PRESCHOOL

Here is Connor on the first day of school. He has his bear and lunch for "teddy bear picnic".

He had a field trip to the fire station. 

He was into taking silly pictures that day :)

and so were the fireman!

We also had a field trip to Black Island Farm.

Here he is with his good friend Logan. 

Connor and Brooks picking out their pumpkins.

Connor got a carrot he was pretty excited about! And of course he would be all Connor will eat is carrots, celery, and plain lettuce leaves! He might be turning into a rabbit my friends!

Who doesn't love Black Island Farms so many fun things to do! 

Most of my blog pictures have come from Erika's blog so I will be making an effort to snap away more often and get these cute boys' pictures on the blog!

We have some fun Halloween stuff coming up I will be sure to post!

SOCCER

Here are a few pics from the end of this summer. 

Justin and Connor hit the alpine slides and the new alpine coaster! They LOVED it! Brooks was too little so we stayed down below and had snow cones :)

Connor playing outdoor games with his cousins at the homestead. 

Brooks playing on the rocks.

We got a little four wheeling in.

and dirt biking. 

Connor started soccer. Time goes by so fast I cannot believe he is old enough to be on a team. However, he made the cut off by about two weeks and he is still by far the tallest player on the field!

At first Connor thought it was pretty lame that you could not use your hands or tackle people, 

but as the season continued he seemed to get the hang of it and enjoy it more!

IT'S WHAT FUN IS...SUMMER!

Here are some fun pictures from this summer off of my phone. Enjoy! 

Kenna, Connor, and Rylee hanging out :)

Brooks watching the Rodeo at Hooper Park

The boys having fun

Connor riding his dirt bike

Matt riding Connor's dirt bike

Tired after a long day of playing

4th of July fun with Brooklynn and Bryonna

Brooks laughing and laughing

Brooks met a litte girl at the park,they played all day together, it was too cute!

Abby and Brooks riding tandem on the sit n' stand 

Brooks LOVES slides

We have spent a lot of time at Lagoon this summer

We went to the demolition derby at Davis Country Fair and the boys LOVED it!

Instead of riding the elephant Connor opted for a monster truck ride

This summer has been so crazy busy! 

I started working from home in March and it has been a great thing for me, but man do we feel busy all the time! 

We sure have had a fun summer!

CUTEST BABY CONTEST!

My friend Ashley and I took our kids to the Minky Couture baby contest a few weeks ago. 

The pictures turned out so cute I wanted to share them! 

We managed to sneak Connor is one of the photos :)

Definitely the cutest kids to me!

Love these boys!

Hip, Hip, Hooray for America!

A little while ago my cousin's cute wife, Natalie, and I were talking about yard work. 

 She told me about one of her neighbors who removed all their grass and filled their yard with gravel and spray painted it bright green to look like grass so they would not have to do yard work. 

My reply was something like, "Oh my gosh, I would die if my neighbors did that!" 

She laughed and said, "I don't know... I kinda like it because it reminds me that we live in America where people are free to spray paint their yards green!" 

Cute Natalie has forever changed my outlook. So often I find myself driving past some house with crazy off the wall decor and instantly I am smiling and repeating in my head 

hooray for America!!!

As crazy as politics get, it is easy to get frustrated with our country and sometimes rightfully so.

But often I find myself looking at world news in disbelief at what is going on and I am reminded how fortunate I am to live in America, flaws and all!

I have always loved the Fourth of July, 

here are some fun ideas I found on pinterest to celebrate this week.

What's more American than ice cream?

Hotdogs?

A little side note...Justin and I love to go to MLB games. The other night on American Restoration they were restoring an old hot dog cart to sell 'dodger dogs'. 

I learned a lot about the Dodgers and their famous hotdogs.

I think we definitely need to hit a Dodgers game and try out a dodger dog, the most famous hotdog in America :)

Fun mismatched patriotic tables.

Martha Stewart's bike decorating kit, I know my boys would love this!

Love these layered drinks!

These would be fun to snack on while watching fireworks.

And how easy would these be to make? Super cute!

Happy Fourth of July!!!!