Taelor & Ethan

Just thought I would share these photos that were taken of Taelor and Ethan a few months ago. They turned out so cute. My friend Amanda's sister, Whitney Hartmann www.whitneyhartman.com took them. Thank you Whitney for doing such a wonderful job. I love them!

4th of July

Happy 4th of July! We hope everyone had a wonderful day. We had a great day, we started the day with a walk to Starbucks, then headed to a picnic at the park and ended the day in Ladera to see the best fireworks show ever. Taelor at first was not to sure of the fireworks, she was hiding in her stroller with her blankie looking with one eye. As they kept going she then grew to like them and clapped after each one. After they were all done, she was wondering where the lights went, it was so cute to see her expressions on her face. As for Ethan he fell asleep right before they started and slept right through them, so he did not get to see his first fireworks, oh well maybe next year. But, we had such a good day and we were all exhausted by the end of the day.

Funs days in the sun!!

WOW so where has the time gone?? I have been so busy lately, but we are having such a fun summer. We have been going to the pool, waterpark and beach with our friends trying to stay cool in this hot heat. Taelor is loving it and Ethan just hangs out like always. I can't wait to get him in the water! Hope everyone is enjoying summer as much as we are!

Desi's 6th grade promotion

We are so proud of you Desi! Congratulations!

My niece Desire is officially in Junior High! She had her 6th grade promotion this week and we are so proud of her. We still can't believe she is going to be in Junior High. Time has gone by so fast. I still remember the day she was born. We are so proud of you Desi and we love you! Good luck in 7th grade...stay away from those boys!

The Waterpark

Now that the hot heat is here, we have spent two of our days this week at the waterpark. Taelor had so much fun playing with all her friends. Ethan and Piper just hung out in their strollers, asleep most of the time, what a life they have! It is such a great place for the kids. I can't wait for Ethan to enjoy it with his big sister! Anyone who wants to come to the waterpark, let me know, we are always up for going, I am sure we will be there a lot this summer. Hope everyone is staying cool this week, it has been way too hot the past few days!

Father's Day

I hope all you wonderful Father's had a great day on Sunday. Saul had a wonderful day. Taelor and I made breakfast for daddy, and the kids made him a very special card also. At church they gave all the dad's a really nice leather bible, it was such a special present for all of them. After church we went to my parents house and had our pancake brunch, it was very delicious. We also met up with Saul's mom for a bit at the Spectrum, so we had a busy day but Saul enjoyed every moment of it. He is so proud to be a dad and he is such a wonderful dad to our kids. They are very lucky to have him as their daddy, just as I am lucky to have him as my hubby. I am also very lucky to have such a wonderful dad as well, who I love so much! Happy Father's Day!

Fun Day at the Beach

I know it has been over a week since I have blogged. I have been so busy and we have been doing so many fun things now that summer has arrived. On Saturday we went to the beach, just the four of us and we had so much fun. It was a bit chilly when we first got there but then it turned out to be a nice day. Taelor loved playing in the sand, she wanted to go in the water and Saul took her down there and sure enough she was so scared of the waves and wanted to go back. But I don't blame her, the waves were big that day. Ethan of course slept almost the whole time we were there, I wished I could have taken a little nap with him. Now that summer is here we are looking forward to many beach days, we can't wait!

Saul has a sprained ankle!

My hubby has a sprained ankle! On Saturday as Saul was getting out of the car he must have stepped on his foot wrong and sprained his ankle. He didn't notice it right away but by the time we got home, it was very swollen and he couldn't even walk on it. He didn't think he had sprained it, but as the night went on, it got worse and he was in a lot of pain. He rested all day on Sunday with his foot up and iced and it is feeling better than it was yesterday. Hopefully it will heal in the next couple of days. He hates being stuck on the couch!

Lexi's school play

On Friday we went to see Lexi (Chela's daughter) in her school play. It was about the rainforest and it was such a cute play. I was so glad I could be there for her. I took lots of pictures for Chela as her and Jimmy were out of town for their 10 year anniversary! Taelor and Ethan loved the play as well. After the play they had a "cast party", and Taelor thought she was so cool sitting with all the bigger kids at the lunch tables. Lexi loves Taelor so much and didn't mind Taelor tagging along beside her everywhere she went. She takes care of Taelor like she is her little sister. We are so happy to have Lexi in our lives we love her so much! Thanks for inviting us to your play, you did GREAT!!

Visiting Grandpa

On Thursday we stopped by Grandpa Richard's house for a short visit. It was his first time meeting Ethan and he hadn't seen Taelor in a long time. Taelor wasn't up for a picture with him, so maybe next time. A few days before our visit he had fallen down and the paramedics had to take him to the hospital. He is doing fine, he did not have any injuries but he said he was in a lot of pain and sore. It was nice seeing him and talking with him. He has such a BIG heart for the Lord and listens all day long to sermons on the radio. He is getting a little slower on walking these days but has a care giver who comes to take care of him, and she seams to be a good cook according to my Grandpa. It was a good visit with Grandpa and I am so glad he got to meet Ethan!