more suMMer fun to catch up......here goes

Made these Harry potter wands for Madison and Riley and Miranda and for my boys. They were made out of paper and hot glue!

The girls also made these one night at a sleepover at our house.

Went to the Aquarium in Awatukee.

"Look Mom! A slug Bug!" Everytime we ride as a family in the car we play SlugBug. But our game includes PT cruisers because the kids used to get those confused with slug bugs And We play Scions just because...... they look crazy and jeep...because it has a tire on the back of it! Our kids are so good at recognizing these cars. It is so fun to play with them!

Night time swimming at Grandma and GRandpa's house = FUN!!

Happy Birthay Grandma!!







Madison took a sewing class this summer and made a bunch of things (backpack, decorative pillow, apron) And the big project was a quilt! She did such a good job. I need to post a picture of it and the rest of her things she made.

Vancey Pants

He is getting so big. I love EverythinG about this little man. He is fascinated with Loud car, truck or Motorcycle sounds. He will hear the Garbage truck while we are inside of the house and he'll say, "garage truk". It is so cute! We make sure when we hear it to go running out front to watch it pick up the trash in front of our house and down the street. He loves it. He is also a little afraid of it so I have to hold him when he hears it. He also will hear a motorcycle and he will say, "morocycle". He speaks soooo good. I love it when he say this..."tank Mama" it means, thanks mom. He is starting to have clearer conversations with his brother and Sister. He'll go up to Davin and say, " Hi Debin", which means Hi davin. He can say so much and he copys his older siblings all the time and it is so cute. He likes to pretend to talk on the phone and when I ask him who he is talking to he'll say, "Papa" which is my Dad. I love him so much!

Big Grad!!

Davin had THE BEST kindergarten teacher.
She was voted the best teacher at his school
for that same year. He would come home with
the cutest stories of things she did! He also
learned SO many sight words. We were so proud
of him!

Aren't they?

HanDsoMe??

The ants go marching in...

Mats had her 2nd Piano recital! She had a big audience for her performance. Grandma & Grandpa, Ricky & Sar in town, Aunt Jenny, & Aunt Nell! Mats played The ants go marching and she played it perfectly. A lot of practice went into this song, but it defintely paid off. I am so proud of my daughters dedication. She ROCKS!

What's up with Vance???

He is getting so big. This post is all about his many accomplishments. He is now 22months old, almost 2 and he can do so much. He is a talker. He can say mama, Dada, Penny, Benny, Papa, Mats, Daaabi (davin), Bwane (blane), Debey (debbie), Hewo (hello when the phone starts ringing), Channo (channel changer), Hi, Hold you, Chair, Bugy( bug),Jesus, stroller, shower, tackle ,so many more. He can put about 3 word together to make a sentence. He always squints his eyes when we tell him to smile for the camera. He loves to run and tackle me when I am on the floor. He can go up and down the stairs with no problem. He is a great sleeper. He like to flush the toilets after everyone. When we tell the other kids to go to the bathroom before we leave to go somewher, Vance pulls up his shirt and stands by Davin and Blane watching them "sword fight" into the toilet. And I must say how I love to clean pee up from evrywhere, but the toilet (that's just the way it seems to me)! Vance is such a joy! He just learned how to jump and he can actually get both feet off of the ground. When he does though, he usually falls over.

SummeR Tiiiiime...the livin's easy

Vacation Hot and Not list:

• Stayed for free in Newport with Jenny and Cody Fam = HOT
• Weather was soooo cold and cloudy (no tan & no mama Ocean) = NOT
• Davin fell outta tree while Mom was in the shower (Dad on duty) = NOT
• Lots of relaxing = HOT
• Shopping street vendors in Huntington = HOT
• Cousin's hangin' with cousin's = HOT
• BBQing in the cool outdoors = HOT
• Hotel through Priceline at the Hyatt in Newport w/ lot's of pools = HOT
• Watching "Percy Jackson Lightning Thief as a fam in bed @ hotel = HOT
• Digging a huge pool at the beach (so therapeutic) = HOT
• Loading up for HOME ( I love home) = HOT

Davin's Tree.... he was up super high and started to fall and had the thought to lean toward the tree and he landed on the Picket Fence. He recognized that Heavenly Father was watching out for him. I am so thankful!

This is his "cheese" face...AlwayS!

I WuB my fAm!