For the Love of Pinterest

For those of you who have not yet discovered Pinterest, I highly recommend that you do. There are inspirations galore, but be warned: countless hours may be wasted:)

A few of my latest finds~

that little camera charm necklace is pretty adorable, not to mention those pink flats~

you can follow my pins here

and have a happy monday!

Bear Lake

A weekend in pictures{and a few words.}

I think I take too many pictures, but I will never regret it~right?

This is why we love our koda~bear so much. He is adorable with the kiddos~

Rylie clearly losing a bubble war...

One of Nic and my happy places~ on the lake, with a wakeboard.

Let's have a contest~ me....

Nic...

me...

Nic...

Ya, I am way funner to watch;) Ha ha! He is like a water ballerina out there.

We love Buzz and Woody~

Some serious good grub at Cafe Sabor~

Crazy 8's and Go Fish~ Kade's a little card shark. He seriously can not get enough:)

And gotta top it off with a camp fire. Diggity dogs and s'mores~ so tasty!

What would we do without our wonderful family?

Always such fun when we are together.

~xo

Celebrating our Independence

As the years have passed, I have gained a greater love and appreciation for the freedoms we enjoy, and all those who made it possible to enjoy them. It is such a happy and liberating day for our country. We are normally in Bear Lake for the 4th, but with Kaden's baptism falling on that weekend we were home for the celebration. At first we weren't quite sure what to do with ourselves, but it didn't take us long to fill up a day with some super fun plans. Nic and Kaden hit up the boy scout breakfast in the park {deliciousness} while the littles and I got ready. Then it was off to a parade...

Nothin' beats sugar for breakfast;)

Parker fightin' a kiss that I know he wants...

After the parade we headed up to Mimi & Papa's house for a little BBQ action, and a dip in the pool. Papa on the grill~ oh, that shirt he is sporting is one that he snagged whilst hitting the slopes (ya, snow) on July 1st! Crazy business.

A hula~hoop contest. May the best man win~

{Ry~bug smoked em' all, she's an animal with that thing}

Then it was off to the carnival for some philippino food, hawaiian ice, a train ride for Parke, some rock climbing for Kade, and bouncy~houses for the sis...

Back at home we stirred the neighborhood with our firework ruckus. Our kids went gaga over the monster snaps! It was a great ending to a fabulous day...

summer is so great~

~xo

A Night at the Park

Take two.

We have sort of settled into a new summer tradition~ see us last year here.

I can't believe how a year can change everyone, especially those kiddos.

I love care~free, happy nights like this. It's what summer is all about...

Such a wonderful memory to tuck away with the others.

Cousin~lovin'... doesn't get much better.

~xo

Family Pictures

This summer has been a wild one! It has been full of picnics, swimming, fireworks, birthdays, party's, warm nights at the park, family, a baptism, Hawaiian ice, friends, a concussion, bike riding, girls camp, running, lots and lots of ice cream, and the list goes on. Somewhere in there we were able to squeeze time in for some family pictures. Here are some of the fav's~

Poor Rylie had strep throat and wasn't feeling awesome, but she was a little trooper.

Family pictures are always good times~ ha! Actually, I have to say that this time was much less traumatic than our last go round. Besides a stubborn 3 year old, and some hungry kiddos in the end, the night went pretty smooth. Thanks so much to Sharstin~ girl you are such a sweetheart, and we can't thank you enough for sharing your amazing talents with our family!

~xo