Madeline's Blessing

Greg parents and three of his siblings were able to come for Maddie's blessing. Out kids had so much fun playing with their Uncles Anthony and Brandon, their Aunt BrittanyJo and Grandma and Grandpa Hebdon. They were able to stay for a few days which was really great. We swam, played in the yard, played games in  the house and just generally enjoyed each other's company.

Maddie's blessing was wonderful. Greg did a great job and she didn't cry at all. The day was so busy I didn't get any pictures. Luckily she was wearing her blessing dress in the some of the photos Joelle took the weekend earlier. I made it and think it turned out really adorable.

Austin's Reception

Austin and Kristen had their reception in here Blythe on June 27th. Everything turned out really nice. My mom did a great job with the decorations. They had an ice cream bar, which was a huge hit with all of my kids. I think Brayden had three huge bowls!

being silly and making faces.

Father's Day and Phoenix

We had a great Father's Day this year. For Greg and my Dad  me and the kids put together Super Hero baskets. The kids made card for each saying why Greg and Papa are their heroes. The cards were super cute. Brayden wrote poems for each of them that were really cute. I'd like to remember them. 

Papa's poem:

Papa's so nice

as nice as can be.

He lets me swing

in his hammock la-lee!

Daddy's Poem:

Daddy took me to Sizzler

and her had fun.

I had fun too

and he's #1

Greg also got a Sun Oven that he was really excited about.

Daddy's Basket

 Papa's Basket

Here is Maddie at 1 month old already throwing up gang signs!

Greg had a Saturday off so last minute we decided to take the kids to the Discovery Museum. I didn't get too many pictures but they had so much fun and were exhausted by the time we left.

Madeline Elaine

We had a friend offer to take some photos of Maddie and of course I agreed. She did an amazing job. She really captured those precious moments that I don't ever want to forget. Thank you Joelle! And Maddie was way more cooperative than I thought she would be. I tried to narrow it down to just a few, but I failed miserably. So be warned, there a lot of pictures!

 This is one of my favorites

so adorable!

 In these pictures she is wearing her blessing dress that I made. I really love how it turned out and she looked adorable. It's a good thing we got these because in the craziness of the day we didn't get a single picture of her wearing it on her actual blessing day.

 I love this one!

Fun Times at Grandma Terri's

We've had a lot of fun days at my mom's but usually I forget my camera. These pictures are from a few different days.

The kids love grandma's sandbox and would stay  out there all day if it wasn't so hot. Ethan usually ends up in only a diaper so this day I decided to not even bother. But he had to had his BYU hat. Such a cutie!

Another day we went out and help my mom pick plums. The kids had a really great time.

 Even Maddie was having fun. She was asleep but I managed to catch a little sleep smile

 silly boy!

 He has so much fun that he passed out on the couch that afternoon. He loves books and more often than not he falls asleep with one in his hand

Maddie- Weeks 1 and 2

The summer is flying by and there is so much that I haven't posted yet. Here's Maddie's first two weeks at home. The kids couldn't get enough of her. Sometimes they give her a little more love and attention than she wants.

Tawny loves holding her and doing anything she can to help out. She's a great big sister

 This dress is the dress I was blessed in. My blessing was a little impromptu so my mom didn't have my white dress with her. But this one is still beautiful and I'm so glad she saved it.

 My favorite baby sleeping position- "Don't Shoot!"

 One week old. So tiny!

 She's starting to fill out a little in this picture. I love the smushy cheeks!