she had a birthday!
all good things must come to an end...
so that great things can begin. what is ending you ask? summer vacation! it ended about two weeks ago for Jason but today it ends for priss and swee. last night before bed i was talking with the older two about their summers and what they felt was the best part of summer vacation. hands down it was getting to see family that lives so far away. they loved playing with cousins, and having aunts and uncles around.
they have mixed emotions about tomorrow. neither one of them knows a single person who is going to be in their class or even the teacher for that matter. they are excited to go to meet the teacher tonight to see if there are any familiar faces in their classes.
i am going to miss seeing the three older kids playing together during the day or even i am sure hearing them arguing about who's in charge.
the summer was wonderful and i am going to miss my time with my children. this summer gave us the chance to spend time getting to know our newest member of the family...quinnzer bee. maybe that is why this end of summer is so much harder...i see just how fast my kids are growing up, especially as i look at our little bee. she has changed so much since we brought her home. i just keep singing the song with the phrase...let them be little...or your going to miss this. i will miss this time in my life and theirs too. i already do!
random thoughts and pictures
we are all doing great. hating to see the summer vacay disappear so quickly but also looking forward to the school year. the school year has already held big changes for our family and will continue to do so i am sure. 9 days and the older two will be back to school leaving me and the youngest 2 to fend for ourselves. i am pretty certain we will manage.
stl and pacific nw
when we scheduled our flight out to ains' baptism it was a lot cheap to drive to st louis so we decided to take the kids to the temple where jason and i were married. we ourselves hadn't been back since we got married over 10 1/2 years ago. it was simply awesome to stand on the same ground we began our married lives on with all of our children. the beauty was overwhelming and i commented, "why didn't we get married in the summer instead of the winter?" maybe it seemed all the more beautiful because we were all there together. mom managed to find a rocking chair in the airport and proceeded to rocking q while we waited to board and while some enjoyed their ice cream. the kids were amazing on the flight...everyone behaved and no issues came up. even little 7 week old q didn't make a peep. some people on the plane even commented that they never would have known a baby was seated behind them had they not saw her. we spent the 4th of july watching matt set off fireworks in the middle of the street which was a big deal since he feels that fireworks are like setting fire to money. the kids loved the sparklers and the fireworks that uncle matt did. ains looked lovely in her white dress. i love that my family has made it a priority to be at baptisms for the kids in the family. i feel it displays how important we feel it is to make this choice. there are so many things that are missed out on due to the enormous distance between us but this commitment unites us and in some ways closes the distance. we were already talking about who was next and when we will be together again. hopefully it is before swee is baptized in 2 years. while there we hiked a rainforest and scarred priss pretty good while there. she had went ahead with her uncles and while they were climbing on a fallen tree she slipped. the slip wouldn't have been that bad but she fell into a patch of stinging nettles. instantly she had welts over both arms and legs, and was yelling. that was how we ended up finding them...her screams. jason then carried her the remainder of the hike with her crying about her arms and legs whenever asked how she was doing. she ended up needing an antihistamine to calm the reaction down. priss and ains put on a performance of singing and dancing on ains' birthday. swee enjoyed having some much needed dad time and riding the electric scooter, while doodle loved playing in the backyard with finner and grady. we went to the fish market in seattle and took a ferry to bainbridge island. the boys both loved riding on the ferry and getting to watch out the window. it was a wonderful trip that allowed erica and valeri's families to meet their new niece and for us to support ains in her choice.
chi-town fun
just this week we traversed up to chi-town for our annual summer quick getaway. the kids were so excited to get there to be able to swim in the pool, one would think we didn't live somewhere that it was warm enough to swim, get to ride the "L", watch the cubs play and to see the temple that is special to our family. well, we did watch the cubs take the field but they never seemed to show up in the batter's box. they ended up losing or as jason phrased it "got their butts kicked" by the mets 17-1. we sang during the 7th inning stretch and then headed out to catch the "L". little miss slept in the sling the entire way to and from the game in the sling. doodle slept from the 2nd inning until the 7th inning stretch. priss and swee got to sit by their selves on the "L" and we great for having to walk the entire time since both jason and myself had required kids to carry. everytime we take the kids to the temple grounds i stand in awe of how quiet it is and the special feeling that comes over me. the kids love hearing how aunt erica and uncle matt were married there, how i used to go there as a young kid and about how it is because of a temple that their family can be together forever.
first swimming suit and first time in a hot tub
temple fountain (he's holding her pacifier)
look the angel moroni
looking so grown up
yearly wrigley field sign pic
token sleeping child @ cubs game (actually both of the two youngest
snoozed at one time or the other)
blessing day
this beautiful baby girl was blessed today in sacrament meeting. she slept peacefully through the entire blessing. we had so many people that love us there to be a part of q's day. both of aunt lana's daughters were there, along with aunt lana and lauren, 6 of her grandsons, 3 of her granddaughters, and mom's neighbor. all the grandparents were there along with ggpa.
dance recital
after a little chaos everyone arrived at priss's dance recital. for awhile ggpa was out of pocket but was found just in time to walk through the doors as she took the stage. she simply lights up once she takes the stage. the boys even stayed completely captivated for all 3 HOURS and 54 ACTS that made up the recital. unlike her cousin, ains, who received a single rose priss had three bouquets but they were all left at home so she was irritated for another reason. priss did say she liked the competition tap she did the year before but she doesn't want to have to take ballet so she will not be doing competitive dance here until she is older and can just do tap. it is crazy to think she has already danced for 5 years but she loves dancing and creating her own choreography so i am sure we are just finishing our first 5 years to only add a few more groups of five in the years to come.
world cup champs, two weeks, ticket to nap
priss's team won the world cup soccer tournament a little over a week ago. her coach had her play offense but her heart was always on the defensive side of the ball. she would much rather protect the goal more than score. as soon as the trophies were handed out she asked if she could play in the fall. we are going to try to instill in her a little bit of a killer instinct to help with playing against older and bigger competition.
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