June

More camping baby! We celebrated my birthday, it was a blast. My husband spoiled me rotten, it was fabulous. We got to swing by Bear Lake during one of our camping trips. The kiddos loved it, Easton especially. Kinley really enjoyed eating the sand, over and over again. I did NOT enjoy the sandy diapers for the week following. We are the proud owners of a new trailer! We loved our old one but it won't work so well once this little bun in my oven is here :) After some crazy mad negotiating skills by my dad and some major perseverance by my hubby we are the proud new owners of a trailer that is much newer and fits our family so much better. We love it!

Speaking of bun in the oven he/she is growing like a weed! Even giving me some good kicks. We do know the gender but I don't want to reveal it yet! Our target ultrasound is coming up and and I'm hoping to get a good picture of his/her cute little face to go with the announcement! I got a sneak peak at my last appointment and I will tell you that she/he is ADORABLE already!

Life is good. We feel so very blessed. We have two beautiful kiddos that are absolute miracles and one more miracle on the way. It's so much more than I ever thought possible. When we first encountered infertility I really changed my thinking on the size of my family, I stopped expecting. After we got Easton I thought, okay I'd love two but this is GREAT! After Kinley I thought wow two is amazing, we'll see what happens. Then we got the huge surprise of this little bun! Some days I struggle, there is NO doubt. Exhaustion is a whole new factor with this pregnancy, especially chasing two very busy kiddos around. My husband works incredibly hard to provide for us. I am so grateful for him. That sometimes means long days for both of us. He really amazes me with his dedication and positive attitude. He rarely complains. I've got wonderful family. They are such a huge support to me! I cannot express how often they have given me just the help and support I am so desperately in need of. I'm grateful for parents who are still parenting and supporting me. I have wonderful neighbors. Families who are so friendly and always looking for a way to help. People who really just want to serve with no personal gain, none. Young women in my ward who jump in to help me with my kids each week. Who see me coming home from school lunch and run across the street to help me get the kiddos inside. Incredible. My body has been through a lot in the last few years, the hardest part being the huge hormone changes from pregnancy to nursing to stopping nursing to pregnancy again. It's been difficult and I've experienced some post partum depression, insecurities in motherhood, and dark times. I am so grateful for all of these wonderful people in my life that have helped me through it and been my light when I was having a tough time finding it myself. I am so grateful for my family and close friends.

May

We've been busy at our house! Summer is a fun and crazy time! We plan lots of camping trips. Go to lots of BBQ's. Every day I take the kiddos to school lunch, which they LOVE. We go swimming, to fairs, etc. We LOVE summer! Here are a few pics from May.

We drew pirate mustaches

Camping!

Riding every chance they get.

First ponytail - look hard - top left :)

No idea how he pulled this off.

"Mama, me and Daddy is sleeping! No pictures"

Summer Time

We have had a busy summer at our house! We have been camping, swimming, playing, BBQ's etc. Our little Kinley Anne has been very busy too, WALKING. Maybe running is a better description! Her cute pop belly wants to move a lot faster than her tiny legs can carry her. Watching her wobble around always brings a smile to my face. I love hearing a second set of feet pitter patter around our house. Easton loves and hates it, mostly loves. Now they can chase together and play more games. Kinley Anne is working hard at talking. She likes to babble. She loves to hold my phone to her head and say HI! She can say Mama and Dad but we haven't heard it too much yet.

Kinley loves camping. She loves exploring. She gets absolutely giddy at the sound of the 4Wheeler. She loved the sand at Bear Lake, especially eating it - REPEATEDLY. And she had sandy diapers for a week.

Here are some pictures of what she's been up to:

She literally squeals each every time she hears the 4wheeler start up

First ponytail. Look hard!

The ONE day she has slept past seven in the past 2 months.

Cutest camper EVER

Blowing kisses

Bear Lake

Little Mermaid

YUMMY

Better late than never!

BY EASTON

I'm sorry I haven't done my weekly post yet. Summer has been super busy! We have been camping a few times, went to the fair, swimming, BBQ's, etc. Since summer is so busy I am going to take a little vacation from my weekly updates but I will still be posting on this blog at least every two weeks. Mama says she will remind me!

Here are a few pics from what I have been up to lately:

I got sick :( It was NOT fun. Good thing it only lasted a couple of days and Mama let me have Gatorade. My favorite was green, because green is my favorite color. Mama knew I felt better when she found me raiding the fridge one morning VERY early when everyone else was in bed.

 I stole Mama's camera and took some awesome pics of my sister. She LOVED it.  Mama really likes the pictures. 

Wrestling with my sister in our PJ's. MY FAVORITE thing EVER.

Camping! In the picture below I wanted to help get sister breakfast, so I broke her PopTart into little pieces. Mama was so happy and so was my baby!

Swimming at Bear Lake. Me and Daddy went for a ride on this tube. Then we went on a kayak. Then I ran around in the water and dug a HUGE hole in the sand. I loved it. 

I found a new way to tease my dog. Mama says she has NO IDEA how I got Fern in there. 

It's our little secret :)

MORE CAMPING! When we were on our way home from camping I told Daddy I already wanted to go again. I could camp the entire summer. I love everything about it. I ride my bike and 4wheelers. I fish. I explore. I play with friends and cousins. I sleep in my trailer. I roast mallows. Sometimes I even get to skip a nap (although Mommy said she won't let that happen again since I had a tornado tantrum that day). I can't get enough camping!

Stay tuned for more of my summer adventures!