with them and we all went as a family later that week. Very fun. They have tons of booths with "fair food"

Lots of animals too see.

Cows getting washed.

The main reason we went was to watch the Tractor Pull-- different tractors would hook up to a 32,000 pound sled and see who could pull it the length of the track in the fastest time. Quite interesting... we're defnitely in PA! :)

The front end of the tractor would tip up like in the movie "Cars" and they were so loud. The kids loved it. :)

Natalie had already gone on a bunch of rides with Grandma and Bethany so we didn't really do any this time. The fair is huge though... you could spend days there!

I love fun times a family! :)

End of Summer Days

Brian is back to classes and lots of different things are starting back up again. It's now September and there is a definite chill in the air these days. I think summer is on it's way out around here. We've had a lot of fun this summer but I am kind of ready to get back into some routines. And wearing sweaters, sipping hot chocolate and the start of football season all sound pretty good--our time in Hawaii definitely made us appreciate the seasons! Here's a look at some of what we've been up to these last days of summer. Daddy's famous double decker slide.Making homemade pita bread. My kids LOVE it and I saw a recipe online and they are great. We've been stuffing them for sandwiches and making pizzas on top. Yummy. It's fun to watch because they puff up while cooking (that's what makes the pocket inside.)

Our three cute kiddos

Evan is scooching all over the place these days!

And eating up a storm too. :)

MOPS playdate at the park...lots of kiddos!

That's Evan on the blanket... and the kids in the creek.

We had a dance party one night before bed. We flipped through the music channels on our TV and we all had fun dancing around. I love fun family memories.

Evan loves the bumbo... he can sit up for a little bit on his own... growing up every day!

We had a MOPS leader retreat a couple weekends ago. This is our coordinator Leigh Anne who is becoming a great friend. I highly recommend checking to see if you have a MOPS group near you--it's such a great thing for Moms!

Writing everyone's names with magnets.

Playing outside

Couch fort with Alayna and Kierstyn

Lots of new neighbors have moved in... and lots of kids too!

Hope you're enjoying your last days of summer! :)