what a beautiful mess

Here is everyone canning some wheat for FHE last week. Our stake has a canner that we can just reserve for the week. Makes it a whole lot easier than trying to get to the cannery. Trevor is crazy. I took the kids to the zoo last week and we had a blast! The monkeys are always our favorite because they remind us of Joshua. He loves animals and loves birds the most (which I now can't stand after almost being attacked by a bird while out running). The other day after a picnic on the lawn, Stephen threw his half eaten sandwich in the grass away from the eyes of the clean up crew (me). So we were sitting in the front room later that night and we look out the window. A squirrel was sitting in our grass, eating the sandwich just like we would. It was so funny. It was definitley the entertainment in our house that night! Especially since we took the tv out of the house for the month. Trevor actually brought it back in for me last night so that we could watch gymnastics. Too bad it was a...

Here are some pictures of the kids that Trevor took at the Temple a couple of weeks ago. I thought they turned out really nice. Doesn't Stephen have the cutest smile? Joshua did NOT want his picture taken. This is the best one we could get since he was mad and would not even look at us. Emily is looking way too grown up. She is actually going into 2cd grade if you can believe it! Annabelle always takes good pictures. Her hair is finally calming down a bit but it still more often than not looks a little rag-dollish! I love it. They really do get along most of the time. And once in a while we get a sweet picture like this!

It has been so long since I have updated. I have no excuses. I just have put it off and put it off. Well, I cant put it off any longer. I've had too many people ask about it. Plus, I want to update, I really do!!! We have had a great summer so far but that is another post! We just got back from Bear lake this last weekend and had a great time! It was very relaxing. It was so good to see all our family. It had been way too long. We relaxed at the pool, at the lake, on the deck and on the couch. Trevor took the week off of work and it was so nice to have him home/with us. I no longer had to hear the never ending question of "When will Daddy be home?" The kids have more fun with him I think! Here are some pictures of our kids from the weekend. A lovely one of Emily! Her teeth are finally starting to come in. She looks adorable. Annabelle playing in the sand. She finally has her second wiggly tooth and is already asking us to tie it to a doorknob! Joshua is getting so big! ...