Sweet and Silly Pictures

Joseph and Carlie bright and early. They are both such morning people! They always have lots of smiles.

Caden and Carlie swimming at Liberty Park

We couldn't pass up this perfect photo-op at the county fair.

Grandpa and grandkids at Gardner Village.
Joseph's face makes me laugh, I love it! Carlie and Joseph at Gardner Village's Luau.

Once in a Lifetime

Here is a picture of something I never thought I would see. I walked into the family room to see Davis sitting in Carlie's lap watching television. It was a miracle they were that close and not hitting each other. Within a minute Davis was passed out on the couch. I guess this is what I get for skipping his nap today.

Hooray for School!

Carlie started preschool this week. Hooray!! Carlie, Davis and Mom are so happy! We miss our Carlie the couple of mornings she is gone, but it has been great for me to spend more one-on-one time with Davis. All summer Davis has had to listen to Carlie tell him exactly what he should be doing and how to do it. Aren't big sisters great? Davis really wanted to go to preschool with Carlie the first day and spent the morning crying, but once I told him he could pick what he wanted to do for the day he got over his sadness pretty quickly and we headed to the park. Carlie loves the neighborhood preschool we have set up and she is happy to be back with her cute little friends. Here are a couple of pictures from the big day! Even dad got to be home for a little while on her first day of school.

Chunky Monkey

Rick wanted to get lots of pictures to document our chubby Joseph. He is now 4 1/2 months old. At his 4 month checkup he weighed 17 lbs 14 oz (95%) and he's still gaining. The picture above is of Joseph in the middle at 4 months with my friends babies, Holland on the left at 6 months and Harrison on the right at 3 1/2 months old. The pictures below show off his chubby body and the fact that he has no knees. He is a super sweet baby and we can't get enough of his chubbiness!

Swim Little Fish!

It has been HOT!! Thank goodness we have had lots of fun times in the water this last week. Carlie has become our little fish. She can't get enough of the water and can stay in the pool for endless amounts of time. We spent the past weekend in Park City with Rick's extended family. Carlie spent most of the time in the pool playing with cousins. Davis also loved the water and spending time with his cousins Hunter and Kade.

We spent the 24th of July with our friends just relaxing in Kelly's parent's pool. This was Joseph's first time in the water and he loved it!

We spent an evening at Echo Reservoir boating with our neighbors. This was Carlie's first time riding on a tube behind a boat. This picture was taken after all the kids were dunked into the cold water. I'm surprised they all got back on the tube. The kids were still a little apprehensive about trying the tube out again and cried the entire ride. At least they got back on!