WE HAVE A.........

.................HOLE and FOOTINGS!!!!!! I took a picture today and will try to take a picture at least once a week. The house should be done by November. I hope we can sell the one we are in. I am so ready to be moved into a permanent home.

They dug the hole on August 9th. Footings went in on the 13th. I can't wait to see the progress. If I get a chance, I'll try to get a picture of the whole lot. It's covered in dirt right now, so maybe I'll wait until they get it cleared.

Playing in the water at Poppies

I needed a break the other day, so after the babies naps, I took them to my parents house to play in the water. They also played on the trampoline. So cute!!!!

Matthew wanted to "swim" so he climbed in the bucket he was playing with.
Grandma then found an "upgrade." I thought I took pictures of both kids in the tub, but I must not have. They played and played. It was great to watch them. I can't wait to have a fenced back yard.

Swimming with Grandma and Poppie!

We went up to Parck City on Tuesday night. My parents had a room at the West Gate for a few nights and we went to swim and eat dinner. It was so much fun. Matthew at first wasn't thrilled with the pool. Unfortunately for him, he's never been in a pool. It took him a long time to warm up, but once he did, he wanted to stay. Here are a few pictures. The only one not shown is me (behind the camera AGAIN.) and my Dad.

Weekend in SEATTLE!!!

Matthew and I flew out to Seattle on Friday, August 10th. We had sooooo much fun!!!! We went to see my SHARE friends and meet up with all the Seattle rainbow babies!!! We stayed with Pam and her 4 kids (they were AWESOME!!!). Pam has a rainbow named Wyatt and we went to dinner at the pier on Friday. It was so neat to sit by the pudget sound and eat dinner. The salmon was FABULOUS!!!! Matthew loved the clam chowder.

Matthew loved playing with Aly (8) and Renee (7) They were so good with him.

Here are the SHARE ladies with a few rainbows....

Sherry took the second picture, so Bridgette could get in.

Sherry is the "AUNT" of Share. Her sister started on Share when her little girl Samantha died..she invited Sherry to get on and deal with her grief and she's wormed her way into ALL our hearts!!!! She was one of the reasons I went to Seattle. I wanted to meet her so much. It amazed me how much an Aunt can be supportive, you don't see a lot of that on Share. Sherry stayed hours after everyone left. We could've talked longer, so I need to go back to Seattle again :)

Matthew LOVED Brooklyn. They are only a month a part.

This is Krista's little boy Eliott. He is just cute as can be!!!! He was shy at first, but soon warmed up.

Krista's Meah....I was so excited to meet both Eliott and Meah!!!!

Baby Nate!!!! The newest Seattle rainbow!!!! I loved kissing on those cheeks!!!!

Matthew no swiping...Matthew no swiping.....Matthew NO SWIPING!!!!!

AH MAN!!!!!!!!! Matthew kept taking Wyatt's sippy cup!!!! SURPRISE SURPRISE, he must've been missing Ady. He loves to take things from Ady.

We dressed Matthew and Wyatt in matching clothes the last day.

Matthew, Holly, Pam and Wyatt!!!! Pam was the best host EVER!!!

OKAY, now my flight home story. Matthew did so well on the flight there. We sat next to the sweetest lady. On the flight home, we sat next to a teenage boy. He was quite, but I could tell he wasn't thrilled to be sitting next to us. Well, we took off and not 10 minutes into the 2 hr flight, I smell the worst smell EVER!!!! Yes, a poop. Matthew looked right up in my face and said proudly, "I poop!!" Well, the seatbelt light was still on and the flight attendants were "making the rounds," so they completely blocked the aisle. Finally when they passed us, the boy next to us said, "You can change him now." So I took him up to the front bathroom and I barely fit in it....Matthew cried because I had to lay him on the toilet to try to change him. It was AWFUL!!! We finally got our business done and headed back to our seat. Not 20 mintues later, Matthew looked up at me and said, "I poop!" I wanted to crawl under the seat. The boy next to me was plugging his nose and frowning at me. So off to the front we went. OCCUPIED! ugh!!! I stood there for a while. The flight attendant came up to me and said, "The one in the back is bigger, but it's busy right now." So I walked to the back and waited. We finally got in and it was much more spacious and easy. I didn't want to leave :) But I did. We finally landed, got in the car and when McKell got Matthew out of his carseast, he had BLOWN out so bad, I wanted to puke!!!! I couldn't believe how poopie he was.

We LOVED Seattle, the trip was short, the weather was fabulous and we'd love to go back!!!

Dylan from Arizona

My parents recently returned from a trip to Arizona, bringing back my (almost) 4 year old nephew Dylan. I didn't get to see Dylan much since he spent time with his half brother and sister in Ogden and Heber, and the end of the week, when I was supposed to spend time with him, I was in Seattle.

Isn't he cute!! His brother Seth is "growing" his hair out too....ugh!!!!

Wrestling with Tanner...they did this MUCH of the time. They both had so much fun together. I think Tanner wishes Dylan lived MUCH closer to play with.

Sliding....this was a big hit. The kids all love to slide....YAY!

With Ady....

All in all, it was a lot of fun. We really miss him and wish he was closer. BUT, then again, I might not enjoy him as much if he were...LOL!!!!!

Ady Color

I was taking advantage of Matthew sleeping and Ady watching television, to pay a few bills. Well, Ady asked for a snack so I thought, "Hmmmm, what can I give her that is sweet, innocent and mess-less?"
This is what she did with her "snack". CHALK!?!? you say.....nope!!! "Ady pretty color!" with SMARTIES!!!!! The joy and creativity of my little one!!!! At least we were both smiling since I knew this would be a cinch to clean up.

WARD PARTY!!!

This last Friday, July 27. We had a ward party. Everyone brought salads, watermelon and others made dutch oven desserts. The ward provided chicken from Albertson's. It was very yummy and fun. They also had a bunch of baby pictures of people in the ward and it was so much fun trying to guess who was who!!!! It turned out fabulous. Fun was had by all.

This is Ady's new silly face. If you ask her to make a silly face, this is what she gives you.

I thought this was the cutest picture of Jake and Haylee. Ahhhhhh!!!!

Whitney and Olivia were "sharing" a drink. They are so cute!!!!

There was a "lake" in the middle of the rec property, where the water from the rain had collected. This water was so brown and disqusting. A prime spot for the kids to collect and play. :) Davis thought I was watching Adylin, I thought he was. The result was this.........

Gotta love her. She sat in it, "swam" in it and blew bubbles. It was so gross. I finally got her out and had to strip her naked to get her home. I took her straight to the bath and there was so much dirt and debris in her hair. I was disqusted.