Summer

This summer zipped by so fast and now it is September already! I am just going to recap some of the things that I can remember.

June is our busy month with 5 Birthdays. Mr. Lincoln turned 1, is walking and trying to talk...he is always telling us things and we have no idea exactly what they are but we know they are important. He is the sweetest little guy with a smile and dimples to die for. He makes us laugh!

Sydney turned 4!!! She has taken the training wheels off her bike and is doing really well. She has started school again this past week and was REALLY excited. She had a fun summer playing with the neighborhood kids, her parents took her on some really fun day trips to the lake and hiking for geocaches. She makes my day with all of her grown-up talk. She told me the other day that she wanted to go to Aunt Janet's to make a necklace for her mom...she said, "I am free on Tuesday next week...the other days I am busy, so you could ask Aunt Janet if we can come on Tuesday". What 4 year old says that they are free on any day?

Ivy is 4 and her and Syd play really well together. They are on the same page in life. She loves to be silly, make up stories at night, and she is really a good bike rider. I guess during the summer for swimming lessons they would ride their bikes to the pool every day...Alisa would have a bike trailer on her bike and Kaitlee and Ivy would ride along. She is one tough little girl! I love her big eyes and happy face when she tells me things. When she is not happy and I want her to get happy I always say...where are your sparkle eyes...she has the brightest blue eyes. Then she smiles and there they are!!

Reesie turned 3!!! She is at that really fun age where she still likes to sit on your lap and just tell you all kinds of things. She always has kisses for you and hugs. She was at my house and the boys across the street came over to see the dogs and visit. These boys are 15 and 16 years old and they were talking to Reesis and she didn't know what to think of them...she looked at me and said, "these nice boys and they not going to hurt me?" I said, Yes these are really nice boys and they are not going to hurt you...then she looked at them and said, 'yous nice boys and yous not going to hurt me." Then she got down and went off to play...you gotta love her.

Alisa and Marissa had birthdays also so we went for pedicures and lunch...shopping and had a fun day. I really enjoy the times we all get together. I just wish it was more often. I love them both and a very thankful for them in our family.

In July Scott and I got to go on TREK with our stake. We were over all the activities so it was a big job and Scott did most of the work. It was at the end of July, really hot, I made it and there was never a question about Scott...he's a trooper. I can't tell you how much I love him!! On the 16th we will have been married for 33 years...oohhh man that is a long time! But than look and see what we have...this wonderful family and grandchildren.

In August we all went on a family vacation together. We rented a cabin in Idaho and took our bikes, went on day trips to see Yellowstone Park, ate good food and enjoyed each other. This was really fun and I hope to make it something we do every year. The kids had fun taking turns riding in grandma and grandpa's car so we had 2 at a time together. I was really sad when it was time to come home...seeing each one every day was so fun. Another thing I enjoyed was see my boys being DADS. That is a blessing for a mother to see her boys taking care of his children, helping his wife. Jared and Jake are really good dad's and husbands, I am very proud of them for the job they are doing.

Well now it is September...fall is in the air and another huge birthday month. School has started and things are getting quite again. Beckett is getting really big and is so sweet...he still smells wonderful. He has such a big smile and loves to talk to you. He's not much on sleeping so I really feel sorry for Marissa but she is handling it all so well. Kaitlee is in 1st grade......she is so big and loves school. She told me her teacher was the nicest one in the whole school! She will be 7 on the 30th of this month...man...time flies. They all bring me such joy and I love them more than I can say in words. Scott and I just try to enjoy each day and pray that everyone is well and has what they need.