Early Birthday Party for Miss Addison

Since we will be camping over Addie's actual birthday we decided to throw her a party a week early. Honestly it works out great for her since she gets to party twice instead of once. She asked for a Tinkerbell/Spider-Man party and that's what she got! When she saw this Spider-Man shirt at the store, she insisted I buy it for her...how could I could resist? And she looked adorable! I love how much she loves Spider-Man and Tinkerbell!

She's a bit funny with loud noises. Always covering her ears when she thinks its a bit too loud.

Addie was so excited for her party, she was screaming with excitement and was running from here to there. And she was pretty dang spoiled!

We also did a balloon release for our Allie. I love to do something special just for her, I hope she knows how much we love and miss her. She's always with us and she deserves to be remembered as well. Love you Allie, Happy Birthday baby!

Thanks everyone for coming, you all made her day a HUGE success!

Tracy Aviary

Yesterday we met my parents at the Tracy Aviary downtown SLC. My dad retires in a month and we are looking forward to spending more time with him but we enjoyed a few hours that he took off work to spend with his grandkids. Our kids are extra spoiled around my parents- as in they can do NO wrong. They are completely spoiled and my kids love them very much. I love watching them together, it's pretty incredible. Glad we could spend a beautiful afternoon together before school starts back up!

Aspen Campground

We went camping a few weekends ago and had such a good time exploring together in the mountains. I am learning to love camping, it's still an adjustment for me but I see the joy in my kids faces and I know its worth all the hard work!

Lincoln was obsessed with throwing rocks in the river. When we told him we were leaving he was a bit upset and threw a bit of a tantrum.

The next day we drove an hour away to hike up to Alta Lake. The drive to where we started the hike was a bit scary for me but it was absolutely beautiful. It was a mile hike into the lake and the kids did awesome! We were the only people around besides the hundreds of cows roaming the mountains.

Afterwards we let the kids swim near our campsite. Cambree had been looking forward to it all day long!

The next day, I swear Benton was trying to give me a heart attack. He took me on another drive up a steep mountain. We ended up at a lake with a stream for us to fish at. The kids were so excited, Benton probably caught 50 fish but he threw them all back since they were too little to eat.

We did a fire and of course made smores! Lincoln thought he was big stuff sitting in his chair with a jumbo marshmallow!

We had the best weekend, until next time!

15 Months old

Lincoln is 15 months old and the most adorable little guy! He weighs 21 pounds 4.5 ounces and is in the 25th percentile for his age group. He is 30.2 inches tall and is in the 15th percentile for height in his age group. He doesn't say much quite yet but he can say: "hi", "dada", and "what's that?". Oddly enough he quit saying "mama" I keep trying to remind him but it's not working. He can wave and give high fives and kisses on demand. We think he's pretty dang cute.

I took him to Primary Childrens Hospital for an eye exam a few weeks ago. His pediatricians office said they thought one of his eyes was off a degree or two at his 12 month check up. Thankfully everything came back good, his eyes are perfectly straight. He however has an astigmatism that we will have to watch to make sure it doesn't cause any vision problems. It was a long 3 hour appointment and I'm glad we are all done with it!

He is still the best eater. He LOVES any type of food. He still nurses about 4 times a day, he's going to really struggle when I try to wean him off.

The girls are still gaga all over him. There's still a lot of kissing & snuggling going on around here and I doubt it will stop anytime soon!

He's a busy little guy and likes to explore and get into everything. He does the funniest faces with his little teeth, always grinding them together. He has 8 teeth and he's getting 4 more molars as we speak.

Love our Lincoln boy, he melts all our hearts.

A little Exploring

We decided to take a drive and explore the mountains a few weeks ago. Pictures in the mountains are always my favorite, beautiful surroundings with my most favorite people. I love getting away from the hustle and bustle and enjoy nature. It was a good afternoon.

Cambree was a bit grumpy when her daddy had to hold her arm across the river so that she didn't float away. She thinks she's invincible these days and can do it all on her own. It's hard thinking you are bigger than you really are.