second half of july...

It was busy...

16 jul

One of the deer that feel like our yard is their home. D and I actually tossed an apple out to this one and he/she came and chomped on the apple right outside our window. The kids loved it!

17 jul

The girls and I had a mommy daughter date. We went to a salon and got pedicures. It was fun! They loved it. A even asked me later if we could do it every week. UM NO! LOL!

18 jul

We started reading the Sea of Monsters as a family.

19 jul

S blowing bubbles. I love her messy little Cheetos mouth.

20 jul

D "helped" me paint this day. He was a mess, as was our ping pong table.

21 jul

Our messy, little, hot-dog eating fool!

22 jul

D's favorite new toys (for a few days anyway), his Dollar Tree cowboy spurs.

I even googled how to put them on right, so they would be on his little boots correctly. :)

23 jul

I am thinking I must have done something to make her mad at me, but I don't know what it was.

24 jul

J's baseball tournament. It was a gorgeous day!! After the tournament was done for the day we took off and drove to UT for our visit. Mike drove all night. He is amazing! And we arrived safely!

25 jul

After an all night drive to UT, we arrived and had a great visit with the family.

These moments make it all worth while. These boys loved each other instantly!

26 jul

I LOVE the UT summer storms. We had a few light sprinkles while we were there. Which we always love. And we even had a lightning storm.

27 jul

(photo not really mine, but I didn't take any that day)

all my sisters and their families were in UT visiting their in laws, so we stole away a day together and went to Lagoon. We had so much fun and just felt lucky to be able to see each other.

While we were at Lagoon, we found out that Rob and Mely, Mike youngest brother and his wife, had their baby. We had hoped so so much he would join us while we were visiting, so we could love on him. :) YAY!!!!

(photo not really mine, but I liked it a lot)

28 jul

My mother in law was awesome and invited my sisters and their families over to their house on Wednesday for a little bbq and s'mores. So we had an extra unplanned evening together. Thank, Miriam.

Here is E playing referee between T and D. They both REALLY love balls. :)

Earlier this day, J had his annual cardiology appt. No real changes. Thank goodness. He still has tachycardia about once every other month or so. Sometimes it seems like they are getting a little harder for us to break, which is definitely a little scary. He hates it, and is seriously considering the obliteration procedure. We spoke with his doctor about it, and it looks like maybe this winter or spring we'll do it. It all depends on J and what he wants.

29 Jul

My sweet nephew peeking through the fence at the dogs! I love this shot!

30 jul

Happy bday, J!! We had a great day and celebrated with bowling and cupcakes!! Thank you to Grandma and Grandpa Clegg for making it such a special day!

31 jul

We snuck in a couple of visits with our darling new nephew!! He is so sweet and snuggly, and we were so lucky to meet him.