Best Buddies

Matt & I are so grateful for our 2 beautiful children. We share so many fun times together as a family & even though it's hard to catch them all with the camera... here are a few from this summer so far.

Night time readings of Harry Potter


DISCO Bowling - Brynn got a better score than I did by the way... (my college bowling professor would be very disappointed... HAHAHA!)



Sleeping out on the tramp with daddy. Brynn woke up with an even tighter bond with her daddy... and daddy woke up with really bad allergies. :) I could hear them out the open window talking about clouds, stars and Harry Potter until very late in the night. It's fun for me to watch Daddy and his Baby Girl.



Day Trip to Bear Lake






And LOTS of swimming in our back-yard



These two are getting closer & closer also. When Gavin cries she picks him up and carefully walks him around in circles and he calms right down. I hope they will become the best of friends and always watch out for each other.

Oregon Reunion

We had a great time at our family reunion in Oregon the first week of July. My amazing Grammy rented us 6 beautiful cabins in Mt. Bachelor Village in Bend, OR. The weather was perfect and we really enjoyed spending the 4th of July with family we haven't seen in a long time.

Matt went on a 25 mile bike ride with a total drop of 3,000 feet. He said they went off 12 foot table tops. Mind you... this is my husband who spends his days at the office. He came back with bruises and scratches all over his whole body but said he really enjoyed himself. He and Brynn also rented tubes with some of my other family and floated down the river. They came back with big smiles and blue lips. :) I went on a beautiful hike with my mom, cousins, and all of the kids. Brynn decided to stop hiking as we turned to head home so yours truly got to carry her and Gavin the 1 1/2 miles back. She was obviously pretty tired though cause this is what she did as soon as she walked in the door to our cabin.


We celebrated Grammy's 90th birthday in style at a beautiful restaurant in downtown Bend. We got to here stories of her life that most of us have never heard and shared many laughs.




One night my sister-in-laws, cousins, and sister Julia and I went to Twilight. I decided I can't see those movies at the theater any more. I laugh at all the wrong spots and leave feeling like I wasted another $9. It was fun spending time with the girls though ;).

There was a river right by the cabins so we had to walk down to play in it a couple of times.






We had a blast & it was great to get away for a few days. Our new van was very comfy and the kids traveled really well. We decided we will have to take lots more road trips in the near future.

Princess Jessi

Brynn's birthmommy got married in June and asked if Brynn would be her flower girl. Brynn carried around Jessi's wedding announcement for 2 weeks in anticipation of the big day. They got us a hotel in Provo and invited us to the wedding dinner at PF Chang's the night before. Brynn was completely enamored by Jessica. She couldn't take her eyes off of her and kept running her fingers through her long hair and telling everyone "This is my BIRTH MOM!" hahaha. It was so fun to see them together. On the drive home Brynn said, "Jessica looked like a beautiful princess." We couldn't agree more. She was stunning and looked so happy. We wish her all the best. We are so grateful that Jessi and her family let us be a part of it all. We sure love you guys!

Viva Las Vegas

In June Matt's brother Kyle got married to our gorgeous Caitlin. We are so happy that she is now a part of our family! It was a beautiful wedding & we had a lot of fun. We really enjoyed the time we spent with family.

We went to the strip with the kids on one of the days (pretty sure that wasn't the brightest idea we've ever had). But other than the occasional stripper and nasty billboard... we enjoyed ourselves ;).




We had a lot of fun dancing at the reception. Brynner's favorite thing in the whole world is dancing with her daddy. Kyle's friends got an Elvis to come to the reception and sing a few songs. After he was done, all of us girls took the opportunity to jump on the sketchy character... looking back at the pictures I think... ewww...ICK! But it was fun at the time. :)








We wish Kyle & Caitlin all of the happiness and love that can possibly fit into an eternity! Love you two.