July

It seems I am down to blogging once a month. I just can't seem to fit more in. Here is a recap of July- mainly for journaling purposes. It has been full of BBQ's, fireworks, parades, camping, swimming and fun. It seems we have hardly stopped for a minute. I love it but am always happy when we get back to a routine too. It is always hard to send Heath back to work. We love having him around more.
This is from the Thornton reunion at Granite Hot Springs. We had a great time seeing family and it was really nice to be up there and not be pregnant; however, we traded that for a crawling/walking baby which might be just as hard. Hayden was so happy to have his Colorado cousins there so that he wasn't so outnumbered by girls.
Granite Falls
Hayden having fun do ing backflips in the pool.

Catching snail shells down by the creek.

Trip to the zoo.
Our cul-de-sac firework BBQ. We look forward to this fun every year. Mark was having as much fun as the kids!
Fun at the parade. We had a crowd of cousins this year.
This is how we spent most of our day on the 4th of July - minus the kids. I actually enjoyed riding around on this Harley. It was pretty fun. Heath would buy one in a second but he knows his wife will not go for it. It was fun to have it for a day.

I broke my camara so that was all the pictures we had. We also did some four-wheeling trips, water parks, swimming lessons, and park days. Summer is great!

June

Easiest way to describe what we have been up to in June: pictures.

Hannah got her hot pink cast off and was downgraded to a splint. We were so glad because it made showering and a few other summer activities much easier. We are now almost done with the splint. Yippee!

We love T-ball games.

Hannah has loved doing my hair. I have got to sport these great hairdo's to a few family events. Got to love it.

First sleepout on the tramp. Hannah made it until 11:30 and the boys until 5. They had a great time just got a little cold. While the kids were outside with Chloe for a few minutes, Chloe made and ate herself a mud pie. Note to self- 6 and 7 year olds get a little distracted when watching their sister outside (even if it is only for a few minutes).I always get reminded when we go to the river that I love it there. We had a great time walking, feeding the ducks, and looking at the scenery. I could go there once a week. It is beautiful and we are lucky to have it in our town. I was happy with how far my kids can walk now. I think sometime this summer we will make it all the way around.

We love park day!

Chloe is learning to stand up on her own. No major steps yet but she loves to stand up. Now that we are outside all the time we are ready for her to walk.

We made a quick trip this week with my parents to Mesa Falls, Island Park and a quick drive around Yellowstone park. We had a great time. We saw a lot of animals. The highlight was seeing a mother black bear with two baby cubs right off the side of the road.

Now off to Girls Camp to finish up the month!

Quick Trip to Mesquite

We were tired of the weather in Idaho so on Memorial Weekend we headed South. We ended up in Mesquite where the weather was great! The drive was fast, the swimming was fun, and the kids were very entertained with all their cousins (All of Heath's family went -minus Brody). It was so nice to just soak in the sun! Getting ready to watch the 3D movie at M &M World.

Love walking around this store!
Going for a roller coaster ride - stimulated style.
We went swimming again on Monday because the kids couldn't get enough of the pool and the weather before our quick drive home. Thanks to the Huls for letting Harley spend the weekend and being a great pitstop for the drive.

Hannah's cast covered up so she could swim. (It only got a little wet - oops).

All About Hannah

Hannah had a great time turning seven! She started out the night before by hoping that her room would be decorated when she woke up. We couldn't help but comply with balloons and crete paper. She got the twinkle toe shoes she wanted when she woke up the next morning and breakfast from her dad. She was excited when we brought her lunch at school and she finished out the day by going to Red Robin where she was very excited when they sang to her and brought her a sundae.
Celebrating a few days earlier with her Aunt Laramie.
Getting ready for her birthday party. She wanted a Hawaiian theme. They had a great time playing the limbo, learning to hula, playing hula-hula-coconut, eating fruit kabobs and cupcakes, and playing hot coconut. We were glad it was a nice day so all those girls could play outside.

This weekend we took a girls trip to Boise. We had a great time spending the weekend together and hanging out with my cousins Ruth and Angie. Here we are at P.F. Chang's. I love it but Hannah just tolerated it. She was glad when I got her a breakfast sandwich from McDonald's the next day. Then we got to go to Wicked! It was so great. I loved the story. We had been listening to the music for the past few months so it was fun to see how it all came together. I recommend this musical to everyone. It was great. Hannah loved it!

The kicker for the weekend - Hannah broke her wrist! I got a call on Thursday afternoon that she had fallen off of the monkey bars. With her low tolerance for pain, I didn't really think it was broken. But when she still wouldn't use it the next morning and had been awake all night we though we better go have a doctor check it out. Sure enough it was broken. One cute hot pink cast later and it is all fixed. Hopefully it will heal quickly so she can enjoy summer. This is our first broken bone of the family -here's to it being the last!

Hayden-isms

Don't you love his toothless grin! He has lost four teeth really fast which has left him with quite a smile. He sure is having a hard time saying his letter "s" lately.

Here are a few quotes from Hayden -
He came home from school the other day and told me a conversation he had with one of his teachers. He said she was down tying his shoe and he was looking at her and decided to grab her cheeks like we do with Chloe. He then told her "I just love these chubby cheeks". I was mortified that he would say that, but he told me it was okay because she laughed really hard. Does that make it okay?
Yesterday he asked me when it was going to be "Sunday". I said it is today. He said no mom you know "sons" day like daughter or mother's day. You get a Mother's day. I want to sign up for a "Son's" day.
This kid keeps me laughing everyday.