1 year old Photo Shoot

I always have these amazing ideas in my head and think that I can do them and for some reason it never turns out the way I had thought. That's how this photo shoot went. But it was still fun and I got a few good shots of this baby.

He kept walking away. He didn't think sitting and smiling was all that great!

What a handsome boy!

 He started laughing when I put his bid cupcake in front of him. Like "Is this ALL for me???"

 

He had fun eating all of the frosting!

Backyard Fun

 This has to my very most favorite picture of Carter. This is a look of sure joy and I can just hear the gut giggle that he was doing. I love it!! We always set up the little pool in the backyard and the kids have a blast running around playing in the water!

Water plus my kids equals happy kiddos!!

Smiles all around. Colbie looks so old to me in this picture!



My Crew baby is so happy to just pop around the backyard while the kids are back there. He eats rocks and walks way to close to the window well but he is one happy kid!!

1st pet

We are not really animal people in this house. Or at least Brook and I are not animal people. Therefore we have never had a pet. Not for my kids lack of asking more like begging for a puppy or something large like that so I thought we would maybe try a little small caged animal for our first pet. So we got a leopard gecko. It is suppose to be a good starter gecko. My kids love it! They named him JoJo. Camden held him a few times but he actually bit her the second time and so now he is just a pet that we watch. That seems to still entertain my kids plenty so we are happy! Lets just hope Camden doesn't get rabies or salmonella!  



It really entertaining watching him hunt his crickets! He is my kind of perfect pet!

last day...

First day of 1st grade

 

Last day of 1st grade.

Camden has had such an awesome year this year. She has LOVED her teacher Mrs. Pierpoint! and she has learned so much!

 Look how tan she is after summer...

and how white she is after winter! Ha, that's totally something she inherited from me!

Going diggin...

This little turkey is walking everywhere(which I love) and now he is into everything and anything. He is a busy boy! His favorite game is digging through the trash can. Pulling everything out and just making a mess. He even knows it is naughty cause when I am sitting there watching him he walks up to the garbage can and taps it and looks at me saying "nn, nn, nn." A few weeks ago we had grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner and there was an extra one that didn't get eaten so I threw it away. Well Crew found his way to the garbage can, of course, and started digging and then this is what I found!  

 

 

That's a guilty little face!

Family Bike Rides

These bikes are a little bit more work but my kids still love our family bike rides. I got this sweet bike trailer from my friend that was moving and oh man we love it. It's perfect for our little family!  Thanks April. We go on bike rides any time the wind is less then 30 miles an hour.  I thought that pulling the trailer would be hard but it isn't bad at all. I love summer time!!

Start them Young

Crew had his first ride on the motorcycle earlier this month. He thought it was pretty cool. He is just like every boy and he loves motorcycles. He can hear them coming a mile away and he just stares and watches them for as long as he can see them. So he was pretty excited to watch the kids and dad ride the 50 around the open field next to our house. 

We had the training wheels on so Carter was in heaven driving this around and around the field. Happy, happy, happy!!

Camden liked it also!

Even Colbie got in on the action. We start them young!