Cuteness

 My baby is no longer a newborn and it's killing me.  Stop growing Hailey!  Although I am enjoying her everyday and I love that she now smiles every time I talk to her.  She is just darling and melts my heart.  She is such a happy baby and has just started to laugh.  We are so grateful for her sweet spirit and the love she has added to our family!

Sand hollow and the Virgin River

 We love the outdoors and the kids love swimming, digging in the sand and throwing rocks in the river, which makes Sand Hollow and the River two of our favorites.  This past weekend we had a great time paddle boarding and playing in the sand at Sand Hollow.  The boys were even brave enough to try the paddle board by themselves.  The next day we went on a hike to an old gold mine and then went down to the river to play around in the water.  Our kids are happiest when they are exploring outside!

PopPop and Nana

 We always have such a great time when Nana and PopPop come to town!  This was the first time PopPop has been able to see the baby.  We had a great time going to the park and hanging around the house and just enjoying being together.  I miss living 10 minutes away from my family and I am grateful that I live within driving distance and am able to see them at least every couple months.  

Michael's 9

 The little boy that made me a mom just turned 9!  How can that be!  I still remember bringing him home from the hospital.  He was so tiny 6lbs 8 oz and now he is 53 lbs and 4'2".  Time flies!  For Michael's birthday he chose to stay home from school and go to the Fiesta Fun Center for arcade games and pizza, then to go see Minions the movie in the theater, then back home for cake and ice cream and presents.  He loved his new mountain bike and kendama.  And Nana and PopPop were here, which made it even better!  Michael is loving, funny, silly, determined, and full of life.  We love you Michael!!!  Michael also had a batman swimming birthday party at the our pool.  The boys had a great time swimming, playing Bean Boozled, and eating cupcakes.

 

 Michael's Birthday Bash

Fishing, Frisbee golf, and Cuteness

 Since it is still pretty hot in St. George we spend quite a few weekends in the mountains and one of the places we like to go is a lake in Cedar City.  The boys love to fish and Juliet and I like to play in the water.  Bryce was even able to catch a fish this time and let it go and Michael and Juliet went swimming in the cold water.  Jeremy has also taught the kids how to play frisbee golf and we have a lot of fun chasing the frisbees around.  I also had to post some pictures of how cute my kids are.  I love being a mommy to these fun, crazy, loving, sassy, sweet kids.  They are my whole world and I love that I get to stay home with them!

Cedar City Lake

 

 Cuteness

 Frisbee Golf

Triathlon

 My stud muffin of a husband just completed his 8th triathlon.  He competed in the Sand Hollow sprint triathlon.  He swam .5 mile, biked 12 miles, and ran 3.1 miles.  Pretty impressive!  Bryce was even able to finish the race with him and he was thrilled when they handed him his own medal.  The kids thought it was fun cheering all the racers on and I think that it is so good for them to see that health and staying active is something that is important to us and hopefully they will follow in our shoes!

Thackeray Visit

 My wonderful sister and her family came for a visit to see the new baby and we had so much fun having them here.  Sheryl and I have always been best friends and now our husbands are best friends and our kids are best friends.  It's one big party when we are all together.  I miss seeing my sister and so to have her here and be able to stay up late talking and to have her love on my new baby was wonderful.  Thank you for coming to see us Thackeray Clan!