Happy Anniversary, Birthday & Father's day !!!

Well I might as well keep blogging, I am on a roll and I don't know when I'll have the time to update it. So this upcoming week is a busy week for us. Jason is starting his next round of MBA classes, it's our 4 yr anniversary on Wednesday the 17th, on Saturday it is Blake's 1st birthday/Jason and I have Youth Conference that evening (Jason's the DJ) , and then it's Father's day on Sunday. So we are doing a lot of celebrating this week. Then the following week the kids and I are heading to Canada to visit my parents for 10 days. Then 4 days after we get back I have Young Women's Camp for 4 days. So if I start slacking again on my blog you know why :) Anyways we are looking forward to the summer and I will post pictures as soon as I can.

Baby Blake

So since Blake isn't in any of my previous blog entries I had to add this picture. I can't believe Blake is turning 1 a week from tomorrow. I am a little sad, but happy that the older he gets the more I will get to see his little personality. He has been such a good baby...the kind all mothers dream of....happy, good sleeper, good eater, and low maintenance. Oh the good Lord knew what I needed the second round :)

Summer Time...Sort Of ???

Well it's June and as much as I am in summer mode the weather is telling me otherwise. Yes, we have been getting WAY TOO MUCH RAIN in Chicagoland...grrr. But that being said we try and take advantage of every opportunity we have to get outside to run and jump around. Yes, we decided to invest in a trampoline this year! I have heard the horror stories and thanks to Andee I have see pics of the horror that can occur on a trampoline (broken bones). However, with little kids, only a couple of them on the tramp at a time, and a paranoid mom (ME :) that is always out there watching and monitoring the kids when they are playing together, we are enjoying it a lot. Tristen loves it and mom loves the fact that it wears Tristen out, so it works for the both of us. Here are some pics of Tristen and some of her friends during a play date.






Yes, so we are attempting to grow tomato plants this year. I have never had a real plant indoor or outdoor. We almost killed the one plant, but thanks to a friend that told us we needed wholes in the planters for the water to drain, we had a rebirth. Thank heavens for second chances. Also we wanted to try planters that way the little critters AKA the rabbits don't nibble on our pride and joy.

I love to see the Temple!!

Over the Memorial day weekend our little family decided to visit Nauvoo. Yes....another really late post, but better late than never right? Tristen LOVED the temple and Jason was able to go to an old friend's wedding. It was a nice trip and it was nice to see Tristen excited when she saw some of the things we talk about in Family Home Evening. Here are a few pics of our weekend. P.S We still have never had a family photo with the 4 of us ....yes, I know we are bad, ok maybe when we look to take pictures of the 4 of us no one else is around to take the picture or one of the kids is sleeping. Take note, Blake was sleeping when a nice couple offered to take our picture :(