some Haitian peanut brittle and sweet cards that Princesse and Maude Lynn sneakily left when they came to visit.
our Art Wall for the Summer.
An actual date OUT--
Ted Drewe's banana split...
...eaten down by the STL Arch.
I was asked to sub in singing time in primary back in July. Matt let me rope him into dressing up like a pioneer for our pioneer day themed songs :0)
getting notes ready to leave for Bry for the 5 days he was in STL after we left for SLC. He started this trend, that thoughtful hubby.
making some cards to take with us to Utah.
Lettering + sticker + plain card = my kind of card making.
Heather and Victor got Alex his own little Tow Mater. He gasped in delight when they handed it to him :0)
PhD Pool Party at Rich's place.
making our way to Utah...
Princess Brie & Miss Mousey.
this sweet little man slept on my lap for at least half of the flight.
Me and all three kids while Matt went to the Baño. Thank HEAVENS for Matt sitting next to Alex during the flight.
Tired kiddo fell asleep so Matt carried him in his car seat to the baggage claim. Once again, life saver.
Mémé rocking Lij in the same rocking chair where she used to rock me. Full circle.
sweet Lij.
the invitation that Brie made for our tea party with Aunt Emmie and Mémé.
silly Sheets.
Sister Lee and Lij back in the community garden. Sure LOVE their family. I get to see them almost every trip when they head behind the Hill's to tend their garden patch.
Our ride/stroll to Day's Market with Bompa, Brie and the Boys.
Yes, I let her ride it in the store ;0)
Love this view!
Me and Schmemmers outside the new Provo Rec.
The kids LOVED the indoor pool area.
Coordinating interchangeable outfits for my Mom's upcoming trip (to Branson and New York). So fun to play with other people's clothes ;0)
Strolling to the PV6th ward for church. Funny to think that we were doing this 3 years ago with just Brie now we have two boys en plus.
Me and Brie.
Yep, Lij has reached the squirm-like-there's-no-tomorrow phase when getting his diaper changed. Thank you for the demonstration, Uncle Matt.
a little visit to Elaine's French
Bakery with Matty Pooh.
Can we say NO air conditioning in Maggie?! Glad we all survived, Lij.
A VERY excited Alex asking to see Uncle Tim's car.
Can't get over the view from the guest bathroom window upstairs.
Costa Vida Spanish Fork drive through on the way to Em's class in Payson. (Can we say 9 minutes of hold with Café Rio then getting disconnected? Bummer.)
Practicing for kindergarten next year.
Oh that handsome little man.
visiting BYU's MOA with Uncle Tim
and three kiddos in tow.
and three kiddos in tow.
just chillaxin'.
oh that smile and those pudgy legs.
watching the sun set from the garden swing with my Sweetie.
Having just watched a few favorite episodes of Studio C and mentioning how Mallory and Matt are my favorite, look who I ran into! Good ol' late night trip to Orem Walmart :0)
Sending Bry off to the AAA conference with a card and a picture of three of his biggest fans :0)
At Scheel's with Bompa & Mémé, ready to ride the Ferris wheel.
Love those two.
Bomps and Lijaroo.
randomly ran into Britta Roper (and fam) at H & M @ Fashion Place Mall. Especially funny since they currently live in Boston and we were obviously just visiting from St. Louis.
More snuggles with my fussy little teething man (as evidenced by the ring in hand).
Snuggling with Bompa & Mémé, very reminiscent of when Brie was just a baby.
Nana Julz & Lij. Thanks for getting him to nap during Sunday School!
All of us Graden girls (-Heather) in Relief Society together.
Traveling home, waiting for Dad to get our checked bags.
a dinner waiting on our doorstep the night we got home, thanks to thoughtful Laura.
My little unpack-the-clothes-and-hang-them-up helper :0)
Brie apparently thought her thumb tasted better and was lending it to Lij.
Brie came to me with these in hand and wanted to read. J'aime ça :0)
Cute Kenzi. I will miss our front walk friends.
Joyce & Joseph, Me & Lij. These boys are one month apart (March 4th and April 4th). Joseph can you share some of your hair with Lij? ;0)
Getting pictures ready to mail...
sibs.
In order to make more room on his patio for more toys, Victor gave Mater to Alex. Very sweet and Alex was a very grateful recipient :0)
Handsome.
Lij and his Dad.
Play date at the Hintze's.
Saturday samples (and a little shopping) at Costco--Laura, Tiff, me and all 7 kids.
playing airplane with Brie and some stuffed animal friends.
Liz (A fellow ward member and friend) kindly cut our squirmy 4 yr. old's hair. Good bye tangles!
Alex & Brie with their new hair cuts.
streusel cake for Bry's big 30!
Alex snuck up to the pulpit after church and was saying, "Humpty Dumpty" (it's one of Alex's favorite nursery rhymes and someone had quoted it in church earlier that day.)
brothers.
ran something to Heather's house and came back to this. Brie is a little mother...and wow, look at that full diaper.
Elijah's first time having solids. Brie did the honors.
Victor lending his scooter and helmit to Alex.
Brie putting ingredients away after making spritz cookies.
Bry swimming with Brie & Alex. Love seeing them paddle around in their puddle jumpers.
Leaving the pool in style.
Jacob post oreo. I think he enjoyed it ;0)
damp tshirt + Alex's head = attempt to keep him cool on a HOT afternoon.
duh duh duh duh duh duh. the four wheeler was almost out of battery power and was creeping along.
Brie getting ready to feed her baby brother.
Saturday snuggle.
Adam & Alex riding together on our way to a rummage sale. Alex was in heaven :0)
Me & my Breebsie.
3 adults, 6 kids. Jon is on a hard rotation so we sat by Laura to combine forces during sacrament meeting.
Sister Emma Smith is now serving in our ward! She is one of Matt & Tim's great friends. Small world.
Me & the Kiddos watching the Recycling Man at work.
Poor Victor often get overwhelmed by my noisy bunch.
Went to get Alex out of room time (time out in his room) to find that he'd destroyed one of my childhood cassette tapes. Ironically it was on Happiness. Not so happy about it.
Out on the front porch in the beautiful morning light, getting ready for a visiting teaching lesson.
left over hearts from our anniversary.
Brie helping her baby bro sit up by himself. This kid has grown up in the last few weeks!
