Fourth of July

We had a really fun fourth of July this year.  We went to the Cherry Days Parade that morning, came home, cooked some yummy food, and then had two BBQ's.  We were very full by the end of the day.  I made red white and blue cupcakes and we got to celebrate Jim's b-day.  It was a very eventful and fun day with everyone!  Happy Fourth of July!

Nothing beats a slurpee at the parade!

My corn eater

The big girls! Gracie kept stealing food off Abby's plate when she wasn't looking.

swimming time

We have been lucky enough to enjoy the water during this semi-warm summer.  I say semi-warm because 80 degrees just doesn't feel like summer to me :)  Anyway, here in Ogden they have a splash pad for the kids.  We took Gracie there with some friends of ours a couple of weeks ago and we all had a blast.  Gracie was scared to death at first but, Beau held her for about 30 minutes and showed her the water was not scary.  Eventually she let him put her down and she was pushing kids out of the way to play in the water.  It was so funny.  

We also had the opportunity to go swimming at this beautiful condo we stayed at in Park City. I will post pictures of the whole park city adventure later but, here are the swimming pictures.  Gracie LOVES the pool. She floated in her yellow raft for a while but then wanted out. We got her out and she decided she wanted to swim on her own. It took all the strength I had to hold onto her. She would paddle her arms like daddy and kick her feet. It was so cute. Beau LOVES that Gracie loves to swim. He was having even more fun than she was.  My two little fishes. 

3+1=4

Well, I suppose it's time to announce that I am not just gaining weight at a ridiculous pace from overeating, I have not just been hibernating in my home avoiding all people and places for fun, and I don't normally fall asleep standing up.  All of these things are a result of a big surprise for us all.

I'M PREGNANT!  

Almost 19 weeks pregnant to be exact.  We didn't tell people until now for many reasons but, I couldn't keep it hidden any more.  We went to the doctor on Monday and found out another suprise...

IT'S A GIRL!

At least right now it is :) We will see in a couple of weeks if she remains that way. I think she will :)

Other than that we have had lots of things going on but I am too tired to write about it now so you will get a long blog eventually.  To end, here is a picture of our beautiful daughter for your viewing pleasure :)

 

A month of being grateful in pictures: Day 1

Today I am grateful for warm days where I can sit outside and have a picnic lunch with my beauty queen.

A new tent finally!

After almost 4 years of marriage we FINALLY bought a tent.  We love it!  We also got a killer deal on it.  We were planning on camping last weekend but we live in Logan so it was too cold at night for Gracie.  Oh well, we still set the tent up in the front yard just to experience it!

Photo Shoot

I wanted to take a picture of Gracie the other morning because she is so darling and my favorite thing to take pictures of so I took one.  She began throwing a huge fit until I relented and continued to take pictures of her.  I love how her face changed with each picture.  She is such a ham.

Box Fort

A couple of weeks ago Beau built Gracie a fort out of packing boxes.  She loved it and would hide in it all day.  I came out to look and saw that she was playing in her fort.  Beau also came in and when Gracie saw him she came running out of the fort and grabbed his leg, dragging him into her fort.  I thought "fun I want to come" so I got down on my hands and knees and started to climb through the doorway.  Apparently I wasn't invited because she quickly pushed me out and pulled daddy in more so I couldn't get in.  I was only slightly offended.